Henning Christiansen
We can’t get enough of the Institute for Danish Sound Archaeology. Since launching in 2017, uncovering and releasing astounding artifacts of historical Danish electronic music and sound art, they’ve rapidly become one of our favourite imprints working in the landscape today. With visionary releases by Knud Viktor, Lene Adler Petersen, Per Nørgård, Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, Bent Lorentzen, and others, they’ve continuously taken great strides toward reforming the broad understanding of Denmark’s contribution to the fields of experimental sound.
Now they return with a remarkable double LP of never before released tape-works - Peter der Große and Gudbrandsdal - by one the most important Danish artists of all, Henning Christiansen. A stunning world of sound, entirely its own, and as historically important as they come, this can’t be missed.
Bearing forth an entirely singular world of heavy atmospheric tone, both Peter der Große op. 174 and Gudbrandsdal op. 178 are set in a largely electronic sound world – something quite unprecedented in regard to Henning Christiansen’s extensive and many-faceted oeuvre, now issued for the very first time. Opening an incredible and rare window into a rarely heard territory of his work, both are as historically important as they come.
Issued as a double 180g LP + digital, with all the love and care for which Institute for Danish Sound Archaeology has become known - and housed in reverse-printed gatefold cover - it includes Christiansen’s hand drawn scores for Gudbrandsdal, notes for the six parts of Peter der Große, as well as a text by curator Magnus Kaslov.
Easily one of the early contenders for the best releases of 2020.
