Black Bile Extempore - Östersjö, Stefan; Barrett, Natasha (Sweden Elektron Records, 2009)
Deconstructing Dowland (2008, 10'00) Can She Excuse Night's blackbird (2009) Clear firesAll the shadows fleeThe Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, His GalliardWhere shadows do for bodies stand (2004, 14'00) Ornament is nurse of prideIf she this denyUnquiet thoughtsMy woe wants comfortCan She ExcuseEarth with her flowersBlack Bile Extempore, which is released on Elektron Records (Sweden), is based on a fusion between the Renaissance composer John Dowland and electronic music. Östersjös guitar and Barrets electronics merge in a fascinating world of sonic landscapes, composition and live electronics. One of Dowlands most famous lute songs Can She Excuse also exists in the form of three distinct Galliards for lute solo. Östersjö performs these three lute works on the 11-stringed alto guitar, opening a unique glance into Dowlands own variation technique. The production was recorded mainly at NOTAM in Oslo, while some additional tracks were recorded at Malmö Academy of Music and EMS in Stockholm.