New album Artefact is dropping this week
From Spotted Peccary comes the new album Artefact by Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren
Johan Agebjörn and Michael Ögren have recently created their second collaborative release, ARTEFACT,
releasing this week (5/21/21) on the Spotted Peccary Music label. They have employed a treasure trove of vintage synthesizers (Gear: Access Virus Indigo II, Alesis Micron, Clavia Nord Lead 2, Kurzweil K2000, Novation
Supernova, Propellerheads Reason 11 with Korg MonoPoly, Roland DJ-70, Roland JD-800, Roland JP-8000, Thoraiz AS-1, Waldorf Blofeld, Yamaha AN1x) which blend into the ethereal atmospherics and electronic sounds of a classic sci-fi soundtrack, enjoying styles ranging from ambient to trance. The artists are available for interviews and commentary on the new album, please reach out to us if interested.
ARTEFACT is a tribute to RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA, the 1973 classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke. As in the classic novel, Agebjörn and Ögren sonically paint the unknowable vastness of space. Just as Clarke’s novel conjured images for Johan and Mikael, Artefact manifests images for the listener — of the wide-skied stillness of a strange space, or of standing alone in an unexplored realm. Sounds from the past three decades unite to evoke this austere future. Artefact also features collaborations with fellow electronic musicians Stefan Strand (aka Between Interval) and Le Prix, as well as ethereal soprano vocals from Martina Björk.
Artefact is both peaceful and propulsive, a journey through the tension and beauty of space exploration, the fear and curiosity of alien contact, the majesty of stars and the great swaths of emptiness between them. Purchase your copy here.
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