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HELLO DARKNESS

2017   |   8 tracks

In Collaboration with Dag Rosenqvist

CREDITS

COMPOSITION & PERFORMANCE

All music by Dag Rosenqvist and Matthew Collings Performed, recorded, arranged, produced and mixed by Dag Rosenqvist and Matthew Collings Additional French Horn: Matthew Gianotti

PRODUCTION

Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden and Edinburgh, UK

Mastered by Matthew Collings

ADDITIONAL

Artwork: Nullvoid

NOTES

Rosenqvist & Collings started their work on 'Hello Darkness' already back in 2012, right after they had released the Wonderland EP (on Hibernate Recordings). There really were no guidelines or rules for what they were going to create, they just wanted to make music together, and surprisingly it came naturally, and felt pretty good… Despite it’s noise and seriousness, there is a sense of humour to the album. There’s something tongue-in-cheek about the whole thing. This was also one of the reasons they choose to go with the title of the album, which is – in all honesty – slightly over the top. This was also the commission when creating the cover design. No holds barred, no restrictions.

Hello Darkness album cover featuring a vintage smiley face with a teardrop on pink background by Dag Rosenqvist & Matthew Collings

TRACKLIST

  1. It Was Digital, and It Was Beautiful (08:32)

  2. You Don't Have To Tell Me About Hell (04:12)

  3. Renaissance (04:52)

  4. Hours and Days (01:48)

  5. Grey (05:20)

  6. Streets (06:02)

  7. In My Muscles (03:10)

  8. The Age of Wire and String (05:32)

Preview: It Was Digital, and It Was Beautiful

DETAILS

RELEASE 
Denovali, 2017
FORMAT
LP, Digital, Vinyl
LISTEN ON
Spotify, Bandcamp  
Digital Ruins, Forgotten Future
00:00 / 05:53

©  Matthew Collings 2025, Design: Elin Svennberg

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