Interview & Mixtape
Head on over to the fantastic blog Invisible Guy to read a loooong interview with me and check out the accompaying
“mix tape” of various tracks from all over my discography, both solo and with various projects.
Take care of yourselves and each other.
“Elementals Manifests” New print available!
You can now order a professional digital print of my drawing
“Elementals Manifests” over at my Big Cartel-page.
It measures 25×35 cm and is printed on 280 g paper.
All copies are hand-numbered and signed by me.
Go here to order.
I hope you are well.
/jgw
As Above, So Below
Hey friends.
Either Head on over to Invisible Guy or hit play below to stream the track
“As Above, So Below” from my upcoming Zeon Light Kassett-release
“The Rupturing Sowle”.
Some words on the release from Zeon Light:
Redan när Zeon Light tog sin form fanns Johan G Winther på vår önskelista. Länge hade hans Tsukimono varit en favorit för oss. Vi tog kontakt. Tycke uppstod. Tsukimono är dock numera vilande. Men Johan G Winther lever.
“As Above, So Below” är ett första smakprov från Johan G Winthers kommande kassett The Rupturing Sowle (zeon light 036) på vilken Johan fortsätter utveckla och förändra sitt uttryck.
The Rupturing Sowle bjuder på ett brett spektra av ljud och i grunden finns en typ av mörkare folk som vi inte riktigt hört Johan skapa tidigare. En cello är lika viktig som en drone. En banjo känns lika befriande som en noiseton.
En ny del av Johans ljudvärld är en rytm och en närvaro av pådrivande percussion som ger en ny dimension och framåtrörelse åt musiken på några av spåren.
Konceptet och majoriteten av musiken på The Rupturing Sowle växte fram och spelades in en stuga mitt i skogen någonstans i Sverige under 2012, och senare gav den fantastiska Emelie Molin (Mire Kay, Audrey) musiken extra djup och skönhet med sitt fantastiska cello-spel.
Om man är bekant med Johan G Winthers diskografi med alla hans olika projekt och grupper sen innan, kommer man känna igen delar av lite allt möjligt på The Rupturing Sowle, som också är det första av flera släpp som är planerade under 2013.
Albumet har sin release 130427 och kommer att släppas som kassett (inkl digitalt) och dessutom i en strikt numrerad upplaga med kassett, tröja, poster, badge.
All sounds & arrangements by Johan G Winther
Cello by Emelie Molin
Mastered by David Zackrisson
All artwork by JGW
Layout by Nullvoid
2 Prints available for sale now.
Hello.
Go here to buy a digital print of one or both of my drawings “Death is not the end” and “The Cleansing”.
“Death is not the end”
64×45 cm professional digital print
“The Cleansing”
64×45 cm professional digital print
If you do not have paypal, just email me at timecanvas (at) gmail (dot com
and we’ll sort it out.
peace/j.g.w
light reading
A review of I Have A Heaven Ending And Weaving Thin Threads Of Darkness From The Light That Was Given” can be found here on fluid-radio, and here on A closer listen.
Thanks for the attention.
/jgw
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone.
Here’s a little track to celebrate the past and the coming year.
Live on, be jolly…a place in hell is hard to earn these days.
Happy new year everyone.
“I Have A Heaven Ending And Weaving Thin Threads Of Darkness From The Light That Was Given”
Hello friends!
New release:
The fantastic Matt Leivers is the mastermind behind the excellent new label Awkward Formats
and together we have the honor to present to you my latest release:
And Weaving Thin Threads Of Darkness
From The Light That Was Given”
In “I Have A Heaven Ending And Weaving Thin Threads Of Darkness From The Light That Was Given” slow sad drones brighten and dim gradually across an hour-long cassette housed in an engraved wooden box containing a printed note and photographs by Henrik Landén.
The sounds were created for and during a weekend of concerts in Utrecht in September 2012, made up of various recordings of Johan playing the violin, piano, pump-organ and various e-bowed string instruments.
All of it processed through tape echos, delays and various homebuilt boxes, recorded and re-recorded on to cassette-tapes and then used as the basis for improvised live-mixes with live processing and tone-generator jamming.
Available to order now for shipping after Christmas. Price £14. Lossless digital download included.
Limited to 52 copies. Order your copy here.
The whole project has been a nice collaboration, with me coming up with
the basic concept with the boxes etc, and then me and Matt working together to come up with the best ideas and details together. I am really inspired by Matts work and dedication to this project.
Attentive to every detail, sparing no expenses, creative and resourceful all over.
Thank you Matt!
Matt is also the person behind the great
Field Hollers – A Johan G Winther Discography
blog.
Heathers/Hollows “Staring At The Invisible World” 2xCS
FINALLY!
It’s officially released!
