Download here:
https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz
Shaped picturedisc on preorder!

Imagine music that is as insisting as it it curious?! C.O.U. is back with an EP leaning on the Interrobang, the lesser known combination of a question mark and an exclamation point. It starts with the TRACK ID, a song about wondering about which track is played at a club, or maybe at some online event? It continues with tracks equally enjoyable for listening and dancing: faux-oriental disco, concerned boogie-funk, a cosmic take on the legendary Sleng Teng-riddim and finally a balkan-inspired track partly generated by Articial Intelligence.

released March 5, 2021

Sissyfus: Bricolage, vocals, clarinet, Yamaha DX7, Portasound PSS-795, MEGAfm, MFB Synth-lite, GEM WS1 Oriental, Børek Energy, mix and master.
Ulf Moen Denneche: Trombone on !1 & !3:
Equalizing Wizard: Talkbox on !3
S.L.Y.C.: Vocals on !3
Bjørn-Petter Tøsse: Juzi-sound on !2 and accordion on ?2
Audience at Kampen Bistro & Storgata 26: vocals on !1

Sleeve by Espen Friberg

(c)+(o)+(u) 2021 Metronomicon Audio
All signs are turned!?
www.metronomiconaudio.net
MEAU.0118.▲

Name YR price bandcamp

Interabangerz

Snu hver stein

Remixes of and by the C.O.U. some singles and some various stuff!

Remixes & singles and general craziness

DJ mixes

From Interabangerz
https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz

Free DL Bandcamp

Balkan wavenet (feat. Bjørn-Petter Tøsse)

It's weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scooter - Weekend (Slowed down 1000%)

Norwegian dansband continued by open AI Jukebox.

Ole Ivars - AI, så kjukk du er blitt (verses are made by Artificial Intelligence)

From the Interabangerz mixtape - edits made while making  Interabangerz: https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz

The Interabangerz mixtape!?

This mixtape shows both inspirations, bonuses and research material from the Interabangerz EP by Center of the Universe. Starting out with scandi-dancehall, it wriggles itself through AI generated soul and adult oriented oriental electronics. The mixtape poses a "what if": If Marvin Gaye and Fairouz had acid basslines, if Oslo-disco originated in the balkans and if people would pay more attention to the drum machine being a turkish invention (Al-Jazari, year 1206). As always with the Center of the Universe there is just too much to be curious about, and while missing the dancefloor at least we can enjoy this adventurous mix!

Fairouz - El Bosta (C.O.U. SEGA Acid)

From the Interabangerz mixtape - edits made while making Interabangerz: meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz

The Interabangerz mixtape!?

This mixtape shows both inspirations, bonuses and research material from the Interabangerz EP by Center of the Universe. Starting out with scandi-dancehall, it wriggles itself through AI generated soul and adult oriented oriental electronics. The mixtape poses a "what if": If Marvin Gaye and Fairouz had acid basslines, if Oslo-disco originated in the balkans and if people would pay more attention to the drum machine being a turkish invention (Al-Jazari, year 1206). As always with the Center of the Universe there is just too much to be curious about, and while missing the dancefloor at least we can enjoy this adventurous mix!

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (C.O.U. Counterfactual 303 Acid Refill)

Ana hibak yaa habiibi!
Unofficial remix! Go stream/buy the original!
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ENZ7RRutQFuKixxjjj0vO?si=8783eb8173894aeb

Nimco Happy Vs. C.O.U - Isii Nafta

A mixtape of music from friends and aquaintances! 
Artwork by Koppen!

1. Musique le pop - Mateo
2. Cheb Runner - Raibotic Love
3. Koppen - Formfett
4. Moving Still - Kunafa King
5. Gunerius & Verdensveven - Blå disko a lá t​ü​rk (Center of the Universe Børek på Gunerius mix)
6. Simone - merci (dan drehn remix)
7. Boblebad - Easy feat. WHALESHARKATTACKS
8. Alexander Arpeggio & Nixxon - Künefe
9. Mt. Mélodie - Volca Fame
10. S.L.Y.C - Safety, grace (Sommerfeldt remix)
11. Center of the Universe feat Bjørn-Petter Tøsse - Karlov Stretch
12. Legs 11 - Flawless Logistics
13. Besøk - Into Rest

På gangen med C.O.U.

