Carbon Based Lifeforms
NEWS
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Title:Back from Ozora Festival Fantastic gig! Thanks to each and everyone who was there, for two hours we were connected in the most wonderful way possible. Thank you! Date:2010-08-08 |
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Title:Small gig in Gothenburg Once again we'll team up with Teaterbutiken and Prickig Katt to do a fasion show. Not to be considered as a concert though, we'll be playing live but more setting the mode than doing a show :) "Bauer goes bananas" Tuesday 10th August Rööhska museets innergård 19-22 free entry Date:2010-08-02 |
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Title:Interview on Isratrance We did an interview with Isratrance recently, enjoy :) CBL interview on Isratrance Date:2010-07-13 |
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Title:Calypso Festival, Moscow - aftermath. So, I arrived on the friday and noone were there to pick me up. Ultimae tried to get hold of the organizers without any luck. On the saturday we learned by rumour that the festival was cancelled. No info (or apology for leaving me behind) from the organizers. Luckily, a Moscow based distributor (Andrei of PsyWay.ru) for Ultimae was able to pick me up, and took care of me for the entire weekend, helping with hotels and even brought me to another underground festival where I actually played instead. So in short, organizers for Calypso: If I ever meet you I WILL hurt you. All related to Russia: Please support Andrei and his online shop, he is a true saint! Love /Daniel Support Andrei and his web shop Date:2010-07-08 |
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Title:3.000.000+ plays on Last.fm Finally the counter hit the big 3M. Special thansk to all fans and listeners on Last.fm CBL on Last.fm Date:2010-06-26 |
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Title:Interloper digital release Finally! Interloper is now available on most digital platforms like iTunes, Beatport etc. Enjoy! Date:2010-06-07 |
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Title:Video of CBL at a fashion show A summary from the fasion show "John Bauer goes New York!" CBL live at fashion show Date:2010-06-01 |
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Title:Interloper review on Chillbase A really nice review of our new album Interloper. CBL Interloper review on Chillbase Date:2010-05-31 |
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Title:Interloper review on Isratrance A really nice review of our new album Interloper. CBL Interloper review on Istratrance Date:2010-05-18 |
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Title:CBL live on fashion show We'll be playing at Röhsska museet in Gothenburg at the fashion show of Prickig Katt. Tickets for the show is sold out, but we may also play at the after party at Lorensbergsteatern CBL @ BAUER GOES NEW YORK! Date:2010-05-17 |
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Title:Interloper out now! Our third album is now available at Ultimae Records shop. Digital release is set to 7th June. We've also got some new live bookings coming up. London(Inspiral) june, Ozora aug. , Ukrane oct. and possible Lithuania aug. Get the album here: CBL - Interloper Get all three albums with discount here: CBL - The carbon pack Date:2010-05-03 |
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Title:New album [ Interloper ] Dear fans and friends, Our third album 'Interloper' is finally ready. As many of you know this has been a long journey. We actually had an album ready in may last year but for many reasons it was not released. In reality it gave us time to revisit some tracks and also write new ones for a stronger album. This time we've worked more with acoustic instruments and voices, trying to explore new sounds but still keep the sound of CBL We hope you enjoy the album! All the best Daniel & Johannes Get the album here: CBL - Interloper Get all three albums with discount here: CBL - The carbon pack Date:2010-04-23 |
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Title:CBL live in St. Petersburg 100410 Daniel will play as CBL and Sync24 at Microcosmos, St. Petersburg, Russia 10th of April. more info here:CBL at MIcrocosmos. Date:2010-03-11 |
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Title:Back from Athens Daniel played two sets at BLEND Club in Athens this weekend. Mostly new material for both acts. You can see some clips from the event at the sync24 youtube channel. Date:2010-01-25 |
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Title:New pics from Cosmonova Added a few pics from Cosmonova. Also added a comp release from 2008 that we sort of missed :) It features MOS6581 so there is nothing new there really. Date:2009-12-03 |
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Title:New site engine The site looks almost the same, but the engine is rewritten, finally. Things will be improved bit by bit.The movies section is now connected with youtube. Enjoy :) Date:2009-12-02 |
