Repeat:Then:Repeat
When I was presented with the idea of composing a musical piece for a merry-go-round, my initial thoughts were that this was probably the most perfect place for cyclic, repetitive music – something I’ve spent quite a bit of my time on during my years as a producer of electronic music for dark clubs. My hope is that those who already enjoy this type of organization of sound might find the new listening situation a different way to discover small subtleties and “change by repetition”, while those who consider such musical structures “music for goldfish” (and people with similar attention spans) might just enjoy the ride in itself. In any case, I’m looking forward to playing around with these ideas.
Mental Overdrive
Mental Overdrive is an alias of the Norwegian artist Per Martinsen. He has been using this moniker for most of his more dance-oriented electronic music output ever since his first release for the seminal Belgian label R&S Records back in 1990. Martinsen has also played live at clubs and festivals around the globe, collaborated with, and remixed a long list of other artists under this artist name. In addition to his Mental Overdrive output, Martinsen has composed music and sound design for several films and exhibitions, written dystopian transmedia novels, and occasionally exhibited his own installation works. He now runs his Love OD Communications imprint out of his Arctic hometown of Tromsø, Northern Norway – an electronic label releasing material from artists such as Boska, Charlotte Bendiks and Le Petit Garcon in addition to several of his own projects.