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Erik Wøllo // Traces LP

Erik Wøllo // Traces LP

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This is a reissue record released in May 2023 by Norwegian elite electronic writer Erik Wøllo on Abstrakce Records, a local label in Barcelona, ​​Spain. (originally released in 5)

Includes 9 New Age ambient songs that make full use of MIDI technology at the time. Comes with DL code. 

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Below is a commentary by the label.

"Finally reissued! This masterpiece released in 1985 has been remastered and redesigned with new artwork, limited to 300 copies. Berlin school synth sequences, American minimalist vibes, new age and oriental music. influences, guitar synthesizers, genius arrangements... A masterpiece exploring the MIDI technology of the time, a soothing ambient soundscape with glassy synth work and meditative drum patterns. is a selection of

As Steve Roach himself puts it: "I heard Traces on vinyl in the early '80s. It's still a top 10 album. Elegant, efficient, emotive, like it was made today." It is a timeless piece of beauty.”

Recalling his time with Traces, Wøllo explained: “I quit all the bands. I wanted to make music that layered vast synthesizer textures and sequencer patterns with expressive melodic electric guitars.Music that deals with depth, time and space.Early 80s, The technology in the studio was new and revolutionary and I wanted to explore new possibilities.I wanted to be able to control infinite variations of electronic sounds with an infinite palette for creative expression. It is."

Finally, here's what YouTube has to say about the record: "This is like vaporwave before vaporwave became nostalgic."

Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more Abstrakce Records / BFE Records releases available at Tobira. 

Artists and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more Erik Wøllo releases from the same artist available at Tobira.

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Includes DL code. 12 "black vinyl. 

Abstrakce Records:

" Finally the deserved reissue! A very limited edition of 300 copies of this 1985 masterpiece, remastered and presented in a renewed artwork. Berlin School synth sequences, American minimalism vibes, new age and oriental influences, guitar-synthesizers, genius arrangements... A A masterpiece exploring the emerging MIDI technology of the time. A transportive selection of calming ambient soundscapes punctuated by glassy synth work and meditative drum patterns.

Acclaimed by many, Steve Roach himself said: "I heard Traces on vinyl back in the early 80s. It is still one of my top 10 albums. There is just an elegant, efficient, and emotional quality about it that just holds up like it was created today. A truly timeless piece of beauty." –

Recalling the Traces times, Wøllo explained: "I quit all the bands I played in. I wanted to work on my own using the modern electronic studio as an instrument, like a painter with his oil canvasses. I wanted to make a music that had expansive synthesizer textures and sequencer patterns, layered together with expressive melodic electric guitars. Working with depth, time and space. In those years in the early eighties the studio technology was new and revolutionary, and I wanted to explore all the new possibilities. able to control the infinite variations of electronic sound, using an endless palette for creative expression.

Finally, a youtube comment about the record that we enjoyed: "This sounds like vaporwave before vaporwave had anything to be nostalgic over.""

Artist: Erik Wøllo

Label: Abtrakce Records

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This is a reissue record released in May 2023 by Norwegian elite electronic writer Erik Wøllo on Abstrakce Records, a local label in Barcelona, ​​Spain. (originally released in 5)

Includes 9 New Age ambient songs that make full use of MIDI technology at the time. Comes with DL code. 

Previous workI also recommend

Below is a commentary by the label.

"Finally reissued! This masterpiece released in 1985 has been remastered and redesigned with new artwork, limited to 300 copies. Berlin school synth sequences, American minimalist vibes, new age and oriental music. influences, guitar synthesizers, genius arrangements... A masterpiece exploring the MIDI technology of the time, a soothing ambient soundscape with glassy synth work and meditative drum patterns. is a selection of

As Steve Roach himself puts it: "I heard Traces on vinyl in the early '80s. It's still a top 10 album. Elegant, efficient, emotive, like it was made today." It is a timeless piece of beauty.”

Recalling his time with Traces, Wøllo explained: “I quit all the bands. I wanted to make music that layered vast synthesizer textures and sequencer patterns with expressive melodic electric guitars.Music that deals with depth, time and space.Early 80s, The technology in the studio was new and revolutionary and I wanted to explore new possibilities.I wanted to be able to control infinite variations of electronic sounds with an infinite palette for creative expression. It is."

Finally, here's what YouTube has to say about the record: "This is like vaporwave before vaporwave became nostalgic."

Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more Abstrakce Records / BFE Records releases available at Tobira. 

Artists and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more Erik Wøllo releases from the same artist available at Tobira.

------------------------

Includes DL code. 12 "black vinyl. 

Abstrakce Records:

" Finally the deserved reissue! A very limited edition of 300 copies of this 1985 masterpiece, remastered and presented in a renewed artwork. Berlin School synth sequences, American minimalism vibes, new age and oriental influences, guitar-synthesizers, genius arrangements... A A masterpiece exploring the emerging MIDI technology of the time. A transportive selection of calming ambient soundscapes punctuated by glassy synth work and meditative drum patterns.

Acclaimed by many, Steve Roach himself said: "I heard Traces on vinyl back in the early 80s. It is still one of my top 10 albums. There is just an elegant, efficient, and emotional quality about it that just holds up like it was created today. A truly timeless piece of beauty." –

Recalling the Traces times, Wøllo explained: "I quit all the bands I played in. I wanted to work on my own using the modern electronic studio as an instrument, like a painter with his oil canvasses. I wanted to make a music that had expansive synthesizer textures and sequencer patterns, layered together with expressive melodic electric guitars. Working with depth, time and space. In those years in the early eighties the studio technology was new and revolutionary, and I wanted to explore all the new possibilities. able to control the infinite variations of electronic sound, using an endless palette for creative expression.

Finally, a youtube comment about the record that we enjoyed: "This sounds like vaporwave before vaporwave had anything to be nostalgic over.""

Artist: Erik Wøllo

Label: Abtrakce Records