Soundscaping - sonic excursions into new electronic music

Soundscaping was started in 2005 primarily to become an online resource directed at the Norwegian music scene, predominantly music which involves an element of electronica. 2008 will also see the launch of Soundscaping Records, an independent label with a focus on quality releases in the same music genres promoted by the Soundscaping netzine.

Soundscaping now offers RSS feeds of recent updates to the web-site, just drag or click the RSS-icon displayed in the left column into your RSS-reader of choice to stay right up to date with Soundscaping news. Adjacent to the RSS-icon, you’ll also find the little Digg guy (Digg!-guy) so you can easily digg Soundscaping stories; and there’s also a quick link bookmark pages into your Del.icio.us icon (del.icio.us) account.

Falling from the sky soundwaves… let the sonic excursions into new, electronic music begin.

On The SoundSpot

Rudi Arapahoe - Echoes From One To Another [Symbolic Interaction]

This summer sees a new release on a fresh acquaintance of ours, the Japanese label Symbolic Interaction and the artist with the mystery-shrouded name Rudi Arapahoe. The label, run by Kentaro Togawa, aka The Retail Sectors, has already found time to raise a few eyebrows and become a favourite with many people, and the latest album from Rudi Arapahoe continues to build a strong catalogue for this label.

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Recently spotted

Christophe Bailleau - Villégiature [Annexia]

Encre - Plexus II [Miasmah]

Sten Ove Toft - Lit de Parade (Roggbif)

Beneva vs Clark Nova - Sombunall [Fenêtre Records]

Presently featured

A glimpse into the world of Miasmah

Spring 2006 saw the release of a label compilation on a new label called Miasmah, a label release really bearing the catalogue no. 63 but being the first printed release. Since then, for every release Miasmah has grown in prominence, now an established pioneer of acoustic doom and lovely cinematic excursions into electronica. Here we present a retrospective look at one of today’s hottest, Norwegian labels.

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Recent features

Music download sites

Karlheinz Stockhausen

A Heliosentric universe

Amen - Drum and Bass is born!

Previewing future events

14.06.08: Miasmah and Fenêtre label night: Jasper TX & Christophe Bailleau

This evening we are treated to a double release concert at Sound of Mu courtesy of Miasmah and Fenêtre, two Oslo-based electronica labels. There will be two release concerts, sale of fresh and steaming hot albums straight off the press, quality beverages and DJs Knive (Miasmah label owner) and Indiana Ross will serve the crowd some grooves in the intermissions.

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Recent event listings

09.05.08: Soundscaping #1: Pjusk (Bergen, NO) and Morgan Packard (New York, US)

08-10.05.08: On the Edge of Wrong 08 - Live at Hausmania

07-08.05.08: Blevin Blectum - Spasibar (7th) and Sound of Mu (8th)

19.-21.06.08: Sónar - a preview

Latest SoundVenue

BCC radio 1 - the showcase at Sónar

Sónar was hit by the massive new wave of dance music coming out of the UK that has been named Dubstep. One of the genre’s top names were present in Barcelona. The crowd loved it and so did Soundscaping!

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Recent sound venues

Sónar 2007 Diary - Saturday-by-day events

Sónar-by-Day Friday - Bacanal Intruder

Sónar-by-Day Friday - Zelada & Pannacciò

Sónar-by-Day Friday - Nettle

In the mixing booth

Soundscaping in the mix : Drum'n'bass rinse-out with Large (of Oxygen)

Norwegian drum’n‘bass’ Jack-Of-All-Trade, Large from the Oxygen crew has been kind enough to share with Soundscaping a mix of fresh and vintage drum’n‘bass classics. Enjoy!

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Recently in the mix

Exclusive: Knark Kent & Spiro - Live @ RadiOrakel FM, Oslo

Sonic Excursions Vol. 2 Revisited (Brand New Year 2007 Mix)

Sonic Excursions - Volume 1

Latest dig in record vaults

Hannu - Worms in My Piano [Osaka]

This album from 2006 just needed to be dug out of the crate and shared with you all. As many of my favourites go, they could start out with an odd impression and then just grow immensely on you. Here is Hannu and his fabulous debut album “Worms in My Piano” released on the Irish Osaka Recordings.

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Recent digs

KLF - Chill Out

Pioneers of Norwegian drum & bass

New Forms

Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough