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library tapes

gävle, Sweden

About

booking/general enquiries:
librarytapes@hotmail.com

north america booking enquiries:
centroclinal@gmail.com

u.k/ireland booking enquiries
wordofmouthbookings@gmail.com

discography:
albums:
2005 - alone in the bright lights of a shattered life (cd on resonant, out of print)
2006 - feelings for something lost (cd on resonant, out of print )
2007 - höstluft (cd on make mine music))
2008 - a summer beneath the trees (cd on make mine music)

ep:s/short albums:
2007 - sketches. (11 track cd-r on make mine music, out of print. to be re-released on regular cd early 2009)
2008 - fragment (8 track cd on kning disk)

if you want to buy a cd please drop me a line here on myspace or at librarytapes@hotmail.com. the albums are £10 and fragment £8 shipping world-wide included. there's also a limited number of copies left of xeltrei - litotes and i also have copies left of forestflies - structure/chaos

reviews of a summer beneath the trees:
"This is the fullest, most finished-sounding Library Tapes project since it was an official duo (with Per Jardsell), and may suit listeners who need more than a few endlessly revolving piano notes better than recent offerings. For fans of Max Richter, Tim Hecker, and Eluvium, A Summer Beneath the Tress is a can't-miss album."
pitchfork

album of the week.
norman records

"A Summer Beneath The Trees is arguably a more ornately assembled body of work than previous Library Tapes releases, yet its success is determined by the same qualities that made earlier works so rewarding. There's a drifting, cinematic quality to 'The Sound Of Emptiness' (parts one and two) that goes beyond the parameters of modern classical, crossing over into more ambient terrain. Elsewhere, haunting piano figures prop up tracks like 'Above The Flood', 'The Fragile Tide' and the glorious Harold Budd-like title track. It all goes to prove that however notable his supporting cast might be, Wenngren's own performances are the ones that really count. That said, the strings sound absolutely marvelous, and utterly jubilant on 'The Modest Triumph', getting caught up with some crackly electronics towards the end, yielding especially poignant results. Wonderful compositions throughout, all meticulously performed and produced, leaving you with an album that established Library Tapes fans will adore, and newcomers can get well and truly hooked on. Excellent."
boomkat

"on A Summer Beneath The Trees the songs have more direction, more individual character across the set. 'The Modest Triumph,' for example, is quietly confident and positive; the fantastic, ten-minute-plus '...And The Rain Did Fall' reflects on endlessly repeating notes, recalling Michael Nyman's Greenaway film scores. This definition of character helps the album to sound warmer and more comforting than previous work, with some forays into string-led semi-ambient soundscapes suggesting a combination of the feelings engendered by Rachel's, Godspeed! You Black Emperor and even Mike Oldfield, when glockenspiel and a distant trumpet come into play and the arrangements become more complex. It's certainly music to create feelings."
diskant

"It is so gratifying to find a record that is so full of subtlety. Often, modern music is almost too immediate. Listeners and musicians alike have become accustomed to music that is more about functions of melody or tempo or simple loud-soft dynamics; a lot of good music has come out of this trend, from jazz to metal to electronic to most of what we affectionately call "post-rock." For me, though, it's nice to find a modern artist that hints at the classical roots of western music with meticulous harmonies and dynamics that can be called "mezzo-" or "-issimo." The bottom line is that Library Tapes has offered up a record that surprised me. A week after acquiring and listening to this album, I still hadn't warmed up to it. A little digging, though, proved it to be an absolute treasure, capable of fitting in with the likes of Ravel or Erik Satie just as easily as Efterklang."
the silent ballet

7,6 out of 10 pitchfork
8 out of 10 RockPaperCity
7 out of 10 the silent ballet

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