Rural Tapes has released his new single ‘Patchwork’, taken from the forthcoming album Contact out February 23rd via Smuggler Music. The album is available to pre-order here.
‘Patchwork’ is a warped, glitched out and propulsive bass-laden journey into krautrock hyperspace, which opens the glorious new album from the Norwegian producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Under his Rural Tapes moniker Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen says, “‘Patchwork’ is the track on Contact which...
Rural Tapes has announced his third album Contact to be released February 23rd via Smuggler Music and available to pre-order here.
The first taste of the stunning mainly instrumental record comes in the form of ‘Run Rapid’. Inspired by the composition work of Basil Kirchin, the jazzy percussive breaks, trippy mellotron, warped guitars, violin and looming bass from the underbelly play out like a daring and seductive slice...
Rural Tapes has released the brand new single ‘Waltz for the living dead’, taken from his forthcoming second album Inner Space Music out November 18th via Smuggler Music. The album is available to pre-order here.
‘Waltz for the living dead’ is a darkly curious instrumental track. It evokes the sense of a noir film score with its wide sweeping strings, warm yet cavernous brass and solemn percussion, all...
Rural Tapes has announced his brand new album Inner Space Music, out November 18th via Smuggler Music. His second album follows the release of his hugely acclaimed self-titled debut in 2021.
Marking the announcement of Inner Space Music, he has released the brand new single ‘Akestra piece for hard-working ants’. The instrumental aural delight is a curious blend of krautrock, jazz and ambient soundscapes. Coming in at just under eight...
Rural Tapes has released his self-titled debut album today (April 30th) via Smuggler Music on all streaming platforms here and available to purchase on Bandcamp here. To mark the launch of the critically acclaimed record he has released a video for the new song ‘The Observer’. ‘The Observer’ is a grand spacious and inquisitive instrumental track, warped with musical saw and jazz...
Rural Tapes has announced the release of his self-titled debut album out April 30th via Smuggler Music. The album will be released digitally and on vinyl, available to pre-order here.
Marking the announcement Rural Tapes has released the brand new single ‘Lost In Sound’ featuring Scott McCaughey of R.E.M on vocals, Hot Chips’ Alexis Taylor on Rhodes and Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey, Tom Waits) playing flute....
As a member of The No Ones, Kjelsrud Mathisen has played alongside R.E.M. members Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck for years. Now he’s going solo for the first time in his career, releasing music under the moniker Rural Tapes.
The first single is titled ‘Pardon My French’ with guest appearances from Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) and saxophonist Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey, Tom Waits). A largely instrumental...
