Bre, by John Derek Bishop

Bre

by John Derek Bishop

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1.	Bre 04:32	buy track
2.	Så Oss Altså Ikke 03:48	buy track
3.	Ubevegelige 03:50	buy track
4.	Bristen Ingen Kjente 03:17	buy track
5.	Gå Nå 03:26	buy track
6.	Lyset Likevel 03:00	buy track
7.	Like Overfor 03:56	buy track
8.	Ikke Tale 04:48	buy track
9.	Om Bare 02:50	buy track
10.	Preget Uten Minne 04:02	buy track
11.	Noen Må Ha Sagt At Det Er Sant 02:49	buy track
12.	Ørten 04:23	buy track

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"Bre" has taken three years to create, and features contributions from some of Norway's finest musicians, including three of his idols: Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Erland Dahlen. "Bre" is composed of ambient experimental music heavily inspired by nature, and takes the listener on an emotional journey. Tortusa paints with sounds, and the music inspires inner visualisation of the story he tells through his weaving and blending of abstract sonic material.

The sampling of acoustic instruments forms the foundation of the album. Tortusa takes essentially familiar instrumental sounds, and warps, mangles, distorts and modulates them, defamiliarising them, repositioning them both in the context of themselves and other sounds, creating a new sonic vocabulary that is neither exclusively organic nor synthetic, but is an aesthetically balanced combination of both. This process is the source of the album's originality and distinction from more conventional approaches to sampling and synthesis.

Tortusa composes his music with an array of hardware and software samplers, that are then fed into various effects or effects chains for further manipulations. His draws inspiration from producers like Biosphere, Flying Lotus, Teebs, and Nils Frahm. Field recordings are an important part of the production and lend additional dimensions to the music and extend the textures and moods.

The music is melodic, slowly evolving and meditative.

Tortusa has released 3 albums on Jazzland Recordings, and plays regularly in Germany, England, Poland and France with his projects. Tortusa´s solo album “I Know this Place” was nominated for the Spellemann Prize 2016 (Norwegian Grammy) and he has performed at legendary Punkt Festival in 2018. Currently, Tortusa is recording the second Dark Star Safari studio album with Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang, Erik Honore and Samuel Rohrer.

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released March 26, 2021

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John Derek Bishop Stavanger, Norway

John Derek Bishop (alias Tortusa) is a Norwegian-American electronic musician and producer. He has released five albums on Jazzland Recordings and was nominated for the Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) for his solo album. Bishop has collaborated with artist Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang, Erland Dahlen, and more. ... more

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