Grøndal is an 11-track LP of austere, synthetic ambience. Think Tangerine Dream as reinterpreted by Incunabula-era Autechre, and you might be getting somewhere close.
Austere, synthetic ambience
Suction Records welcomes Roger Semsroth back to the label—having previously released two full-length albums with us under his retired electro-pop alias, Skanfrom. Grøndal (suction051) is the debut vinyl release under a new alias, Nordvest.
These days, Semsroth is best-known for his stark and minimalist techno project, Sleeparchive. Grøndal is an 11-track LP of austere, synthetic ambience. Think Tangerine Dream as reinterpreted by Incunabula-era Autechre, and you might be getting somewhere close. While “Rooftops & Chaotic Streets Seven” recalls Sleeparchive, and “Sleepless Six” could very well be a lost Skanfrom track, the rest of the LP clearly warrants a new alias—Nordvest is a new side of Semsroth that we haven’t heard before.
Grøndal is available on Suction July 3, 2020 as vinyl LP and digital.
