Tenebris

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Album Info

Release Date: 2021-05-07

Label: Draug Media

Ars Dada is back with a new release on Draug Media after last year's well received EP Noir. Tenebris, along with Noir and an as of yet unfinished third EP, is to become a triple musical work spread over three different EP’s loosely describing the different stages of a cathartic process.

Where Noir is standing on the edge of the cliff above the abyss, Tenebris dives into the dark and paints the picture of the complete catastrophe. From the first track The Experiment Pt. I to last track The Experiment Pt. II, Ars Dada pulls the listener down a rabbithole of all encompassing jazz darkness, complimented by frenetic breakbeats, string harmonies, angry basslines and futuristic soundscapes. With him this time he’s got both local artists from his native city of Bodø’s music scene, and musicians from Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra.

Together they’ve created an electronic album that mercilessly pulls you into the freezing, arctic winternight of which you just cannot escape.
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released May 7, 2021

All tracks written and produced by Erlend Bilsbak aka Ars Dada.

Additional mixing by Truls Erlend Andersen.
Cello on tracks 2, 3 and 5 performed by Håvard Roos Bilsbak.
Violin on tracks 2, 3 and 5 performed by Brynjar Lien Schulerud.
Viola on tracks 2, 3 and 5 performed by Heidi Schulerud Bilsbak.
Vocals on all tracks performed by Anne Rindahl Karlsen.
Turntablism on The Experiment Pt. I, and Lost Eternal performed by Steffen Andersen aka Buddy Pitch.
Additional trumpet on The Experiment Pt. I performed by Bengt Haugseth.
Grand piano on Only Memories Have A Future performed by Yegor Shevtsov.
Additional guitar on The Experiment Pt. I by Ole Christian Myrhaug.

Strings recorded by Sivert Henriksen in Kysten Studio, Tromsø.
Piano recorded by Truls Erlend Andersen in Store Studio, Bodø.
Vocals recorded by Truls Erlend Andersen in Draug Media Studio, Bodø.
Mastered by Andreas Nordenstam at Nordenstam Mastering, Bergen.

Cover photo and design art by Erlend Bilsbak, additional design work by Steffen Andersen.

Big thanks to Draug Media, my family and all the artists that contributed and helped make this EP a reality!

This release was funded by Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere and Creo’s vederlagsfond.