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Title:2 Million plays @ Last.fm Today the play counter finally went past 2.000.000 plays on Last.fm For us that's really weird and fantastic at the same time! Thanks to all who listens to and likes our music, where ever you do it. Today we'll celebrate and plan an incredible CBL event in Sweden that will be reveled soon.... Date:2009-07-16 |
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Title:Vacation Time for vacation, but we're also preparing for OZORA and AURORA. Daniel visited Ultimae last week and planned for future releases, more news this fall. Til then have a great summer! Date:2009-07-15 |
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Title:Recording session Some pics from our latest recording session a few weeks ago. It also seems like Johannes will defy his fear of flying and join me on stage at O.Z.O.R.A. Festival, yet another reason for you all to come. Join us for a beer! Date:2009-04-09 |
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Title:Join the fanclub Started an artist page on facebook, you're welcome to join Date:2009-01-22 |
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Title:Live pics Added a few live pics Date:2009-01-04 |
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Title:New release Irdial EP contains two dark tracks: 1.Irdial 2.Pou. Release in december 2008 on Soundmute Recordings. Date:2008-12-10 |
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Title:Hydroponic available again!! We are very glad to announce that both our albums are available again. Hurry to Ultimae.com and get them before they run out again. Date:2008-11-26 |
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Title:Youtube We now have an official Youtube channel, so we'll probably reconnect the video section to youtube in the near future. Date:2008-11-06 |
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Title:Album reprint We get a lot of email asking about where to buy our albums. Please check www.Ultimae.com. Both Hydroponic Garden and World Of Sleepers will be available soon. Date:2008-11-01 |
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Title:Daniel marries Anna Today Daniel married Anna aka I M LGND. Daniel changed to Annas surname and became Daniel Segerstad Date:2008-09-20 |
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Title:1.000.000 We've just passed one million plays on last.fm. As a small thank you we're letting you in to our studio. Date:2008-08-19 |
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Title:What about the forests? We're back in the studio, working on our pure ambient/soundscape album, something we been wanting to do for a long time. WOS and SOURCE will be back in stock asap. And yes, the long awaited Hydroponic Garden reprint is one step closer ;) Date:2008-08-08 |
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Title:Thanks to Moscow Huge thanks to everybody that came to Gaz gallery in Moscow! Date:2008-06-02 |
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Title:CBL in Moscow Russian debut for CBL and SYNC24 as Daniel will play at Gaz Gallery in Moscow 30th May. Date:2008-05-23 |
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Title:Humanizer video preview As some of you might know, Johannes and I are involved in another project called Thermostatic. The sound is synth pop with 8bit game influences. We've just finished the second album ' Humanizer '. Even if you don't like this kind of music you might like some of it as we have injected CBL spores into the Thermostatic sound... Date:2008-04-27 |
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Title:Thanks Thanks to all who came to Capitol and made it a very special night. Date:2008-04-20 |
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Title:Site update It was time to make the site bigger, wasn't it? Added a new section 'press' with links to interviews and reviews. Changed movie and picture behaviours aswell.Enjoy! Date:2008-02-14 |
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Title:New videoclip Finally added a clip from the small release party for Hydroponic Garden. You'll find it at the very bottom of the list. Date:2008-02-11 |
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Title:Vote for us! "Reaktion" is one of the choices at Pathaans Sunset Soundtrack. Please vote for us! Date:2008-02-08 |
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Title:New release Our track 'Reaktion' finally found a home, enjoy! Date:2008-02-06 |
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Title:New studio pics Updated Daniels info. We'll try to update Johannes info asap. Date:2008-01-31 |
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Title:New videoclip Added a clip from Klusadaba in Riga, featuring Johannes and Paulina. Date:2008-01-27 |
