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Попали ко мне в руки два диска этой норвежской команды, знакомый просил купить, так как их в Норвегии проще достать. Подумал может любителям электроники будет интересно послушать :hi:
Biography
Ugress is one of several projects from norwegian producer, composer and remixer Gisle Martens Meyer from Bergen. The music is built upon a massive bed of samples, loops and sounds, aswell as recorded with live musicians -everything from complete symphonic orchestras to bandoneon to vocalists.
The Music
Ugress dives into a groovy, spooky and cinematic landscape of weird samples, loops and sounds. Strong rythms carries soundscapes and melodies forth. The sources of sampling include easy listening records of the 60ies, unknown and well known classic funktracks of the 70ies, computer games, television commercials and the oldest aswell as latest sci-fi b-movie. The compelling groove of a breakbeat (or two, or three) is, of course, always present.
History
Ugress released the first self-issued 12" E-Pipe in 2000, and started playing live with live musicians for accompaniment the following winter. The first gig was basically just a favour for Bergen Filmklubbs (Bergen Film Society) at their seasonal releaseparty, and the gig was a surprising success. With only one cinematic concert, the live band was in heavy demand. During 2001-2002 the live reputation of the band created a stirr in Norwegian press, Ugress won several national compos, and caught the
attention of several labels. Also, the funkish Loungemeister was heavily played on national radio, and used in numerous commercials and situations.
However, it was a remix that caught the attention of Port Azur, freshly started Norwegian electronic label by Tuba. While hunting for tracks to include on their first compilation, they came across Ugress remix of Slowphos "Would You", and tried to find more. Luckily, they did, and during spring 2002 a deal emerged. The result: A 12" vinyl EP Loungemeister, and Ugress first full album, Resound.
Resound has so far sold to gold in Norway, and has internationally only been released independently in Sweden and BeNeLux, where it has sold a couple of thousand copies.
In 2004 the followup album Cinematronics was released, a darker and more - cinematic... - album. So far it has sold almost 10 000 copies in Norway, and internationally it has not been released yet.
Vocals
Ugress is not completely instrumental. Several tracks on both albums contain vocals by Therese Vadem, and more vocal tracks are in the works. Since spring 2002, she has also been a constant member of the live crew, joining in on some of the tracks on vocals. She has a mesmerizing apperance on stage, and a beautiful, lush voice.
Therese is also one of the two beautiful voices in Atakama, and in addition to a great voice talent, she is also an painting artist.
Ugress - Resound (2002)
Biography
Ugress is one of several projects from norwegian producer, composer and remixer Gisle Martens Meyer from Bergen. The music is built upon a massive bed of samples, loops and sounds, aswell as recorded with live musicians -everything from complete symphonic orchestras to bandoneon to vocalists.
The Music
Ugress dives into a groovy, spooky and cinematic landscape of weird samples, loops and sounds. Strong rythms carries soundscapes and melodies forth. The sources of sampling include easy listening records of the 60ies, unknown and well known classic funktracks of the 70ies, computer games, television commercials and the oldest aswell as latest sci-fi b-movie. The compelling groove of a breakbeat (or two, or three) is, of course, always present.
History
Ugress released the first self-issued 12" E-Pipe in 2000, and started playing live with live musicians for accompaniment the following winter. The first gig was basically just a favour for Bergen Filmklubbs (Bergen Film Society) at their seasonal releaseparty, and the gig was a surprising success. With only one cinematic concert, the live band was in heavy demand. During 2001-2002 the live reputation of the band created a stirr in Norwegian press, Ugress won several national compos, and caught the
attention of several labels. Also, the funkish Loungemeister was heavily played on national radio, and used in numerous commercials and situations.
However, it was a remix that caught the attention of Port Azur, freshly started Norwegian electronic label by Tuba. While hunting for tracks to include on their first compilation, they came across Ugress remix of Slowphos "Would You", and tried to find more. Luckily, they did, and during spring 2002 a deal emerged. The result: A 12" vinyl EP Loungemeister, and Ugress first full album, Resound.
Resound has so far sold to gold in Norway, and has internationally only been released independently in Sweden and BeNeLux, where it has sold a couple of thousand copies.
In 2004 the followup album Cinematronics was released, a darker and more - cinematic... - album. So far it has sold almost 10 000 copies in Norway, and internationally it has not been released yet.
Vocals
Ugress is not completely instrumental. Several tracks on both albums contain vocals by Therese Vadem, and more vocal tracks are in the works. Since spring 2002, she has also been a constant member of the live crew, joining in on some of the tracks on vocals. She has a mesmerizing apperance on stage, and a beautiful, lush voice.
Therese is also one of the two beautiful voices in Atakama, and in addition to a great voice talent, she is also an painting artist.
Ugress - Resound (2002)
| TRACKLIST |
| 1. Spider-Man Theme 2. Queen Of Darkness 3. E-Pipe 4. Reason To Believe 5. Decepticons 6. Loungemeister 7. Falling 8. Autumn Colours 9. Trigger 22 10. Kaleido Scope 11. Atlantis Coastguard Corruption |
| CODE |
| EAC extraction logfile from 18. April 2007, 17:38 for CD Ugress / Resound Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 Adapter: 0 ID: 0 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache Read offset correction : 48 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Used output format : Internal WAV Routines 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo Other options : Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Installed external ASPI interface Range status and errors Selected range Filename D:\New Folder (2)\Share\2007\Ugress - Resound.wav Peak level 99.8 % Range quality 100.0 % CRC 7ACB6FF5 Copy OK No errors occured End of status report |
Ugress - Cinematronics (2004)
| TRACKLIST |
| 1. Il Pirata 2. Manhattan Sapphire 3. Makina Fifth 4. Cowboy Desperado 5. Nightingale 6. Bad Dreams Come True 7. Binary Code 8. The Beauty Never Lasts 9. Monochromatic World 10. Shadows And Doubts 11. Battle 22 12. Rainy Transylvanian Day |
| CODE |
| EAC extraction logfile from 18. April 2007, 16:56 for CD Ugress / Cinematronics Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 Adapter: 0 ID: 0 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache Read offset correction : 48 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Used output format : Internal WAV Routines 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo Other options : Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Installed external ASPI interface Range status and errors Selected range Filename D:\New Folder (2)\Share\2007\Ugress - Cinematronics.wav Peak level 97.4 % Range quality 100.0 % CRC 7C82AEE7 Copy OK No errors occured End of status report |