Erik Wøllo
Silver Beach (2021 Expanded Edition)
Abstrakce Records
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2021
Includes Instant Download
2LP
25.99
ABST018
Die-cut sleeve, incl. printed inner
Incl. VAT plus shipping / Orders from outside the EU are exempt from VAT
Tracklist
1Four 5:38
2Panorama 5:25
3The Open Room 2:16
4Journey 6:32
5The Emeralds 5:12
6Crystal-Ice 4:38
7Dark Eyed Drums 6:35
8Silver Beach 3:41
9Little Big Tune 3:34
10Recitation 4:09
11Mountain Train 5:12
12Aural Light 4:00
13Chime 3:40
14Sequenza 7:12
15Amiga 4:32
16Lakeside 3:45
17The Wintergarden Ethereal 5:07

Erik Wøllo is a unique Norwegian musician that has been active since 1980, covering a wide range of styles but mostly known for his very personal take on electronic ambient music.

In Silver Beach, gentle rhythms hold center for lush beautiful melodies to unfold, manifesting a restrained elegance in the way the chords hover around this percolating heartbeat. The result is synthetic walkabout music, an album of simple yet vibrant sophistication, perfect for wandering around or sitting contemplating imaginary beautiful vistas with eyes closed. These fifteen stunning tracks create a sense of ceaseless motion without arrival, the pleasure of traveling without destination: walking on an outer limits beach.

An early electronic music masterpiece, it was made using the latest MIDI technology at that time. Everything was composed and recorded on the now vintage Roland MSQ700, and all the diverse synths and rack modules were mixed directly down to 2 track analog tape (no multitrack tape was used).

The original Silver Beach album was released on vinyl on the Norwegian label Cicada Records in 1986. In 1988 the album was released on CD (also Cicada) and included the additional and very rhythmical tracks “Little Big Tune” and “Mountain Train.” The album was also re-released on CD on the Spanish label Margen Records in 2005, remastered and fine-tuned with 5 additional previously unreleased tracks from the same era. These tunes just refuse to be forgotten, their glittering beauty having both an air of nostalgia, but also of validity, as they continue to haunt new ears. There's no doubt that this is a classic of European eighties electronic music composition, a polished artwork with the best aesthetic and emotional signifiers of its era.