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häpna (sweden) #h.42 cd

tape “luminarium” compact disc

  • beams
  • moth wings
  • fingers
  • reperto
  • mystery mutiny
  • dripstone
  • altamira
  • parade
  • illuminations
  • beams out
may 2008 release ; the new (not a reissue !!!) fourth album by swedish trio tape ...
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tape
“luminarum”
häpna h.42, cd
10 tracks, 42 minutes
release date: may 7, 2008

"dreaming the same dreams, not knowing of each other. invoking old times at new places, side by side, not knowing of each other. longing for yearning; light of dawn and midday sun. a world which lets itself be sensed, not known; the first light of your rosy-fingered youth; birches and concrete, touch and go. the new album by swedish group tape is a luminarium of sound where past and present merge at the speed of light."tape is the trio of andreas berthling, johan berthling and tomas hallonsten from stockholm, sweden. this is their fourth album and it was recorded in their summa studio in stockholm.

bio:
swedish trio tape was set up in 2000 by brothers andreas and johan berthling with tomas hallonsten. taking cues both from pop, experimentalism, and minimalism their sound has become recognized internationally and is clearly something of its own. their first album opera was released on the häpna imprint (which johan is a co-owner of) in 2002. working intuitive, all by themselves, they created mini symphonies out of electronic sounds paired with a stunning melodic lyricism. with an array of electronic and acoustic instruments at hand they recorded at a small stone barn on the island of öland, east of sweden. 2003 saw the release of milieu, recorded at the very same barn. these recordings had a more arranged feeling and a clear pop sensibility in some parts. in 2005 they went to cologne to have marcus schmickler produce and record their third album rideau. this was done in his piethopraxis studio in cologne and his involvement left traces; an almost architectonical approach was taken and some of the intimacy that characterized the first two albums were replaced by a harder edge.

in 2006 they collaborated with japanese duo tenniscoats on their album tan–tan therapy (häpna 2007). the same year they recorded in tokyo with japanese quartet minamo, which resulted in the record birds of a feather (headz 2007).

in the years, their touring has taken them to places like japan, taiwan, usa and most parts of europe.

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häpna (sweden) #h.36 cd

a taste of ra “morning of my life” compact disc

  • morning of my life (42:00)
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a taste of ra
“morning of my life”

häpna h.36, cd
1 tracks, 42 minutes
release date: september 19, 2007

“when we moved to tent and the light was golden and we were young, and the magazine was all there was to bring, and you woke in the night when the birds were singing just for you and the smell of soil and the warm breath overthrew you, ohh it moved you. all there was to it, was the morning of my life.”

the overall idea behind the first two a taste of ra records was for me to work with my voice, instruments and recording techniques on a more personal level.

on this final record in the trilogy, i’ve taken a different approach. it started off with one song that i developed and visualized together with jari haapalainen into six movements. together they create a sense of a film-like dramatic pattern. then we tactfully decided on the right locations and casting for the recordings, while johan berthling made some beautiful arrangements for three of the movements. after recording and mixing, i realized that we had created a musical monster that will challenge and hopefully inspire listeners for a long time to come.

- nicolai dunger

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modern-psych
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häpna (sweden) #h.35 cd

hans appelqvist “sifantin och mörkret” compact disc

  • wanxian (2:10)
  • tänk att himlens alla stjärnor (3:21)
  • mormas fågel (0:57)
  • freckenåges spa (2:35)
  • tiggången (1:05)
  • skundgässhallen (1:25)
  • sju i tre (1:06)
  • jag en gök (3:31)
  • tilli talli tulli (1:06)
  • full the moon (3:04)
  • iestapiona (1:09)
  • talkijangnas akt (3:06)
yet another album from hans appelqvist (he certainly pops these out !!!) - a shorter audio-journey/radio-play replete with a bonus video ...
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hans appelqvist
“sifantin och mörkret”

häpna h.35, cd
12 tracks, 25 minutes, 1 video
release date: may 8, 2007

"me, a cuckoo. of all the great things in africa my eyes have met, one i can never forget. on the savannah a rhinoceros stood proudly, gazing into the distant. its belly ripped open in battle with the one that always wants more."

hot on the heels of his last record naima, released in november 2006, hans appelqvist has a new album ready. it's called "sifantin och mörkret" and is his third release on häpna. the music shows hans from a new side, the album being more open and spontaneous than previously. it oscillates between the sweet and grotesque, nice and ugly, harmony and terror, sifanti and darkness...