Unofficial remix of this track made because original is cool:  
https://open.spotify.com/track/2rjdVpdAZggCKL3O7cXLtl

Folque - Reinlender Fra Vingelen (C.O.U. Italiensk Salat Edit)

Hallingen

Mash up of Soulef سيدي منصور Sidi Mansour and Karpe - PAF.no with some additional bass and drumz. 
This is based on a traditional song that is hundreds of years old! 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Mansour_(song)

Karpe - PAF.no (C.O.U. oriental disco)

Tveitåen

Kivlemøyan

Delebekken

Telespringar

Sylkjegulen

Skålhalling

Wild mix of musix at may 17th at Mir
https://www.mixcloud.com/justinpaton/
https://www.mixcloud.com/djfortelldem
https://www.mixcloud.com/Tykje

Interplanetarisk 17 mai! DJ SIssyfus + FORTELL DEM + Justin Paton + Anja Garbørek & DJ Sprængt Torsk

Vaporwave of this timeless norwegian summerclassic based on the german Mixed Emotions «You Want Love (Maria, Maria)

Rune Rudberg vs. C.O.U.  - Ut Mot Havet (vaporwave)

DJ set from Kvikne heading to Inderøya

1. Calling - Birgitte Grimstad
2. Center of the Universe - Eastereggs
3. Kristoffer Lislegaard - Copy Machine
4. Orheim & Kaasin - Dead Orchestra 1
5. Paul Dresher - Other Fire
6. bastian void - liquid crystal disk
7. forrest james - moon medusa vox
8. Jürgen Müller - Jenseits des Stromes
9. Kareem Lotfy - Sundial Radio

Ambient live stream from a truck

DJ set from Kvikne heading back to Oslo

1. Luke Sanger - Absorb
2. Tom Opdahl - Otta
3. Niilas - Standing By The Edge
4. Obay Alsharani - Peyo
5. ILKAMA - Pinky in the Brain
6. Espen Friberg - Hvitstenveien 68 3
7, Kristoffer Lislegaard - Ataraxia
8. Laurie Spiegel - A Garden
9. Orheim & Kaasin - Ossicles

Ambient live stream from a truck 2

Unofficial bootleg of great traditional music from the Røros area in norway! Support the original artist!
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/p%C3%A5-skuddhold/332523666

Småviltlaget - Kømmen Frå Kongsvinger, Pols Trad. (Pols Width Modulation)

DJ set from Kvikne heading towards Trondheim!

1. Vera Dvale & Crippled Ships - Orionids
2. Helene Rickhard & Rune Lindbæk - Operasjon Hubris
3. Sylvan Grey - Joy like a River	
4. KMRU - resonant sharing
5. Erik Wøllo - Tide 2
6. Kristoffer Lislegaard - Samsara
7. Sawako - Looped Labyrinth, Decayed Voice
8. Veien - Ekstasen
9. Vera Dvale & Crippled Ships - Selenic Collumns
10. Erik Wøllo - Discovery

Ambient live stream from a truck 3

DJ set from a truck heading from Rendalen towards Elverum.

1. KMRU - Well
2. Erik Wøllo - Ceremony
3. Biosphere - Tranquilizer
4. Kristoffer Lislegaard - Qualia
5. entropy circus - oberdöbling
6. Suzanne Ciani - The Eighth Wave
7. Aleksi Perälä - UK74R1823010

Ambient live stream from a truck 4

Updated version of infamous Støvel Dance by Travellin Strawberries
The last version was too abstract here's a folkclubbing version with lots of fiddles! Might delete later so grab it!

DJ Nissifus - The Støvel Dance (Folkclubbing)

Dråper

Dråper (Center of the Universe Remix)

Video version here: https://youtu.be/X9lxFu6Yx0s

DJ-mix of tracks frequently played at Tuvas Blodklubb, with the modern nordic sound and edits associated with the dance floor of scandinavias only folk music club night! 

