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'the shadow channel' is out today, the third album by Spellcaster and the seminal summoning of the spellchestra. An operatic rite of passage through hazy radio montages of cut up sonic fabrics, estranged melodies and dramatic walkie talkie dialogue. Interrupted by bard-like songstructures, anchoring an otherwise transitory universe of sound. Thank you anybard for this otherworldly portal ~ 'the shadow channel' is out on CD and on most streaming services, listen through link in bio Credits All music composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by h hartvig nielsen 2022-2025 @anybard Electric bass on seance by Seán Being @seanbeing Mix consultation by No Master's Voice / M. Ferreira @nomastersvoice Master by Kommunal Dubplate Service / Hari Kishore @kommunaldubplate @xhvad Front cover design by Oliver Laumann and h hartvig nielsen @oliverlaumannn Illustrations by Mel Keane and Oliver Laumann @mel__keane Portraits by Anika Larsen @anikalarsen_ Characters featured on 'the shadow channel' h hartvig nielsen as @anybard - @mijamilovic as em - @x.o.x.o.stine as from the echo - @oliverlaumannn as measure - @lydia___me as companion - @megastorhest as aeroborn - @indeterminate_strings as stringstrum - @abji_hypersun as starmeem/meanstar - @francescaburattelli as radio host

**this summer** spellchestra: MARKETPLACE at roskilde festival, twice! 🤹🏼‍♀️🃏🍅 terminus hates to see this coming….🏹🏦🪦 photo by @anikalarsen_ <3

‘the shadow channel’ montage - mix live on air today at @nts_radio 1600 CET. tune in to get up to date on the spellchestra storyworld🔕 a mix montaging music from the third and final spellcaster album ‘the shadow channel’ and its expanded universe in excerpts from live recordings of the spellchestra from the recent year. ‘the shadow channel’ is the symbolic transition rite from spellcaster to spellchestra and the origin story of the operatic roleplaying ensemble. tracklist: spellcaster - alienation / immersion spellcaster - chorus [transmission] spellcaster - contradictions spellchestra - ‘S01E01: at the undeleting-event’ (omnilogue + chorus + shadow scan), live at christianshavns beboerhus spellcaster - receiver [vrå] spellchestra - ‘S00E01: ether’ (shimmering now), live at cph distillery spellcaster - flickering with the flash beings spellchestra - ‘S00E01: ether’ (the story-bag + measuring + deildegast heist), live at cph distillery spellcaster - recording never stopped spellchestra - ‘S01E02: marketplace’ (iocus gaming + chorus), live at arthub cph spellcaster - the not-yet-deleted spellchestra - ‘S01E02: marketplace’ (the auction), live at arthub cph spellchestra - ‘S00E01: ether’ (em’s rest), live at cph distillery spellchestra - ‘sum-uperetta’ (the siblings of a coin + cliffhanger), live at release party, chr. beboerhus spellchestra - giggl [heist theme]

tomorrow thursday may 7th, 15-15.50 im presenting some glimpses into my current research project at rmc: “bardic alienation: stories, games and the social function of music”. it’s open and free for all 🪂💬

🏴Narrespil bandcamp is up and running🏴 ~ Link in story

anybard shadow channel transmission - live at @les_urbaines 2023. full video on youtube 🔗bio ghostly entity & cameras: @seanbeing <)) costume: @serenaclho <))

🏴 Narrespil launches today with a double casette release and a bonfire/mini-bouquet workshop at 3 PM (see last slide) 🏴 📼Drumming by Proxy #1: PO Jørgens - SOLO STEEL DRUMS From Oliver Laumann’s liner notes: “When PO had played for about seven seconds I realized: “this is historical!” And I immediately started the recording. (…) I learned so much about PO’s drumming by hearing him play those steel drums. The metallic mediation, and the tonal clarity of those instruments, amplifies an already present aspect of PO’s drumming, namely its tonal aspect. This recording is a prime example of a musician with a lifelong experience of exploring these dynamics, who is still eager to unfold the many hidden possibilities of the drums.” Performed by PO Jørgens, live at Sønderho Church, Fanø Free Folk Festival ‘25 Produced by Oliver Laumann 📼 sart fanart - vognen: memory, the wagon pushed in front of you. sart fanart is a rogue fantasy of laments and pessimist romances carried as banners and fanfares alongside stone fences. mp3 exports from musescore, 2017. Both releases are dubbed and mastered by Jonas Thorstensen @afvikling_kassetter

new platform alert⚠️narrespil launch this wednesday, april 1st @ bålplads amagerfælled cph, 3pm two tape releases: PO Jørgens - SOLO STEEL DRUMS sart fanart - vognen come celebrate narrespil and spring foolseason with bonfire and mini bouquets 🃏 OBS in case of rain, another location will be announced, stay tuned 🌦️

‘giggl [heist theme]’ music video, watch full on youtube from ‘the shadow channel’, out thru @15______love shot by @araknakata & spellchestra edited by @mirathu_ facepaint by @vio_lino_o #theshadowchannel #spellcaster #spellchestra #15love #music

album trilogy complete🏴‍☠️ Inventory (@visagecopenhagen 2019) memo (@_anyines & Forlaget Virkelig 2022) the shadow channel (@15______love 2025) eternally grateful for all the angels, places and memories this music has brought me. heartfelt thx to everyone involved and to everyone listening and supporting throughout the years <3 all albums available on bandcamp, link in bio. plz reach out if interested in purchasing any of the physical releases (slide 1). Inventory/spellcaster tee VERY limited. spellchestra summoned, stay tuned for exciting 2026news 🗞️ 🏁

thx to @dijana.grubor @forkert_net @ivna_fr for this very generous and thorough piece on ‘the shadow channel’. also for hearing it in relation to its trilogy siblings ‘inventory’ and ‘memo’, almost like a triple review! :o thx for taking the time ⏳💭 make sure to follow @forkert_net here and on substack for brilliant music writing >(< link in story/bio

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