Artists>>Deaf Center
Deaf Center are two Norwegian friends Erik Skodvin and Otto Totland. Old school friends, they finally decided to write music together and ended up creating the phenomenal 'Neon City' EP. Already getting rave reviews in De:Bug and online electronic magazines they are surely an act destined for greatness. Their control over samples, soundscapes and untouched beauty is unmatched, we can only sit back, listen and enjoy. After the critical acclaim of their EP, Type Records has released in 2005 "Pale Ravine", "the long awaited full-length realization of Erik Skodvin and Otto Totland's musical ideals". Using influences from further back in their lives, the two Norwegian musicians have looked deep into their own family histories to piece together a dusty and nostalgic epic.
Inspired by old silent 8mm film reels, the historical architecture around them and the call of the alluring Norwegian landscape, the duo set out armed with microphones to record whatever they could to capture these feelings. Sounds from battered old records, cash registers, broken machines and a half-dead piano were all blended into the mix to add a warm, homely depth to the recordings. The dense narrative technique the duo employs is almost like a reverse to a silent film - the soundtrack is provided to be accompanied by the imaginative visuals of the listener. Deaf Center will perform live at Interferenze 2006 with Kristin Evensen Giæver (vocals).