Picture Music, by André Bratten

Picture Music

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1.	Intro 00:31	buy track
2.	Ballroom 02:51	buy track
3.	Swim 00:51	buy track
4.	NDKCK 03:21	buy track
5.	OR5E 01:16	buy track
6.	Muerte Al Revés 04:44	buy track
7.	Morning 02:07	buy track
8.	1958 00:31	buy track
9.	Picture Music 04:29	buy track
10.	Fold 05:10	buy track
11.	Unfold 04:26	buy track
12.	Jade 02:44	buy track
13.	Evening 02:38	buy track

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Unrestrained by notions of style or genre, there is a distinct air of freedom that permeates Picture Music, the new project from André Bratten.

On what is his fifth album, the electronic visionary didn’t enter the studio with the notion of making a particular type of record. Conversely, it was viewed as an opportunity to simply create – to let the music take over and guide the journey. Bringing together sparse strings, meditative synths, lingering piano chords and fleeting field recordings, the result is a collection of captivating sonic vignettes – deftly assembled into something profound and endearing.

Eschewing the darker, more abrasive elements of most recent LP Silvester, Picture Music features some of Bratten’s most accessible and melodic music to date – a shift in outlook no doubt expedited by the isolation of multiple Covid-19 lockdowns. These minimalist compositions ruminate on how the past two years have forced people to reconsider the concept of “normal life”, as well as the birth of Bratten’s second child – an experience he describes as “like death in reverse”.

The album title is taken from a compilation on the legendary Sky Records, a label that has been an enduring source of inspiration for Bratten along with that of Klaus Schulze's Innovative Communication. But rather than mimicking the work of these electronic luminaries, Picture Music sees him forge his own path: one that uncovers beauty in the simplicities of everyday life.

Norwegian electronic artist André Bratten released his debut album Be A Man You Ant on Prins Thomas’ Full Pupp label in 2013. He has since released three albums on Smalltown Supersound, and more recently produced Cracks, the acclaimed project from avant-garde saxophonist Bendik Giske.

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released June 10, 2022

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André Bratten Oslo, Norway

Norway's André Bratten grew up in Oslo on the border between a bustling city and a dense forest. That juxtaposition has informed his sound as he skillfully imbues cosmic disco with intense cerebral techno.

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Picture Music

Jun 2022
Silvester

Jul 2020
Pax Americana

Jun 2019
Valve

Mar 2017
Gode

Nov 2015
Math Ilium Ion

May 2015

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throbbing pads awash sonorous filigree, syrupy warmth cooled by clangs, bells and deadpan harmonizations, music crisp and somber, like cold water. i admire the missive of sonic b but for me at least, it breaks the continuity of the rest of the tracks. still thrilled to have wax on the way jgladden
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a little jon hassell, maybe a little susumu yokota, but altogether its own thing. warm, humid, dreamlike, captivating — a perfect record for drifting in and out. peter
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