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Title:Devil Fish!! Daniel's TB-303 arrived a few days ago, modified to a Devil Fish. It opens up for a new world of sounds, including ambient ones. Happy days! We are now moving as fast as possible to finish up our second Thermostatic album, to get free time for the next chapter of the CBL saga. Date:2008-01-09 |
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Title:Happy TB-day! Today is day 303 ;) Date:2007-10-30 |
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Title:Site update We have thought about creating a new website on and of for quite some time now. Being web developers by day doesn't help at all :) In the meantime please enjoy this brand new section called "movies". First of all it contains a clip showing the mastering of Hydroponic Garden, a clip from the release party will appear there soon. There is also some clips from various live sets. Enjoy! /Daniel Date:2007-09-23 |
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Title:Thanks Balaz Returned from Ozora a few days ago.Many thanks to the staff, lovely experience. And thanks to the many people that supported Daniel in the storm. We have added some live footage to our MySpace page. Click below to go there. Date:2007-08-15 |
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Title:Thanks Haris Just got back from Island of fire festival. Superb! Thanks Haris, lovely job. Date:2007-07-18 |
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Title:Antiworld070707 Something went VERY wrong there, we(CBL,Solar Fields, Aes Dana, Nova) got ripped of and decided not to play. Date:2007-07-09 |
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Title:Summer update We are both finalizing our new studios. Hopefully there will be some nice pictures up soon. Apart from our live performances we'll focus on the next Thermostatic album. We are also planning yet another CBL output. Have a great summer! Johannes and Daniel Date:2007-06-28 |
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Title:Sitee update It's been 4 years since we updated the info section. About time wasn't it? ;) Date:2007-05-11 |
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Title:Live cancelled!!! Due to family matters I had to cancel the CBL/sync24 live performance tomorrow at Ultimae Spring Sessions #2. Love and light /Daniel Date:2007-05-04 |
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Title:New album, almost Daniels debut album as SYNC24 will be released this month. Check Ultimae for more info and samples. Date:2007-04-10 |
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Title:More dates Added a few more live dates. Had to cancel Sunrise Festival in UK though... Date:2007-03-07 |
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Title:NEW SECTION Added LIVE section, to keep track on upcoming events Date:2007-02-26 |
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Title:AWARD World Of Sleepers was voted the best chillout album of 2006 at Morpheus Music, and second best cd artwork. Big hugs to those who voted... Click the link below to see the whole chart Date:2007-01-22 |
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Title:Interview Radio Powernet did an interview with us. Date:2006-08-16 |
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Title:Pics update Glade festival Added some pics from Glade festival Date:2006-07-19 |
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Title:Myspace CBL have joined myspace. Go there and listen to an exclusive preview of the liveversion of MOS 6581. Date:2006-06-03 |
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Title:ALBUM The album is taking shape. We've set the deadline to 1:st of July. After that the mastering will take place and the exciting work with the cover art. No exact releasedate yet. But defenetly in September. Ultimae has got an early draft of the album and they are now trying it out and we might change the tracklist a bit. After all they are magicians when it comes to mixing. It's been three years since our debut album, this has been a long journey. A big thanks to our fans out there who are still waiting for our second album. No title yet. But it sure evolves from our Hydroponic Garden. Stay tuned. Date:2006-05-15 |
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Title:CBL LIVE 2006-07-15 Glade Festival 2006-07-20 Sonica Festival Date:2006-03-22 |
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Title:New album in september! No exact date is set but our next album is due for release this september. Since both of us have regular jobs we have to do the mastering and finalizing on our vacation this summer, hence the late releasedate. But we'll be previewing the album on some festivals this summer. Daniels soloalbum as SYNC24 is due october Date:2006-02-18 |
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Title:Support us Our other band Thermostatic is nominated in two categories at a swedish award called SAMA. Please take a few moments and vote for us. Date:2006-01-19 |
