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A Perfect Friend

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General Info

  • Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Folk

    Location Lund/Örebro, SE

    Profile Views: 37185

    Last Login: 10/27/2011

    Member Since 4/23/2006

    Record Label KNOPPAR , STILLL

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ......APF @ Les Trinitaires, Metz.. (F).... ...... ..Timber And Modern Ways, 2009 (Knoppar)...... Two years after their eponymous debut, the experimental folk duo A Perfect Friend is back with the new album TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS, After a happy divorce from their previous label, the new album will be released via Knoppar late 2009. C-J Larsgården and Thomas Jonsson have indeed finetuned their expression during the last years and found a dense balance between the catchy and the experimental, between noise and ambience. Compared to their 2007 debut, TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS though noticable progress and increased density, still features APF's patented trademarks of long notes, minimalistic guitar and pianos, their silent pop nerve, the field recordings, Larsgården's sonic landscapes and Jonsson's vocals. APF mixes the neu-folk feeling of stuff like Akron/Family, Bon Iver and early Cat Power with the one of experimental and ambient acts such as Fennesz, Mogwai and Panda Bear. .... The album's ten tracks have been picked from a number of recording sessions made in different locations; in different apartments, a wooden cabin and a hotel room. The track list includes the warm soothing electronics of MAPLE and TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS, the dark folk tune BRANCH FEVER, the upbeaty ONION, folkpoppy SAIL THE SOIL (featuring Emma Sarius), the dystopic THE ARTIFICIAL LUNG and the sound collage of PONTOON. .... During the last few years, C-J has been busy releasing numerous cds with his drone-metal solo project ONDO as well as being active in projects, bands and collaborations such as Pacta, Kane, Larsgården/Rowenta and Yrsel. Thomas has toured frequently all over Europe on his latest album The Lake Acts Like an Ocean as indie/folk-alias Thomas Denver Jonsson. He is currently finishing the recordings of a conceptual album about polar expeditions..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Live @ Cimatics07, Brussels BE (90 sec)........ ..TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS OUT ON DIGITAL PRE-RELEASE OCT 1st.... Timber and Modern Ways, the second album of A Perfect Friend, the indietronic duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson & C-J Larsgården will soon be available on I-tunes, Spotify and in a limited cd edition. October 1st though it's made public on the label KNOPPAR's web-shop. Only 5 pounds for the whole album. The friend lives again!!.... .... Timber And Modern Ways (KNOPPAR, 2009).. .. 01. Inside The Walls .. 02. Onion .. 03. The Artificial Lung.. 04. Sail The Soil (feat. Emma Sarius) .. 05. Branch Fever .. 06. Pontoon .. 07. Maple .. 08. Timber and Modern Ways .. 09. Post Rock .. 10. Matro...... ..APF's DEBUT ALBUM STILL AVAILABLE........ ...... "A Perfect Friend" (CD, 2007, Stilll ) .. .. ..Songs:.... 1. Rush Hour (2:33).. 2. APF (3:27).. 3. When the Temperature is rising(13:27).. 4. Tdr Tdr Tdr ( 2:33).. 5. Welcome Aboard (5:02).. 6. Picture (9:33).. 7. Strings of Hayden (3:20).. 8. Jari Huotari (6:51).. .. .. Their debut album album was recorded early summer 2006, partly inside the studio, partly outside on numerous field recording excursions. The result is eight songs, from psychedelic folk tunes to deep suggestive electronica, a 45 minute indietronic experience. Sweet pop melodies, purring cats, quacking ducks, glockenspiel and finger picked guitar are streaming through warm layers of organic and electronic sounds. .... ..press:.... .. ..****.... "[APF] is indeed exactly; A Perfect Friend /.../ Melodica-.. drone made in heaven".. - De:Bug 114 July 07 (DE).. .. .. "El resultade, un disco magico /.../ Casi perfecto" .. ("The result, a magic cd /.../ almost perfect").. - Suburban Lab (ES).. .. .. .... "Like two perfectly boiled eggs".. - NWT (S).. .. .. Pick of the week.. -P*dis (JP) (Japanese Distributor).. .. .... ..contact:.... info[at]pactasuntservanda[dot]se (cj).. ..www.pactasuntservanda.se.... ..www.myspace.com/pactasuntservanda...... info[at]thomasdenver[dot]com (thomas).. ..www.thomasdenver.com.... ..www.myspace.com/thomasdenverjonsson...... ...... .. .... ..

  • Members

    ..Thomas Denver Jonsson.. - glockenspiel, silvertone organ, stylophone organ, dulcimer, accordion, electric and acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, field recordings, handclaps, vocals .... ..C-J Larsgarden.. - laptop, melodica, piano, field recordings, various electronics, electric and acoustic guitar, whistle, handclaps, vocals, production and engineering

  • Influences

    ..In no particular order, and without claim to sound anything like:.. Mogwai, Four Tet, Helios, Alva Noto, The Flaming Lips, Trad, Gras och Stenar, Kraftwerk, The Beach Boys, Stanley Brothers, The Ronettes, Tape, Essex Green, M Ward, Lungfish, Deerhoof, Do Make Say Think, Gillian Welch, Aphex Twin, Roky Erickson, Lionel Hampton, Erik Satie, Fridge, Antony & The Johnsons, Sonic Youth, Low, Jaga Jazzist, Black Flag, Superchunk, Neil Young, Go! Team, Pavement, Supersilent, Cat Power, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Tortoise, Gastr Del Sol, Rites of Spring, Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass, Wilco, S:t Germaine, Stereolab, Fugazi, Steve Reich, Lightning Bolt, Grandaddy, France Gall and more.

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