The Album of Lindstrøm & Christabelle was a big success in 2010! they are performing currently selected festivals in europe.
From October onwards Lindstrøm is available live with a new solo program. He is currently working in the studio on his new album.
Our Norwegian friends Lindstrom & Prins Thomas have been asked to remix one of the biggest names in electronic music since the nineties, The Chemical Brothers! You can listen to their version of 'Swoon' here.
Norway is officially the coolest place on Earth. Sweeping statement? Perhaps, but, beside counting one of the most active metal scenes around, the country continues to produce some of the best and most forward thinking musicians in fields as diverse as jazz, noise or electronic music, with experimentation as a common theme to most. In the last few years, Norway has also been at the forefront of a revitalised disco scene, spearheaded by Hans-Peter Lindstrøm on one side and Prins Thomas on the other....
Lindström & Prins Thomas just got asked to remix 'Avalon', one of the biggest tracks from Roxy Music, the legendary band founded by Bryan Ferry. Quite an honour, yes indeed! You can hear the result on iTunes.
By the way, fingers crossed, because this Saturday we'll know if Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas have won a Norwegian Grammy award for their album 'II' that they released on Eskimo in 2009.
The album is still available on CD, on 4LP (that one includes the CD too) and digitally.
The original pairing for the very first Feedelity release way back in 2003 finally make the album we've all been waiting for. Together sultry vocalist Christabelle (aka Solale) and Hans-Peter Lindstrom have come up with an edgy pop album of structured chaos and hypnotic beats - futuristic disco with its roots in the past. Evidence of the duo's influences runs through the set, from the Giorgio Moroder style electrodisco of "Let's Practice" and cosmic electronics on Vangelis cover "Let It Happen", via "Baby Can't Stop" paying tribute to Quincy Jones era MJ and "Keep It Up" channelling the spirit of Prince to the Italo piano bomb "So Much Fun". And that doesn’t even mention dirty cosmic grinder "Lovesick" – three of the most seductive minutes on the whole set. The last essential album release of 2009!
Tracklisting:
Ltd CD Bonus Tracks
Baby Can't Stop (Prins Thomas Remix)
Baby Can't Stop (Idjut Boys Remix)
Looking For What (Sally Shapiro Remix)
So Much Fun (Dolle Jolle Remix)
Lovesick (Fan Death Rework)
Fomat: LP / Vinyl
VÖ: 22.01.2010
«A strutting, sexy record, «Real life is no cool» dips into all aspects of Lindstrøm`s eclecticism to deliver memorable, irresistible, ostensibly pop songs- all led by Christabelle`s alluring tones» - Ben Murphy, DJ Magazine, 4,5/5
"An accomplished, fun-filled detour, this is Lindstrom as you´ve never heard him before - what comes next is anyone´s guess" IDJ Magazine, Innes Weir, 8/10
«Real life» is a triumphant return to the dancefloor» - Stephen Troussé, UNCUT, 4/4
«Pleasingly organic compared to the majority of most modern, digital dance music.» Louis Pattison, BBC
"Norway´s bearded wonder of a disco maestro gets the most stubborn shoes shuffling with earthquake bass, nagging arrangements and synths like a swarm of hornets. On Januarys Real Life Is No Cool Christabelle adds her smoky broken English to a Moroder-ish album of sun-up delight" - Robert Bound, Monocle Magazine
"Although far from a rampant club-head, Norwegian cosmic disco kingpin Hans-Peter Lindstrøm still comes up with some of the most exciting productions in contemporary dance music" - Mixmag, Thomas Green, 4/5 (Album of the month January 2010)
Nach mehreren Kollaborationen mit Prins Thomas sowie seinem Solo-Album »Where You Go I Go Too« arbeitete der norwegische Space-Disco-Produzent Hans-Peter Lindstrøm zuletzt wieder an einer gemeinsamen Platte mit der Sängerin Christabelle Silje Isabelle Birgitta Sandoo (auch bekannt als Solale). Das betreffende, »Real Life Is No Cool« betitelte Album wird im Februar kommenden Jahres via Smalltown Supersound erscheinen, schon im Frühjahr wurde die Single »Baby Can’t Stop« ausgekoppelt.