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Title:SYNC24 website The official sync24 website is now online.Be sure to check out "Other projects". Lots of fun there :) Date:2005-12-27 |
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Title:SYNC24/CBL Live Combined SYNC24 and CBL liveset at Fairy Tales, London 11 Feb 2006. Daniel will perform a unique liveset featuring new SYNC24 and CBL tracks. Date:2005-12-18 |
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Title:Album info Last night we gathered all our new tracks and realized that we have enough for a new album. Some tracks still need some work and others are finished. It's to early to say when it will be released but it will be released by Ultimae early next year. Daniels soloalbum as SYNC24 is on it's final stage and will be released by Ultimae, probably after CBL. Date:2005-10-20 |
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Title:Free download We've recieved a lot of mails regarding our first demoalbum called "The Path". Since so many are interested in it and our second album is so delayed we thought we'd make it avalible for everyone. Enjoy! Date:2005-10-07 |
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Title:Pics update Added some pics from this midsummer Date:2005-09-19 |
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Title:Music update Added some tracks to the music section. Enjoy while waiting for our second album :). Date:2005-09-04 |
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Title:Back from Hungary Added some pics from No Man's Land Festival. Date:2005-07-18 |
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Title:In the studio Added a few pics of us in the studio Date:2005-07-13 |
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Title:CBL site update Added a compilation to the discography and some pics Date:2005-07-01 |
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Title:CBL Update We played a short set at a small midsummer festival here in Sweden. Tested a few new tracks and people seemed to like it. Johannes studio is up and running again after a long time of mal functions. We're trying to finish some new tracks now and will play them on the upcoming live events Date:2005-06-24 |
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Title:New release Albedo is the name of the compilation by Ultimae DJ Nova. Releasedate is set to 11th of July. Featuerd track is Digital Child. Date:2005-06-21 |
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Title:The Unexpected Visitor Our remix of Shulmans "The Unexpected Visitor" is one of the tracks on Chill Tribe Records debut release. Date:2005-06-06 |
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Title:CBL Live at Rhakti dei We will be playing the chill-out at "Rhakti dei 2005" in Belgium 5-7 August along with Solar Fields, Aes Dana and the DJ's of Ultimae. Date:2005-05-17 |
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Title:Back in the CBL studio The debut album of our other project Thermostatic is finally finished. We will now continue with the second CBL-album. Date:2005-04-28 |
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Title:CBL Live at No Man's Land We will be playing the chill-out at the "No Man's Land Dance Festival 2005" in Hungary 14-17 July along with Aes Dana, Asura and many more. Date:2005-03-04 |
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Title:Planetary Wellness The track "Hydroponic Garden" was chosen as the maintheme for a short film entitled "Planetary Wellness". All for the good of the planet. As for now we don't have any info about the project.Stay tuned... Date:2005-02-07 |
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Title:New release Fahrenheit Project Part 5 is up for pre-order. One track this time. T-Rex Echoes. As played at BOOM Festival 2004.There's also two tracks from Daniels soloproject SYNC24. Date:2005-01-29 |
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Title:CBL update Our synthproject Thermostatic interferes a bit with the CBL album. Thermostatic will release a debut album in May this year. This will not stop the CBL album in any way but maybe postpone it a bit. The CBL album is about 50% finished and so far it's a killer, lets hope you like it too hehe. Date:2005-01-16 |
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Title:CBL update We have both switched recording devices and Daniel has got himself an Novation A-station. New tracks are being born and forged into a second album. Stay tuned.... Date:2004-12-22 |
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Title:Switch complete Site is now moved to a new web host. Date:2004-11-16 |
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Title:We're switching web hosts Expect the site to be up and or down the coming two weeks. And if Mattias gets his computer up and running again we'll also have a new splendid design for you as well :) take care /johannes Date:2004-11-02 |
