My mother, my friends, Detroit (first 18 years of my life), psychedelics, Brian Eno, John Coltrane, Aphex Twin, Henry Miller, Run DMC, David Lynch, individuality, Claude Debussy, Kompakt Records, digital music technology, lucid dreaming, Herbie Hancock (60's and 70's material), my girlfriends, Quincy Jones, Buddhism, Pink Floyd, De La Soul, John Tejada, Robag Wruhme, basketball, Ableton Live, Radiohead, Beethoven, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Mouse on Mars, Boards of Canada, Monolake, DJ Premier, Wire Magazine, Miles Davis, Autechre, Kraftwerk, Godflesh, Warp Records, MUTEK (and the beautiful city of Montreal), Blue Note Records, Ghostly International, traveling, Berlin, Seattle (current residence). Anyone who thinks outside of the norm and is motivated to translate their ideas through a creative medium; be it art, music, film or dance (you keep this world interesting).
Sounds Like
An eclectic merger of synthesized and organic tone fused together to create a hybrid, rich with melody and a human feel that only live instrumentation can provide. Nordic Soul crosses many genres and moods, but there are elements that remain consistent through the production, including: sequenced rhythm (mostly sample based), analog synthesis (Arp and Moog), granular synthesis (Max/MSP, Pluggo), somber melody (often played by guitar or Fender Rhodes), heavy basslines and pop song structures. Though certain sounds and ideas may bring about comparisons to other contemporary electronic producers in the Techno, Hip Hop and IDM worlds, Nordic Soul prefers to remain ambiguous, writing music based on emotion and not category.
Tracklisting:
1. Game Over (Loco Dice Remix) by Tokyo Black Star
2. Super Sick Bowl by H.O.S.H. : Diynamic
3. Gotta Have You (Rozzo Mix) by Peace Division : Tsuba
4. Evolve by Prompt : 7Noise
5. SF by Catz 'n Dogz : dirtybird
6. Donut by M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade : Get Physical Music
7. Picanha by Thomas Schumacher : Get Physical Music
8. Kuhle Fliege (Hugo Remix) by Matt Star : Int. Freakshow
9. House Of God (Phonique Remix) by D.H.S. : Poker Flat
10. Galaxy Border by Robert Babicz : Circle Music
11. Bad Acid (Style Of Eye Remix) by Deepgroove : Underwater Music
12. Si Pero No by Format:B : Highgrade Records
13. Midnight by Hobo : Minus
14. Mousa Big Band by Luciano : Desolat
15. Bell Clap Dance (Slam Paragraph Remix) by Radio Slave : Rekids
16. Varese Ist Leer (MiniCoolBoyz Remix) by Marco Dassi : Minus
17. Pina Colad (Voodeux's Brew Remix) by Rodriguez Jr. : Mothership
18. Dios by Oliver Huntemann, Dubfire : Ideal Audio
19. Bless You (Trentemoller Remix) by Lulu Rouge : Music For Dreams
20. Yacht (Robert Babicz Mix) by Justus Kohncke : Kompakt
Tracklisting: 1. Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet Remix) by Radio Slave : Rekids 2. Sex With Bass by Maetrik : Mothership 3. Eat What You Kill (Kiko Remix) by Olivier Giacomotto and DJ Tonio 4. Church of Nonsense by Daniele Papini : Alchemy 5. Spastik (Dubfire Rework) by Plastikman : M_nus 6. Firewire by Maxime Dangles : Kompakt Extra 7. Stab Jockey by Maetrik : Mothership 8. Deftoner by George Delkos : Dezign Music 9. Teaser (Deadmau5 Remix) by Cirez D : Mouseville 10. Fetish Game by Dandi & Ugo : Artminimal Berlin 11. Give Me Feat 7:kann (Tigerskin Remix) by Style Of Eye : GodLike Records 12. Bird Of Prey (Style of Eye Remix) by Worthy : dirtybird 13. Mr Dry by Tim Green : Trapez 14. The Curse by Voodeux (KiloWatts and Tanner Ross) : Mothership 15. Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix) by Theo Parrish : Third Ear 16. Night Over Kwazulu by Luca Bacchetti : Wagon Repair 17. Duk (Dixon Edit) by Future Beat Investigators : Raw Fusion Scandinavia 18. Jamaica (Dubfire Remix) by Minilogue : Cocoon Recordings 19. Time Zero (Mathias Kaden Remix) by Shonky : Freak N Chic 20. Off The Mark by Jeff Samuel : Trapez