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häpna (sweden) #h.31 cd

hans appelqvist “naima” compact disc

  • untitled (0:40)
  • naimamelodin (3:02)
  • untitled (0:40)
  • underbar var jag ännu (3:04)
  • untitled (0:31)
  • en lektion i ansvar (3:47)
  • untitled (0:30)
  • http://www.naimachat.se (2:51)
  • untitled (0:33)
  • "du
  • min naima" (4:24)
  • untitled (0:48)
  • vi lämnar staden och går mot stranden (5:54)
  • untitled (0:27)
  • "för mig är det inte verkligt" (3:01)
  • untitled (0:33)
  • små människor utan hår (3:41)
  • untitled (0:40)
  • on the beach (6:22)
  • untitled (0:48)
  • "se hur det dagas" (3:03)
  • naima tecknar i ditt skrev: kärlek ger vila (3:20)
november 2006 album from this swedish electro-acoustic composer/story-teller/songwriter. as always with hans appelqvist, this is a neat audio-journey, full of humor and tons of fun...
häpna press release...
hans appelqvist
“naima”

häpna h.31, cd
21 tracks, 49minutes
release date: november 6, 2006

”after two years of work since my last album ’bremort’, a new album is finished. this time, the record is about naima, an entity who in different ways is present to the persons on the album. sometimes she interferes with their lives and speaks directly to them, sometimes her presence is only communicated through her musical theme, naimamelodin (naima’s melody).

somewhat pretentiously expressed, the album is an answer to a longing for more fixed references. in less joyous times, i often wish for someone or something that could tell me how to be and behave, and through this advice free me from responsibility and thoughts about whether my acts are right or wrong. someone who says: ’you ought to do like this, it is just the way it is’. imagine how wonderful it would be if there was an entity with a pelican’s head who one had endless confidence in and who one could ask for advice every time one did not know what to do.”

in 2004 hans appelqvist released the album “bremort” which got a lot of attention and among other things won the swedish radio’s pop record of the year award. the record was staged in a fictitious small city in sweden, where one as a listener could follow daily life during three days for some of the people living there. hans appelqvist has previously released ”att möta verkligheten” on häpna.

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häpna (sweden) #h.30 cd

a taste of ra “a taste of ra (ii)” compact disc

  • 30 turns ´round you (2:41)
  • di spears (7:13)
  • wind and the mountain ii (4:14)
  • flowers
  • bats and boats (3:06)
  • ra is movin´ through the octaves (3:16)
  • indian love call (continues to call) (2:10)
  • mother (3:54)
  • the fox and the fog (2:40)
  • radhe-shyam in bliss land (6:08)
october 2006 album from the häpna in-house mystery combo... this apparently this is the second in a trilogy records exploring the “new” folk-psych styles...
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a taste of ra
“a taste of ra”

häpna h.30, cd
9 tracks, 35 minutes
lrelease date: october 2, 2006

when your ears are gates and they're wide open levels of sound will chase you down, collide, kiss and fight in the yard that you now found; the past will meet the present, you're paying past with present when you finally hear her voice that make you leave your body behind and meet as gods... sound will evolve and something that was once heard by the keeper of the horizon is now heard by you.

this is album number two in the a taste of ra trilogy.

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häpna (sweden) #h.19 cd

pita “get off” compact disc

  • eternel
  • like watching shit on a shelf
  • resog 45
  • more break after the terror
  • by both
  • babel
  • luzthm
  • retour
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this is the fourth solo album from groundbreaking sound artist pita (real name peter rehberg). his previous solo albums as pita (all on the mego label) have all been landmarks in electronic music. his sound ranges from furious to minimalistic, but always with the same uncompromising attitude. to be true to ones ideas when trends come and go is something admirable in every artist. “get off” is his most varied album to date.

“get off” was made over a two-year period, with most of the material originating from various 'live' situations. it was then compiled and completed during the summer of 2004 in relative isolation.

apart from his solo work, he also collaborates with choreographers gisele vienne (dacm) and chris haring, as well as being a member of the mimeo project.

