"In the far North of Norway, at the northern end of the Lofoten and Vesterålen island chain you will find the spectacular island of Andøya. It was the only place in Europe not covered by ice during the last ice age. Andøya is special for many reasons: the giant whales living just off the coast, thousands of nesting puffins, and spectacular geology and from now on, London-based Eric Holm’s splendid debut on Subtext named after this exceptional place. Now that you have a slight idea how Andøya might look like, imagine someone going out in the wilderness with a proper winter jacket and attaching a single contact microphone to a remote telegraph pole that connects the island’s array of military listening stations and recording whatever comes through. ‘Andøya‘ was one of the most impressive releases last year, but practically nothing is known about the man behind this exciting collection of mechanic purrs." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.