Away, by Rumpistol

Away

by Rumpistol

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fjoggedelic1969 Another gem from the Danish master of soundscapes and moods.

Thomas Filepp Beautiful and subtle, but full of all sorts of surprises. Favorite track: A Dream.

Rasmus Holmalahti Rumpistol doesn't disappoint. Just doesn't. Favorite track: Atacama.

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Artwork by Zeloot. Shrink wrapped and signed by the artist.
Includes all the tracks below - also the Kelpe remix.
Cut at 45 rpm at Optimal in Germany.

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1.	A Dream 01:59	buy track
2.	A Town 05:37	buy track
3.	Away 03:29	buy track
4.	Amnesia 04:29	buy track
5.	Asleep 06:13	buy track
6.	Awake 05:03	buy track
7.	A Glance 04:35	buy track
8.	Amar 04:12	buy track
9.	A Fall 05:02	buy track
10.	Adrift 05:13	buy track
11.	Allahabad 04:11	buy track
12.	Atacama 06:34	buy track
13.	Asleep (Kelpe Remix) 05:14

about

Rumpistol's 5th full album is called "Away" and references, among other things, the isolation, absence and loss that comes with the creative process, but also the privilege of being able to disappear into another world and be 100% present in the music.

After Rumpistol's recent collaborations with vocalists Red Baron (The album "Floating" released on Project Mooncircle in 2012) and John LaMonica (the It's Everywhere EP from 2013), he now returns with another step forward in the outgoing direction while acknowledging the finest moments of his earlier instrumental releases too. This is especially heard in the strong focus on detail and the choice of acoustic instruments as a fixed companion to the electronic machinery.
The album features American singer/songwriter John LaMonica, LA-residing Red Baron and Katerine Mills-Rymer of OOFJ.

The title "Away" was chosen because many of the tracks on the album obviously deals with absence and the many ways to get lost or to disappear into something else. Whether existentially or in the escapist sense - to be on the run from something or to be heading somewhere unknown – a driving force that Rumpistol has often mentioned in relation to his creative process.

"Everyone knows what it means to be absent, or the unpleasant and almost humiliating feeling it can be to be around absent minded people. Paradoxically, absence usually springs from a total presence. So when you're 100% absorbed in one thing then you tend to forget everything else around you. This is the zone I enter when I work alone with my music " Rumpistol explains.

Like most electronic musicians and composers Rumpistol has always worked alone, so the isolation is a basic condition requiring a certain personality, which some might perceive as introverted or even nerdy.
Rumpistol's great devotion to analogue sounds shows a passion which some might find kooky too. A passion for deliberately squashed cassette tapes, reel-to-reels, crackling vinyl and vintage synthesizers from before the digital age, where sounds were designed from scratch - slowly with patience and good craftsmanship.
This analogue element mixed with Rumpistols bitter-sweet compositions and subtle use of children's voices evokes a feeling of nostalgia, where washed-out memories of childhood comes alive. Like on the first single "Asleep" which features elements of an old Danish childrens song or "Adrift" where Rumpistol samples a recording of himself as a child.

The title track (a duet between Red Baron & Katherine Mills Rymer of OOFJ) as well as the track "A Fall" brings the subject of struggling relationships to the table, while the majestic closer "Atacama" feat. John LaMonica sees absence in a much larger universal perspective, taking inspiration from Guzmans documentary ”Nostalgia For The Light”.

With elements from juke, ambient, house, IDM & drum’n’bass, "Away" elegantly summarizes Rumpistol ability to produce highly elaborate and genre crossing electronic music, that still bears a human face, while integrating sonic details with microscopic precision, that can only be made possible by many hours - days - even months of strenuous work in the studio.

It’s an ability that has gained love from critics & DJs alike, from BBC’s legendary John Peel to French techno star Laurent Garnier and Om Unit, and has brought him to venues like Boiler Room UK and MUTEK Montreal.

PRESS:
”Record of the Month” on Radio Eins Elektrobeats (DE).

credits

released February 17, 2014

Written & produced by Jens Berents Christiansen
Except 12: lyrics by John LaMonica.
Vocalists:
3: Katherine Mills Rymer.
3, 4 & 9: Red Baron.
12: John LaMonica.
Saw on 3: Povl Kristian Mortensen.
Mastered By Antony Ryan.
Artwork by Zeloot.
Typography by Torsten Lindsøe Andersen.
© 2014 Rump Recordings
Made in Europe 2014
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Supported by DJBFA

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about

Rump Recordings Copenhagen, Denmark

Rump Recordings was founded by Jens Berents Christiansen in Copenhagen in 2003 with an aim to release uncompromising electronic and electro-acoustic music.
The label does not attempt to focus solely on one genre but prefers to zoom in on the un-categorizable fields that emerge when artists start to experiment and push the existing boundaries of music. ... more

discography

There There (Sieren Remix)

Jun 2021
(There is no) There There

Jun 2020
Mandala

Apr 2019
Mama Ngoma

Oct 2018
Rumpistol - 15th Anniversary Edition

Sep 2018
Dragon Jenny

May 2018
Masala - Extra Spicy

Mar 2018
Drops Remixes

Jan 2018
Drops

Aug 2017
Masala

Dec 2016
Wahwahwah EP

Sep 2016
Quarquaba EP

Feb 2016
Eyes Open Wide

Jan 2016
Diamonds EP

Feb 2015
Hahaha

Sep 2014
Away Rmxs

Jun 2014
Jolly EP

Apr 2014
Away

Feb 2014
Asleep

Nov 2013
It's Everywhere EP

Jul 2013
Floating Remixes

Apr 2013
Mørk EP (Special Edition)

Mar 2012
Limousine To The Guillotine

Aug 2011
Talk To You EP

May 2011
B Remixes

Jan 2011
B

Oct 2010
Browen

Mar 2010
Sylt Remixes

Jul 2009
Dynamo

Oct 2008
Svartbag

May 2008
Snöleoparden

Mar 2008
Sylt

Nov 2007
Interfoliere EP

Jun 2007
Badun

Mar 2007
God / Fly

Feb 2007
Tempo EP

Jan 2007
IDHAX

Oct 2006
Mere Rum (Special Edition)

Nov 2005
Welcome

Oct 2005
Rump Comp Volume One

Nov 2004
Rumpistol

Jul 2003

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