Heathers/Hollows “Staring At The Invisible World” 2xCS
NPR28: HEATHERS/HOLLOWS – STARING AT THE INVISIBLE WORLD DOUBLE CASSETTE
Releasedate November 13 2012. / €9
Tracklist:
A1 OBLIVION FALLS
B1 TETRABIBLOS
B2 THE INTUITION POTENTIAL INTRUDER/THE BEAM
B3 PHRE MUSIC
B4 KAPTEN MISSION
C1 RAIN WATER POISON
C2 BLACK MOON FLARE
D1 DRAINING BLOOD
D2 PURGATORY AFTERGLOW
D3 LIVE AT HERWIGHAMNEN, BEERING EILAND 2010
Delayed and delayed throughout 2012, this massive work is finally available!
Staring at the invisible world is HH´s debut album, recorded in Göteborg (63rd link/Bunker Sun) during two sessions in early 2012. Some original tracks were remixed and destroyed along the way.
Pop guitar-riffs, long outdrawn scifi-psych compositions, noise and layers of melody and doom.
2 sided cover, gold tapes. Hear early version of “The intuition potential intruder/The beam here
and Phre Music here
Recorded, played and made by Johannes Brander and Johan G Winther.
/j
impulses and obsessions
hello friends.
Fall is here and with it beautiful walks, endless rain and dreaded premonitions of a slushy, cold
and long swedish winter. Let’s not despair…
(live-setup for trio-gig, October 2012)
There’s a bunch of of stuff in the works right now, I’m slowly getting a few releases together, and hopefully they will
see the light of day within the next few months.
The Dränkstenen 10″ is still delayed but will hopefully be released sometime during the winter/spring on the Vintermusik label. Also coming out here is a 12″ reissue of my friend Peter Brodericks Ten Duets tape.
Don’t sleep on this if you want it, they’re sure to sell quickly!
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A 60 min cassette made up of recordings made before and during my trip to Utrecht earlier this year will be released by the great new label Awkward Formats. The title is “I Have A Heaven Ending And Weaving Thin Threads Of Darkness From The Light That Was Given” and it’s made up of various recordings of me playing the violin, piano, pump-organ and various e-bowed string instruments. All of it processed through tape echos, delays and various homebuilt boxes, recorded and re-recorded on to cassette-tapes and then used as the basis for improvised live-mixes with live processing and tone-generator jamming. Really pleased with how this all turned out, both sound-wise and visually.
Here’s a short sample:
Some words on the release from Awkward Formats:
“In “I Have A Heaven Ending And Weaving Thin Threads Of Darkness From The Light That Was Given” slow sad drones built on pump-organ and various strings brighten and dim gradually across an hour-long cassette housed in an engraved wooden box containing a printed note and photographs by Henrik Landén. The sounds were created for and during a weekend of concerts in Utrecht in September 2012.”
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Also in the works is a 12″ entitled “Troubled Morrows” which will be released via Kalligrammofon.
This is not part of the same narrative as “Née“ or “Heart Attack Money” but something new.
Artwork is being made by the fantastic Johannes Brander!
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Johannes and me also have a duo called Heathers/Hollows and our debut double cassette release
“Staring At The Invisible World” has been delayed and delayed throughout the year but it is
getting really close to an actual release now! Don’t fret, it’ll be here soon!
Sample “Rain Water Poison”, the first track from side C of the release below:
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Me and my band Scraps Of Tape are currently working on album #5, and some other goodies
are in the works as well. Keep your eyes open! We’ll also be playing a gig in Copenhagen at BETA
on November 30th, and we’ll be playing a bunch of new stuff mixed in with all the good ol’ hits.
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Nice words from various places about the Blessings-tape “Bittervatten”.
It’s selling out so be quick if you haven’t gotten your copy yet.
From The Elementary Revolt:
Blessings is a three piece hardcore, punk, crust band from Sweden who formed early this year. Blessings feature members of Scraps Of Tape, Anchor, Fä, and the Swedish indie rock band Chester Copperpot. Blessings play an absolutely punishing style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and crust within their sound. Blittervatten is the band’s debut seven song LP, which features seven songs total lasting a little over the twenty eight minute mark. Overall, these 7 songs make for a dark, omnious, and downright nasty listen. I can’t begin to describe how good this album is. Do yourself a favor, pick up a copy of the cassette, if you live in Europe. Blessings is a must listen for fans of Martyrdod, Wolf Brigade, Cursed, and Rot In Hell. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
From Toxicbreed’s Funhouse:
Blessings are a new project from Sweden with members of Anchor and Scraps Of Tape. This is one of the most promising debut releases I have heard all year, 7 songs of crusty and dark heavy hardcore. Highly recommended.
