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  • One hundred fifty-five

    NSRD009

    Artist: Ljudbilden & Piloten

    Label: AA/Nosordo

    Composed and performed by Kristofer Ström.
    Recorded and mixed between 2005–07 in Malmö, Sweden.

    We are thrilled to present “One hundred fifty-five”, the latest release from award-winning illustrator, animator, and musician Kristofer Ström (Ljudbilden & Piloten). After several highly-acclaimed limited edition singles and EPs (paired with such names as Kama Aina and Gregg Kowalsky/Osso Bucco) “One hundred fifty-five” is essentially Ljudbilden & Piloten’s first full length album. The deluxe digipack CD cover comes replete with a
    special full-colour collage for each track, and YouTube is already heaving with special videos made for this release (one video per track). With echoes of Greg Davis, John Fahey and, dare we say it, Pink Floyd in the mix, “One hundred fifty-five” will surely make people sit up and take notice of this extraordinary musical talent.

    The unique sound of Ljudbilden & Piloten (pron. ‘yude-bill-den oak pee-loe-ten’) is the result of Kristofer’s relentless search for new sounds. He has used a range of objects in the creation of loops and rhythms. On any one of the 15 new tracks on “One hundred fifty-five” you may hear sounds as diverse as those of Elmo (Kristofer’s dog), a glass, a zither, a handclap or two, an egg slicer, a guitar, a bass and a trumpet.
    Based in Malmö, Sweden, Kristofer has worked with a variety of different bands over the past decade, yet it is his solo work as Ljudbilden & Piloten where he can really fl ex his creative muscles, which c...