Die Tracklist geht sich gut an: Die Hälfte der Stücke haben das Nachtleben, die andere Hälfte die Zerissenheit in Sachen Liebe bzw. Leidenschaft zum Thema – allesamt also astreine Disco-Plots, denen Miesepetrigkeit wohl auch nicht gut stünde. Geschrieben wurde der Großteil der Texte ›on the fly‹, parallel zum Produktionsprozess der einzelnen Tracks aus Lindstrøms Hand. Christabelle presst dementsprechend immer wieder »Ooh«- und »Ah«-Laute heraus, was schöne dynamische Akzente zu den großteils episch-pumpenden Produktionen setzt.
Dabei geht es aber nicht immer Richtung Peaktime: Der Zweieinhalbminüter »Never Say Never« ist ein in bester Twin-Peaks-Manier rückwärts produzierter Track, der dementsprechend schleifend klingt und merkwürdig unpassend im Lindstrøm’schen Œuvre eiert. Das darauffolgende und schließende »High & Low« macht seinem Titel alle Ehre, ein ruhiges Downtempo-Stück mit nur leichten atmosphärischen Ausschlägen nach oben.
In other related news: Für die Podcast-Reihe des Fact Magazins verlötete der Norweger Stücke von Hall And Oats, Led Zeppelin, Abba und Black Sabbath zu einem fantastisch humorvollen (und kostenlos erhältlichen) Set, zum Feiertagsgeschäft liess sich Lindstrøm zu einem 40-minütigen Mix des Weihnachts-Lieds »Little Drummer Boy« hinreißen – den Track erhalten Kunden des Rough Trade Shops bzw. dessen Online-Platten-Clubs als Dreingabe zu »Real Life Is No Cool«.
Für den 22. Januar ist Lindstrøm im Club Watergate gebucht, wo man zwar ein DJ-Set von ihm erwarten sollte, aber einige neuere Stücke werden sicherlich den Weg in sein Set finden. Vielleicht auch den wunderbar schmissigen Remix der Single »Baby I Can’t Stop«, den das belgische Produzententeam Aeroplane vor zwei Monaten nach Norwegen funkte. Diese wiederum bespielen kurz nach Weihnachten das DJ-Pult des Hamburger Ladens Neidclub.
Lindstrom & Christabelle recorded "real life is no cool" which will be released on the 18th of january.
We have available dates still left for November, December and January.
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Introducing two brand new Lindstrøm tracks: The Magnificent and Disturbing The Perfect Symmetry The Leftover EP came about when Prins Thomas, Todd Terje and Smalltown Supersound were let into the Lindstrom vaults so to speak. Lindstrom makes a lot of music obviously (he has one album out this year already with Prins Thomas and another one with Christabelle coming in October), and these were two tracks just laying around that he hadn`t thought about releasing. When both Prins Thomas, Todd Terje and his label insisted that the tracks had to be released, he decided it was maybe a good idea to make another 12” since it had actually been a while since the last one. And we are all happy by that. These are some of his finest moments. His signature melodies and sound are all here ready set dancefloors on fire. Hope you like them as much as we do. Enjoy! |
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Brothers Vibe (Mixx Rec): “Though I don't play many retro/disco sounding records, I did enjoy this one personally. Cool synths, vibe...very nice.” Gerd Janson (Running Back): “B-Side for me in the club, A-Side in the living room. Or was it the other way round? Old disco from Norway! Good job in convincing Lindstrom to release these tunes, Prins and Terje.” |
Scandinavian disco kings Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas are set to release the follow up to their widely acclaimed eponymous debut this year.
The duo have had quite a journey since the release of their debut three
years ago, with Thomas completing countless remixes and seeing his Full
Pupp stable go from strength to strength, whilst Lindstrøm went on to
release his solo cosmic disco opus, Where I Go You Go Too.
