#jonas rönnberg

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Comm_Proj: Husks

Image_series: 2/5 

Outfit_Name: Androider or Opiater(Alt/Rejected_Name: Suicider)

Theme: Self-Hatred & Overdose

Timeframe(in_context): April, 2023

Time_of_Day(for_shoot): Day or Night

Camera(for_shoot): DSLR or DSLR w/Flash

Main_Outfit_Aspect: “Cry Of Fear” Influence; Prenoxad/Nyxoid(Potentially)

Image_Site: Brunswick Monument in Geneva, Switzerland [Emergency/Ambulance_site(Avril)]

Outfit(Main)_ID:

Grey Zip-Up Hoodie [SMall_Hood_Up(Hiding_Hair(Anon))]

Lifelover “Erotik” Tee [TIght]

SS20 Balenciaga Trompe L’Oeuil Pants/Jean_Mod

FW19_Vetements Reissue “Karate” Shoes [Possible_Choice] OR FW17_Vetements_x_Reebok Multi “Genetically Modified” Sneakers [Most_Likely_Choice] OR FW17_Vetements_x_Reebok Black “Genetically Modified” Sneakers [Unlikely_Choice]

Blue Face Mask

Clear Rectangular Glasses [Possible Choice]

Medical Bandage Stuck To Left Forearm[w/Iodine and/or Red Fluid to Imitate Old_and/or_New_Blood]

Yellow Bic Lighter[Small] Held in Right Hand to Mouth

Black Fingerless Gloves_(Unpictured)

A Single Lucky Strike “Toniq” Cigarette Held in the Mouth[Lit By Lighter]_(Unpictured)

50cl Heineken 5% Beer Can[aka_“Tall_Boy”] Held by Right Hand, Loosely w/Lighter_(Unpictured)

Prenoxad/Nyxoid in Left Hand_(Unpictured)

Auditory_Dimension(tied_to_outfit): "Besatt" (Posessed_in_English) by Lifelover, from their "Erotik" Album, Released in 2009; Cover of Stockholm, Sweden, Taken From Kaknästornet; DSBM and Melancholic BM

Lyric Excerpt[w/Translation_From_Swedish] from Besatt(tied_to_outfit)

Auditory_Dimension(tied_to_outfit): "Syndafloden" (The_Deluge_in_English) by Apati, from their "Tomorrow Cancelled Due To A Lack Of Interest" Album[w/Translation_From_Swedish], Released in 2010; DSBM & Melancholic BM

Lyric Excerpt[w/Translation_From_Swedish] from Syndafloden(tied_to_outfit)

Auditory_Dimension(tied_to_outfit): "Yellow" by And End... , from his only Project "Between Light And Lies", Released in 2013; Russian DSBM and Melancholic BM; Rest In Peace Roman Lomovskiy, CoD: Suicide Following the Project's release (15/02/1991 - 01/06/2013)

Auditory_Dimension(tied_to_outfit): "Anxiety", "Calm", "It's Over", and "Train Station"(From_Above_Compilation) by Andreas Rönnberg, Lead Developer and OST producer for "Cry of Fear" by Team Psykskallar, Released in 2012; Classical and Ambient Music

Outfit_Influence: Simon Henriksson, Protagonist of "Cry of Fear" Crying Alone on a Bench; he has Severe Anxiety and Depression

Outfit_Influence(and_Auditory_Dimension): Kim Carlsson(Lead_Vocalist_for_Lifelover) Performing a Tribute Under his Band “Hypothermia” to Friend and Co-Founder of Lifelover, Jonas “B” Berqvist, who had Accidentally Overdosed on his Prescription Medication(Benzodiazepines[Likely_With_Alcohol]) for GAD, on the 9th of September, 2011. This show was at “Autumn Depression”, a Black Metal festival in Germany on the 14th of October, 2011. Jonas’ Death Marked Lifelover’s End. The Song Playing is “Levande Vakuum, Otämjbart Ingenting” by Iblis Industries (Translated_From_Swedish_Meaning: Living Vacuum, Untameable Nothing)

Outfit_Infleunce: Simon Injecting Morphine Into His Arm to Restore Health and Stamina in "Cry Of Fear". This Healing Animation Exposes Self-Harm Scars on his Left Forearm, which are not further explained. A Powerful Example of "Show, Don't Tell"

Outfit_Infleunce: An Excerpt From One of the Multiple “Cry of Fear” Endings, Tremendous Relation to Outfit