Tracklisting: 1. Gaiser - Half Life: Minus Records 2. Heartthrob - Formation Face: Minus Records 3. Gaiser - Seperation: Minus Records 4. Dan Berkson & James What - Mascaline Circus: Poker Flat 5. Boris Ross - Fusion (Mark Henning remix): Luxa Flex 6. Claude VonStroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit (3 Channels remix): Dirtybird 7. John Tejada - Science, I Think: Palette 8. Gui Boratto - Shebang: Kompakt 9. Marc Houle - Stacks & Stacks: Minus Records 10. Gaiser, Heartthrob - Nasty Girl: Minus Records 11. Claude VonStroke - Chimps: Dirtybird 12. The Martin Brothers- Stoopit: Dirtybird 13. Sharon Philips - Want 2 Need 2 (Switch remix): Gut Records 14. Samuel L. Session - Can you Relate feat. Paris: Klap Klap 15. Cagney, Lacey - Your Girl Pukes All Over The Dance Floor: Tendenzen Freier 16. Gui Boratto - Sozinho: K2 17. Dexter - Intruder: Klakson 18. [A]pendics.Shuffle - Bring It On Sammy: Mo's Ferry 19. Hug - Birds: K2 20. My My - Eleventh Hour: Playhouse 21. Abe Duque - What Happened: Abe Duque Records 22. Thomas Schumacher - Metro: Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten 23. Aaron Hedges - One More Hour (Mark Henning remix): District Of Corruption 24. Wighnomy Brothers - Dukktus: Freude Am Tanzen
Runtime 1 hour and 55 minutes
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Nordic Soul has long been enamored with artistic expression, the creation of music, and the technology that fuses it all together, much to the benefit and evolution of the world of electronica and the underground culture that surrounds it. His healthy obsession began at the age of eleven in Detroit with the gift of his first guitar, got a kick in the ass with the purchase of a keyboard and drum machine during his teenage years, and continues to the present as the king of Seattle techno exists as the founder and director of the Decibel Festival. Known to his friends as Sean Horton, this DJ, producer, performer, and programmer brought a distinct and dirty Detroit flavor with him to Seattle in the mid-90’s and the musical zeitgeist of the city has been forever transformed by his presence.
Nordic Soul has deeply impacted the electronic community not only through his work for the annual Decibel Festival but also by slaying Seattle dance floors year-round. His emotionally charged sets are infused with live instrumentation and ripe with the mélange of organic and synthesized tones, all riding on top of heavy bass lines. The resulting music is a living, hybrid creature with a rich sense of soul that delights in its own existence. A lover of many musical styles, Nordic Soul’s interest and roots in hip hop, IDM, industrial, and dub contribute to his current musical palette that straight drips techno into the mouths of the waiting audience, thirsty for the unrelenting madness and unabated aural penetration that is electronic music.
Since Nordic Soul's inception in 2003 he's shared the stage with a diverse cross section of international talent, including Modeselektor, Moby, Bassnectar, Trentemoller, Simian Mobile Disco, Green Velvet, Radio Slave, Derrick May, Boys Noize, John Tejada, Monolake, Thomas Fehlmann, Kraak & Smaak, Matthew Dear, Funkstroung, Cobblestone Jazz, Luomo, Miles Dyson, Tipper and Four Tet to name a few.
Dedicated to all the women, men, gays, lesbians or heteros, to all who have different politic opinions who are persecuted all over the world by laws, dictature, religions and corrupted states. From north to south, from west to east...
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