Both of them have been busy in the studio together during their time
back in Oslo, and the fruits of their labour are now finally ready for
release.
Whilst Lindstrøm has always been one for using live instrumentation in
the studio, Thomas' gradual shift into using more and more live
elements in his solo work has meant that their second collaborative
album, entitled II,
has a much looser, organic feel than the first record. The original
intent stands, however, as they merge their italo, Krautrock and disco
influences into a lush singular whole, imbuing them with their
characteristically warm production sheen. Released just in time for
summer, it looks as if the Nordic duo are looking to compete for part
of your personal sunshine soundtrack this year.
Some three years ago Eskimo Recordings unveiled their debut artist
album release, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas’s eponymous debut LP which
captured the hearts and minds of the global music community, received
superlative reviews across the world, catapulted the pair into the
limelight and subsequently helped to put the words cosmic and disco
back into the dance music lexicon. Now after various solo artist
projects, Oslo’s finest return with the highly anticipated ‘II’ and a
worthy successor to their ground-breaking first album.
It would
be no small understatement to say that right now Hans-Peter Lindstrøm
and fellow Norwegian, Thomas M. Hermansen (aka Prins Thomas) are two of
the hottest leftfield dance artists around. Whilst Thomas’s roots come
from a more dance/DJ background, multi-instrumentalist Lindstrøm
provides the backbone to the pairs beautiful and melodic approach that
takes their music from the dancefloor and into a looser groove that
could fit happily in any home listening environment.
The pair
joined forces in 2003, after mutual admiration and inspiration of each
others productions. Lindstrøm as muso-wizard and Prins Thomas as the
nu-skool remix-champ but they also share the same passion for
collecting records and run their own labels Feedelity (Lindstrøm), Full
Pupp and Internasjonal (Prins Thomas) from their Scandanavian liars.
2008 saw the release of Lindstrøm’s debut solo album ‘Where You Go I Go
Too’ (Feedelity) which cemented his standing as a unique master
craftsman (“a triumph of sound design, as impeccably crafted as a
Starck chair” 4/5 The Guardian) / ”a modern electronic masterpiece” 5/5
Album Of The Month, IDJ Magazine) whilst Prins Thomas has also been
busy running both of his labels, DJing all over the world, remixing the
likes of Simian Mobile Disco and LCD Soundsystem, releasing the
‘space-disco’ defining ‘Cosmo Galactic Prism’ (“a gem” 4/5 Mixmag,
“cosmic disco don” 4/5 DJ) double mix CD and compiling his own label’s
‘Greatest Tits Vol.1’ on Full Pupp.
Solo projects aside, they
now join forces again for yet another venture into their own musical
playground. While retaining a lot of the musical ideals and ideas of
the first album it’s distinctively more organic, psychedelic, live and
loose, which makes ‘II’ such a welcome return of a release. Featuring
elements of italo, krautrock and disco-influenced productions alongside
the production spark genius that defined those halcyon releases of the
post disco/punk era Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas provide us with yet more
lush basslines, sublime melodies and rolling rhythms bursting with pure
emotion. Throughout you can find the experimental energy of the
continental space-disco of the eighties which the pair still adore:
melodic, synth-heavy and cinematic, with arpeggiated basslines set to
organic, flowing grooves.
Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas’s sublime
norse code continues to astound, invigorate and inspire as every twist
and nuance is embellished with a warmth and glow few seem capable of
capturing. The space-disco kings are back.
So finally we can announce the release of Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas new Album. The record is coming out on the 18th of may and it's available on CD, Vinyl and as a Digital Download. The Single release is on the 13th of april 2009 and will be available on Vinyl and as a Digital Download.
Spellemannspris winners announced
penultimate weekend saw the winners of the Spellemannspris – the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy – being announced.
At a major televised show broadcast on Norwegian TV2 last weekend, the Norwegian music industry celebrated last year’s achievements by awarding the annual Spellemannspris awards – the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy.
The winner in the category electronic music is....drum roll...our favorite "Lindstrøm" with his album "Where You Go I Go Too"! We congratulate you...
