{"title":"Norken","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"our-memories-of-winter","title":"Our Memories Of Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly two decades after it was first released, \u003cstrong\u003eNorken's\u003c\/strong\u003e sleek cult classic album \u003cem\u003eOur Memories Of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is reissued on vinyl via Hydrogen Dukebox. With its unique sonic blueprint of early 2000s electronica, \u003cem\u003eOur Memories Of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is a record that is at once both deeply reminiscent of a particular era and place, yet remains a timeless invocation of \u003cstrong\u003eNorken's\u003c\/strong\u003e idiosyncratic palette of minimal, techno, house, and British IDM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis vinyl reissue presents all 12 tracks from the original release, with the inclusion of \"\u003cem\u003eDf23\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eFlirt\u003c\/em\u003e\" making this the first time that \u003cem\u003eOur Memories Of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e is available on vinyl with the complete album tracklisting. \u003cstrong\u003eNorken\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the many pseudonyms of \u003cstrong\u003eLee Norris\u003c\/strong\u003e, a producer who is considered by those in the know as one of the unsung heroes of UK electronica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a slew of releases throughout the years as Man-Q-Neon, Nacht Plank, Norken, Tone Language, and Metamatics, this reissue shines a light on his soulful, immersive output under the Norken name. As \u003cstrong\u003eNorris\u003c\/strong\u003e explains, “The release of ‘Our Memories Of Winter’ has a nostalgic, warm feeling for me. I made this album in a garden shed with a wood burner, an Atari computer, and a few synths in the depths of an English winter. I still had the thought process of making emotional style techno that would warm any soul on a cold day.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst released in 2005, \u003cem\u003eOur Memories Of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e carries the echoes of electronic luminaries such as the Detroit ambient techno of John Beltran, through to the immersive atmospherics of Biosphere and the innovative IDM of fellow British outfits Autechre and The Black Dog. Yet as \u003cstrong\u003eNorken\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNorris\u003c\/strong\u003e retains a distinctive musical voice that has continued to deepen in stature over the years since the album’s initial release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with the brief intro cut ‘Fern 2’, the album slides into the dreamlike groove of ‘Memories’, where rich, resonant chords wrap around cool, galactic-sounding synths and a compelling bass undertow. On ‘It Might Have Been Rain’, that signature bass texture again propels a luxuriant mid-tempo rhythm, while \u003cstrong\u003eNorken\u003c\/strong\u003e layers in hypnotic washes of string-like synths, gentle electronic pulses, and the brief murmur of a vocal, across seven-plus immersive minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVocal textures, often subtly looped and distorted, also add a distinctive depth and personality to tracks like ‘Eastern Soul’ and ‘Here’. Throughout the album, there’s a feeling of intricate microcosms unfurling, as \u003cstrong\u003eNorken\u003c\/strong\u003e coaxes a myriad of contemplative moods and emotions from his machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether shaping the smooth, lulling ambient gauze of ‘Ty Canol’, or letting the kaleidoscopic, dancefloor-leaning drive of ‘Audic Strable’ loose like a coiled spring, \u003cem\u003eOur Memories Of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e presents the singular voice of an artist whose innovative contribution to UK electronic music has only become heightened with the passing of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hydrogen Dukebox","offers":[{"title":"White LPx2","offer_id":50940506636619,"sku":"2230669","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Norken_-_Our_Memories_of_Winter_-_DUKE164DJV_-_Packshot_24b0664e_thumbnail_4.png?v=1733479637"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/norken.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}