Phonocratic Records

Time to break the long silence… I spent last Friday in the studio, which was the longest continuous time I have spent in the studio in months. And productivity was all over! A new EP has been recorded, which will soon see the light of day. More details to follow during next week. Stay tuned!

I would like to wish everybody who have been following, listening and supporting Lost Shadow and my music during the passed year a very happy new year!

I have spent the first day of the new year finishing a remix of Full-Source’s song Island of the Sun. This was a nice break from the work with my latest record Quandaries and Panaceas, which was released in November. During January, I will work on my next release, which will be an EP based around one of the songs on the recently released album.

Once again, happy new year! I think 2011 will bring lots of great music and fun stuff!

I am happy to announce that Quandaries and Panaceas has found its way into Spotify since a couple of days ago. In addition, we also have released the physical packages of the album through the Bandcamp store. The CDs will cost €20 plus shipping, regardless of whether you order the long or the short version. We have also reactivated the ordering of the older Lost Shadow albums from the Bandcamp store. Quandaries and Panaceas can now be found online at the following places:

Digital Download ($8.99 to $13):
iTunes: [Long] [Short]
Amazon MP3: [Long] [Short]
CDON: [Long] [Short]
7digital: [Long] [Short]
Bandcamp: [Long] [Short]

Streaming (Free, as in ad-supported or subscriptional):
Spotify: [Long] [Short]
Deezer: [Long] [Short]

CD (€20 (~$25) + shipping):
Bandcamp: [Long] [Short]

Happy Holiday shopping and listening!

The new Lost Shadow album Quandaries and Panaceas is released today, and is available for download from iTunes, Amazon MP3 and CDON. If you prefer to be streaming it, you can do so at Deezer. You can find the links you need at the bottom of this post. This is my most political album to date, featuring an aggressive attack on the ignorance towards today’s and tomorrow’s environmental threats shown by governments, companies and many people. Quandaries and Panaceas is angry, thoughtful, beautiful and filled with hope, all at the same time.

There is two versions of the album, a short (about an hour), and a long (almost two hours of music). The concept for writing the songs was to let them expand for as long as I had ideas for them, and then make shorter, more pop friendly versions. In the end I decided to put out the long versions as well, as they have their own qualities, and provide a deeper understanding of the whole album. I highly recommend using Deezer or Spotify and listen to both versions.

During the week, the album is expected to show up at emusic and 7digital, with a Spotify release date in early December. Very soon, physical copies of the album, in CD format, will be available for order. Also, if you buy a download of the complete album, you can e-mail a copy of the receipt to us to obtain free bonus material (such as a digital booklet).

iTunes: [Long] [Short]
Amazon MP3: [Long] [Short]
CDON: [Long] [Short]
Deezer: [Long] [Short]

I’m happy to announce that we today uploaded out album masters for Quandaries and Panaceas to iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Emusic and the other digital music distributors. This means that the album will have a release date of Tuesday the 9th November (with a Spotify release date in early December). Yes, that’s Tuesday next week! I’m very excited and hope to hear your opinion on the album as soon as you get it in your hands! Stay tuned!