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Johann Eiriksson - Portabella

from Modulisme Session 058 by VA. Synthisis Sonoris II

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Jóhann Eiriksson has been active in the Icelandic music scene for decades. He is a founding member of electronic / post industrial groups, Reptilicus and Gjöll released by labels including, Artoffact, Ant-Zen, Staalplaat, and World Serpent among others. He has also released solo projects under his own name (or variants thereof).

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In late November 2011, Reptilicus (Jóhann Eiriksson , Guðmundur Ingi Markússon, and Rúnar Magnússon as a third member) and Senking (Raster-Noton), did a recording session at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario. The legendary studio was founded by the Lanois brothers and the site of numerous classic recordings, among them many of Brian Eno's and Daniel Lanois' ambient series in the 1980s.
At the time, production for modular-synthesizer documentary I Dream of Wires was under way. Reptilicus and Senking were among the first wave of artists featured for the project. Praveer Baijal of Yatra-Arts introduced the bands to William Blakeney, executive producer of the film.
A collection of vintage modular synthesizers was made available for sonic exploration, including the EMS Synthi A.
The bands were privileged to have Bob Doidge (Crash Test Dummies, Cowboy Junkies), at the mixing desk, and enjoyed the assistance and deep expertise of Dean Batute when operating the vintage gear. Director Rob Fantinatto filmed the Saturday session which featured in I Dream of Wires: Hardcore edition.
Reptilicus and Senking released the album Unison in 2018, based on the raw material from those recordings. I used the original Synthi A recordings from Grant Avenue as a core element for the track "Portabella" both for the drone and percussion, two things the Synthi really excels at...

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from Modulisme Session 058, released January 14, 2022
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