The castle from Cristina Pavesifeaturing music by Nordvargr on Vimeo.

Also check out the video “Still alive # 2″ at her solo exhibition at the gallery Vanna Casati, Bergamo, Italy (April 13 to May 11).
It will also be screened on April 27 at Foland Festival, Coimbra, Portugal.

My third collab with Merzbow, Partikel III, is now on it´s way to the CD pressing plant… There will also be a very limited and massive vinyl set featuring all three chapters of the Partikel Trilogy coming from Cold Spring later this year. Stay tuned for updates!

Been getting a lot of questions about Pouppée Fabrikk – YES, we are active again, and YES, we have recorded an album (the first fullength since “We have come to drop bombs” which came out in 1994). Since the music of Pouppée Fabrikk really does not have anything to do with my musical activities under my own name I have chosen to not use this website to communicate what´s going on with the band – instead, go visit FB by clicking here to check what´s going on…

There will be some rearrangements over at my Bandcamp site soon. It is still in the planning stages, but one thing is certain – some of the available material will be taken down in favor for others… in short – if you want something, get it now; prices are low, there are bonus material on many of the releases, and you support me in my struggles to deliver more quality music to you. Click here to enter.

MRG has made a videoclip for an exclusive remix of “Wearing The Karnak Horns” from the LP/CD “Murkhr” (Old Europa Cafe ‎- OELP 010).

“This multi-dimensional collaborative opera (audio installation and concept album) is a bridge between the conception of sound within the contemporary art scene, post-industrial culture and the avantgarde black metal musical scene. It focuses on creating a dialogic development between radical forms of concrete music, unorthodox sounds, conceptual arts and experimental recording practices of acoustic phenomena.”

I could not have put it better – I did collaborate on this one, so be sure to pick up your copy by clicking the artwork below:

Here is a nice review of Murkhr by Ondarock (in italian). There are still copies left – go to OEC to order!

2012 was not a very productive year (for being me), but what got made was very important to me. First I worked with “Murkhr” which was an album I had to get out of my system – I had not focused on making dark ambient textures for a long time, and I had a lot of new things I wanted to try out. It resulted in a very different album that I am very proud of. Recording the 50+ cassettes for the special edition was a troublesome affair though – every single one of them is a unique “patch” on my modular synth. There are not two cassettes that sound the same. It took much longer to create than expected.

After “Murkhr” I started Nexus Kenosis together with a few old and new friends. Nexus Kenosis will work as a “collective” and is not strictly limited to music – it can involve film, performance art, photography, computer apps, anything. The debut album “Elsehwhen” has gained a much unexpected large following and there will most certainly be a follow up during 2013, as well as live shows.

During August I did some drastic changes in my studio and during that time I recorded the “Sirius Carmanor” vinyl that was released by Cold Spring. I still have a lot of material from these sessions with a more experimental feel to it, might see the light of day during 2013…

A few planned 2012 releases were pushed into the future – “Partikel III” CD with Merzbow, “The Drompoda transmissions” CD/cassette and the second collaboration between Toroidh/Arditi. I expect all of them (and more) to be unleashed during 2013.

I only did two liveshows in 2012 – both with Pouppée Fabrikk, both in Germany. There are no plans for any other shows right now, but I hope to book some shows (with Nexus Kenosis, Folkstorm and solo) in the coming months.

I still find it interesting that people still try to put a label on me – I have found so many fantastic claims on the web. Let it be known once and for all that I am artist. I make art. My art deals sometimes with times past, our existence, death, violence, love, hate, time/space and whatever inspires me to create. I repeat: it is art. Do not try to make me something I am not. I am a mirror. I reflect and distort the past and present. I am a filter. I add and take away impressions. I am a creator. I create visions, sounds and feelings through my artform. That is all and everything I am. I am not a politician. I am not a priest. I do not follow any dogma or ideology.

Enough. Back to the creative process/flow. News on 2013 will follow shortly. Have a great 2013.

Last post of 2012, see you next year (fuck the Mayans). Some updates over at Instagram might still appear though.
Next year seems to be an exciting one – new music, liveshows and some new ideas to explore… let´s keep travelling inwards to unlock our hidden potential. Murkhr upon thee!

Just a heads up if you missed it  - my new LP/CD release “Murkhr” is now available from OEC. Limited to 300 copies, so act fast!