Oscilla, by Skyphone

Oscilla

by Skyphone

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Anthony Childs A symphony of tiny sounds reading aloud from a book of textures and rhythms weaving the stories of the cosmos and gods slowly revolving around you as you drift into the dreamlands. Favorite track: Will to Change.

TheSlowMusicMovement Quite why Skyphone aren't more widely fêted is a mild concern & constant source of amazement to me. Once again they've let some sun into the shadowy Lost Tribe Sound catalogue by fusing intimately recorded real world instrumentation with artisanal machine sounds, to create a rare, refined electroacoustic equilibrium in which the sonic depth & details never cease to amaze.

An absolute no brainer for Tip of the Day on the TSMM blog.

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1.	Æteren 04:19	buy track
2.	The Spines 02:58	buy track
3.	Verneånd 05:30	buy track
4.	Arbonought 04:10	buy track
5.	The Spiral Itself 05:32	buy track
6.	End of the Tether 04:57	buy track
7.	Will to Change 04:05	buy track

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This album is part of Lost Tribe Sound's 11 album series, 'Maps to Where the Poison Grows.' Subscribe to the series to receive a discounted price on the CD or digital version, here: losttribesound.bandcamp.com/album/maps-to-where-the-poison-grows-subscription-series

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Danish trio Skyphone return to Lost Tribe Sound with ‘Oscilla’ (out Nov. 3rd), their first offering since 2019’s Marsh Drones. With ‘Oscilla’ Skyphone continues to build upon their expansive, driving, and richly detailed style of electro-acoustic music that blurs nearly every line between rock, jazz, folk, and electronic.

The album is inspired by the ancient Roman ritual of using masks, oscilla, in religious festivals. The oscilla would swing in the wind as symbolic offerings to the gods. That to and fro motion led to the English word, oscillation. Much like its origins, the movement of ‘Oscilla’ is flickering and propulsive, evoking a slow fluctuating journey through overgrown landscapes. The opening song, “Æteren” (the ether) lifts off with metallic clangs and the soft patter of rain on leaves which evolve into kinetic conversations between colorful acoustic strings and modular synths; pulsating like fast-traveling lights just beyond the tree line. Elsewhere, “Verneånd” (guardian spirit in Norwegian) trudges along with heavy strides from the low register of the guitar, subtly lifting as drifts of wind, perhaps divinity from the ancient spirits wishing for luck on the journey. While “Arbonought” could be crude machine made of roots, stone, and earth, a strange thing met on the journey down the gnarled forest path.

The new Skyphone record original began as a project to explore long form close-miced acoustic sessions. The trio worked to record and capture the intimacy of various acoustic instruments. The recordings were very meticulous and long, and were largely meditations over harmonies and fugue-like movements of guitars, bass, synths, piano as well as mandolin, bells, wind instruments and acoustic drums. The trio spent a lot of time building the right sound, exploring endless loops and atmospheres before editing and deconstructing everything to capture the essence of the sessions. This slow chiseled refinement left a real depth of sound to the final songs. Hints of field recordings coloring the periphery, while lumbering rhythms hold a steady pulse, freeing the guitar and bass to create a myriad of melodies and counterpoints opposite the synthesizers. The record also features an incredible barrage of effects, in large part thanks to the 80’s era TC-2290.

One thing is certain, Skyphone’s surrealist take on mechanical meets nature never fails to inspire, and always leads to some wholly satisfying sounds and wondrous geography. ‘Oscilla’ also sees the return of cover artist Martin Sønderlev Christensen (Hildur, Marsh Drones) this time in collaboration R. Keane of Lost Tribe Sound. In addition, Emil Thomsen of ET mastering once again lends his magical touch to the final sound.

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released November 3, 2023

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2023 IN REVIEW: ELECTROACOUSTIC, JAZZ, & POST-ROCK - "The title refers to the masks used in ancient Roman religious festivals which be left to swing to and fro in the wind, an idea which survives in our English word ‘oscillation’. This provides Danish trio Skyphone will all the inspiration they needed to create their own lush sound world" - STATIONARY TRAVELS

"Weaving ancient rituals into electro-acoustic overgrown landscapes" - HEADPHONE COMMUTE

"This new installment by Danish trio Skyphone is an absorbing and succinct 32 minutes in which attention to detail, texture and instrumental interplay account for a lot." - (Tim Clarke) DUSTED MAG

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Total Run Time: 31:31 minutes

All tracks written, performed and produced by Skyphone.
Skyphone is Thomas Holst, Keld Dam Schmidt, Mads Bødker.
Drums on “The Spines" by Frederik Juul Hauch
Mastering by Emil Thomsen at ET Mastering
Artwork by Martin Sønderlev Christensen and R. Keane
Layout and design by R. Keane
© Skyphone / Lost Tribe Sound LLC
℗ Settled Scores LLC (ASCAP) 2023
With support from Koda's Cultural Funds

RELEASE SCHEDULE:
Sept 15th - Arbonaught
Oct. 3rd - The Spiral Itself
Oct. 24th - Verneånd
Nov. 3rd - Full Album Release

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Skyphone Copenhagen, Denmark

Skyphone works with some kind of genre melting folk-futurism, combining almost recognizable melodies, synthetic and shape shifting counterpoints with field recordings and meticulously edited acoustic sessions. Recommended for psychogeographers, fabulators, and the wanderers of time. ... more

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Oscilla

Nov 2023
Marsh Drones

Aug 2019
Hildur

Aug 2019

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