Per Svensson - Sculptural Alchemy / Poetry Drone

Facts The album was recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin in January 2023. Two long sound compositions mixed in surround sound. Poetry readings, guitar drones, Hammond organ and shaman drum alternate with homemade instruments created for a solo exhibition at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin in April 2023, in connection with the IASPIS Berlin scholarship. A journey through poetic soundscapes via Per Svensson's alchemical art with links to Fluxus. Sound art with roots in Joseph Beuys, Sun Ra, Einstürzende Neubauten, Laurie Anderson and Bo Hansson. Text by Christoph Tannert.
Side A. “Sculptural Alchemy” (24:14) Side B. “Poetry Drone” (24:26), also released on CD on Green Street Records Publishing in Gothenburg.
Per Svensson, artist and musician, born 1965 in Gothenburg. Released the double LP Psychedelic Sounds in 2019, the LP Gothenburg Sounds in 2021 and the LP Magic Trip in 2023. Founded the post-punk band Kingdom of Evol with Freddie Wadling, which released 2 albums and an EP, and founded the neo-psychedelic band The New Alchemy with Ebbot Lundberg. Per has over 10 albums to his name. Per Svensson released his first vinyl single of sound art music and poetry in 1987 on the record label Radium 226.05 Records in Gothenburg.