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ØJERUM

on the swollen lips of the horizon
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on the swollen lips of the horizon
  • Un andare senza sosta attraverso paesaggi cangianti declinati di volta in volta utilizzando coordinate differenti. Prolifica e mutevole è la produzione di Paw Grabowski, al punto da rendere difficile avere una visione chiara ed esaustiva dell’intera traiettoria di øjeRum, peregrinazione risonante le cui numerose e diversificate tappe hanno nel loro portato immaginifico la cifra che le accomuna tutte.

    È il libero ed estemporaneo fluire privato di rifiniture e successive manipolazioni a guidare l’artista danese in questa nuova incursione sonica, ipnotica deriva in due parti di dilatate scie sintetiche improvvisate in presa diretta.

    Aleggianti frequenze si dipanano seguendo un incedere destrutturato, originando un saturo torrente di modulazioni pervase da sottile grana che lentamente avanza verso una meta indefinita e sfuggente. Inizialmente placido e cullante l’onirico flusso plasmato converge nella sua seconda parte verso una dimensione più accesa e inondata di abbagliante luminosità capace di rendere ancor più incerto il limite verso cui l’evanescente visionarietà di Grabowski si dirige.
    (sowhatmusica.wordpress.com)

  • On The Swollen Lips Of The Horizon mette in luce il carattere istintivo delle creazioni ambientali siglate øjeRum, dapprima sotto forma di plumbee risonanze e poi di graduali rarefazioni che rimandano a una versione delle suggestioni di Twin Peaks emesse da una radio a transistor. Frequenze più elevate, ma pur sempre granulose, popolano la seconda traccia, librandosi su un orizzonte indefinito come distanti voci distorte proiettate verso luoghi di un’immaginazione che, nella musica di Paw Grabowski, trova ad ogni uscita nuovo alimento.

    Di questo schema espressivo semplice e mutevole fanno ancora una volta parte le imperfezioni connaturate aalla qualità delle registrazioni o, come nel caso di On The Swollen Lips Of The Horizon, all’estemporaneità di una realizzazione sonora invece cristallizzata dall’immancabile supporto analogico. Carpe diem.
    (musicwontsaveyou.com)

  • Copenhagen-based collage/sound artist Paw Grabowski known for his work as øjeRum has just released this new two-part live improvisation, on the swollen lips of the horizon. At first its quite soft-spoken, like his other work, here utilizing a Lyra 8 and other effects with a gentle synthetic flair. He counters the bellowing bottom end with sustained melodic movements not unlike taking and expelling breath. For all the repeating patterns throughout on the swollen lips… once he moves into…of the horizon the atmosphere shifts to even softer modulations with distinctly frizzy punctuation. Grabowski’s sound, for all its dreaminess always has something pert built-in that keeps you from completely drifting into the ether of your psyche. These sonic undertones help to define the embedded white noise and other velutinous, moving shapes.
    (toneshift.net)

  • Music such as this may not have or need a goal: its only want is to exist, to let its music play. On and on and on.

    Hanging in the ether like a dreamy sunset, Copenhagen’s øjeRum presents ‘On The Swollen Lips Of The Horizon’. Made with a Lyra 8 synthesizer and an audio filter, the two extended live pieces refrain from overdubs, choosing clear and spacious music over unnecessary additions. Very little was done in the way of editing so as to boost its flowing nature, which is important not just in live performance but in ambient music. The synth gives birth to a deep sound. Mesmeric melodies create accidental rhythms which overlap, sometimes stuttering in between expansive gaps or throbbing with a tidal regularity.

    Released on Richard Chartier’s LA-based label LINE, ‘On The Swollen Lips Of The Horizon’ is a deeply calming work. Paw Grabowski makes emotional ambient, and his music has appeared on the likes of Shimmering Moods Records (NL), Aurora Borealis Recordings (US), Unknown Tone Records (US), and our own Fluid Audio imprint (UK). His work has been exhibited several times, most recently at the Le Bon Accueil – Lieu D’arts Sonores gallery in Rennes, France. The synth, rather than living in the background, goes beyond, becoming an instrument of hypnosis and acting as the primary centre of attention. The longer pieces are sustained submersions, opening into a vast space. Filling the entire sphere with its gently oscillating tones, the synths do enough to stand out, entering the space with bright strobes of light. The strong melodies capture the listener, but the sound remains padded and pillow-soft. Majestic and peaceful tones light up the music, and the notes form long, dreamy chains. Both pieces are minimal, and because of that, they feel expansive and deeply engaging.

    Later on, the notes go for a swimming lesson. As the reverb levels increase, they wake up. They’ve had their morning coffee. The second track, while being an ‘active’ kind of ambient, still manages to be a relaxing one, although relaxation may not be its primary goal.

    The younger tones are spritely, dashing quickly from one note to the next as a deeper bass steadily pulses in between, providing underlying stability and reliability within a quivering structure. His music is perfect for drifting, unfolding and then taking up residence without ever feeling like an invasive presence. The swollen lips, so much like a bruise, produce a peach and apricot blur: the perfect sunset.
    (fluid-radio.co.uk)

  • … an excellent meditative deep listening experience in which ØJERUM conjurs up intriguing imagery through minimal means but with maximum richness in both texture and tasteful subtle performances. Combined with the excellent mysterious Album cover artwork this album offers listeners a 52 minute moment of deep introspection within the floating subconcious world that is built through the music. I recommend this album to listeners who are into the more exploratory type of Ambient and Drone music which also uses purposeful lo-fi techniques to add subtle sound design details to the music which gives it a very natural rather than idle and linear feeling as well as a bit of rawness that matches the mystery and secrets within the music. This is also a great recommended album for listeners looking for extended streams of droning imaginative minimalism in underground electronic music. Go check this album out.
    (Fluid Sonic Fluctations)