Latest update: I have completed 9 tracks for an album with an expected release spring next year. A first single is due for release beginning of December.
Latest release: "The Absence of Noise"
🎵 Escape life's chaos with each track's personal journey. Immerse yourself, read the stories, and connect with the music. You can access all the stories by clicking here.
🎵 Escape life's chaos with each track's personal journey. Immerse yourself, read the stories, and connect with the music. You can access all the stories by clicking here.
Latest video / visual: Njordlyd Ambient Live Performance 20-10-2024 - Den Haag, Popradar, Sound Exhibition #7
From my first ever live performance as Njordlyd, featuring a 30-minute set of six tracks.
From my first ever live performance as Njordlyd, featuring a 30-minute set of six tracks.
"Hello and welcome to my website. I'm Carsten, and Njordlyd is my musical journey.
My sound is deeply ambient and atmospheric, an inspiration that leads me to create something I can't quite put into words. It's an invitation for you to listen and experience, to notice or become aware of something through your senses. A unique sensory journey where 'something' can be almost anything.
I encourage you to take a listen, as my music is best understood through the ears. Explore and discover the 'something' for yourself."
My sound is deeply ambient and atmospheric, an inspiration that leads me to create something I can't quite put into words. It's an invitation for you to listen and experience, to notice or become aware of something through your senses. A unique sensory journey where 'something' can be almost anything.
I encourage you to take a listen, as my music is best understood through the ears. Explore and discover the 'something' for yourself."
Latest release (February 2024)
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New album "The Absence of Noise" is out now (Friday the 16th of February 2024)
"The Absence of Noise" is my second album as Njordlyd. The title of the album does not refer to the absence of noises in my music, as noises serve as a fundamental element in my compositions. Instead, it reflects how I use music creation as an escape from the "noises" in life – the constant disturbances, endless responsibilities, and countless issues demanding attention. This album is a departure from these everyday distractions, a chance to be alone, unrestricted and free from constraints. When I create music, I experience a sense of freedom and solitude. It is a temporary mindset that provides me with a sense of control, even though I usually have a clear purpose in mind when creating music. Although I drift away from the "noises," I remain in command, orchestrating the musical journey.
The music on this album takes the listener on a voyage through a somewhat darker and more cosmic landscape compared to my last work. It's entirely sample-based, featuring an array of field recordings, metro sounds, barking dogs, distorted noises, instruments, and reimagined musical fragments. My passion for manipulating samples and reshaping audio content has only grown since the completion of my previous album, "Getting Closer," and the EP, "Correlations." If you listen closely, you will uncover subtle, uncharted layers of samples that transform ordinary soundscapes into something entirely new or different. These nuances are nestled within the spaces between the samples, waiting to be discovered. Click here to read more and all about the 10 tracks on the album. |