the latest addition to the miasmah roster is oslo based musician fns aka fredrik ness sevendal. a veteran of the oslo experimental scene, sevendal has been associated with several bands over the years: del, slowburn and kobi. additionally his previous work has involved collaborations with makoto kawabata (acid mothers temple), mitsuru tabata (zeni geva, marble sheep), mark francombe (ex-cranes guitarist), and bill wood (1/3 octave band).

swedish composer and multimedia artist marcus fjellstr®ms debut miasmah release follows two critically acclaimed full length albums on lampse (2006s >gebrauchsmusik< and 2005s >exercises in estrangement<). in addition marcus has had several commissioned works requested, leading to him working with, among others, the swedish royal ballet, the scottish chamber orchestra, numerous ensembles, soloists and filmmakers including >salad fingers< creator david firth. currently based in berlin, fjellstr®ms compositions often combine aspects of modern classical composition and arrangement and more avant forms of music, be that acoustic or electronic.

when you think of seattle, what do you see? no doubt it revolves around grunge, rain or frasier... well prepare to have your cultural preconceptions realigned by the stunning new album daydreaming from seattles rafael anton irisarri, an artist better known under his the sight below moniker.