{"product_id":"electric-element","title":"Electric Element","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElectric Element\u003c\/strong\u003e is an unreleased electronic\/jazz masterpiece from two titans of jazz and experimentation: \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Surman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKarin Krog\u003c\/strong\u003e. This album is something truly special, a blend of madness and genius that will blow your mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was sent to me by \u003cstrong\u003eKarin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn\u003c\/strong\u003e after I inquired if they had any unreleased material, and I was absolutely floored by what I heard. \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Surman\u003c\/strong\u003e himself had this to say about the album: \"\u003cem\u003eBack in 2012\/13, there were talks about a grand futuristic open-air urban dance\/theatre production involving 80\/100 actors\/dancers, lasers, and lighting effects on different stages. I was invited to be a part of it, along with Ben and Karin. We started working on ideas, with a vision of combining live music and electronica.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Unfortunately, the project never came to fruition due to lack of funding and complexity. The recorded music we created for it sat untouched until Johnny Trunk approached \u003cstrong\u003eKarin\u003c\/strong\u003e about releasing it, and that's how \u003cem\u003eElectric Element\u003c\/em\u003e finally found a home.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was born out of collaborative, improvisational sessions over a few days in the winter of 2013 at \u003cstrong\u003eKarin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn\u003c\/strong\u003e's studio in Oslo, Norway. \u003cstrong\u003eBen\u003c\/strong\u003e, who worked on mixing and post-processing, used contemporary digital signal processing techniques to introduce his own aesthetic into the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a fascinating mix of organic and artificial sound sources that will captivate any listener. For fans interested in the equipment used, \u003cstrong\u003eKarin\u003c\/strong\u003e utilized a Yamaha Rex50 f\/x unit, a Roland VT-3 Voice Transformer, and an Oberheim Ring Modulator, while \u003cstrong\u003eJohn\u003c\/strong\u003e played Bass Clarinet and Contrabass Clarinet through various f\/x units and a Yamaha WX5 wind synth. \u003cstrong\u003eBen\u003c\/strong\u003e also processed all instruments and vocals through his equipment, adding to the unique sound of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trunk","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51996021162315,"sku":"R6970-1911","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/A10341T000009KP4GE_T115867917860054.jpg?v=1749292465","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/electric-element","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}