LANGUAGE LOST

Recently TV2/Nord did a nice interview with my label boss Christian Villum and myself. You can watch it here (in Danish).

Language Lost is reviewed in the Danish magazine Gaffa, receiving 4 stars out of 6.

On the official release date, Language Lost will be shown and performed in a live cinema concert at Biffen, Nordkraft, Aalborg. Accompanied by visual artists Motorsaw and Impulskontrolle, I will present the album in a setting perfectly suited for this cinematic music.

Time: Aug 27, 15:30
Place: Biffen, Nordkraft, Teglgårdsgade 1, 9000 Aalborg

More info on Facebook event page

Together, Return of Investment and Urlyd invite you to the Language Lost release party in Copenhagen. Located at the new 5e, Kiloton and Motorsaw will showcase the forthcoming album. Also performing are Sofus Forsberg, Jakob Schmid, Poorly Xerox’d (vjs), ASTI, Cavio and Phaedrus Zen.

Time: Aug 26, 19:00
Place: 5e, Slagtehusgade 5e, Den Grå Kødby, Kbh. V

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In a small apartment on the northern shores of Denmark sits electronica-artist Kiloton. Surrounded by computers, sound modules and various electronics he is contrated leaning over a small short wave receiver.
Distorted fractions of radio signals and static from all over the globe resonate into the room from the little box and mix with deep electronic reverberations from Kiloton own sound systems. A sound with distinct references to the instrumental dub-music of Jamaica, but in a more brisk version, which in interplay with the crackling sound fragments from the radio receiver creates an emotional expression that communicates without words. An almost lost language – which is now released as an album.

For over two years Kiloton have elegantly recorded, edited, manipulated, distorted and modulated the crackling – and globally originating – short wave sound samples to form pieces in the complex, melodic and challenging puzzle that is his musical creativity. Having produced and performed for several years as well as contributed to several releases both domestically and abroad, Kiloton aka. Mads Weitling now finally releases his solo debut ‘Language Lost’, which hits the streets on Friday, August 27 2010.
An abstract, wordless and dark dreamy album that carries a distinct Nordic tone. Characterized by sharp, abrupt rhythms under deep, smouldering and crackling dubscapes, Kiloton has developed an almost cinematic sound that leads its listener through changing moods; beautiful and sincere as well as melancholic and thoughtful.

Sound with a visual dimension

In the creation of the album Kiloton has furthermore chosen to work with a visual dimension alongside the music. The album is therefore released in a special so-called audiovisual format consisting of both a vinyl lp and a dvd, on which the soundtrack is joined by abstract video visuals. The development of the visual dimension has been put into the hands of three select video artists, each contributing a video segment:
MOTORSAW aka the Danish Sune Petersen has programmed a video instrument that reacts to the music and a tactile input. Through video feedback he has made an everchanging and unpredictable video track that has been recorded as an un-edited one-take, chosen among several iterations of the same proces.
Plasmarella aka Barbara Nordhjem, Danish but living in the Netherlands, has chosen to work with slowly changing close-up footage of concrete objects that through the artistic proces takes on an highly unfamiliar character.
And last, but not least, Impulskontrolle aka. Urs Basteck, Germany, who contributes with a video of worn down found recordings and a modern digital expression with a firm focus on robust graphical elements and typography.

Available in record stores – and as a free download

The audiovisual album can be bought in retail stores as a beautiful lp/dvd bundle at regular album price, but is at the same time also available for free download online. Language Lost is released under a Creative Commons license, where private consumers are encouraged to not only download the audio and video contents, but also further distribute it for their friends.

Behind the release stands Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings, home also of ao. Tone. The ideology of the label is to embrace net culture and enthusiastic music lovers’ impulse to share with each other.

Language Lost

UR002LP – Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings, 2010. LP+DVD, CC-licenced download.

Himmelhvælv

Gears of Sand, 2008. CDR.

Livstegn

dataObscura, 2006. CDR.

Live at Artboks (split w/ Kim Cascone)

Noisejihad Live!, 2006. MP3

Fremtiden

dataObscura, 2005. CDR.

Vinterbid on Dansk Lyd

Danish Vinyl Production, 2004. Double LP.

23-oct-10 – Kiloton – Aalborg, DEN – APPARAT.Lab @Platform4

26-aug-10 – Kiloton – Copenhagen, DEN – 5e
27-aug-10 – Kiloton – Aalborg, DEN – Biffen Art Cinema
22-aug-10 – Aalborg, DEN – Sail-In Cinema
20-aug-10 – Asaa, DEN – Suset Festival (w/ Leipzig Sounds.)
20-aug-10 – Aarhus, DEN – Elektronisk Jazzjuice
18-aug-10 – Aalborg, DEN – OpenDays Festival
01-jul-10 – Nibe, DEN – Nibe Festival (w/ Leipzig Soundsystem)
15-may-10 – Copenhagen, DEN – Råhuset
15-apr-10 – Aalborg, DEN – 1000fryd
17-jan-09 – Rotterdam, NTL – Bootleg
14-jan-09 – Amsterdam, NTL – Stubnitz
13-jan-09 – Hamburg, GER – Astra Stube
08-nov-08 – Maldegem, BEL – Maison
07-nov-08 – Den Haag, NTL – De Illusie
05-nov-08 – Utrecht, NTL – Acu
04-nov-08 – Oldenburg, GER – Alhambra
03-nov-08 – Leipzig, GER – Superkronik
02-nov-08 – Rostock, GER – JAZ
02-aug-08 – Aarhus, DEN – Danmarks Grimmeste
09-feb-08 – Halle, GER – Reif78
08-feb-08 – Leipzig, GER – Zorro
07-feb-08 – Göttingen, GER – Café Kabale
06-feb-08 – Bremen, GER – Urlaub
05-feb-08 – Oldenburg, GER – Alhambra
04-feb-08 – Hamburg. GER – Hafenklang
03-feb-08 – Hannover, GER – Sturmglocke
02-feb-08 – Lübeck. GER – Veb
01-feb-08 – Kiel, GER ‐ Alte Meierei
19-jan-08 – Aarhus, DEN – Pakhuset

For booking of Kiloton, please contact:

Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings
Christian Villum //+45 2087 7153 // villum@urlyd.com

For fully updated press kit including Language Lost mp3s, press photo, press release text and video links, please click here

Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings

Christian Villum
Tel: (+45) 2087 7153
Email: villum@urlyd.com
Twitter: @urlyd

www.urlyd.com