Sweden’s Ludvig Cimbrelius aka Alveol has been developing a catalog of beautifully expressive electronic compositions for over a decade. With Alveol’s third full-length album, the long-awaited Every Now is a New Beginning, he delivers a body of work that moves us into new worlds of sound and thought. The title makes a clear statement – this is an album about letting go of past limitations, fearlessly embracing the present moment and reshaping the future. Alveol’s productions push the boundaries of house and techno through a diverse array of sonic textures, allowing for deep travels into the inner cosmos, be it at home or in the club. Always reaching for new combinations of sounds, Alveol sees his musical creations as vibrational vessels to more expansive states of being.
Here’s a sneek peak at one of the tracks, I’ve heard the full album and trust me, it’s pure quality throughout.
‘Every Now Is A New Beginning’ is released 12th December 2014 via the Noisy Meditation label, on limited edition CD (100 copies) and digital download.
Preorder on Bandcamp
Alveol and Dewtone team up to bring you ‘No Point In Holding On’……come on you know this is not going to disappoint. I cant remember the last time i heard something bad come out of either of these names.
This album has the trademark ‘Alveol’ sound that I have grown to love, lush pads and chords matched with melodic rhythms and percussion not often heard in dub techno/deep house. It all comes together to create a sound that’s like a breath of fresh air, smooth and clean.
Tracklist
1.Illusions Without Identity
2.Cinder
3. Undo
4. Unravel
5. Empty Heart
6. Small Pieces
7. No Point In Holding On
8. No Point In Holding On (Dub Version)
Too many things can be said about one of our label’s main artist – nikosf.
During the last 2 years since his first introduction on our label, we have had a massive response to his music from people around the globe, especially on his debut vinyl release ‘Seasons & Circles’ on our physical label Deeper Meaning.
Nikos is back with his remixed version of his previously released on Etoka ‘Remembrance EP’, introducing four exceptionally deep reworks.
Among the artist who participated in this project we are happy to welcome two new fascinating artist on our label roster. Lazzich, known for his analogue dub sounds on Pro-Tez, Electronica, and Alveol, who is a regular artist on such labels as Dewtone and Mule.
The pack also includes a remake by one of the labels veterans, Verano, and a remix by Nikosf. himself.
We hope you will enjoy our new music project & many thanks for your support!
My favourite track(s) from the EP? – Sensual Colours (nikosf. End Of Summer Colours Mix).
Tracklist
1. Gray Morning (Lazzich Remix)
2. More Than Sad (Alveol Remix)
3. More Than Sad (Alveol Bonus Remix) (free)
4. Sensual Colours (nikosf. End Of Summer Colours Mix)
5. Summer Afternoons (Verano Remix)
I recently hit up Kokong with a few questions as I was very excited when I heard some of their tracks on soundcloud and wanted to know more about this project and what we can expect from them in the future.
Kokong is cosmic consciousness expressing itself as:
Ludvig Cimbrelius (Alveol) and Rasmus Alkestrand (Ito Oto)
Kokong
How did you both meet?
As all roads seem to cross eventually, so did mine and Ludvigs in Malmö, Sweden. Back in 2009 or something both he and I was booked for an outdoor event in a park – but playing in different constellations.
Some time later I was starting up a small diy-label for experimental and ambient music, called Eter Records. I decided to do a trilogy compilation about the transformation through death into life and some of Ludvigs shimmering, all-is-bliss type of work he has done as Purl and Alveol would be essential to the first release.
He came over to my loft in the middle of nowhere (the swedish countryside) and from there we started a very beautiful and inspiring journey in music and life together.
But Kokong was actually formed back in 2010 when we spent 5 months travelling through south India. Ludvig brought a small laptop, a microphone and zoom H4 recorder and we did quite a lot of field recordings, ashrams, weird peacocks and other type of soundscapes found through our travels in India.
How do you think you compliment each other when making these tracks?
We are very different, but still very alike. I think our differences, both in life and in making music, helps us connect on a deeper level.
Ludvig is very professional and effective. And he also has the ability to work on one track at a time. For hours/days/weeks…I usually send him some material, come over, make some pads and stabs, maybe play a bit of flute and sitar and then watch the magic happen while eating nuts and fine chocolate.
When we are doing new material for Kokong (which is the swedish word for Cocoon), it happens in Ludvigs 10 square-meter cottage in the forest, so the experience is very powerful and suits the name fantastically. Two or three days together, in a really small space, eating some really good food and making some really good music.
Future plans for the project?
There are some ideas of putting together a live show where we play Kokong material but in a more improvised form together with the instruments we use, such as Indian tabla drums, guitars, kalimbas, live drum set, flute, sitar and electronics.
Any upcoming releases to wish to share with us?
We have an EP coming out on Avant Roots, run by the very friendly Pablo Bolivar, I think it will also feature a remix from Dactilar.
As some of you may already know, I set up my own net label earlier in the year with the aim to release dub techno and similar deep music. Well I’m happy to announce the first release from is now available for download!
The first release from Drift Deeper Recordings is a mixture of the music I love, a bit of dub techno, deep house, dub ambient all mixed into one amazing compilation.
The reason I chose to do a release like this is explained in the EP title ‘A taste of things to come’. I wanted to find a wide range of tracks that I love and want to help promote to give you an idea of what you can expect in the future from Drift Deeper. If you like tracks on this first release then you are going to love our future releases too.
I want to thanks all the artists who helped create this release. I’m very proud of this first release and it would not have existed without all these talented people.
Please share this music if you like it.
Tracklist
1. gnldr & prplx – 1o3
2. eR – Elasticity
3. Fearfields – Until Into Night
4. From the Two – Somna Ein
5. a.mayer – cut.00001
6. Kogyo – Aquatic
7. Lingua Lustra – Sundays River
8. Rdei – Fog
9. Volunteer – Lazy River
10. TicK – Midnight Train
11. Textural Being – Magical Tape Loop 2
12. Alveol – Naiades
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