«TAIGA»
Maksimal records
April 30th, 2017
The record is inspired by Werner Herzogs wonderful documentary "Happy People" following the lives of the people of Bakhta in northern Russia. Their lives which are on the brink of death every single day due to the harsh climate and limited food supply had a profound effect on me and was something I can definitely relate to. The wonderful footage of the Taiga forrest was a particular inspiration and is of course the source for the title of the record.
A majority of the tracks feature my field recordings from nothern Norway, as far as Tromsø and Vannøya. Parts of the recordings were also recorded in Ålesund, my childhood home as well as more recordings from Bergen and various spots in and around Oslo. I used my own field recordings, loop machines, delay, convultion reverb and drum machines during the recordings process.