Kokning

Bjørn Torske's marvellous record Kokning celebrates its 10th anniversary this month (November 2020) and it's certainly about time it became available on Bandcamp as well! Here's a personal note on Kokning from Smalltown Supersound's founder, Joakim Haugland: "This is a personal favourite. I love Bjørn, he is a true auteur, an eccentric. The story of this album is special. I was in the hospital after a slip-disc surgery and Bjørn came to the hospital and delivered the album inside a cod (Torske means cod) made out of marzipan (!). Inside the “fish” there was a memory stick containing 15 new tracks. I then put the album together while in bed at the hospital. Problem was, or the good thing was, that I was high on morphine after the surgery, and I have never used drugs (it has just never interested me) so I guess the effect of the morphine was quite strong and I didn’t realise. I felt immediately that the album had a dark side and a light side. I, or more precisely the drugs, chose the light side. Adding a few tracks from a 12” of his, I took out all the dark material (later released as the Kok EP) and compiled a very sun-drenched and light album. Totally different from what Bjørn had originally given me. I sent it to Bjørn and his immediate comment was “So this is my album?”. I think he was very surprised. He has later admitted that I was right. I have later admitted that it was the drugs. But we both agree that it was the best album that was made. So this is really a personal favourite. Also, I think that it has one of Kim Hiorthøy’s best ever artworks." Full interview: thevinylfactory.com/features/label-spotlight-smalltown-supersound/

The Norwegian producer continues to refine his highly appealing blend of dub, cosmic disco, house, and Balearic sounds.

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Norwegian producer Bjorn Torske has been around for a while, contributing to classic rave and house anthems (Algeria’s “Danger”, Volcano’s “Let...