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An idea connected to a concept developed by anthropologist Anna Tsing, The Creek And the Carving is a metaphor taken out of its original context and thus deprived of its original wisdom. Making no claim to profundity, I simply like the imagery it provokes in me. Having my personal little interpretation, the name is supposed to work as a broad metaphor to be filled with meaning in similarity to Strange Light Music. Musically, the songs were picked to deviate from those of its predecessor; shorter, more pop-friendly whilst keeping the progressive dimensions. Read more about the making of TCATC.
The Creek And the Carving was released on April 20, 2016 on the Strange Light Music label.
Credits:
Kristofer Axén – Voice, Guitars, Mandolin, Bass, Piano, Nord Electro, Additional shakers
Poul Amaliel – Drums, percussion and shakers
Ninotchka – Voice and harmonica
Josefin Peters – Electric Wind Instrument
Sebastian Ring – Vibraphone and congas
Isabelle Andö – Violins
Malin Ahlberg -Hammond Organ
Lisa Eriksson – Accordion
Introducing the choir En Raksup, singing in drunken disorder on “I’m Certain (intermission)”: Iryna Crawford, Wes-Lee Crawford, Ellinor Marcelo, Marvin Marcelo, Kyma Morera, Patrick Cody, Jeremy Marcelo, Anki Axén, Peter Axén.
Recorded at Stable Studios, Eastman Studios (Stockholm), in my studio appartment in Solna and at Huseberg, Tjörn.
Written, recorded, produced and arranged by Kristofer Axén. Mix, recording and assistant production by Poul Amaliel. Assistant production and recording by Nina Ingemarsdotter. Mastered by Simeon Pappinen Hillert.
Cover and sleeve design by Richard G. Lindström and photographs by Nina Ingemarsdotter and Kristofer Axén.
Said about the album
“An interesting, thoughtful and well written album which has a lovely attention to detail, and continues to grow on me the more I give it chance.
(The album) proves that you can be original sounding using a fairly conventional set up of instruments.”
Andy Wors – Nordic Music Review (8/10)
“Now, listening to Marked On a Brick, let the beautiful and melodious voice, accompanied by exquisite and engaging vocal and instrumental arrangements, take you through captivating, ingeniously elaborate boreal soundscapes, where magic twists await you (Beatlesque and progressive); All of it sprinkled with suggestive and introspective lyrics (…) Balsamic and uplifting effect guaranteed.”
Rock Gardener – Rooted Sounds
Kristofer Axén 