Field Rituals, Vol. 1 is out now. This project has taken me to abandoned slaughterhouses, desolate beaches and islands. And in all these magical places I have set up my gear and recorded music specifically written for these places. This album is a documentation of these rituals.
Slaughterhouse Light is the first song from my album Field Rituals, Vol. 1 - and it's out now.
It was written for - and recorded in - an abandoned slaughterhouse. The echoing space resonated with the cries of seagulls on a spring afternoon.
Hope you'll enjoy this ritual.
...The interplay between light and shadow in the streets at sunset. The endless bright summer nights of Sweden. Impossible, I know. And that's the magic of music.
I usually think of my music as dark, but my new album Staring Light is something different. It's music about light - released on the brightest night of the year.
I have tried to capture the transparent beauty of the sky...
Today sees the release of "Staring Light" from @nightgestalt, an album recorded in spring 2022 with the aim to follow the light as the days in Sweden became longer and longer - investigating the different shades & gradients of spring - and in the music.
https://t.co/JLlbMqwCDR
The Viewer And The View is released today. It's the last single before my album - Staring Light - is out on June 21 (the brightest night of the year, completing the ritual). Like many songs on the upcoming album this song borrows the title from one of my favorite books...
...To me this piece is everything I want music to be. It's still, simple, transparent, arpeggiated, nature-like. It's like light. I hope you like it too.
https://t.co/k4a6HqtxVj
My new song A Single Ray Called Hope is out today.
I always think the latest album/song/project is the best I have ever done. The minute I stop thinking that it's probably time to quit making music.
That said, this song is my absolute favorite from the upcoming album...
Today we're releasing "A Single Ray Called Hope", the fourth single from @nightgestalt's upcoming album "Staring Light".
Listen to the full track here: https://t.co/CWRA6wHkmk
It's the only song on this album where I explore alternative tuning systems. I think listening to intervals outside of equal temperament ("normal" tuning) takes you to new places in your mind. Away from the familiar and into the unknown.
We're thrilled to announce the release of @nightgestalt's new album "Staring Light" on June 21st.
Listen to the first single "False Azure" released today, on the day of the spring equinox https://t.co/B9fRjvw8jH
And it makes even more sense to release them right now.
Music can be a comfort when youβre going through rough times. It can the guiding star that takes you through to the other side. But music can also be a dark void you enter - and never get out of.
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