From Fuck Yeah Metal Punk:
Sometimes there are albums that you need some time to digest, to fully understand. Sometimes there are albums that click right away and are highly addictive. Blessings’ Bittervatten belongs to the second case. Really, it’s truly amazing. The songwriting is pretty diverse, The vocals are fantastic, and the production is perfect and takes everything to a whole new level of harshness (the guitar sounds like it was processed through sandpaper, giving a nice Noise Rock vibe). As highlights, i would like to point out track 5, with a total Gaahl-era-Gorgoroth worship intro, and track 6, which is, so to speak, something else (it’s more doom-y and the vocal work is one of the best i’ve heard so far).
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Thanks also to Johannes and the fantastic Peeter Uuskyla who invited me to play a set
with them at Galleri Magnus Winström in Gothenburg during Kulturnatta last friday.
I had a blast!!
photo by Sara Winther
R.I.P It’s A Trap!
Avi and Willow
Avi Roig is a fantastic person.
For 10 years he has kept the amazing itsatrap.com alive and reported on all things music-related in scandinavia.
Often, he has been better informed on things I myself have been part of than me, and whenever there has been some news or new band or whatever of relevance to find out about, itsatrap has been where you read it first.
I have also had the privilege to release some music through IAT, and I am very proud to have
done so. Go check it out if you’re interested, who knows how long they will be available still.
So if you’ve ever enjoyed IAT, read it continuously or whatever, please let Avi know
that his hard work has been appreciated, because hard, dedicated work it has truly been.
Thank you Avi!
/j
Not only do I count him as a good friend
Back home from Holland + Blessings live
(my slaap zacht setup in Utrecht last saturday, opposite Rutger’s)
Back home after a truly amazing weekend in Utrecht, Holland. Two nights (the actual slaap zacht event was three) of great shows
and great great people. Highlights (hard to pick favorites from so many great things) including sets by Machinefabriek, Eli Kezler and The Puddle Parade, meeting Rutger Zuydervelt(Machinefabriek), Simon Scott and Gibson Houwer for the first time.
But the absolute best thing was just being back in Utrecht again, at Hostel Strowis. About 7 or 8 years ago I played one of my first solo-liveshows
at Theater Kikker together with Wim Maesschalck(Wixel), Axel Willner (Courdouan, The Field) and Benny Braaten(Origami Galaktika) and we stayed at Strowis back then. A great place with a totally beautiful garden in the back where you easily can spend many many hours just drinking coffee, beer and sit and hang out with good company. Which was just what we did! A huge thank you to Henrik (who traveled with me and took some great pics (which will be linked to asap) and dj’d during the friday), Bastiaan, Ellen, Gibson, Wim, Wouter, Rutger, Simon, Pim and everyone else I forget at the moment. Hope to be back soon!
(A small extra thank you to Marcel at Run2Day for a great talk, great help and nice overall meeting)
Recordings were made, both before and during it all and hopefully something nice will come of it.
And last:
If you’re in Gothenburg tomorrow and feel like going to a punk/hardcore-show my band Blessings will play
at Aktivitetshuset Majorna alongside Redemption Denied from Belgium and Fredag den 13:e from Gbg.
Check it out here.
Here’s some nice words from FUCK YEAH METAL PUNK on Bittervatten too.
Dränkstenen 10″ delayed
Hello friends.
Unfortunately the “Dränkstenen” 10″ will be delayed due to some financial problems.
Hopefully this will be sorted out asap and
I will be able to present this album to you some time soon.
If you wish to help out in any way, then please support Vintermusik and buy one or two releases, as this
will help finance further releases. It’s a tough business out there and anyone who has
the heart and balls to still operate an independent label and release serious, beautiful pieces
of art/albums has my total and devoted respect.
Please support small independent labels and artists
because we truly need them as an alternative to all the bigger labels and
the heartless, money-grabbing, trite bullshit
that gets pushed down our throats on a day-to-day basis.
New Release “For Ingar Gustavsson”
Great news!
My new album “For Ingar Gustavsson” is now out via Slaapwel Records.
I am incredibly proud about releasing this album and being a small part of the
the fantastic idea/vision of Wim Maesschalck’s that is Slaapwel.
The hard work and creativity of both Wim and of Tom ten Voorde who made the artwork and layout
has been totally inspiring and astounding to see. Thank you guys so much!
More info here.
