FJORDNE
Based in Tokyo, FJORDNE is the solo project of Fujimoto Shunichiro (b.1980). Focused on two concepts, “sound texture” and “twisted time”, he utilises an array of acoustic instruments and transforms his sounds into a new time span using the laptop computer.
Within a year in 2008, FJORDNE released 3 albums ”UNMOVING” (u-cover, Belgium), “The Last 3 Days of Time” (Dynamophone Records, USA) and “Stories apart from the world” (Ryoondo Tea, Japan), This was followed by another EP “light passes on through a layer” (SEM label, France) before his fourth album “The Setting Sun” (Kitchen. Label) was released in August 2009. “The Setting Sun” has received critical acclaim and was selected by The Silent Ballet and Textura in their top albums of 2009 list, with the reviewers touting it as
Within a year in 2008, FJORDNE released 3 albums ”UNMOVING” (u-cover, Belgium), “The Last 3 Days of Time” (Dynamophone Records, USA) and “Stories apart from the world” (Ryoondo Tea, Japan), This was followed by another EP “light passes on through a layer” (SEM label, France) before his fourth album “The Setting Sun” (Kitchen. Label) was released in August 2009. “The Setting Sun” has received critical acclaim and was selected by The Silent Ballet and Textura in their top albums of 2009 list, with the reviewers touting it as
“a touchstone in modern ambient music”. FJORDNE was also featured in “Scenery of Sound”, a compilation from the “Ambient Music 1960-2010″ anthology book.
FJORDNE has provided remixes and collaborated with Pjusk (12K), Pawn, Flica, con_cetta (Moteer) among others. Apart from FJORDNE, he is also involved in several side projects including Fhenomina, Starke and Fraet. He has released albums under these monikers for Novel Sounds (Japan), mu-nest (Malaysia) and Benbecula / Mineral Series (UK) respectively.
His 5th album “Charles Rendition” will be released by Kitchen. Label in Spring 2011.
FJORDNE has provided remixes and collaborated with Pjusk (12K), Pawn, Flica, con_cetta (Moteer) among others. Apart from FJORDNE, he is also involved in several side projects including Fhenomina, Starke and Fraet. He has released albums under these monikers for Novel Sounds (Japan), mu-nest (Malaysia) and Benbecula / Mineral Series (UK) respectively.
His 5th album “Charles Rendition” will be released by Kitchen. Label in Spring 2011.
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