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häpna (sweden) #h.17 cd

patrick torsson “gästhamnar” three inch compact disc

  • klintemåla
  • blankaholm
  • händelöp
  • loftahammar
  • valdemarsvik
  • lagnöströmmen västra sidan
  • arkösund kvarnberget
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the swedish summer is the season that draws out the most joy of life and outdoor activities from the population, but it’s as much a form of preserving traditions that is rooted centuries back in time. the summer 2004 resembles in big parts the summer of 1938, 1956 or 1972. people make use of the light, the warmth and love to strengthen oneselves before the coming cold. the midsummer pole is raised, the fresh potatoes are harvested and the cans of herring opened. bathing places are filled with laughter and life. the terraces of restaurants and bars fill with people. life and movement are established and becomes amplified.

“gästhamnar” (“guest harbours”) is about one of the most obvious things of summer: the life of people in small boats. the coastline and the archipelago are embellished with white sails on the horizon. people are mooring and fendering. side by side lie the seasonal adventurers protected by the sheltering piers, by wooden jetties from the north to the south and let the ship and its crew rest for the night. the guest harbour is an oasis for sailors and motorboat people. clothes can be washed, provisions be obtained and fuel filled up. the children can run on dry land for awhile.

this record paints, through its quotations from the swedish coastguide, detailed pictures of these temporary homes. the simple and unaffected sound supplies the feeling of holiday, the silence and in part the sad insight that this paradise is something perishable. “gästhamnar” is a pilot that guides us into the warm swedish summer months.

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häpna (sweden) #h.06 cd

pillow “three henries” compact disc

  • 8 untitled tracks
excellent disc by a pre (concurrent?) town and country lineup of ben vida, liz payne, michael colligan, and fred lonberg-holm ...
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häpna is proud to announce the release of three henries, the new record by chicago quartet pillow. raw, quiet and minimal music with attention to details and emphasis on the group as a collective. their way of playing and creating structures carries elements of morton feldman, amm and the flowing electronics of microstoria.

michael colligan - dry ice, reeds and tubes
has worked with the flying luttenbachers, the chicago improvisors group, math, and a number of others including kevin drumm and phil niblock.

fred lonberg-holm - cello and nyckelharpa
perform and records with, among others, the peter brötzmann chicago 10tet, the boxhead ensemble, terminal 4, freakwater, ken vandermark and jim o'rourke.

liz payne - bass
plays with the chamber minimalist group town and country. they have released two records on the thrill jockey label and are currently working on their new record. she is also a member of charles kim's sinister luck ensemble.

ben vida - guitar
also of town and country. he is also a member of central falls. his first solo record “mpls” was released on boxmedia last year.

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häpna (sweden) #h.02 cd

rüdiger carl / sven-åke johansson “djungelmusik med sång” compact disc

  • five untitled tracks
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recorded 1997 at the book and record store andra böcker och skivor in stockholm. this cd featuring two of the most innovative improvisors in europe is the first released recording of the duo since 1985. carl and johansson’s music isn’t tied to any genre, but instead flows freely over both known and unknown territories, in its own unique way. sound-wise, the cd has a special focus: every track on “djungelmusik med sång” features at least one accordion, an element that holds the diverse material together.

rüdiger carl (november 2000), on the history of the duo:

“i first met sven in 1966 or so in (west) berlin, where i was living that time, and where he had just moved to. we started playing together in various combinations in clubs and at different events in town, and i remember doing our first duo-gig in a museum-art-show '68 there. that was also the times for hanging out together, party and having balls and fun, and enjoy the endless berlin-nights.”

“in 1970 i left berlin for wuppertal, met the free-music-guys there, and got together with guitarist hans reichel (duo buben). 1979 i joined a trio with sven, hans and ludwig petrowski, famous sax/clarinet-player from east germany, and we built the meanwhile high historical bergisch brandenburgisches quartett. after 3-4 years this forerunning ensemble came to an end, and sven and me were thinking of how to continue after this high-fly time, including various tours (also a two-week us east coast tour) and concerts. then we did two very different decisions, after trying out some possibilities: we started to keep on our musical ideas as a duo, that seemed to be stronger than any other mixes that we had checked, and second we built the swing dance band called night and day, playing some selected material of the forties as an acoustic band, for dancers in ballrooms, lovers in nightbars, and freaked-out artists on their parties. i played tenor that time and later also a bit of clarinet, alexander von schlippenbach did piano, jay oliver played the bass, and sven was swinging on brushes and sticks. this went on for twelve years.”

“so you can say the duo started in 1984, and has been on the road in europe since then. we did various recordings, live-broadcasts etc., but never released any of them. so indeed, the fmp-lp from 1985 is the last issued recording of the duo.”

personnel:
rüdiger carl: accordion, clarinet
sven-åke johansson: accordion, drums and voice

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