Gidge drop new single

Swedish producer duo Gidge, consisting of Ludvig Stolterman and Jonatan Nilsson, return with their new album New Light set to drop on November 6 via acclaimed Dutch label Atomnation.

Rooted in the city of Umeå, Sweden, Jonatan Nilsson and Ludvig Stolterman became friends at 15 through a shared love of electronic music. Their discography includes the album Autumn Bells, short-film “Lulin” (in collaboration with Lampray), mini-album LNLNN, and debut EP For Seoul. Ludvig and Jonatan have both lived (and travelled) all over Europe, including cities such as Paris, Oslo, Berlin, and Den Haag. At this moment they both reside in Umeå where they finished the last parts of New Light and run arts platform “NORR arts” together with Vilma Larsson.

Marking their 5th release on Atomnation, this LP can be seen as their second full-length album to date, following up 2014’s mythical Autumn Bells LP. Ahead of the album release, they bring us their new single, the title track lifted from the upcoming record.

The pair have a history of making electronic music shaped by recordings of Swedish nature, both comfortable on the dance floor and in a more relaxing environment. Each and every Gidge track creates its own sense of atmosphere and emotion, whether that is nostalgia, rest, or epicness. Their work evolves naturally, often building to powerful peaks from a silent break that is tweaked with vocal samples, crackles of field recordings, and neo-classical influences.

Commenting on the new album, they offer, “Throughout the process of making this album, the concept of light was something that kept coming back to us. Our last two releases were quite dark, so we knew early on that we wanted this album to feel a bit lighter and more hopeful. With its high pulsating energy, this track became the perfect representative for that. We wanted this track to feel like a burst of light, kind of like the album’s sunrise, which is also why it came to be the title track.”

The LP will feature 9 new tracks, a project Gidge has worked on for about 3 years. With this release, Ludvig and Jonatan crossed the seas to find new inspiration in the massive landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, USA. This environment – a place where great mountains, ancient forests, and never-ending oceans meet – helped shape an album that is signature for people that are familiar with the music from Gidge, yet, can be seen as their most eclectic work to date.

They refined the production technique on their new album by intensifying the sound palette with analog synthesis and crispy hi-hats. The track “Perimeter” might be the perfect example of this – spanning over exactly 10 minutes, the intensity of the synths in combination with the sharp hats throughout are absolutely fire.

Closing track “Seems To Be Getting Closer” hints more to “Hope”, one of the songs from their LNLNN release. It features a wonderful female vocal and heavenly pads concluded by a nostalgic, uplifting finale. The balance between the more powerful efforts “The Cascades” and “Quasar”, versus the serene works “Rotate Into Form” and “Over”, blend the new album into a haunting, dreamscape-like listening experience from top to bottom. 

With their new track, they deliver a taste of their ethereal sound, underpinned by a rhythmic river that ebbs and flows through their sound. Glistening vocal lines soar above their beat-driven downtempo sound that weaves between a fierce percussive refrain and emotive harmonic progressions.

Listen to New Light below

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