Nana April Jun - "The Ontology of Noise"

“/…/ “But I’m digging a few metal, or metal-related records that are similarly greyscale. Grey Metal, not Black Metal. Most interesting is Scandinavian composer Christofer Lämgren, aka Nana April Jun’s The Ontology of Noise - because of its links to the past; the idea of ghosts existing in the music. It’s on veteran UK label Touch Records, and as with a lot of the stuff they put out, it’s as much an aural investigation as it is an album of songs.
From the liner notes: “The Ontology of Noise explores the filmic qualities of noise - the image-creating mechanisms that arise almost hallucinogenically from subtle variations of frequences. By using a special set of digital mastering and filtering techniques, the recordings often sound very much like the sounds of nature; wind in trees and water. The Ontology of Noise opens up an audial perception for these sounds of nature and ask questions about their ontology… ref: Burzum’s Filosofem”
It’s not explicitly stated there, but I love the idea of the continued presence of Burzum’s records - which were greyscale (or maybe in some cases, okay, sepia) as fuck - existing in this album. I think I’m much more into the idea of a haunted presence in this music than I am its hallucinogenic qualities - I don’t think I’ve ever hallucinated in greyscale, but to me there’s no colour in The Ontology of Noise. So maybe me and Nana April are disagreed on this. I like the juxtaposition of nature - something usually associated with deep colour - and greyscale, because that’s something that definitely occurs in Burzum’s albums - look at the cover for Aske”.
Fact Magazine (UK)” – Review in FACT Magazine