1. Jösse Halling Breakers - M.ODHAMMER Remake
2. Folque - Reinlender fra Vingelen (C.O.U. Blodklubb edit)
3. Kenneth Lien & Center of the Universe - Hallingen
4. Thov G. Wetterhus - Filleværen
5. Havsmörker - Tåke
6. Ævestaden - Dråper (Center of the Universe remix)
7. Gangar - Reinlender fra Åseral (Center of the Universe Norsk Bass)
8. Naaljos Ljom - Fiskaren (Blodklubb VIP)
9. Knut Buen / Shri Lal Sahajpal - Slått Og Raga, Sekvens 6 
10. Kruspolska (Album Version)
11. Niilas vs. Erlend Apneseth - Pyromid
12. Crussen - Bufarsveinen
13. INUTI - Slängpolska efter Lorens Brolin
14. Valkyrien - Slutte å byne (C.O.U. Blodklubb spesial)

Blodblanding

30 years since the Olympics in Lillehammer and time 4 a remix! 
Best to "enjoy" it with teh video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Ie9nHNQhQ

Center of the Universe feat. Kristin & Håkon - OL-floka (Drum n' bass)

☀️ SUMMR EDIT VOL 555 ☀️

From hidden magical songs to international mega hits, the compilation revisits summer music through an organic & psychedelic prism. You’re a DJ looking for shiny bangers ? A digger searching for your new gem ? A music lover willing to spice up your playlist ? this is for you 💛
Center of the universe : @counivers
Get it : https://juxlabel.bandcamp.com/album/summr-edit-vol-555

Paris La Villette
Visual by Ditti
Masters by Farry
🌱

FREE DOWNLOAD

Elisabeth Grannemann - En Torsdagskveld I Dubbak (Center Of The Universe Edit)

Video version here: https://youtu.be/nQNgZ_NHxYU?si=QCC1PR6zUIWCTBzw

Mixtape of mashups and edits I made to play at Tuvas Blodklubb! 
0:00 Dr. Dre vs. Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag - The next Halling from Numedal
3:11 Jan Garbarek & Agnes Buen Garnås - Rosenfole (Blodklubb edit)
10:41 Torleiv H. Bjørgum - Klunkaren (Blodklubb edit)
16:20 Folque - Reinlender (C.O.U. Mozarella Edit)
21:42 NWA vs. Sigurd Brokke - Straight outta Valle (I Setesdalen)
25:30 Ein haile halve maone vs. Prodigy - Berthas Poison
30:46 M.A.R.R.S. vs. Folque - Pump up the Hjuringstev
35:49 Blåmann Blåmann Blue Monday
40:08 Josh Wink vs. Sigurd Brokke - Higher state of Fanten
46:05 Robyn vs. Åge Grundstad Ensemble - Gammaldancing on my own
50:26 Avicii vs Berit Opheim - Draumlevels

Norske Byggeklosser (Norwegian mashups!)

CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE  (Insomnia Festival Tromso)

DL: europeanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nunt-de-valoare
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHGC6v2W-sA

A collaboration between Swedish Skweee music producer Joxaren and Romanian singer Josif Marius and his brother Gabitza. This is most likely the first ever original release in Scandinavia in the genre of Manele. The single includes remix versions by producers from all over the world such as Harlem based BKGD Audio (ex. DÄLEK) (USA), Center of the Universe (NO) and Sebastian Gudding (SWE).

Like many other Romanians in Stockholm, Gabitza and Marius are making a living by begging. The profit from bandcamp sales and streams of this single is donated to their families in Pitești, Romania. Get the single at europeanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nunt-de-valoare


Buy EP (Bandcamp)

Josif Marius ft Joxaren - Nuntă De Valoare (Center Of The Universe Remix)

From this nice compilation by ICI: 
https://iciyouare.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-elsewhere-mcmxiii

MP3 Bandcamp

Feta Version

Norwegian artist Center of the Universe aka Jørgen Skjulstads has been on the Generation Bass radar for a few years now. Center of the Universe does a unique brand of quirky electronica that takes in all manner of things. His releases contain traditional songs remade alongside original compositions inspired by archaic entertainment consoles and pre-iPhone computer culture ranging from Azeri Skip, Post-Reggaeton, BalkanBit, Oriental Dub, Arabic Skweee, Balkan Skweee through to Post-Rembetika amongst many other things.

