Here is the remix I made for the new NRT album. Get the excellent album from Cyclic Law now!

1. Nordvargr: The Dromopoda Transmissions. Two versions will be released; one cassette and one CD version. They do share a few tracks, but that is all. All music is recorded with Buchla and Harvestman oscillators which have been treated with a wide variety of devices and mangled with a lot of radio interference. Insectoid drones, mysterious voices from the air and strangely distorted sonic landscapes.

2. Merzbow vs Nordvargr: Partikel III. The final chapter in the Partikel series. This time everything has been improvised using analogue equipment and modular synthesis. No computers in the signal path! Soundwise a very different conclusion to a most rewarding collaboration. Out on Cold Spring Records later this year!

3. “Snuffed”: A collaboration with Eraldo Bernocchi. This is planned for late 2012 on Vital and is currently under construction.

4. I am working on another vinyl-only release to be out on OEC later this year, this time a dark ambient recording. No more info at the moment… currently under construction.

5. New MZ. 412 album – We are currently scattered over a few continents, but we still keep recording. A slow process, but it is slowly taking shape.

When time permits it there are plans for a new Folkstorm album as well as a release with the new band Öeth. Not forgetting Pouppée Fabrikk of course – a new album is in the works. Also a possible CD re-release of “Otyglad best”. All in all, a calm and nice year.

I am part of Force of Nature´s “SENDAI Japan Series” which raises awareness and financial support for the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami that hit Japan. All tracks were generated through use of modular synthesizers, a method that implies constant rebuilding a sound with active and/or passive parts. A constant rebuilding from scratch which makes it have a dual meaning in generating help for the rebuilding of the Sendai area.

Go here to listen/buy.

(A different version of this track will appear later in 2012 on the “The Drompoda Transmissions”-release.)

A little taste of whats cooking…

Back from Belgium… BIM Fest 2011 was great, a big thanks to all the crew and especially all you crazy fans. Despite having almost lost my voice due to an extremely annoying cold we still managed to perform and kick ass as expected. Here´s a clip from the show:

Pouppée Fabrikk will be performing at BIMFEST 2011, Antwerp, on Saturday (Dec 17).
Expect some good old Swedish kravall…

A nice review of the Folksongs CD (released by OEC) can be found at Heathen Harvest.

Throughout the ages a long line of festivals have occurred during this time of year and, after the promotion of Christianity to state religion by the Roman Emperor Constantine in 312 AD, the stage was set for Christmas to become the primary holiday for much of the Western world. In the early days of the faith, adherents often took advantage of large pagan holidays to celebrate important events of their own. When the Edict of Milan officially carried out Constantine’s orders, what had once been a vast public carnival to honor the Winter Solstice transformed into a way to commemorate Jesus’ birth. Around here we celebrate a bit different. Every year, when we get close to the holidays, this thing always shows up in our mailboxes. This year I share it with all of you:

www.santasm.net

…I have made “Vitagen” available at any price you feel like paying – offer only valid this coming week. Follow the Bandcamp link and you will find it.

Other news: I have finally installed new recording equipment in my studio, so things will now get rolling again. I have been unable to record all autumn due to a computer dying on me.

I have also some new hardware showing up soon which will really make a difference when it comes to composing new sonic landscapes – more on this later!