Browse by Artist: ILAR, ANDERS

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Sworn
Label:	LEVEL RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	LVL 011CD

"The eight new tracks on Sworn have a romantic and sublime feel and combine a wide range of musical styles: you will find sparkling electronica, abstract IDM-ish parts and deep clubby tunes with slices of acid and Chicago house in it. Despite the many different influences the result is a very coherent one as everything is embraced by Ilar's enigmatic and unique haze of sound. On Sworn, undoubtedly one of Ilar's finest works to date, sophistication and blissfulness go hand in hand."

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Nightwidth
Label:	NARITA
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	NRT 002CD

"Anders Ilar's output has spanned a gamut of electronic styles, from the dubwise techno explorations for Echochord, via the blissful ambience of Everdom through to the deeper abstractions of his Audio.nl pieces. Narita's brief as ever was to keep things down, deep and dirty -- Anders has delivered! 'Radius' opens up proceedings with the faintest stutter and a click, the bassdrum finds its balance and the scene is set for some rambunctious darkside techno -- no prisoners here -- just an unremitting dancefloor killer. 'Rourei' is perhaps even more direct, eschewing even the slightest bodyswerve in favour of a punishing four four regime with sub-bass to die for, topped with a spooked soundtrack vapour of trauma and whispers. 'A Day Ago' begins rotating around a subtle thump and a whirling motif which allows harmony and an almighty classic techno riff to land centre stage almost unnoticed, certainly unsuspected. The kind of open-ended melodic figure which has seen droves hammering on the door of Mathew Jonson for tunes -- Ilar here shows us all how it should be done. 'Dawn' allows the customary fourth track cool-down zone for Narita artists tuckered out after the first three tunes -- Ilar summons up something suitably special -- a lighter spun variation on the monsoon squalls of Chain Reaction, yet more bitter than the Cologne pop ambient confections."

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Downhill
Label:	NARITA
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	NRT 010EP

"These four brand new tracks are more examples of twisted minimal techno with funked Detroit bass chords through to glacial Arctic ambient beats, and show off exactly what the man does best. It seems over the last few years the Swedish producer has made a name for himself in this scene, releasing on a number of labels, however Narita is the label that will remain closest to his heart and that will always house his finest tracks. With a glacial style reminiscent of label mate Arctic Hospital (who turns in a killer remix for this 12") or Drexciya at their most delicate, 'Downhill' is sure to cause serious dancefloor tremors worldwide and re-affirm the name Anders Ilar in the minds of the great and the beautiful. Nordic techno and house has been out of the spotlight for too long, on the evidence of these tracks they should soundtrack all our Antarctic escape dreams for the winter months to come."

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Replik
Label:	SHITKATAPULT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	STRIKE 034EP

"Damn Swedes, Shitkatapult gets frosty! 'Replik' is the fitting title this 29 year-old Goeteborger, Anders Ilar, has chosen for his clear gletscher-like winter-techno 12'. Trimmin' up where Edward Scissorhands cut off, Anders seems to be slicing three laissez-faire ice sculptures from Shitkatapult's frigid repertoire. For 'Replik', he finally grabs the ice-pick and carves the name Shitkatapult in big letters up on the shimmering green, iced ceiling of the Skagerak. He does this just in case T.Raumschmiere comes flying through on a wild goose looking for a landing place. The techno bat strikes into the suffocating and echoing surface without sense or hesitation. Fine rips split sound tracks into the depth and hit rock bottom. It's true, northern lights, as them Swedes know, make insomnia a regular occurrence so that depression is met again. Complete pragmatism comes from Sweden and has unveiled itself as a real exported craze in the shape of Abba, furniture, and pornos. The principle is that ideas must work."

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Hydro
Label:	SHITKATAPULT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	STRIKE 042EP

"Anders Ilar is an ol' bastard. First he seduced us with winter-techno and then he gave us a cure in the form of an ambient pill we had to swallow. Now he is packing three completely different tracks onto one 12" for at least 23 dance floors. What's he up to? At least there's DJ fodder for everyone! It is said that freezing to death is peculiarly more pleasant than other fatalities. As if kissed by the Schneekönigin herself, one sinks into self-loathing with 'Hydro' and gets drunk by the hydrostatic depths of the frozen soul-mometer. White cotton-ball harmonies float, suppressed and held by a short line, to the naturally glossed waves of bass-strings made of elk organs as thick as an arm, which simulate osmotic melodies out and about. One used to call it Trance but we hate this word because it was terribly overdone. So we'll take this opportunity to call it Trans: Transporter-Musik."

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Ludwijka (Extended Visit)
Label:	SHITKATAPULT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	STRIKE 082CD

This is the fifth full-length release from Sweden's infamous electronic producer, Anders Ilar. Ludwijka (Extended Visit) is an extended version of a small vinyl edition formerly released on Merck Records -- and a wonderful musical trip through dark, but warm territory. Besides the tracks on the original vinyl EP you will find on this CD a 19-minute monster bonus track masterpiece. As planned by Mr. Ilar, this CD does not offer any silence, any break between the tracks, any 3-minute thinking or any deejay friendliness. It's an intense and extended visit into Anders Ilar's world and history -- a sonic rendering of his hometown of Ludvika. As Anders himself describes: "...for the tracks here I used a lot of sounds that I found on old tapes from my childhood ('77-'79) singing and talking and playing the piano or just making noises. So all the little voices you can hear in there are actually me. Then I made some new recordings last year -- I recorded more piano, and I asked my father to play a few tones on his old trumpet. Also some noises from the cat were used. The crow calling was provided to me by Swedish radio for a remix project, and some other bird sounds were found on the Internet. And musically, it's probably inspired by all the music I've listened to over the years. So you see, it's a very personal album for me."

Artist:	ILAR, ANDERS
Title:	Stories Of Old
Label:	YARD REC
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	YARD 002CD

"These tracks are handpicked and sequenced by Anders & label owner, Yard. Focusing on deeper tracks, drawn together by their mystical nature. Deep introspective cuts such as 'Arcturus' and 'Heliopause' are put back-to-back to dancefloor destroyers such as 'Cries of the Wilderness.' The highlight track, 'Unconditional Surrender,' is given the remix treatment by two contemporaries: Fabric & Global Underground star Adam Johnson & Yard, contribute beat workouts that are honed to dancefloor perfection. Stories Of Old finds Anders Ilar in a deep mood, discovering unturned rocks and ancient melodies that harken back to the halcyon days of electronica and techno itself."

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