Photo_Infleunce: A Photo of(Self) During Emergency Event(April, 2023) at the Brunswick Monument; Carried Away by Ambulance not Long After This Photo was Taken

Concept_Influence: My First View(POV) From the Hospital Bed After Waking up in the Emergency Department (and_Picking_up_my_Phone)-(April, 2023-EV)

Photo_Infleunce: A Meme of Simon Calling him Sick(i.e: Diseased)

Outfit_Infleunce: Behind_the_Scnes of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", by David Fincher(Released in 2012) Showing Lisbeth(Protagonist) Contemplating Opioid Use. The Film was Shot and Set in Stockholm, Sweden

Outfit_Field_Wear(var): Posing in Outfit(w/Karate shoes), Testing Posture and Angle

Outfit_Influence: Prenoxad_w/Case

Outfit_Influence: “Suicider” Mob From “Cry Of Fear” who Shoots Itself When Low on Health or When Simon Comes too Close.

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Varg²™ – SIREN CALL（2021）

　ロードマップが示す過程や展開は未知へと進んでいる。それは現今生きる中に有無の妨げを取り除く時でもある。新しくも心を揺さぶる閃光は瞬時に幼児まで遡るような効果を持つ。過ぎ去りし後に影をおとしたツール、そのオルタナティブに少し懐しさがある。ストックホルム��レーベルCease 2 ExistからJonas Rönnbergの変名Varg²™のデジタルリリース。ft.Bladeeも。

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varg - nordic flora series Pt. 4: techno music [posh isolation 210] |

artwork by cali thornhill dewitt

[kimi-wa-kasa-o-sashiteita]

Varg (Jonas Rönnberg) (ph. unknown)

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[all-they-say-is-na-na-na]

Varg - ‘Nordic Flora Series Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City’

Young electronic producer Jonas Rönnberg releases his most expansive, diverse work to date, and it’s one of the most interesting albums of the year.

It is sort of weird to think that an album like ‘Nordic Flora Series Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City’ would even come to exist. Usually tied to labels like Posh Isolation or Northern Electronics (where he released this album), Jonas Rönnberg’s work as Varg is a combination of sparse ambient with beats wrapped up by an overwhelmingly dark atmosphere. But for some reason, he somewhat appeals to modern pop culture: PARTYNEXTDOOR sampled one of the his tracks for his third album, released last year via Drake’s label, without mentioning his opulent style and social media platform presence.

The third release in the ‘Nordic Flora’ series perfectly sums up everything he stands for to an extent. Described as a “fuck off, but it’s a smirking fuck off”, it combines different styles of music that he has dabbled into, as well as new forrays thanks to its collaborators, working as some sort of dystopian post-genre classification paradise where dark ambient, banging techno, R&B and ironic spoken word poetry all coexist under one nocturnal atmosphere. Opening track “Champagne Ceremonies” brings to mind one of the less noisy tracks from Prurient’s 2015 masterpiece ‘Frozen Niagara Falls’, being just about as ominous without being abrasive.

“Yamanote Line” feels like a urban take on Gas’s sound, with field recordings taken from what sounds like a populated street in Tokyo, is one of the most interesting tracks on the record despite the fact that it is one of the most minimal. “Platform Surrounded by Fences (EU)”, however, feels like a more pulsating club version of the previous track (even if it’s not as captivating) - it’s almost the ying to “Yamanote”‘s yang. Then, you get to “Forever 21/Valium”, and that is where things start to get wild. Featuring the voice of Chloe Wise, it sounds like midpoint between Jenny Hval’s poetry with Blue Jam, with a monologue from hers talking about self-love in the most bizarre, yet personal way possible. It’s simultaneously hilarious and disturbing.

Shortly after we have “Red Line (112 Rådhuset)”, which is odd and probably wouldn’t fit in the tracklist if it wasn’t for the heavy bass and the abstract beat that surrounds AnnaMelina’s heartbroken, autotuned lullabies. “Fonus” features live Nine Inch Nails member Alessandro Cortini and former Coil member Drew McDowell, and is the best, darkest and most textured ambient piece on the record, also being the polar opposite of the following track “Snake City/Maserati Music”, a straight up techno track with a very acid-like industrial vibe to it.

There is also another “R&B” track on the album featuring none other than already-iconic “sadboy” rapper Yung Lean, “Red Line (127 Sätra C)”, which has him rap-singing about “killing (his) fucking landlord” and basically, other typical Yung Lean stuff. The track itself has a techno section, which lasts for 5 minutes off of the song’s overall 8. It is unique and legitimately fun, probably the best thing he has been featured on. As you can see, there is a lot going on in this record, which makes it almost impossible to tackle everything.

