Christofer Lämgren (b.1974) is a swedish visual artist and sound artist who works with text, audio, image, installation and performance...
For more info on the Nana April Jun personae see www.nanaapriljun.com
Reviews of Nana April Jun – The Ontology of Noise (CD 2009 | Touch Tone #37) can be read HERE
The Ontology of Noise in the Touch shop | Observations & Momentum (split LP vinyl w Eleh) in the Touch Shop
Touch website can be found at www.touchmusic.org.uk
The Ontology of Noise | press clips –
"Ontology is the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being, and these explorations in sound have an immense amount of commentary on our current states of being. The way we operate is constantly in a state of flux due to the advancements in technology that are made every year. We are constantly finding ways to imitate what we did once by hand with technology. The Ontology of Noise is a valid representation of that, replacing the sounds that exist in our human nature with a digital illustration in its absolute purest form". (Popmatters, USA)
"What is unique is the fact that multi-tracking was kept to a minimum, allowing each wave of noise and each swelling tone to manifest spontaneously from the composer’s intuition. This free-form approach requires an unwavering discipline, as modern editing software allows the control-obsessed perfectionist to have precise control over the most miniscule of details. To compose – or improvise – an album of such rich conceptual content and such interesting musical ideas is quite a feat. Again, Touch has maintained its high standard of recruiting artists with unique visions and releasing their work with a similarly high level of discretion". (Sun Hammer Pounding, USA)
"Subtle pricks of digital needles approach the periphery of the washed-out soundscape but are intently engulfed in the pure mass of shape emanating from the ocean of noise. Nana April Jun shows an astute perspicacity for the spatial relationship between sounds and objects. It seems implicit that each cacophonic emanation possesses certain physical properties that bear consideration in arrangement so as to prevent unsightly collisions between aural masses. A natural yet unpredictable progression is always within grasp, and Nana April Jun does well to reach those plateaus". (Junkmedia, USA)
"Needless to remark that The Ontology Of Noise doesn’t manifest quite the same degree of violence or pure hate of most Black Metal records, but it has been bred from the same strain of dark, introspective brooding, continuing the advancement of insight into that aspect of human psychology. As humans, we may not be at our best when we’re entertaining dark thoughts of revenge, loathing, or murder, but the Black Metal genre – and this CD – are doing something to help us understand and explore this condition". (The Sound Projector, UK)
"The study of correspondences between various categories and classifications of being is considered an art form among alchemists, and themes of alchemy, metamorphosis and perception form a perennial thread spun through the course of the album. For Nana April Jun the studio has become a laboratory where the principles of art and science that make up the Great Work can be tested and applied, and by bringing the scientific method to bear he underpins the five pieces with a quality of clinical detachment". (Brainwashed, USA)
"Check out one of the most accomplished releases of electronic music this year". (Paris Transatlatic, FR)