From Slaapwel’s website:
For Ingar Gustavsson by Johan G. Winther
I’ve been friends with Johan Gustavsson for a long while now – first through his music as Tsukimono (glitchy noisy drone dreamy electronics stuff that somehow stayed undiscovered by too many people) on labels such as Mechanized Mind and Komplott. Later on I organized some gigs for his instrumental rock band called Scraps of Tape. Some time ago Johan found a battered cd-r with old recordings he made for his grandmother, playing them to a couple of friends (who some of you might know: Nils Frahm & Peter Broderick) – who encouraged him to do something with those beautiful recordings. After some months of thinking and tinkering he finally sent me “For Ingar Gustavsson”. A lengthy album, humble, restrained and precise and with a lot of respect. Imagine Arvo Pärt as a bedroom musician, laptop processing his Für Alina pieces with the same understanding and confidence that he originally composed them. Stretching them out into wise, vast wintry landscapes. Embracing life/eternity like only the elderly can. You never fell asleep so calmly.
CD comes in our traditional Stumptown Arigato Pak + stitched picture, with one-of-a-kind xeroxed/screenprinted artwork by Tom ten Voorde and custom made cd slip case. Click below for pictures.
BUY NOW AS LIMITED CD (8€) OR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (5€)
Also released at the same time is “Sleep Paths” by Seaworthy. Do not miss out on this release!
Here is a nice collage of the releases by Wim:
Slaap Zacht
I am heading to Utrecht in Holland to perform at the Slaap Zacht (Sleep Tight) nights during the Gaudeamus Musicweek, takiing place on the 6th, 7th and 8th September.
The whole thing is a great few evenings/events and I am truly honored to be a part of it.
Read more here:
Gaudeamus Muziekweek www.muziekweek.nl/
Slaapwel Records www.slaapwelrecords.com/
Facebook event www.facebook.com/events/346810018726644/
Hostel Strowis htwww.strowis.nl/
thanks for reading/listening.
jgw
“Of Use” review
There is a nice review of my Brian Records 8″/Book/Cd-release “Of Use” over at A Close Listen.
Very nice words by Richard Allen. Thank you!
Right now my days are mostly spent with my family, but also finishing up the Heathers/Hollows release, tentatively entitled “Staring Into The Unknown World”, drawing a lot and working on the artwork for both “Dränkstenen” (with the fantastic Thomas Ekelund/Nullvoid) and a re-release of an old Scraps Of Tape demo.
We’ll see where it all ends up.
take care friends!
Dränkstenen/Vanmakten FREE DIGITAL SINGLE! Out now!
The single “Dränkstenen/Vanmakten” from my upcoming 10″ entitled “Dränkstenen” on Vintermusik
is now available as a free download. Go on and get it!
H&M/Liselott Watkins video
I edited one of my old tracks “burntitled” for this Liselott Watkins/H&M video. I worked with/through
the photographer Alexander Dahl with whom I’ve done some work in the past on this. Turned out nice!
Blessings “Bittervatten”
Finally, it’s here. The “Bittervatten” cassette from my band Blessings.
Check it out if you’re into dark, heavy, noisy stuff and buy a physical copy.
Heathers/Hollows
Preview the track “Rain Water Poison” from the upcoming 2-cassette Heathers/Hollows release on NativePartsRec.
Heathers/Hollows is me and Johannes Brander (Skogar/CrystalCrypt etc).
Psychedelic shoegaze noise drone bliss mania with inspiration from swedish legends Endless Smile, all things Matthew Bower and Neil Young.
More news soon.
Of Use 8″ Lathe Cut!
Yesterday my 8″ lathe-cut/book/cd-r release “Of Use” on BRIAN RECORDS arrived in the mail and I am stunned with how amazing it turned out! All my deepest gratitude and love goes out
to everyone involved in this project, but especially to James Norman. The genius/curator/owner of Brian Records. It’s people like James that will keep the world filled with genuinely great music/releases/art forever and ever!! Support!!!!
The beautiful art on the cover of the book (which contains all of the different artwork for the records) were made by the great great Robert Wegner.
Again, thank you James, and thank you to all who bought a copy and made a cover!
showtime
hey friends and haters,
on friday I play a lunch-time gig at Lagerhuset in Gothenburg.
here’s some overall info about the event
Hope to see you there.
jgw
Mechelen, Belgium
A BIG thank you to everyone involved in making the two slaapwel-evenings/nights
in Mechelen happen last week. Easily two of the most amazing shows I’ve been involved in.
Extra thank you to Wim, Jo, Oskar, Peter and Andrew!
I guess anyone interested have figured out that I have an album
coming out on Slaapwel soon. Stay tuned for more info on this shortly!
(all photos by Wim Maesschalck)
upcoming shows!
- 23/02/12 Mechelen at Slaapwel Night @ Cultuurcentrum more info (j.g.w)
- 24/02/12 Mechelen at Slaapwel Night @ Cultuurcentrum more info (j.g.w)
- 02/03/12 Hässleholm at The Noble Beast Of Malmö Presents: Night @ Perrong23 more info (scraps of tape)