One of the “problems” I have with this record is ow hard it is to talk about it as a whole - it is, in fact, 73 minutes long, and some of the better ideas might go accidentally under the radar. Still, it can be good way of representing Varg as a musician (for people unfamiliar with his music, it can be a perfect introduction to it) and since he is already working on the fourth part of the series, titled ‘Crush’, it will be exciting to see how is he going to follow such an ambitious work.

Highlights: “Champagne Ceremonies”, “Yamanote Line”, “Red Line ( 112 Rådhuset)” (feat. AnnaMelina), “Fonus” (feat. Drew McDowell & Alessandro Cortini), “Snake City/Maserati Music”, “Red Line II (127 Sätra C)” (feat. Yung Lean), “Euros & Euros & Euros” (feat, F Valentin & Chloe Wise)

You’ll like it if you like: Prurient, Lakker, Varg’s previous releases, Yung Lean

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Croatian Amor & Varg2TM - Body Of Carbon / Fuck Varg

Croatian Amor & Varg2TM – Body Of Carbon / Fuck Varg

Loke Rahbek, appearing here as Croatian Amor, and Jonas Rönnberg, debuting as Varg2TM – a little more on that shortly – have both built up a sizeable body of work during the bulk of this decade. Existing in the hinterland between club music and noise music, that we can talk about the flourishing of such an aesthetic in Scandinavia has much to do with these artists. Rahbek founded the Posh…

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Festival MUGAKO de Vitoria-Gasteiz

13 - 14 Octubre 2017 | Museo Artium - Sala Kubik, Vitoria-Gasteiz

La tercera edición del MUGAKO tendrá lugar en Vitoria-Gasteiz los próximos 13 y 14 de octubre. 

Un festival que se va convirtiendo en imprescindible reunirá a artistas emergentes y consolidados, nacionales e internacionales de la música electrónica avanzada.

Veremos en acción a Croatian Amor, el proyecto en solitario del danés Loke Rahbek. También de Dinamarca y del entorno del sello Posh Isolation, vendrá el d��o Damien Dubrobnik. Y siguiendo en el norte, también se sumará el sueco Jonas Rönnberg, a.k.a. Varg, es otro de los nombres que más suenan últimamente en la escena underground. 

Pero no todo es nórdico en el MUGAKO. También Berlín tendrá protagonismo, de la mano de Dj Pete, Phase Fatale o Roots in Heaven.

El acento español lo pondrán la Dj y productora de la escena electrónica underground madrileña Annie Hall, J.C., Katza y The Zenobit3.

Estos son sólo algunos de los nombres de los artistas que actuarán en el Museo Artium en horario diurno/nocturno y la sala Kubik de madrugada.

Consulta el cartel completo y compra tu entrada en la web del festival.

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Swedish is absolutely beautiful. It's like we're singing all the time.

Jonas Rönnberg

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Varg: Nordic Flora Series Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City

A cursory search of Spotify turns up hundreds, if not thousands, of songs with the word “leather” in the title. The word “cotton” is not quite as popular, but it still turns up a bunch, and “silk” and “satin” are also in ample supply, while Pearl Jam, Beth Orton, and the Wedding Present have all paid tribute to the homely “corduroy.” But practically nobody makes records about Gore-Tex. Gore-Tex is not cool. It is functional, practical, preventative. It is the dad jeans of synthetic fibers.

The Swedish ambient-techno artist Varg clearly knows what he’s doing by citing the microporous membrane in the latest installment of what he’s called his “most honest and personal work to date.” The artist, born Jonas Rönnberg, loves mixing up conflicting signifiers. He makes records with titles like Misantropen, and his artist alias evokes the Scandinavian black metal of his roots, but he also peppers his Instagram with Gucci purchases, rolls of cash, and bottles of Moët. On last year’s Nordic Flora Series Pt.1: Heroine, he cribbed his song titles from the lyrics to Drake’s “Controlla.” (Some of this code-switching goes both ways: OVO’s PARTYNEXTDOOR sampled one of his bleakest dark ambient tracks on last year’s “High Hopes,” an example of gothic R&B at its most desolate.)

