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For Us By Us

by Running

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about

Running thrives to exist in its own universe and refuses to wear a timestamp. From the conceptual and performance-focused live shows to experimental sound art and long-form composition, Running are in charge of the design of their own ecosystem. Their previous work has ranged from using abandoned buildings as instruments, 72 hour-lasting live performances, and collaborations with the Nigerian afro-beat artist, Tiger.

Their new full length, For Us By Us, is a collection of songs from 2015–2018. Across its eight tracks minimal synth work compliments the emotive and stunning songs and their multilayered arrangements. Rhythmic and percussive elements are mostly re-imagined with repetitive melodic patterns. Influenced by the melodic sensibilities of pop music, as well as contemporary classical composers, the LP gives you a wave of eerie familiarity – like meeting an old friend you no longer recognize. It’s a mirror reflecting itself back to the listener. Pulkkinen and Iltola explore these themes further in their self-directed live visuals and music videos. Both Pulkkinen’s past as a beatmaker/ sound experimentalist and Iltola’s––spent as a hardcore punk kid––are present in their art, but these foundations have evolved.  

The search for new composition techniques takes many forms with Running: their 2016 Flow festival performance was conjured by a Russian psychic; they recorded locals grinding keys on train tracks in Southern Poland for an audio project. Disposable burner cellphones are utilized as stage lights as well as instruments; idling motorcycle engines, and emergency flares used as stage props. This is the world of Running.


Helsinki 16.9.2018

"This is energy of the unknown.
You don’t have to be so present.
We aim to feel familiar.
We come to you. We are with you. Be with us.
Non-nostalgic. You remember something.
All emotions are for us by us.
Always guided by superstition.
Still believing in change.

Our new album is coming out in the autumn of 2018 - it’s entitled 'For Us By Us'.

Yours,

Eero & Teemu"

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released November 9, 2018

All songs written and performed by Eero Pulkkinen and Teemu Iltola
Mastered by Tommi Langen
Art & Design by Running with the help of Timo Bontembal
Band photo by Erika Hirsimäki

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