For Generation Bass he has dropped this free Arabic Skweee/Oriental Dub/Greek/Turkish EP which he calls “Never mind the böreks”. This EP consists of 4 tracks. Following our short preface, C.O.U. tells us about the tracks in his own words:

1. Sigara Böreği

This track has a very Kraftwerk vibe about it in terms of tempo and melody.

“This started out as a remix for Oslo avant-rockers Moon Relay. First I sang upon their guitars and added a lot of instruments for their remix. Then I wanted to do a break-dance-version of that remix and in the process everything except some ring modulated synths and the beat was gone out in favour of some more oriental vibes. The track is heavily inspired by Swedish Skweee-pioneer and Dj Daniel Savio.”

2. Black Feta

This is an epic track and we love the way that it builds up to that nastier wobble section. It's got an air of Oum Kalthoum about it, that epic, lengthy, big Egyptian sound.

“A few years ago I made a bootleg of the Bendaly family "Do you love me?" I wanted to do a similar track but without sampling someone. For this I recorded some oud, some synths and a cimbalon and tried to edit them into an oriental dub-mix.”

3. Songs of Today

At first, we thought this was a Balkan track, Serbian or Bosnian, surprised when we found it was Greek. It’s got a Trap vibe about it and is a great opener for a DJ set. Sounds like a contemporary urban version of a track from a good time musical soundtrack.

“This song started with a sample from a Greek old record bought at a flea-marked. There are only Greek letters on it except of the title "Songs of today" I got a Greek friend to translate the words and it is a nice love song.

Chorus goes like: (get out my delalis* and agas** in
sejiani***) * Turkish word for the man that used to shout the news on the streets ** Turkish word for the prince *** serjiani = relaxing by looking at the horizon without doing anything.

Pretty lyrical innit!”

4. The Power of Börek

This reminds us 50 Cent. A very melodic track with an awesome DnB section.

”This song is named after a home-made semi-modular synth called the Börek energy, which provides the bass-line for the track. It is homage to US producer Lazercrotch that made a lot of nice music a bit similar to this”.

5. Sigara Böreği (Streamer’s Late Night Take-Away Remix)

A bonus remix by our friend Streamer (“Walking with Camels” EP on GB) takes C.O.U. into 90’s Madchester territory with a bumpy, groovy 'twistin’ my melons man' mood!

LINKS:

C.O.U.
centeroftheuniver.se/
www.facebook.com/centeroftheu
@sissyfus
meau.bandcamp.com/

STREAMER
@streamer
www.facebook.com/profile.php?_rdr=p&id=555299102

Never mind the boreks

Never mind the böreks

Free DL!

Sigara Boregi (Streamer's Late Night Take-Away Remix)

Commisioned by the mighty https://yatosiba.com/

Los Tosiba - Hey! Kechirena!

From the Love Party Remixes: 
https://hugebass.bandcamp.com/album/love-party-remixes

@Yatosiba

Love Party Remixes

Bandcamp DL

Ya Tosiba - N Qədər (Center Of The Universe Disco)

Unfortunately this song got more relevant again 

Instrumental track from a classic Skweee EP by Yöt: 
https://rahatunteet.bandcamp.com/album/y-t-4

Yöt Yöt That's The Sound Of Da Police (Mash up)

From Interabangerz:  https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz
Video:  https://youtu.be/XTGshPEPJFU
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/2FQLzUuyUxdQuy2yTuZ710

Name yr price Bandcamp

Track ID

From Interabangerz:
meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz

Laidback Boogie (feat. Equalizing Wizard)

Remix not on the original 7" by @sloth-2 UK!
DL here: https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/extended-play

Hey! Steve (Sloth UK Remix)

Remix not on the original 7" by the mighty @krass-1
DL here: https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/extended-play

Acid Rebetiko (KRASS Remix)

This one is for you who think that programs and algorithms can be neutral! Listen to what the open AI jukebox does to this classic originally released on Balkanton.

Boris Karlov Bulgarian accordion music continued by an AI that does not like odd meters

If there is one type of music that makes the Open AI Jukebox go completely bonkers it's 8-bit and chiptune. Here we let it ruin a classic masterpiece by Koji Kondo.

