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Smedjan

by Ntogn

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Hypnotic Techno Circle "Smedjan" evokes a tribal gathering around a fire in a Northern cave, and with its distorted grooves and cinematics, it could have been a perfect soundtrack for the subversive "Dead Poets Society". Favorite track: Brokks Eldar.
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GREIM Magnificent and remarkable peace of work always wanted to buy, helped me out many times through hard times and made me smile through good times, distinctive sound, will make my gigs 200% more special. Favorite track: Spott, Blod & Jord.
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Trollslöjd 05:18
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Brokks Eldar 05:31
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Smedjan 06:47
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about

It's been three years since the last chapter of Ntogn's Tome was written and now we're glad to share with you the result of his venture through the recent winter.

'Smedjan' is inspired by the dwarven craftmanship of Norse mythology. It is made completely with organic sounds gathered from, and recorded in, the forests of Bålsta which is rich with northern heritage. Everything you hear is either processed textures of birch wood blocks, layers of a custom made Ukrainian artisan mouth harp or the artist's own voice.

There is no synthesis in this record. The kick drums are made by hitting these pieces of wood against each other with contact microphones. Bass layers are extracted from bark scraping against bark. Hi hats are crafted by recorded fire of the same wood logs burning and ambiance is built from the forests where the trees grew and from the woodshed where the artist chopped the wood during winter to keep his cabin warm. The rhythms and sounds in this shed is what inspired the making of this record.

By shaping these sounds of wood and metal Ntogn strives to create a sonic experience that connects the listener to the the old Norse stories of the dwarven craftsmanship of Svartalfheim. It is they who made the famous trinkets and weapons that empower the gods of Asgård through stories of trickery and despair which has later inspired tales and literature for over a thousand years.

The record has been distilled from material that was meant to become a two-hour live set specifically made for Mo:dem festival which was unfortunately cancelled due to the corona pandemic. It was also the foundation of the artist's thesis at the university of sound design where he made a study of the effects of organic sound on an electronic expression such as techno music. Resulting in something the artist refers to as "wood tech".

Body. Mind. Spirit.

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released September 22, 2020

Produced and mixed by Michel Iseneld
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström

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Tome Bålsta, Sweden

Ntogn is a conceptual electro-acoustic project developed by Hypnus Records' founder and sound design graduate Michel (b. 1988, Sweden). It aims to breath life into a fascination for magic with the use of contemporary and classic sound design techniques. This has resulted in what Resident Advisor's William Lynch describes as "fierce, artistic techno that sounds like little else out there". ... more

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