Hopeness

Editor's info:
"Weird fun, Scandinavian style - clean, convival and utterly wonderful" (Mojo)

On his records Kim Hiorthoy combine weird beats, lo-fi/leftfield electronics, field recordings, electro-acoustic sounds and samples, resulting in a sound all his own. His debut album "Hei" was released in 2000 to rave reviews around the world. His second record, "Melke", a collection of remixes, 7 inches, rejected tracks and tracks for compilations, was released in 2002. His live sets differ somewhat from the records, with faster speeds and louder beats they sometimes end up as tiny techno raves, if perhaps weird ones at that. Hiorthoy is also a graphic designer, mostly recognized for his work for the Rune Grammofon label and rock group Motorpsycho. A book, "Tree Weekend", was published by Die Gestalten Verlag in 2000.