Konradsen // Rodeo No. 5 12"

This is a 2020" released by Norwegian indie folk duo Konradsen in 12 on the American New York indie label Cascine.

Contains 5 indie folk songs.

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12 "black vinyl.

tracklist:

1. Give It Back To The Feelings 02:55
2. The Year Is Over 03:00
3. Rodeo No. 5 03:22
4. Christoff 02:02
5. Many People 03:35

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Cascine:

"Konradsen, the duo of vocalist and pianist Jenny Marie Sabel and multi-instrumentalist Eirik Vildgren, trace their roots to the far north of Norway, where the black night of winter is backlit by the neon glow of the Northern Lights. It's a fitting metaphor for the music the pair crafts – tradition meets innovation, while the natural world glimmers overhead.

Inspired by the folksongs and hymns Sabel sang with her family as a child, and the modern pop music she and Vildgren listen to as adults, Konradsen weaves Sabel's soulful vocals with field recordings, samples and ambient foley. These voices of past and present dance over minimalist piano, atmospheric electronics, programmed beats and organic horns, forming a sonic tapestry that foregrounds the people close to Konradsen.

Konradsen's newest offering, an EP titled Rodeo No. 5, was created as an extension of their recent debut album, Saints and Sebastian Stories. “While last year's album was crafted meticulously, this EP is focused on fleeting, immediate moments — trying to capture the raw fragments that drift by in everyday life,” they explain. “It's an ode to the small choices we make everyday.”

Just as on Saints and Sebastian Stories, Konradsen assembles friends to contribute their voices, as heard on the EP's opening track “Give It Back To The Feelings,” where a chorus joins Sabel on the refrain: “Give back to the mothers who / stayed through hell for you / like a flower. ”

The EP's title track also includes voices of their community; sample-based and subtly beat-driven, they explain “Rodeo No. 5” is meant to feel open and loose, “something in between a song and an interlude.” Repeating small phrases like “No it isn't the same,” that harken back to their previous material, with disparate layers that continuously ebb and flow, it suggests that Konradsen's songs are akin to stories — self-referential, passed down, told and re-told again. "

Artist: Konradsen

Label: Cascine

CAT No: CSN139lp