Even for the genre of cosmic, with its inherent tendency for hubris, Lindstrøm's ambition is dizzying. The three tracks on Where You Go I Go Too clock in at 28:58, 10:11, and 15:58. This is to supposedly allow him to
"develop different themes and let them evolve." But despite
appearances, the reigning king of the Scandinavian disco mafia doesn't
actually stray too far from his comfort zone of melody-based music. And
as it turns out, that's a good thing, because when he drifts away into
a beatless ether, he gets lost in space.
That happens on the title track, the longest of the trio. Lindstrøm
admits the length may be a problem for some people but if the track's
up to it, it shouldn't—just look at Goldie's "Timeless." But where the
jungle masterpiece holds your attention throughout its 20-minute
length, "Where You Go" drifts into progressive and ambient
meaninglessness. Not even a synth line from Cerrone's "Supernature" can
stop it from disappearing up its own black hole. It's still a cosmic
journey, but one that should have stopped after one galaxy. You're left
peering out of the window of your beleaguered spaceship as the stars
whizz by, each one becoming more and more indistinguishable from the
last.
The disappointment of "Where You Go" is brought into especially sharp
focus because the two other tracks are significantly better and more
dynamic. You can see what Lindstrøm was trying to do with the track by
listening to "The Long Way Home," which is reined in and given far more
purpose and direction thanks to clearly defined sections. "The Long
Way" opens with a kind of frantic Miami Vice-esque
glockenspiel mixed into a Balearic guitar that would do Studio proud. A
restrained breakdown gives way to what resembles a TV movie soundtrack
from the '80s. All of it comes together at the end where it becomes,
with judicious use of a "bing" noise, emotive instead of schmaltzy, the
soundtrack to a perfect holiday on a white island. "The Long Way" is
more cheesy than we've seen Lindstrøm before, but retains a cute
nostalgia without tipping into naff.
On "Grand Ideas" Lindstrøm goes exploring again, this time looking
inward to his previous material. From the kind of mid-tempo groove
we've seen from him many times before, the track morphs into something
far more intense and hair/arm-raising. Over a base of neon sprinkles
more and more layers are added along with the kind of melody beloved of
Alden Tyrrell, which goes up and up and up until it reaches the
heavens. It's like Lindstrøm has taken the same principle behind "I
Feel Space" and maximized it, making it a devastating dancefloor bomb.
The cosmic sound is by nature a bit daft but the more epic it gets, the
more it runs the risk of taking itself a bit too seriously and becoming
smug. "Where You Go," the track, falls into this trap and hampers an
otherwise excellent album. It's particularly frustrating because "The
Long Way" shows that Lindstrøm can experiment beyond his fondness for
melody and succeed. Perhaps, rather than aiming for the outer limits,
Lindstrøm should seek out a place somewhere between there and his home
planet—I'm sure it will be beautiful.
Feed011 features two new remixes of the Lindstrom-track "Breakfast In Heaven". Norwegian producer and remixer Diskjokke keeps the original synth-arpeggios, but changes the chords and drums. ARP aka Alexis Georgopoulos (ex Tussle) from California, delivers a remix with simple drums and analogue synths. Both of them are releasing their debut-albums later this year on Smalltown Supersound.
To be released mid september on 12" vinyl
pitchfork review - ARP remix
Lindstrøm preps Where You Go I Go Too
Lindstrom's long-awaited debut album will be just three tracks long. ‘Where You Go I Go Too drops in August.
Originally slated for a June release, the album has been pushed back a few months, undoubtedly so that Lindstrøm could take the time to put the finishing touches on the title track, which clocks in at an epic 29 minutes. Or the 16-minute album closer. Either way, in this age of iTunes, it probably makes more financial sense than the original plan, which was to present the album as a single track. We like space disco. But not that much.
Tracklist
01 Where You Go I Go Too
02 Grand Ideas
03 Take the Long Way Home
Where You Go I Go To will be released on August 19 on Feedelity.