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Title:Live pics available We've added som live pics from "Boom Festival" and "Clubbing Magazine Take Off". Go check them out in the pics section Date:2004-08-13 |
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Title:CBL live in Copenhagen We will be playing the chill-out at the "Clubbing Magazine Take Off" (04-09-04) along with Solar Fields, Orbital Peace, Rumpistol, Snabel and Saint Janus Date:2004-08-12 |
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Title:New release Chilloutzone.org will soon release their first compilation "Ambient Planet vol.1" featuring a specially remixed version of Silent Running. Date:2004-06-16 |
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Title:CBL live at BOOM 26 Aug 2004 is the date for BOOM Festival in portugal. Date:2004-03-03 |
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Title:Site update Added picssection. Updated musicsection. Date:2003-01-12 |
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Title:New release On 26th November FAHRENHEIT PROJECT part 4 will see the light of day. 2 tracks from us. Epicentre second movement and Decompression Date:2003-01-11 |
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Title:Studio update Daniel just bought a Monomachine from Swedish Elektron. Studio-section is updated with new pictures. Date:2003-01-01 |
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Title:CBL site online Version 1 of the cbl website online. Date:2003-07-10 |
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Title:Release party Hydroponic Garden release party Date:2003-06-25 |
Discography
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Title:Interloper Type:ALBUM Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE41 ReleaseDate:2010 Tracks:[24] Interloper [25] Right Where It Ends [26] Central Plain [27] Supersede [28] Init [29] Euphotic [30] Frog [31] M [32] 20 Minutes [33] Polyrytmi |
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Title:Irdial EP Type:DIGITAL EP Label:Soundmute Recs. [HR] Cat#:SMR009 ReleaseDate:2008 Tracks:[1] Irdial [2] POU |
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Title:Chilled Zen Chillout Type:COMPILATION Label:Soul Candi [ZA] Cat#:SICD018 ReleaseDate:2008 Tracks:MOS6581 |
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Title:Ease Division 3 Type:COMPILATION Label:Spiral Trax [DE] Cat#:SPT1CD024 ReleaseDate:2008 Tracks:Endospore |
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Title:Future Memories Type:COMPILATION Label:Interchill Records [CA] Cat#:ICHILLCD032 ReleaseDate:2008 Tracks:Reaktion |
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Title:Fahrenheit project part 4 Type:COMPILATION Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE11 ReleaseDate:2007 Tracks:Epicentre second movement Decompression |
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Title:Digital Singles Vol. 1 Type:DIGITAL COMPILATION Label:Aleph Zero [IS] Cat#:AlephZD01 ReleaseDate:2007 Tracks:The Unexpected Visitor (CBL Carbonator Remix) Originaly written by Shulman |
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Title:Kumharas Vol. 5 Type:COMPILATION Label:Space Tepee Music [ES] Cat#:CDST010 ReleaseDate:2007 Tracks:Flytta Dig |
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Title:World Of Sleepers Type:ALBUM Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE21 ReleaseDate:2006 Tracks:[12] Abiogenesis [13]Vortex [14] Photosynthesis [15] Set Theory [16] Gryning [17] Transmission/Intermission [18] World Of Sleepers [19] Proton/Electron [20] Erratic Patterns [21] Flytta Dig [22] Betula Pendula |
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Title:Ambient Spaces chap. 1 Type:COMPILATION Label:DadA Music [IN] Cat#:CDMO5102 ReleaseDate:2006 Tracks:Metrosat |
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Title:Sonic Vibrations ep.1 Type:COMPILATION Label:DadA Music [IN] Cat#:CDMO5101 ReleaseDate:2006 Tracks:MOS 6581 |
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Title:Goa Beach Vol.5 Type:COMPILATION Label:Millennium Records [DE] Cat#:YSE111 ReleaseDate:2006 Tracks:Tensor |
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Title:Albedo Type:COMPILATION Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE16 ReleaseDate:2005 Tracks:Digital Child |
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Title:Quality Relaxation Type:COMPILATION Label:Chill Tribe Records [NO] Cat#:CTRCD01 ReleaseDate:2005 Tracks:The Unexpected Visitor (CBL Carbonator Remix) Originaly written by Shulman |
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Title:Fahrenheit project part 5 Type:COMPILATION Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE15 ReleaseDate:2005 Tracks:T-Rex Echoes |
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Title:Futurespective Type:COMPILATION Label:Freeze mgzn [Grr] Cat#: ReleaseDate:2005 Tracks:Tensor |
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Title:Ambient Planet vol 1 Type:COMPILATION Label:Vagalume Records [BR] Cat#:INRE1 ReleaseDate:2004 Tracks:Silent Running [carbonator rmx] |
