New album: Birting
Details on availability from Creative Space:
Traject's new work, his first release for creative space, has finally hit the uk shops, unfortunately is sold out at many (boomkat, etc) from the first couple of days, so if you cannot find a copy at your favourite record shop you should either wait for restocks or mail us at creativespace@tellas.gr and order a copy for 12e + postage.. There still copies at rough trade for uk, ad noiseam has copies for our german customers and soon n5md will carry the title for our fans in the states. Uk distribution handled by Cargo. Copies can be found in the independent record shops in athens, zulu recs, vinyl microstore, 360. There is also going to be a very limited pressing of the album on vinyl, 200 copies, more info on this edition in the following weeks.
Traject is the artist name of Icelander Gísli Þór Guðmundsson.
In 2004 I released a track called 'Laroche & Dolson' for UK label Ai Records on their Station LP (Compilation). That was my first official release... In 2004 I released my debut album "Strengir Hrynja" on Swiss label Spezial Material. The album was 6 tracks clocking in at about 40 min. running time and released as an LP despite its short length.
Strengir Hrynja did well for itself, sweeping up great reviews in the electronic press:
"This superb debut from Icelander Gisli Thor Gudmundsson is a
small masterpiece of abstract, deep sea Techno..."
"The whole album is faboulously produced - there's an immense sonic depth and range on display
in these pieces, a hyperreal opulence that makes for an experience almost too delicous to indulge
in without feeling guilty."
- THE WIRE
"Strengir Hrynja represents a peak for Traject but also for the relatively new Zurich label Spezial Material.
Certainly it’s indebted to Autechre and Gescom for its general style but Gudmundsson
boldly pushes the album into an even more challenging realm of cold, abstract IDM.
Listening to it, one marvels at its construction, while being simultaneously
awed by its alien sonic universe."
- Stylus Magazine B+
"Með þessari frumraun sinni hefur Gísli Þór Guðmundsson skotist í fremstu röð íslenskra raftónlistarmanna.
Hljóðaheimur hans er fjölskrúðugur og hugmyndaflugið óstöðvandi.
Þessi plata hans er ekkert léttmeti en á henni talsvert af
músík sem ætti að falla flestum raftónlistarvinum í geð."
- Morgunblaðið 5/5
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