Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

OUS047

Colour

Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-17

Signed copies

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Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

7640136115327

Total Cap

9999

Black LP

Artist

Ludwig Berger

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Newest Listed Items

Ous is a label that specializes in electronic music from the in-betweens. With a focus on genres such as electronica, adventurous club music, and experimental pop, Ous offers a unique and diverse selection of sounds. Based in Switzerland and Italy, the label is run by Ink!, Feldermelder, IOKOI, and JJ.

With their collective expertise and passion for pushing boundaries, *Ink!*, *Feldermelder*, *IOKOI*, and *JJ* curate an impressive roster of artists who are constantly exploring new sonic territories. Ous provides a platform for these innovative musicians to showcase their talent and share their creative visions with the world.

Whether you're an avid fan of electronic music or simply looking to discover something fresh and exciting, Ous has something for everyone. Their carefully curated releases will take you on a journey through the realms of sound, offering a truly immersive listening experience.

"Music is a form of world building. I love to develop sonic characters and set them into fictional ecosystems with unique textures, acoustics and atmospheres. Each song forms a different landscape, through which a vocal character guides us and tries to tell us its stories." — Ludwig Berger
Ludwig Berger's 'fictional' debut album "Garden Ediacara" unfolds as a musical eco-fiction, guiding listeners through a speculative ecosystem with synthesized vocals. Infused with storytelling techniques from sci-fi and fantasy, the album intertwines melodic songwriting with electroacoustic sound design. Inspired by hydrofeminism and eco-fiction novels, such as "A Door Into Ocean" by Joan Slonczewski, the album delves into the geological period of Ediacara around 600 million years ago — an era so remote it resonates as a glimpse into a possible future. The Ediacaran period was characterised by a peaceful and thriving ecosystem inhabited by soft-bodied creatures without eyes and bones, which were completely wiped out through the appearance of a new species. "Garden of Ediacara" alludes to this period, celebrating both the pleasures of biodiversity as well as mourning its inevitable loss. The narrative unfolds as an exploration of growth and interconnection in the shadow of a coming extinction. The track titles, written by Daisy Lafarge, reveal themselves as a cohesive poem and contribute to the album's narrative.
Informed by his practice of field recording that focusses on intimate encounters with plants, animals and geological phenomena, as well as his studies in electroacoustic composition, Berger expands his palette for his debut in 'fictional' music. The album prominently features a post-human, non-binary death metal voice synthesizer, physical modeling instruments, and microscopic field recordings of plants, insects, as well as aquatic and geological life. With impressionistic strokes, Ludwig Berger crafts vibrant worlds using glassy timbres and more-than-human voices, guiding listeners through emotionally ambiguous terrain, seamlessly oscillating between moments of intimacy and irritation, melancholy and playfulness.
Ludwig Berger is a landscape sound artist, educator and musician. In his compositions, installations and performances, he enables intimate and playful sonic encounters with plants, animals, buildings and geological entities. He is founder and curator of the label Vertical Music, which releases field recordings and experimental music. Berger holds degrees in electroacoustic composition, as well as musicology, art history and literature. As a sound researcher and teacher at the Institute for Landscape Architecture at ETH Zurich from 2015-2022, he studied the sonic dimension of Japanese gardens, alpine glaciers and urban landscapes, which among other things led to the release of the acclaimed album trilogy 'Melting Landscapes', 'Dammed Landscapes' and 'Buried Landscapes'.

Garden of Ediacara

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Discover Garden of Ediacara by DUMMY BAND on -OUS. Ludwig Berger's debut album is a musical eco-fiction with synthesized vocals, inspired by sci-fi and fantasy storytelling techniques.