Carl Abrahamsson

Silent Lips (Trailer 2)

October 31, 2015

This is the second trailer for my forthcoming film Silent Lips. More information about the release of this film will of course be posted here in due time. But for now, loving thanks to Linn Sparrenborg, Andrew M McKenzie, Robin Hayes, Vera & Stojan Nikolich, Thomas Gjutarenäfve, Fredrik Åkerberg, Tea Shaldeva, Jane Altiparmakov, Robert Bolin, Agnieszka Lewalski, Johan Hamrin, Katarzyna Jaskiewicz, Linnea Ericsson, Rickard Gramfors, Roy Sutherwood and Jakob Abrahamsson who helped this dark dream materialise in very satisfying ways! Enjoy the trailer! Silent Lips (trailer 2) from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.

Bavarian Rhapsody

October 30, 2015

Ludwig II of Bavaria was a remarkable king known mainly for two things: his patronage of Richard Wagner and his lavish castle buildings. In the castle of Neuschwanstein, the two strains met opulently, as it’s basically a structure inspired by Wagner’s work and myths, to the extreme. Ludwig was a lonely aesthete who found great emotional solace in Wagner’s rich sense of mythic drama. It gradually became an obsession which turned into a win-win situation for both men. Wagner was not appreciated by the petty bourgeoisie at the time, as he was seen as too radical and experimental. But King Ludwig couldn’t care less. His own indulgence in not only Wagner’s occasional company at the nearby castle Hochschwangau but also in Wagner’s complex psychodramatic myth-probing turned the young king more and more convinced that the new construction Neuschwanstein was an absolute necessity. The castle looks staggering as it hugs the rocky but forested territory...

Work Workings in the Works

October 24, 2015

The wonderful record company Ideal Recordings will release a cassette box in 2016. The contained cassettes will be facsimiles of a mini series I released way back in the early 1990s. To begin with, Ideal have released one of these pieces on SoundCloud. Please listen right here! The following text deals with some of the background for these recordings, and will be part of the coming cassette box too. White Stains: The Work Workings The Reality Studio, Stockholm, ca 1989-90. In the process of exploration of ritual, a multitude of musical sources were listened to, tried out and evaluated. Ethnic, traditional, old, contemporary, electronic, acoustic, percussive, drone-based, noisy, still, violent, peaceful. I experienced, took notes and felt what could bring out an optimal sonic atmosphere for my own “intellectual decompression chamber”. Patterns began to emerge. Depending on the ritual in question – physically excited, calmly meditative, intellectually probing – distinct...

Munich lecture coming up!

October 21, 2015

I’ll be lecturing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday the 27th of October at 7 pm. The CX Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies are arranging a lecture series called “Real Magic”, which contains interesting talks from artists, academics, musicians and more. My talk will focus on occult counter-culture, and I will be joined via Skype by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge from New York. It should be an interesting evening so I hope to see you there! You can read more at their website right HERE!