Todd Terje works the ARP with own label, nerds out
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January 05, 2012
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# Todd Terje works the ARP with own label, nerds out
Norwegian producer **Todd Terje** just got himself a new job
description: besides being a great musician, he can now go by the title
*entrepreneur* as well. With help from **Smalltown** (**Supersound /
Superjazzz / Supernoize**) owner, DJ and promoter **Joakim Haugland**,
Terje recently started his own label **Olsen**.
The first release on Olsen comes, naturally, from Terje himself: news of
his next EP *It's the Arps* just saw daylight, the four-track digital
and 12″ vinyl release with artwork (see below) by Norwegian illustrator
and designer **[Bendik Kaltenborn][1]{: target="_blank"}** will be
available on January 16th 2012. Completely composed and played on an
[ARP2600 analog synthesizer][2]{: target="_blank"}, the EP's title
obviously refers to this instrument.
But there's also a hint to Terje's personal taste in humour: one of his
favourite **Monty Python** sketches (I guess he refers to '[It's the
Arts][3]{: target="_blank"}'!), as he recently stated in an
[interview][4]{: target="_blank"}. Not to forget '**[Let's Nerd][5]{:
target="_blank"}**', a fun website on which Terje's asking smart people
(such as **James Murphy** and **Morgan Geist**) stupid questions (such
as '*[All time favourite synth?][6]{: target="_blank"}*' and '*[Who
should I interview next?][7]{: target="_blank"}*').
In the same RA-conversation, Terje also said that he had thought about
expanding the concept of hardware limitation to other instruments in the
future. '*I've been buying so much equipment lately that I feel each
instrument deserves its own release*', Terje said. '*You can make almost
whatever sound you feel like on the ARP, but even this has its
limitations, especially when it comes to fast high-pitched sounds. So if
I plan to do it with my other synths, it might not sound as good. Maybe
it will just be limitations when it comes to the instrumentation, like
just a drum set and a 303.*'
The first tracks off the *It's the Arp* EP came alongside the release,
listen to the cosmic / balearic / galactic funk gems '[Inspector
Norse][8]{: target="_blank"}' and '[Swing Star pt 1][9]{:
target="_blank"}' below.
**Todd Terje -- It's the Arps EP**:
1. Inspector Norse
?2. Myggsommer
3. Swing Star pt 1
4. Swing Star pt 2
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[1]: http://www.benkalt.no
[2]: http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/arp.php
[3]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevM-35hJUE
[4]: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1416
[5]: http://letsnerd.com/
[6]: http://letsnerd.com/2011/11/03/terje-asks-smart-people-stupid-questions-vol-2-morgan-geist-environ-metro-area/
[7]: http://letsnerd.com/2011/10/23/james-murphy-says-thud-and-boooonggg/
[8]: http://soundcloud.com/hotunes/todd-terje-inspector-norse
[9]: http://soundcloud.com/smalltownsupersound/todd-terje-swing-star-pt-1
[10]: https://twitter.com/wwwacht
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<p> Norwegian producer <strong>Todd Terje</strong> just got himself a new job description: besides being a great musician, he can now go by the title <em>entrepreneur</em> as well. With help from <strong>Smalltown</strong> (<strong>Supersound / Superjazzz / Supernoize</strong>) owner, DJ and promoter <strong>Joakim Haugland</strong>, Terje recently started his own label <strong>Olsen</strong>.</p><p>The first release on Olsen comes, naturally, from Terje himself: news of his next EP <em>It’s the Arps</em> just saw daylight, the four-track digital and 12″ vinyl release with artwork (see below) by Norwegian illustrator and designer <strong><a href="http://www.benkalt.no" target="_blank">Bendik Kaltenborn</a></strong> will be available on January 16th 2012. Completely composed and played on an <a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/arp.php" target="_blank">ARP2600 analog synthesizer</a>, the EP’s title obviously refers to this instrument.</p><p>But there’s also a hint to Terje’s personal taste in humour: one of his favourite <strong>Monty Python</strong> sketches (I guess he refers to ‘<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevM-35hJUE" target="_blank">It’s the Arts</a>‘!), as he recently stated in an <a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1416" target="_blank">interview</a>. Not to forget ‘<strong><a href="http://letsnerd.com/" target="_blank">Let’s Nerd</a></strong>‘, a fun website on which Terje’s asking smart people (such as <strong>James Murphy</strong> and <strong>Morgan Geist</strong>) stupid questions (such as ‘<em><a href="http://letsnerd.com/2011/11/03/terje-asks-smart-people-stupid-questions-vol-2-morgan-geist-environ-metro-area/" target="_blank">All time favourite synth?</a></em>‘ and ‘<em><a href="http://letsnerd.com/2011/10/23/james-murphy-says-thud-and-boooonggg/" target="_blank">Who should I interview next?</a></em>‘).</p><p>In the same RA-conversation, Terje also said that he had thought about expanding the concept of hardware limitation to other instruments in the future. ‘<em>I’ve been buying so much equipment lately that I feel each instrument deserves its own release</em>‘, Terje said. ‘<em>You can make almost whatever sound you feel like on the ARP, but even this has its limitations, especially when it comes to fast high-pitched sounds. So if I plan to do it with my other synths, it might not sound as good. Maybe it will just be limitations when it comes to the instrumentation, like just a drum set and a 303.</em>‘</p><p>The first tracks off the <em>It’s the Arp</em> EP came alongside the release, listen to the cosmic / balearic / galactic funk gems ‘<a href="http://soundcloud.com/hotunes/todd-terje-inspector-norse" target="_blank">Inspector Norse</a>‘ and ‘<a href="http://soundcloud.com/smalltownsupersound/todd-terje-swing-star-pt-1" target="_blank">Swing Star pt 1</a>‘ below.</p><p><strong>Todd Terje – It’s the Arps EP</strong>:<br>
1. Inspector Norse<br>
?2. Myggsommer<br>
3. Swing Star pt 1<br>
4. Swing Star pt 2</p><p><em><u>The author on Twitter</u></em>:<br>
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# Todd Terje works the ARP with own label, nerds out Norwegian producer **Todd Terje** just got himself a new job description: besides being a great musician, he can now go by the title *entrepreneur* as well. With help from **Smalltown** (**Supersound / Superjazzz / Supernoize**) owner, DJ and ...
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But there's also a hint to Terje's personal taste in humour: one of his favourite **Monty Python** sketches (I guess he refers to '[It's the Arts][3]{: target="_blank"}'!), as he recently stated in an [interview][4]{: target="_blank"}. Not to forget '**[Let's Nerd][5]{: target="_blank"}**', a fun...
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Swing Star pt 1 4. Swing Star pt 2 . *The author on Twitter*: [Follow @wwwacht][10]{: .twitter-follow-button} !function(d,s,id)\{var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)\[0\];if(!d.getElementById(id))\{js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode....