Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU Alog Monday, September 18th, Midnight - 3am on Hatch's show With compositions that utilize laptop computers, electric guitar, tape loops, samples, field recordings and a wide variety of acoustic and electronic instruments, this duo defies easy categorization. Earlier this year Alog won the Spellemannprisen -- Norway's most prestigious music award -- for their third release on the eminent Rune Grammofon label. Fresh off their first stateside tour, Espen (a.k.a Phonophani) and Dag-Are will pay a visit to the WFMU studios for an exclusive live performance and interview. www.wfmu.org If you are not tuned into the live stream, you can listen to it in the archives tomorrow. |
 Alog EN/OF album release is out now, titled: "Just Recording". 7 tracks, 3 of them pre-released on the "Catch that Totem!" collection. It comes together with an edition by visual artist Anri Sala, 2 photos of little plants trying to survive in a seemingly arid area of a park in Cuba. It was started as a print project for Tema Celeste magazine, and these 2 edited images are now published, each in an edition of 50, under the title Study For A Sad Public Park. A limited edition of 100 copies. There are very few copies left for sale (we were lucky to get hold of some ourselves!), so contact us soon if you are interested in getting hold of one. |
 We recently received this great video made by russian artist Julia Zastava to the music of "Your Secret Flesh" from Alogs Duck-Rabbit album. Enjoy! |
Alog for the first time in the US. Don´t miss the following us shows in august! 12.08.06 San Francisco Electronic Music Festival 15.08.06 Portland (tba) 17.08.06 the Empty Bottle Chicago 19.08.06 Mills Gallery Boston 21.08.06 Tonic New York also confirmed: 20.10.06 alog Dispatch Festival Belgrade |
 Finally phonophani´s debut album is available again! Originally released on Geir "Biosphere" Jenssens Biophon label in 1998 in 500 copies, it is now re-released on Rune Grammofon. It also contains three bonus tracks made during the same period. "After buying my first sampler in 1996 the second track I made was called 'I.F.A' (the first was 'No Strangeclock' also on the album). I played it to Geir Jenssen one night in Tromsø, and he surprisingly told me that if I made 9 more he would start a record label and release it. The release became the start of my career in music. This was all in all a special period of my life, which luckily was 100% captured on this disc." - Espen Sommer Eide The album is available for order on our shop page. "Imagine the score to Forbidden Planet with its deliciously subtle creepiness and timelessness, aligned with a beautiful solemnity. How ideal is that?" - Other Music "I dare you to listen to this and not have to wrap your brain around the fact that Eide was pulling this shit in 1998, because what is most amazing is how acutely this record eerily anticipates many of the prominent trends that would become so popular with electronic music between 2000 and 2002." - Cokemachineglow.com |
Here are some snapshots from the generator x tour which have been great so far! Frank Bretschneider:  Emi Maeda & Lia:  Espen Sommer Eide & Marius Watz:  |
Soon starts the Phonophani norwegian tour as part of the concept 'Generator X'. The dates are as follows: 20.04.06: Trondheim. Blæst 21.04.06: Oslo. Blå 22.04.06: Fredrikstad. St. Croix Huset 26.04.06: Bergen. Landmark 27.04.06: Tromsø. Kaos 28.04.06: Drammen. Union Scene 29.04.06: Stavanger. Tou Scene For more information visit rikskonsertene Phonophani will cooperate with video artist Marius Watz. The rest of the line up is: Frank bretschneider (GER), Lia (AUT) and emi maeda (JPN). |
