Wøllo & Wöstheinrich - Arcadia Borealis

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Artists:		Erik Wøllo, Centrozoon, The Redundant Rocker, Bernhard Wöstheinrich, Wøllo & Wöstheinrich
Album:		Arcadia Borealis

Released by:		DiN
Year:		2009

Nr. of discs:		1
Nr. of tracks:		12
Total playtime:		01:03:23

Track list

1. The Wayfarers

2. Exploration

3. Solar Wind

4. White Sea

5. Airship

6. Terrestrial Magnetism

7. Nautilus

8. Midnight Sun

9. Mirror Image

10. Hemisphere Nord

11. Polaris

12. Decampment To Arcadia

Artists: Erik Wøllo, Centrozoon, The Redundant Rocker, Bernhard Wöstheinrich, Wøllo & Wöstheinrich
Album: Arcadia Borealis

Genres: Experimental, Ambient, Abstract electronic, Melodic ambient

DiN has always offered the opportunity for diverse artists to form interesting and unexpected collaborations. Bernhard Wöstheinrich has certainly endorsed that ethos with four DiN releases to date. On Arcadia Borealis Bernhard is joined by Norwegian ambient artist Erik Wøllo. Although this is Erik's first DiN outing he is well known internationally, having released many acclaimed albums on labels such as Spotted Peccary and Origo Sound, and having collaborated before with well known artists such as Steve Roach. Indeed it was at a music festival in The Netherlands where Erik and Bernhard first met which coincidentally had DiN label boss Ian Boddy playing on the same bill.

The basic premise for the music on Arcadia Borealis was to look at the 18th Century when Artic explorers were like the Apollo astronauts of their time. Venturing into the great unknown with the real possibility of never returning home. A time when the books of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells were setting the tone for the scientific advances that were still to come. Thus the album takes the listener on a journey into new and unexplored lands inspired by the landscapes and weather prevalant in Wøllo's Norwegian homeland.

The 12 tracks cover a range of atmospheres with many environmental sounds providing an aural backdrop over which Wöstheinrich creates his characteristic organic, evolving rhythms. Wøllo is well known for the melodic element of his work and he weaves beautiful, beguiling melodies that rise and fall like the seas those early explorers would have sailed upon. At times the music has an austere simplicity reminiscent of Wøllo's Norwegian compatriot Biosphere and certainly each track paints a sonic picture that the listener can absorb themselves in.

Review extracts:

Chuck van Zyl / Star's End: "The musical arc of this CD moves from curiously beautiful on the opening tracks to beautifully curious on the closing few. Each of the 12 pieces is fully formed and thoughtful [...] An intriguing listening experience, Arcadia Borealis benefits from great conceptualization, arranging and musicianship. Together this duo pulls off their first collaboration with startling brilliance."

Boomkat: "Wøllo and Wösteinrich devise sonic atmospheres designed to evoke the sense of wonderment and trepidation of a polar environment as would have been experienced by 18th century explorers. The ultimate effect of these sound designs is a generally very favourable one, offering plenty of density and texture to immerse yourself in..."