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MUSIC
Andrea Gabriele / A Red Cat in the Dog House / J.Cardema aka R.Kaard / Peter Yu Yung Ta / Bobby Kebab / Colossius / Digi Galessio / Planet Soap / Lluvia Acida / Maps And Diagrams / Mika Martini / Daniel Jeffs / Danieto / Marcelo Leturia-Ottavio Berbakow / Mario Toro

VIDEO
Bhautik Joshi / Geert Wachtelaer / Arturo Almanza / Versa Studios / Andrew Burgess / Epix / Faarm / Leonardo Orellana / Gordon Macdowell / Oktopus Tv / Jorge Sato / David Sant / Alvaro Tapia / Ozan Tekin / CDP Studios / Volkan Ergen / Giuliano Scan / Valentina Serrati / Juanjo Fernandez / Laura Skocek / Lionel Muñoz / Sebastián Soto HMSTR / Bertran Escolà / Toshihiro Oshima
Additional video loops by Lucid House

PHOTO
Alba Escayo / Alexandra Glyptis / Andrew Knowles / Carlos Albalá / Carlos Diaz / Chris Friel / Corey Sch. / Daniel Kevorkian / Dominik Banasik / Donovan Rees / Edmund Levekis / Edward Olive / Erika Pham / Flavia Schaller / Francisco Porcel / Guillermo Casas Baruque / Herman Kolgen / Isa Marcelli / Jon Jacobsen / Jorge Sato / Lester Weiss / Levan Kakabadse / Lio Muñoz / Luis Muñoz Villarroel / Mari Loddo / Matthew Ahern / Maya Newman / Murat Harmanlikli / Paul Cooklin / Sebastián Utreras / Tim Martin / Tim Rafferty / Toshihiro Oshima / Toshifumi Jodai / Tsukamoto P. Mutsumi / Volkan Ergen / Walter Edwards / Zep Wernbacher

Cover image by Tommy Oshima

After much demand for ‘Skurjn’ to be released in digital format, the ep is now available at Bandcamp. Below are reviews from Cyclic Defrost (AUS) and Norman Records (UK).
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The long-distance collaboration between “acoustic noise artist” Charles Sage in Australia and Tim Diagram of the band Maps and Diagrams in the UK, Hessien makes its debut with a 20-minute EP limited to 100 copies in hand-stitched cork sleeves. (It will eventually see digital release, though). Recorded either late at night or early in the morning – depending upon which side of the time difference you look at – these compositions feel cast in a fitting sort of half-light. Manipulated field recordings are mingled with strands of acoustic guitar and hazy effects, blurring the lines between all of those ingredients.

The EP is steeped in quietude, starting with the shivering ‘When I Look Down 3’ and the especially translucent ‘The Blundering Pilot’. The middle track, ‘Small Earthquakes’ is more atmospheric than the others, while ‘Neroli Orange Blossom’ is slightly disconcerting somehow yet still quietly vibrant. Each could be a mirage, always wavering and never quite revealing its true form. The closing title track has a lullaby quality to it, and there are similar moments of tranquility elsewhere on Skurjn. Yet there’s an air of uncertainty to it, thanks to so many tiny, fleeting details. Doug Wallen
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In between hanging around with Aussie sound art artist chap called Charles Sage, Tim Martin (Maps & Diagrams) has been hob knobbing and hanging around with Dennis Nilsen and Jeremy Bamber, Crazy times! Tim & Charles (no Jeremy an Dennis though…) have created some music under the guise of Hessien. They’ve collaborated to make a rather lovely 5 track EP called Skurjn. Like the other releases on the Handstitched label it’s lovingly packaged in some hand stitched cork and uber limited (there’s 100 of this one). Well nice!! This is dreamy stuff…. beautiful post rock style guitars over fuzzy soundscapes. Plenty of micro noises and electronics going layering over the field recordings to make a complex yet accessible lump of ear noise. It’s very busy yet un cluttered. Listen to it with headphones though and you’ll be amazed at the level of detail and the richness of the music comes alive. Fans of Moteer, Mobeer, Manual will lap this up!! This will make a superb addition to your 3″ family but be quick as the last 2 releases on the label sold out in hours!

‘Skurjn’ by Hessien was released 29 January 2010 as a limited edition mini cd, housed in hand-stitched cork sleeves on the Handstitched* label (UK). The video was produced by Tom Hudson in 2010. Music by Hessien 2010. To hear audio samples or buy ‘Skurjn’ visit Norman Records, the most highly skilled handlers of music in the UK, if not the world.

This self-titled Hessien ep was originally released for free download from Hessiens’ web site in December 09 as a prelude to the ‘Skurjn’ ep on Handstitched* Recordings. After much demand for these songs to be released in flac/lossless formats they have been remastered and now appear at Bandcamp for easy, accessible downloading. There is also an extra, bonus track ‘Varieties of Parable’ that didn’t appear on the original ep.

Hessien appear on Fluid Radio Friday 19 March with an exclusive hour-long mix, tune in at 7pm BST. Fluid Radio and now available to listen to via mixcloud

Tobis Lilja – Days Pass Faster
Spinform – Yppersta Utposten
On! Air! Library! – 195
Hessien – Monsoon
Tarantel – When We Almost Killed Ourselves
Library Tapes – VIII
People Press Play – Studio
Tobias Lilja – My Teacher Died
Goddamn Electric Bill – Clouds and A Bee
Maps and Diagrams – T’horbed Earth
Mogwai – Wake Up and Go Berserk
Hessien – Gazed and Pale Reflections
Dictaphone – K2
Opitope – A Quiet Morning Arriving to the Valley
Tunng – Tale from the Black
Zelienople – Little Little Eye-Full
Hessien – Neroli Orange Blossom
Dirac – Bantu