Benny Jonas Nilsen (born 1975), alias BJ Nilsen, BJNilsen, and Hazard, is a Swedish sound artist based in Amsterdam.
His work primarily focuses on the sounds of nature and how they affect humans. Recent work has explored the urban acoustic realm and industrial geography in the Arctic region of Norway and Russia. His original scores and soundtracks have been used in theatre, dance performances and film. He and
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...
did the soundtrack for ''
I Am Here''.
Partial discography
* 1991 - ''This Crying Age'' (
Cold Meat Industry
Cold Meat Industry was a Swedish independent record label established in 1987 by Roger Karmanik, which specialized in niche music genres such as dark ambient, death industrial, and neoclassical dark wave.
History
From its inception, Cold ...
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* 1992 - ''Spindrift'' (
Cold Meat Industry
Cold Meat Industry was a Swedish independent record label established in 1987 by Roger Karmanik, which specialized in niche music genres such as dark ambient, death industrial, and neoclassical dark wave.
History
From its inception, Cold ...
)
* 1996 - ''Lech'' (Malignant Records)
* 1999 - ''North'' (
Ash International
Touch (sometimes mistakenly written 'Touch Records' and sometimes written Touch Music, which is technically the publishing side of the company) is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. Touch was founded in 1982 by Jon ...
)
* 2000 - ''Wood c/w Bridge/Field'' (
Ash International
Touch (sometimes mistakenly written 'Touch Records' and sometimes written Touch Music, which is technically the publishing side of the company) is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. Touch was founded in 1982 by Jon ...
)
* 2001 - ''Wind'' in collaboration with
Chris Watson (
Ash International
Touch (sometimes mistakenly written 'Touch Records' and sometimes written Touch Music, which is technically the publishing side of the company) is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. Touch was founded in 1982 by Jon ...
)
* 2003 - ''Land'' (
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
)
* 2004 - ''Live at Konzerthaus, Vienna'' (06_12_03 - (
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
)
* 2005 - ''Fade to White'' (
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
)
* 2005 - ''Víkinga Brennivín'' in collaboration with Stilluppsteypa (Helen Scarsdale Agency)
* 2006 - "Sov Gott" appears on a split 12" with Milan Sandbleistift (Licht-Ung)
* 2006 - ''Drykkjuvísur Ohljódanna'' in collaboration with Stilluppsteypa (Helen Scarsdale Agency)
* 2007 - ''The Short Night'' (
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
)
* 2007 - ''Second Childhood'' in collaboration with
Hildur Gudnadóttir an Stilluppsteypa (
Quecksilber)
* 2007 - ''22' 22"'' in collaboration with
Z'ev
Z'EV (born Stefan Joel Weisser, February 8, 1951 – December 16, 2017) was an American poet, percussionist, and sound artist. After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out of indust ...
(iDEAL Recordings)
* 2008 - ''Passing Out'' in collaboration with Stilluppsteypa (Helen Scarsdale Agency)
* 2009 - ''Man From Deep River'' in collaboration with Stilluppsteypa (
Editions Mego
Mego was an experimental electronic music independent record label based in Vienna, Austria. The label has been superseded by a new company, Editions Mego, which was set up both to keep Mego albums in print and to issue new albums, run by Peter ...
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* 2010 - ''The Invisible City'' (
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
)
* 2010 - ''Draught #1'' cassette (
Ash International
Touch (sometimes mistakenly written 'Touch Records' and sometimes written Touch Music, which is technically the publishing side of the company) is a British audio-visual organisation, operating the Touch label. Touch was founded in 1982 by Jon ...
)
* 2010 - ''Space Finale'' with
Stilluppsteypa on cassette & double LP (Editions Mego)
* 2013 - "Nijmegen Pulse" with Alan Courtis. (CD, Album, Ltd - (Korm Plastics)
* 2013 - "Eye Of The Microphone" (
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
)
* 2014 - "Release The DATs" (The Wormhole)
* 2015 - "I am here" with Jóhann Jóhannsson / Ash 11.1
* 2015 - "unearthed" USB card, Images by Karl Lemieux / Dark Ecology/
Sonic Acts
Sonic Acts is an organisation for the research, development and production of works at the intersection of art, science and theory. It also commissions and co-produces new works, often in collaboration with international festivals, arts organisati ...
* 2017 - "Terroir" 3"CD (Ferns Recordings)
References
External links
Official websiteBJNilsenat tumblr
BJNilsenat
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...
BJNilsenat
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp ...
Swedish male musicians
1975 births
Living people
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