Limited edition of 50 copies on pink vinyl. A meeting of two uncompromising sound artists, Carlos Giffoni and Joachim Nordwall, New Music fuses pulsating electronic rhythms, immersive drones, and abstract textures into a vivid, physical listening experience. Emerging from the outer edges of techno, noise, and electro-acoustic composition, both artists channel their distinct sonic vocabularies into a shared space of tension and transformation. Giffoni's deep synth drones collide with Nordwall's ritualistic sense of structure and rhythm, creating a sound that feels at once mechanical and organic, grounded and cosmic.
Moving between dense rhythmic sequences and vast stretches of tonal drift, New Music unfolds like a continuous exploration of energy and decay—music that challenges the boundary between motion and stasis, chaos and control. There are moments of relentless pulse, where machine logic drives the sound forward, and others where gravity seems to reverse, pulling the listener into slow, suspended orbits. It's music built for both the body and the mind, equally suited to darkened basements and headphone meditation. For listeners of forward-thinking electronics, this collaboration stands as a compelling testament to the power of sound and the unique chemistry that emerges when two creative worlds intersect. As Nordwall explains: "Even though we spent a lot of time together, we never really talked about making music together. But when Carlos visited Sweden, I asked if he'd be into it, as I felt our recordings were starting to sound like they came from the same planet. He kindly agreed and sent me a batch of files to work on. That became New Music—our music, our shared sound."
Carlos Giffoni is a Venezuelan-born experimental musician and composer known for his visceral, uncompromising approach to sound. A central figure in the 2000s New York noise and experimental scene, he founded No Fun Fest, the legendary festival that became a rallying point for extreme music in the mid-2000s. Over the years, he has collaborated with artists such as Merzbow, Prurient and Jim O'Rourke, always pushing his work toward new intensities and unexpected forms. Joachim Nordwall is a Swedish artist and musician exploring industrial, drone, and minimalist, repetitive electronics. As head of iDEAL Recordings and a member of projects like The Skull Defekts and Organ of Corti, he remains a key force in Sweden's experimental music landscape. His work balances raw power with careful construction, favoring hypnotic repetition and sculptural sound design.
Together, Giffoni and Nordwall have created something rare: a collaboration that feels neither like compromise nor collision, but rather a natural convergence—two artists orbiting the same ideas from different trajectories, finally meeting in the space between. New Music is the sound of that meeting, captured in motion.
Limited to 200 copies on black vinyl and 50 copies on transparent purple vinyl.
Limited edition of 50 copies on pink vinyl. Recorded in Malibu at Colorful Skulls & in Gothenburg at the GBG Sound Experiment in 2024. Mixed at the Sun Tunnel. Mastered at EARlabs. JN is published by Touch Music / Fairwood Music.