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Title:Fahrenheit project part 4 Type:COMPILATION Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE11 ReleaseDate:2003 Tracks:Epicentre second movement Decompression |
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Title:Hydroponic Garden Type:ALBUM Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE09 ReleaseDate:2003 Tracks:[01] Central Plains [02] Tensor [03] MOS6581 [04] Silent running [05] Neurotransmitter [06] Hydroponic garden [07] Exosphere [08] Comsat [09] Epicentre (first movement) [10] Artificial island [11] Refraction 1.33 |
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Title:Chillosophy 3 Type:COMPILATION Label:MPDQX [SE] Cat#:DICD011 ReleaseDate:2003 Tracks:Snö På Hisingen (CBL CARBONATOR RMX) Originaly written by EL LCD (Mattias Fredriksson) remixed by CBL |
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Title:Fahrenheit project part 3 Type:COMPILATION Label:Ultimae Records [FR] Cat#:INRE06 ReleaseDate:2002 Tracks:MOS6581 Metrosat4 |
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Title:Ambient Northern Lights II Type:COMPILATION Label:Just Create Records [UK] Cat#:JCRACD010 ReleaseDate:2000 Tracks:Rise to tomorrow |
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Title:The Path Type:DEMO ALBUM Label: Cat#: ReleaseDate:1996 Tracks:[01] Intro [02] Behind the corner [03] Rain [04] Rise to tomorrow [05] Hold [06] Machinery [07] And contact [08] Sinful things [09] Dreamshore forest [10] Submerged [11] Contaminated Area [12] Last breath [13] Station blue [14] Or plan B |
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Live
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Title:Alternativa Party CBL Live @ Alt Party 2010 Helsinki, Finland |
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Title:Calypso Festival Cancelled, without noticing us which left Daniel alone on the Moscow airport :( CBL Live @ Calypso festival Moscow, Russia |
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Title:Electronic Music Camp Cancelled! lake island,Lithuania |
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Title:Inner Path Kiev, Ukraine |
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Title:Ultimae Night @ Inspiral CBL Live @ Inspiral London, UK |
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Title:Ozora Festival 2010 CBL Live @ Ozora Hungary |
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Title:BAUER GOES NEW YORK! BAUER GOES NEW YORK! Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Title:Microcosmos CBL at MIcrocosmos St. Petersburg, Russia |
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Title:BLEND CLUB Athens, Greece |
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Title:CBL Live @Cosmonova Sweden |
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Title:CBL Live @Cosmonova Sweden |
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Title:Aurora Festival Greece |
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Title:Ozora Festival Hungary |
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Title:M2 Gothenburg,Sweden |
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Title:Aurora Festival Greece |
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Title:GazGallery Moscow, Russia |
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Title:CBL & SOLAR FIELDS LIVE Cinema Capitol, Gothenburg |
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Title:November Ritual Berlin, Germany |
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Title:Klusadaba Rig, Latvia |
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Title:Forgotten ritual Schweiz |
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Title:Ozora Festival Hungary |
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Title:Island of fire festival limnos islands, greece |
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Title:Antiworld London, UK |
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Title:Ultimae Spring Session Lyon, France |
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Title:Sonica Festival Italy |
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Title:Glade Festival London, UK |
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Title:Fairy Tales London, UK |
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Title:Rhakti Dei Belgium |
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Title:No Man's land Hungary |
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Title:Clubbing Magazine Take Off Denmark |
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Title:BOOM Festival Portugal |
