Phonophani

originally released in 1998 as a limited edition (500 only) on biosphere's biophon label. a breath of fresh air at the time, this excellent debut from phonophani still stands as one of the very best electronica albums ever released in norway. well crafted and full of ideas and original turns, it has a rare timeless quality that makes it sound as fresh today as it did back then. it's difficult to come up with comparisons, but certain aspects of alog and boards of canada can serve as references. this issue includes three bonus tracks from the same period.phonophani is multi-instrumentalist and digital electronics expert espen sommer eide. born in 1972 in oslo, but now based in bergen, sommer eide has been playing music in one form or another since childhood; for the last decade his priority has been computer music. he also holds a university degree in philosophy. as phonophani he has released two albums on rune grammofon, 'genetic engineering' (2001) and 'oak or rock' (2004), and as one half of alog the albums 'red shift swing' (1999), 'duck-rabitt' (2001) and 'miniatures' (2005), the last one being awarded our first norwegian grammy. on rune grammofon