{"title":"John Lemke","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"thawlines","title":"Thawlines","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnfamiliar landscapes, dampened by snow and fog, frozen waterways, ghostly forests: in equal parts unsettling and rich with possibility - such is the world of \u003ci\u003eThawlines\u003c\/i\u003e, the third solo album byJohn Lemke. Carved out at a glacial pace over six years, it distills the memories of a deeply impactful journey to Finland in 2011 into John’s most personal album to date. During a time of inner turmoil, John’s first encounter with the harsh Finnish winter while visiting an old friend in Helsinki, served as the backdrop and catalyst for pivotal change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired to write an album based on the experience some years later, a second trip with a residency near the Arctic Circle followed. Gathering field recordings and reflecting the original voyage, John experimented with first sketches in the solitude of the icy woodlands, before beginning to flesh out tracks in his Glasgow studio. The practice of turning memories of places, situations and atmospheres into music, slowly evolved into a complex mosaic of texturesand tones, sparking near endless permutations of each piece. About the process John says, ‘I always liked the idea of time as my main collaborator. Or put differently, collaborating with slightly different versions of myself over time. Most of the pieces on Thawlines were crafted over a number of years, with long gaps in between recording, letting the ideas ferment somewhat in the meantime, or at least my notion of where they could go. The process let me look at each track from a multitude of angles and come at it with contrasting frames of mind, before understanding what the pieces truly needed to be. It was just a very natural way to work and let ideas grow. Inmany ways the album turned out as a celebration of the art of getting lost.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Denovali","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402381824331,"sku":"1153128","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/335d06e1-8ee1-4b29-8f4d-a680f2ddafce_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726543517"},{"product_id":"walizka","title":"Walizka","description":"\u003ctable width=\"71\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol width=\"71\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"71\" height=\"20\"\u003eWorking across a variety of media John Lemke explores all things sonic through live performance, sound design and his work as a documentary film composer. The Walizka EP is his latest solo release on Denovali Records.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree items in a suitcase, a clarinet, a looper and a microphone - is how it all started. A free improvisation with friend \u0026amp; collaborator ?ukasz Bernacki (on clarinet) sparked John's desire to bring his compositional and production approach back down to the most basic elements. Creating simple, yet distinctive rhythms only through tapping contact microphones run into noisy guitar amps became the base for the EP's three tracks, consequently inspiring its live, lo-fi feel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Boards Of Canada, Pole, Hauschka, Four Tet, The Notwist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Denovali","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50492853092683,"sku":"376477","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/40a30938-4b41-4bb9-85df-97361d58c3a6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727693762"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/john-lemke.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}