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Title:Carbon Based Lifeforms Carbon Based Lifeforms (CBL) are Johannes Hedberg and Daniel Segerstad (né Ringström), both born in 1976 and based in Göteborg, south-west Sweden. They met at the tender age of 15 and are still, amazingly, working happily together, almost 20 years later. CBL itself was formed in 1996, as an offshoot from other projects, but soon became their focal point, culminating in their first release on ‘mp3.com’ in 1998. It is hard to categorise CBL’s music but the best description might be that of a groundbreaking mixture of acid, techno and house music. The term ‘acid/ambient’ has also been coined; perhaps a respectful nod to the great pioneer Brian Eno? CBL signed with the celebrated Lyon-based ‘Ultimae’ label in 2002 and have since released two full-length albums (‘Hydroponic Garden’ in 2003, and ‘World of Sleepers’ in 2006). Both albums have been extraordinarily well received by connoisseurs within the ambient scene. Additionally they have actively participated in successful collaborations with several artists, including Magnus Birgersson of Solar Fields in a project to compose the music for the Swedish dancer Olof Persson’s ‘Fusion’ performance in 1999. Johannes often creates the building blocks of sounds and harmonies and could tweak sounds forever, whereas Daniel develops the rhythms and sculpts the ideas into tracks. It remains unclear which of them derives the greatest pleasure from manipulating the distinctive, squelching sounds of the Roland TB-303; certainly it is much more fun than any man is entitled to have whilst twiddling electronic knobs….. Through this synergy of ideas, their aim is to combine earth and space in their music. Daniel and Johannes use the combination of nature and technology as the main inspiration for their work. They like to represent both the positive and negative effects that this collaboration can lead to, including the negative impact that incorrect technology can have on the environment. Visitors to this unique part of the world never cease to be amazed by the stunning scenery which exists in its varying, often contrasting, forms across the whole of Sweden. Whether it be the snow-and-ice-bound beauty of Lapland in deepest winter, or the sweeping, rolling hills of Dalarna during the short, warm summer nights, the genius of CBL’s music is that it suits any occasion. Their creativity occasionally overspills into what become ‘new’ projects. The results can be enjoyed by listening to releases from Thermostatic and Digidroid, as well as Daniel’s own SYNC24, which is the result of sudden impulses of inspiration, giving room for his personal reflections. The music often seems to reflect the natural landscape of its land of inception; indeed if you listen to ‘Photosynthesis’ on the ‘World of Sleepers’ album then you find yourself feeling genuine concern for the forests. Given the source of the quotation in the song, perhaps this is the point. If so, it’s a damned good one and epitomises the aim of the group in pricking the conscience when it comes to something as critical as the environment. In fact, it’s such a good point that we designed our own t-shirts in tribute, with the slogan on the rear of “What about the forests?” and we wore them to our first visit to The Eden Project, a major ecological and environmental educational facility in England’s south-west corner, promoting awareness of global climate change and the importance of sustainable development. A perfect place to promote CBL’s ideology, we felt! We first became aware of CBL through the iTunes channel ‘radioioambient’ during a particularly warm Nordic summer, immersed in the perfect harmony between complex nature and multi-faceted soundscape; such music hadn’t had such a profound effect on us since the Higher Intelligence Agency released their innovative first album "colourform" in 1993. When driving home to England we usually travel through the night and CBL is the primary music of choice. It is relaxing, yet not sleep-inducing; a definite advantage when driving 2000km in a short space of time! The live edit of the track ‘Inertia’ was, with kind permission, the accompaniment to our own wedding video – that’s how much of an impact their music can have on people; it touches lives and evokes strong memories of deeply emotional experiences, which is exactly how ambient music should be: a soundtrack for life, not a backdrop to it. ...jim & joanne sharman, may 2009... |
Studio
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Title:@Johannes Synths: - Roland TB-303 - Roland Juno 106 - Clavia G2 Engine - Clavia Nord Modular - Electron SID-Station - Novation BassStation - Doepfer MS-404 - Doepfer A-100 (Under construction) - Yamaha CS5 - Moog Little Phatty Soundcard: - M-Audio FireWire 1814+Adat Interface Monitors: - Adam A7 |
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Title:@Daniel New place again, new pics later... Synths: - Roland TB 303 - Roland TB 303 Devil Fish mod - Access Virus B - Clavia Modular G2 Engine - Clavia Micro Modular - Elektron SID-Station (Ninja) - Novation A-station - Casio SK-1 Circuit Bent - Math and Spell Circuit Bent Soundcard: - TC Electronic Impact Twin Monitors: - Dynaudio BM15A |
Contact
Title:Contactcbl (at) ultimae.com
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