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M​Ä​SSAN

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    Clear vinyl in deluxe thick cardboard gatefold sleeve. Signed on request. Make a note where on the sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of MÄSSAN via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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MÄSSAN 25:00
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SOMNUS 22:57

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Mässan is the debut album from Swedish instrumentalists Kosmogon, a compelling duo featuring classically trained pianist Sophie Linder and musical collaborator Nicklas Barker, best known as composer, guitarist, Mellotronist, and singer in Swedish progressive rock band Anekdoten. The two have come together with an eclectic range of organic keyboards, including the Arp Odyssey, a real Mellotron, a Farfisa organ, and a Logan string machine to create a tapestry of contemplative minimalist pastoral soundscapes and hallucinogenic visions, redolent of early electronic pioneers Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel’s Manuel Göttsching. Two evocative pieces, Mässan (25.00) and Somnus (22.49), are spread across two vinyl sides incorporating grand themes, suited to the format.

Mässan was recorded in the autumn of 2020 in their cottage in the Swedish countryside. It's an homage to Sweden's breathtaking nature in six parts, symbolizing different phases of evening, night, and early morning in the forest.

Somnus was composed as an improvisation around the same time as Mässan, using not one but two Mellotrons and several echo units, edited and compiled at home in Stockholm in early 2021.

The creative impetus came from Linder’s reintroduction into playing and composing after a break of 20 years. Inspired by electronic innovators such as Eliane Radigue, Wendy Carlos & Ralph Lundsten, she found herself opening new doors with opportunities presented by Nicklas’s home studio set-up which ultimately led to this inspired collaboration.

Release date: August 27th 2021 on Tonbad Grammofon, a new label dedicated to sounds from the outer limits. Available not only on vinyl and CD but also cassette.

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released August 27, 2021

Sophie Linder: Mellotron, Logan String Melody & Electronics

Nicklas Barker: Organ, Arp Odyssey, Mellotron & Tape 

Composed & recorded at Magic City Studio, Stockholm/Åre, Sweden 2020 by Sophie Linder & Nicklas Barker

Cover design by Teolinda

Photo by Mikael Wiklund

Mastering by Hans Fredriksson at Klaxon Audio 

Press photo by Soile Siirtola.

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KOSMOGON is a duo featuring classically trained pianist Sophie Linder & musical collaborator Nicklas Barker, best known as member of prog rock band Anekdoten. Inspired by early electronic music pioneers such as Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream & Eliane Radigue they create tapestries of contemplative, minimalist, pastoral soundscapes and hallucinogenic visions with analog Mellotrons, synths & organs. ... more

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