{"id":27676,"date":"2023-10-03T03:44:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=27676"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:23:27","slug":"pro00411","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/product\/pro00411\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik W\u00f8llo: Cloud of Strings (CD \/ Digital)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album= 2973608422\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless> <a href=\"https:\/\/projektrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/cloud-of-strings\">Cloud of Strings\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"hideme\">\n1 Rainshine<br \/>\n2 Windsong<br \/>\n3 Avalon<br \/>\n4 Cloud of Strings<br \/>\n5 From Ground to Sky<br \/>\n6 Ruralis<br \/>\n7 Motion Picture<br \/>\n8 Ecotopia<br \/>\n9 Memory Ocean<br \/>\n10 Interlude Duet<br \/>\n11 End of an Era<br \/>\n12 Snowfall <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><CENTER><\/p>\n<table width=\u201c400\" bgcolor=\"dacdcd\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"font-size:10px;\">Purchase in Europe for fast, inexpensive shipping:<br \/>\n <img src=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-Europe-1.png width=350><br \/>\nInformation in English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/projekt-europe-webstore\/\">here<\/a>. Click to order <a href=\"https:\/\/deejaydead.de\/en\/erik-wollo-cloud-of-strings-limited-cd-digipack-2023-voe-06-10\" target=\"BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:10px;\">Purchase in England for fast, inexpensive shipping:<br \/>\n<a HREF=\"https:\/\/www.littleuniversemusic.co.uk\/projekt\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img src=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-UK-400.png width=290 border=0><\/A><br \/>\nClick to order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleuniversemusic.co.uk\/product-page\/erik-w%C3%B8llo-cloud-of-strings-cd\" target=\"BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CD<\/a>.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><BR><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color:red;\">Limited edition of 500<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"410\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQj8lsn5m6A?si=1rHzyqKCvevWuiNy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"410\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A7uhrA_FFq0?si=i5VIZccU2bckAndw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/CENTER><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/expose.org\/index.php\/articles\/display\/erik-wollo-cloud-of-strings-3.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Expos\u00e9<\/a>: &quot;The moody ambient and introspective style of his more recent work (\u2026) is accomplished mostly with acoustic and electric guitars (and gobs of studio reverb and echo) (\u2026) certainly a refreshing turn that opens a new page in the W\u00f8llo canon. So many of the dozen tracks here are just dripping with elegance and beauty, like \u201cEcotopia,\u201d \u201cMemory Ocean,\u201d or the title track for example, feature many layers of guitars in their native state, sometimes with complimentary effects, eBow, and studio processing, all in service to the melody and contemplative spirit that moves everything forward with grace.&quot; -Peter Thelen<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starsend.org\/CloudOfStrings.html?fbclid=IwAR3UUTYixY2AOwxTNOSpHLcN1sI2uWDK8ICjEIRro28344eto4twAcwSDUs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star&#8217;s End<\/a>: &quot;The twelve tracks that make up <strong>Cloud of Strings<\/strong> are each reaching for perfection &#8211; on the six string vibrations sounding out a musical vision. (\u2026) Though polished and sure <strong>Cloud of Strings<\/strong> is full of heart and wild touches. (\u2026) This music is like the sharing of a secret &#8211; the secret things Erik W\u00f8llo knows about the world, and has figured out how to tell us using his acoustic guitar.&quot; -Chuck van Zyl<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sequenzerwelten.de\/z_wollo.html?fbclid=IwAR3uxkAM1U9w_F7bl6YHY0l8sF5YYRoJnkm6EF3e-Fb9zb1a0apoEUHeHQw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sequenzer Welten<\/a>: &quot;This album is an absolute &#8216;must have&#8217; and should not be missing from any EM collection.&quot;<\/h4>\n<p><BR>After many years and many electronic music albums, Norway\u2019s Erik W\u00f8llo returns home, in a sense, on <strong>Cloud of Strings<\/strong>. Created on an assemblage of acoustic guitars, his 14th Projekt solo album sees W\u00f8llo explore the instrument he first loved. It\u2019s an album of twelve melodic moods \u2014 an intimate collection showcasing a fresh perspective on W\u00f8llo&#8217;s artistic range and versatility. <\/p>\n<p><BR>With reflections of his two previous guitar-music albums \u2014 <strong>Guitar Nova<\/strong> (1998) and <strong>Blue Sky, Red Guitars<\/strong> (2004) \u2014 W\u00f8llo imaginatively combines intricate finger picking patterns and sweet-sounding melodies with dreamy and enchanting compositions often enhanced with extensive use of the EBow and slide. The guitars sometimes meet with the Finnish Kantele and other stringed instruments as well as percussion from hand drums, shakers and triangles.<\/p>\n<p><BR>\u201cEverything you hear,\u201d Erik says, \u201cis acoustic; there were no synthesizers used on this album. Lately I\u2019ve felt the urge to further explore my relationship with the acoustic guitar. Recording <strong>Cloud of Strings<\/strong> was a chance to rediscover this instrument and its cousins using all my experience from working with electronic music for the last 40 years. When I was younger, I was the kid who sat in his bedroom all the time obsessed with rehearsing 10 hours a day. My plan was to study to be a classical musician. A few ideas from those times \u2014 when I still was in high school \u2014 made their way onto the album. For example \u2018Interlude Duet\u2019 was actually composed in 1978. I wanted to see how these elements would emerge in 2023 with a focus on multitrack layering with all the nuanced dynamics that is so natural within the strings.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><BR>Erik continues, \u201cMy earlier acoustic guitar albums were well-received by critics and the fans. Reviews noted their elegant and poignant sound rich in depth with a lot of texture and ambient flavor. Moving forwards from there, on this album I blend emotive themes with distinctive rhythmic patterns and complex sonic layers of drone textures. Utilizing studio techniques like bowing the strings with added effects and employing more unconventional objects resulted in expansive shimmering atmospheric and ethereal tones. Applying this instrument\u2019s abilities within a broader musical context uncovers the warm resonance and rich natural tonal qualities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><BR>Each track reflects this focus, carefully forming a strong unity of twelve movements. The opening \u201cRainshine\u201d is a familiar W\u00f8llo-style mood: EBow tones hovering over a dark atmospheric drone. \u201cWindsong\u201d has strong and memorable iridescent phrases beautifully performed with understated and minimal harmonic movements drifting in place with extensive use of repetition. \u201cAvalon,\u201d \u201cFrom Ground to Sky&#8221; and \u201cMotion Picture&#8221; are all rhythmic pieces composed with a few tonal phrases and motifs combined with various percussion patterns. A gentle mosaic mixes the earthly and the celestial. \u201cEcotopia\u201d with glassy 12-string themes and \u201cEnd of an Era,&#8221; built upon long soaring EBow tones, are slow drifting enigmatic compositions whose melancholy seems to tell a dreamlike story. \u201cRuralis\u201d and \u201cInterlude Duet&#8221; are chamber music-like where Erik plays duets with himself. There are free-form pieces like the title track performed on two Kanteles and bowed guitars. \u201cSnowfall\u201d ends the album with a cascade of layered arpeggios including repeating elements from the first track\u2019s EBow theme.<\/p>\n<p><BR>After albums primarily created with electronic instruments, <strong>Cloud of Strings<\/strong> is a sparkling change of pace. W\u00f8llo masterfully manipulates the strings with elevated clouds of dulcet layered sound. 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