Category: S.T.

Artist: ST
Title: I’ll Meet You There EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk140
Release Date: 2004/12/19

Following the first Monotonik release from Swedish idm-ish artist Stefan Ternemar, aka ST, in 2003, we waited around a little, and suddenly, another EP popped up. Interestingly, although the first ‘Emotions In A Box’ release was very much epic electronic, almost Chris Huelsbeck-ian synthwork, everyone evolves, and thanks to guest spots from a fellow Swedish Monotonik artist (check the ID3 tags for a hint), and some new influences, the ‘I’ll Meet You There EP’ keeps the epic melodies, but slides in some beautiful vocals and spoken-word idylls in a decidedly indielectronic style.

Thus, we start with ‘Csanca’, all glittering stridency and brief, shimmering guest vocals, before ‘I’ll Meet You There’ itself wanders along, exhibiting tumultuous serenity of the highest order, along with extra guest guitars and vocals of serious yearning, before ‘I Met A Girl With Butterfly Wings’, including extraserene spoken word from Sofie Eriksson, finishes thing off in a glittering fashion, twinning ST’s trademark almost new-wave drum sounds with mixed-down female voice and instructional melodies. All in all, an evolution, a dashed evolution, and as sure as dolphins were monkeys, we like the way ST is heading.

Credits:
pic by ST

Tracklist:
01 – Csanca
02 – I’ll Meet You There
03 – I Met A Girl With Butterfly Wings

Artwork:
Front Cover

License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Artist: S.T.
Title: Emotions In A Box EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk121
Release Date: 2003/12/01

We’re proud to welcome the debut release on Monotonik from Stefan Ternemar, the Swedish artist also known as S.T. ‘Emotions In A Box’ is Stefan’s first set of songs released anywhere outside his own webpage, and it’s a fitting introduction to his bold, melodically strident idm electronics.

First off would be ‘Downtown’, almost Huelsbeck-ian in its wish to get straight down to brass tacks and blast you with carefully considered catchiness, heaping layer upon layer of gorgeously synthetic sounds onto the mix. ‘Alone But Not Lonely’ is similarly, headnoddingly good, and the title track builds up to a wonderful multitracked cacophany of unforgettable sonics. Finally, ‘Eternal Sleep’ finishes things off with a high-score table melding of classic game soundtrack stylings, the new melodic school of idm, and an unmistakable ear for the beautiful. All in all, we claim, a hit, a palpable hit.

[Thanks to Tony @ Kinglux for the excellent EP cover.]

Credits:
cover by Tony Kinglux

Tracklist:
01 – Downtown
02 – Alone But Not Lonely
03 – Emotions In A Box
04 – Eternal Sleep

Artwork:
Front Cover

License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial 1.0 Generic (CC BY-ND-NC 1.0)