Odd Nosdam - From Nowhere to North '2021

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       Odd Nosdam and Rayon (Markus Acher of The Notwist) team up for this
beat-driven psychedelic pop EP. Long-time musical pen pals and partners David
Madson (aka Odd Nosdam) and Markus Acher (aka Rayon) re-establish the connection
between Weilheim, Germany and Berkeley, California for the first time since
2011, when US alt hip-hop innovators Themselves and German indie electrifiers
The Notwist teamed up to form 13 & God. Nosdam and Rayon return with a
heavy-hitting collaborative EP From Nowhere to North. Based on a shared love for
"obscure albums and '60s/70s melancholy psychedelia," they started working
remotely in 2017, ultimately deciding to release four collaborative tracks that
feature Madson's beats, samples, and production, with Acher adding vocals,
guitars, more samples, and various instrumental layers. Psychedelic pop melodies
sail over steady beats on the opener "From Nowhere to North" -- a track that
perfectly sets the tone for the whole EP. Elsewhere, fuzzy lights over the
"Desert" and more reassuring beatscapes serve as compass to stay the course,
while "Bow and Arrow" feels fairly mesmerizing: fast-moving layers, moving up
and down, floating over the Atlantic, northward bound. Closing out the EP is
"Colours / Heavy Load", an epic ten-minute finale: after the raw and gritty
lo-fi acoustic intro, the first part comes with a grainy guitar tune that soon
leads to a vast plateau; once up there, things feel surprisingly serene and
soothing -- like the last warm rays of October light slowly fading as we move
further north. Both huge fans of Bristol's late '90s DIY/post-rock scene (e.g.
Flying Saucer Attack, Crescent, Third Eye Foundation, Movietone), Odd Nosdam &
Rayon are happy to present their new EP with an artwork created by Movietone's
Kate Wright.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Odd Nosdam - From Nowhere to North (4:32)
1.02 - Odd Nosdam - Desert (3:39)
1.03 - Odd Nosdam - Bow and Arrow (3:29)
1.04 - Odd Nosdam - Colours / Heavy Load (10:13) 

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