Stapi
from L_P by Futuregrapher
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Version 1 of this track was written back in 2009 with a Roland TR-606 beat as the driving force. I used to play that version for myself and I always thought there was something lacking in the production. In April this year I opened the file again in Propellerhead Reason and started to play around with it. I deleted my recording of the 606 drums and added a kontrabass instead, so it was more of a journey filled ambient track. I turned on my Korg Electribe EA-1 and recorded the high pitched bassline that runs through out the song. After some cups of coffee and some editing I was pretty happy with the results and got a feeling that it was finally ready. The name Stapi comes from a place in Tálknafjörður, my hometown (it's a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur). Stapi is located many kilometers from the town itself and no roads lead up to it (at least not approved) - so you would have to go there by foot from the house at Sellátrar (sellatrar.vefvistun.net). The scenery at Stapi is beautiful and I always mind travel there when I am alone. I went there with my friends in the summer of 2001 where we stayed in tents for couple of days. Great times and incredible memories of youth - something I think about a lot when I listen to ambient tracks like the ones I write.
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from L_P,
released August 12, 2012
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Futuregrapher Iceland
Árni Grétar, best known under the pseudonym Futuregrapher, is an electronic musician who has made consistent contributions to Iceland’s music scene, ranging from unbound ambient to accelerating techno and beyond.
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