Super Mario Bros - Overworld, but an AI is trying to complete the track

https://soundcloud.com/sissyfus
https://soundcloud.com/metronomicon
Buy Release: https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ukmMPGY6vyw

Imagine music that is as insisting as it it curious?! C.O.U. is back with an EP leaning on the Interrobang, the lesser known combination of a question mark and an exclamation point. It starts with the TRACK ID, a song about wondering about which track is played at a club, or maybe at some online event? It continues with tracks equally enjoyable for listening and dancing: faux-oriental disco, concerned boogie-funk, a cosmic take on the legendary Sleng Teng-riddim and finally a balkan-inspired track partly generated by Articial Intelligence. 

The Center of the Universe is an artist who mainly, but not only works with music and sound. 
The band, which is a solo project (hence the name) has released nearly 20 full length albums, plenty of remixes and also works for films, theathre and sound art.  

Following along with the Interrobangerz are videos to all five of them: these are not made for promotion but are meant as works in their own right. In fact it's the other way around; the music is supposed to promote the videos! At this point in the text it would be interesting to hear if you have any questions, not only about music, but questions in general? Somehing you have been thinking about recently that you would like to ask?! If so I will try to answer them as best as i can!
Tracklist: 

! side
!1. Track ID (105)
!2. Bassoon is now (110)
!3. Laidback boogie (115) feat. Equalizing Wizard

? side
?1. Cosmic Sleng Teng (100)
?2. Balkan wavenet (110) feat. Bjørn-Petter Tøsse

Bassoon is now

PREMIERE: Center of the Universe - Bassoon is now [Metronomicon Audio]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/sissyfus
Track: Cosmic Sleng Teng
Label: https://soundcloud.com/metronomicon
Format: 12" Vinyl, Digital, EP
Release date: 05/03/21
Purchase: https://meau.bandcamp.com/album/interabangerz

Imagine music that is as insisting as it it curious?! C.O.U. is back with an EP leaning on the Interrobang, the lesser known combination of a question mark and an exclamation point. It starts with the TRACK ID, a song about wondering about which track is played at a club, or maybe at some online event? It continues with tracks equally enjoyable for listening and dancing: faux-oriental disco, concerned boogie-funk, a cosmic take on the legendary Sleng Teng-riddim and finally a balkan-inspired track partly generated by Articial Intelligence.
The Center of the Universe is an artist who mainly, but not only works with music and sound.
The band, which is a solo project (hence the name) has released nearly 20 full length albums, plenty of remixes and also works for films, theathre and sound art.
Following along with the Interrobangerz are videos to all five of them: these are not made for promotion but are meant as works in their own right. In fact it's the other way around; the music is supposed to promote the videos! At this point in the text it would be interesting to hear if you have any questions, not only about music, but questions in general? Somehing you have been thinking about recently that you would like to ask?! If so C.O.U. will try to answer them as best as he can.

OFFICIAL VIDEO

PREMIERE #1456 | Center Of The Universe - Cosmic Sleng Teng [Metronomicon Audio] 2021

Center Of The Universe aka Dj Sissyfus is a Norwegian electronic music producer who recently turned his output into a mixture of unique ethno disco & warm synthpop. Live, he presents us with enchanting lyrics, catchy melodies, pinches of acid and clarinette playing. He has been releasing close to 15 albums, performing in numerous live bands and has been running his own label Metronomicon Audio since 2000. 

Center of the Universe has been active in the Norwegian underground music scene since 1998 and has in addition to participating in several other projects, found the time to release a whole host of solo albums, including a trilogy where the theme was space and time. It is difficult to give a clear definition of the band’s musical impression, as this tends to change from release to release, but it would not be wrong to say that melody is always at the center. What apparently may begin as a pop song entice you into a world where nothing is as it seems and musical expectations are seldom met. For the Center of the Universe no surna is too high and no bass too deep. He has always walked off the beaten path next to the road less travelled and keeps trudging on in a landscape where the sun shines, vulcanoes erupt and it’s raining guitars, sitars and just plain’ol tars.

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