Look beyond the trickster antics, though, and Varg’s music belongs to a proud Romantic tradition where oversized feelings find their reflection in endlessly overcast skies. Early recordings presented a sound steeped in the loamy ambient drones of Wolfgang Voigt’s GAS project and the flotation-tank acid of Plastikman, as well as the chattering, insectoid techno of Donato Dozzy, and Gore-Tex City ventures even further, twisting up those influences into a brooding sound that is simply and unmistakably Varg.

“Champagne Ceremonies” opens the album with gothic dread, wrapping minor-key synths in sharp-edged handclaps like concertina wire; “Yamanote Line (原宿)” is an impressionistic snapshot of Tokyo’s public transit system, with muted television voices murmuring beneath electrical zaps and a steady, rolling pulse. Many of the album’s more rhythmic tracks seem inspired by the experience of rail travel: “Platforms Surrounded by Fences (EU)” flickers like metal grates glimpsed from a speeding train, though its mood is less suggestive of Kraftwerk’s optimism than it is of the socio-political anomie facing contemporary Europe. “Snake City / Maserati Music” is not so much a song as a steady gust of wind that buffets the listener in an unending volley of 1/16th-note toms and hi-hats, and “I Hope You Are Still There (新宿御苑)” channels the same thrumming technique into something closer to the melancholy style of Autechre’s Amber. One of the few beatless tracks here, “Fonus,” with Drew McDowall and Alessandro Cortini, sounds like a memory of ambient music that is being slowly erased by the built-up din of the city—a sorrow that has forgotten its own source.

This would all be enough to make for an engaging trip into the depths of Varg’s darkest moods, but, in keeping with what his label describes as “a smirking fuck off,” he can’t resist pulling out the rug every now and then. In “Red Line II (127 Sätra C) 4,” the cryptic Swedish rapper Yung Lean warbles despondently through Auto-Tune about suicide, Adderall, and wanting to kill his landlord. It’s just the kind of collision that delights Varg—Lean’s noxious swag-rap smeared like sticky syrup across techno’s brushed stainless-steel surfaces—but it’s also a lot to swallow for someone who isn’t already a fan of Lean’s adolescent nihilism. “Forever 21 / Valium” is far more successful. Here, over pitter-pat hi-hats and new age piano, the New York artist Chloe Wise intones a piece of text from her exhibition, “Cats not fighting is a horrible sound as well.” Over drones as broad and flat as a river delta, she addresses first a bouquet of plastic flowers and then a lover, her voice flat and without affect as she skips from non sequitur to non sequitur: “Would you bleed if I cut you? Do you ever have to pee? Do you have ears? Do potted plants hear? When will you realize I am a tourist?” The music’s ominous qualities only make the text seem that much stranger, as though the quotidian had been mashed up with the symbolic—like someone’s chat history projected against an apocalyptic sky, or a brightly colored Gore-Tex jacket dropped along the roadside somewhere in Sweden’s far north.

[kimi-wa-kasa-o-sashiteita]

Mörkret, Kylan, Tystnaden & Ensamheten ; Dard Å Ranj Från Det Hebbershålska Samfundet

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Premiere: Empire Line - “Syndicat de la Couture”

Legendary Basque clothing designer Cristóbal Balenciaga had a vision for fashion that had less to do with fitting clothes on a person than with altering the wearer’s shape. Whether by squaring a torso or raising a waistline, his aesthetic was additive; somebody wearing his work was changed, used to articulate an idea not of how people naturally looked, but how else they might. Producing duo Jonas Rönnberg and Christian Stadsgaard borrow the name of their project, Empire Line, from one of Balenciaga’s most iconic fashion lines, and it’s easy to see the kinship they must feel for the designer. A radical master tailor, Balenciaga found new ways to work with fabric and space to bring his imagination to life; similarly, Stadsgaard & Rönnberg manipulate the raw material of minimal techno and industrial noise with deep precision, cutting away and folding into rhythm and noise to make something very specific to their own vision. Listening to their debut on Guy Brewer’s Avian label, the Syndicat de la Couture EP, I’m also reminded of a different “Empire line” — the Empire Service train that runs between New York and Niagara Falls, a long ride that graces both the beauty of the Hudson Valley and the fading outer rust belt melancholy of Albany and Buffalo. The music on this record captures that same uneasy marriage of woods and industry, of nature and design, and the sense that these elements have not been kept quite in balance. In this instance — how Empire Line’s steady beats call back to the propulsion of not just wheels on steel, but the runway — design wins, beautifully. We are proud to premiere the record’s title track below. Syndicat de la Couture is available January 23 from Avian. http://j.mp/2ixPhPD