APF @ Les Trinitaires, Metz (F)
Timber And Modern Ways, 2009 (Knoppar)
Two years after their eponymous debut, the experimental folk duo A Perfect
Friend is back with the new album TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS, After a happy
divorce from their previous label, the new album will be released via Knoppar late 2009. C-J Larsgården and Thomas Jonsson have indeed finetuned their expression during the last years and found a dense balance between the catchy and the experimental, between noise and ambience. Compared to their 2007 debut, TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS though noticable progress and increased density, still features APF's patented trademarks of long notes, minimalistic guitar and pianos, their silent pop nerve, the field recordings, Larsgården's sonic landscapes and Jonsson's vocals. APF mixes the neu-folk feeling of stuff like
Akron/Family, Bon Iver and early Cat Power with the one of experimental
and ambient acts such as Fennesz, Mogwai and Panda Bear.
The album's ten tracks have been picked from a number of recording
sessions made in different locations; in different apartments, a wooden
cabin and a hotel room. The track list includes the warm soothing
electronics of MAPLE and TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS, the dark folk tune BRANCH FEVER, the upbeaty ONION, folkpoppy SAIL THE SOIL (featuring Emma Sarius), the dystopic THE ARTIFICIAL LUNG and the sound collage of PONTOON.
During the last few years, C-J has been busy releasing numerous cds with
his drone-metal solo project ONDO as well as being active in projects,
bands and collaborations such as Pacta, Kane, Larsgården/Rowenta and
Yrsel. Thomas has toured frequently all over Europe on his latest album
The Lake Acts Like an Ocean as indie/folk-alias Thomas Denver Jonsson. He
is currently finishing the recordings of a conceptual album about polar
expeditions.
Live @ Cimatics07, Brussels BE (90 sec)
TIMBER AND MODERN WAYS OUT ON DIGITAL PRE-RELEASE OCT 1st
Timber and Modern Ways, the second album of A Perfect Friend, the indietronic
duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson & C-J Larsgården will soon be available on I-tunes,
Spotify and in a limited cd edition. October 1st though it's made public on the label
KNOPPAR's web-shop. Only 5 pounds for the whole album. The friend lives again!!
Timber And Modern Ways (KNOPPAR, 2009)
01. Inside The Walls
02. Onion
03. The Artificial Lung
04. Sail The Soil (feat. Emma Sarius)
05. Branch Fever
06. Pontoon
07. Maple
08. Timber and Modern Ways
09. Post Rock
10. Matro
APF's DEBUT ALBUM STILL AVAILABLE
"A Perfect Friend" (CD, 2007, Stilll )
Songs:
1. Rush Hour (2:33)
2. APF (3:27)
3. When the Temperature is rising(13:27)
4. Tdr Tdr Tdr ( 2:33)
5. Welcome Aboard (5:02)
6. Picture (9:33)
7. Strings of Hayden (3:20)
8. Jari Huotari (6:51)
Their debut album album was recorded early summer 2006, partly inside the studio, partly outside on numerous field recording excursions. The result is eight songs, from psychedelic folk tunes to deep suggestive electronica, a 45 minute indietronic experience. Sweet pop melodies, purring cats, quacking ducks, glockenspiel and finger picked guitar are streaming through warm layers of organic and electronic sounds.
press:
****
"[APF] is indeed exactly; A Perfect Friend /./ Melodica-
drone made in heaven"
- De:Bug 114 July 07 (DE)
"El resultade, un disco magico /./ Casi perfecto"
("The result, a magic cd /./ almost perfect")
- Suburban Lab (ES)
"Like two perfectly boiled eggs"
- NWT (S)
Pick of the week
-P*dis (JP) (Japanese Distributor)
contact:
info[at]pactasuntservanda[dot]se (cj)
www.pactasuntservanda.se
www.myspace.com/pactasuntservanda
info[at]thomasdenver[dot]com (thomas)
www.thomasdenver.com
www.myspace.com/thomasdenverjonsson
