SOFT AS SNOW

CHRYSALIS EP

Houndstooth

HTH039

SOFT AS SNOW

CHRYSALIS EP

Houndstooth

HTH039

HTH039
ARTIST
SOFT AS SNOW
TITLE
CHRYSALIS EP
LABEL
Houndstooth
CAT NO.
HTH039
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
    2015/10/16
TERRITORY
WORLDWIDE
GENRE
FEATURING
Soft As Snow

SALES NOTES

Norway’s finest purveyors of off-kilter, crystalline pop, Soft as Snow aka Oda Egjar Starheim and Øystein Monsen, are back with a brand new release for Houndstooth. The 4-track ‘Chrysalis’ EP is the duo’s second original release for the label, following their 2014 debut with the ‘Glass Body’ EP and 'Glass Body Remixed', a striking collection of reworked versions by Lucy, Gabe Gurnsey of Factory Floor, Maria Minerva and Brian DeGraw of Gang Gang Dance.

Opening track ‘I Adore’ is characterized by abrasive synths and shimmering inflections, while ‘Fluid’ builds from glassy restraint to a synth freak-out. ‘Mouth’ is a menacing statement of intent, all tribal percussion and primal yelps, calling to mind the unsettling production of Mica Levi’s soundtrack for ‘Under The Skin’. The EP draws to a close with the energetic, skittering ‘Her Blood Is Gold’, with Oda’s strange, otherworldly vocal binding it all together.

“Chrysalis is hard, direct, free, emotional. It makes us dance, connect, explode.”

~ Soft as Snow

The release was mixed in LA by Timothy Wiles, whose engineering credits as Q include Factory Floor and Liars, whilst his production career as Überzone stretches back to the USA’s mid-90s rave boom. The release will be accompanied by two videos, one by fast-rising digital artist Kytten Janae (who also created the EP’s stunning artwork) and another by video artist Kirsti-Lee Poulter. The 12” is pressed to hot pink vinyl and housed in a high-gloss sleeve, in a limited run of 500 copies.

Published: 4th June 2015