There were strange creatures which floated and wandered beneath the surface of the water as he looked down from his cliff and into the rock pool below. All sorts of unusual life forms danced in the murky depths, an underwater extravaganza bursting with wildlife and wonder. It was beautiful. Radiant colours were perplexing as the sun shimmered and shone down upon the rippling pool. The wind roared in his ears as he looked back along the shore, for he was out there in the middle of nowhere, the sea was his. 

Lou Karsh is set to release a new EP via X-Kalay, a record label which never ceases to disappoint. "Lifeforms" is an eclectic mix of club ready material, however we were most drawn to the melodic twists and the deep brooding pads found on the title track.

Lifeforms

PREMIERE: Lou Karsh - Lifeforms [X-Kalay]

Born in 1982, provincial South-East Norway. Analogue and digital synth and effects - experiments and improvisation, patch demos and minimalistic one-man-jams.

Gearlist as of february 2020:

Faemi - M1 (Soviet)
Ensoniq - SQ1
Roland - SH-101
Roland - JX-3P
Roland - JX-8P
Roland - JX-10
Roland - Juno 6
Roland - Juno 106
Roland - R8
Roland - D-50
Korg - Poly-61
Korg - Polysix
Korg - MS-10
Korg - Monotron
Korg - M1
Korg - Poly 800 (x3)
Yamaha - DX7
Casio - CZ-1000
Casio -  Casiotone MT-100
Technics - SX-K200
Commodore - 64
Commodore - 128
Waldorf - Pulse
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Commodore Amiga - 500, 600, 1000, 1200, 2000, 4000, CD32, CDTV
Technics - SL-1210MK2/Ortofon Nightclub II
Roland - Jet Phaser
Korg SQ-1, sequencer
Alesis - Quadraverb
Roland - Space Echo RE-201
Amdek - CHK-100, chorus
Tandberg - TCD 3014 A, cassette tape recorder
Tandberg - TD 20A SE, reel-to-reel recorder
Seem Audio - Seesam 2, analogue mixer
Seem Audio - Seeport, 12 channel analogue mixer
Seem Audio - Seeport, 16 channel analogue mixer
RME ADI-2 Pro FS, DA/AD-converter
Arcam - A19, stereo amplifier
XTZ/SEAS, speakers
Genelec, monitors

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