“I was both surprised and honored when Jeff asked me to sing on one of the songs for his upcoming album. He sent me a killer track so it was easy to get inspiration for both words and vocal ideas, and I think it came out really well. Jeff is an amazing musician and I’m really looking forward to hearing the final album. Also, in the collaborative spirit, I got him to lay down a solo for my own new album.” – states Ihsahn.

It’s been a week since I returned from the Double Titans Tour in Japan, playing three shows with The Haunted and Leprous. Personally I am not so good at documenting my traveling, but luckily the Leprous guys have an eager and personal documentary style, so you can check out how they view the world on the video above and their blog.

Many thanks to the fantastic people organizing this tour, and also to Leprous, The Haunted, my tour manager Håkon Grav and last but not least the Japanese fans for making this one of the best tour experiences I ever had!

- Ihsahn

IHSAHN will play at the ProgPower USA Festival this late summer. Accompanied with the guys in Leprous, they will play in Atlanta Friday the 16th of September.

“I am very excited to get the opportunity to play at ProgPower. My backing band, Leprous, played the festival last year and had a fantastic time. Given the nature of my solo-material, I believe this festival will be a great place to present it live. I have already performed at several festivals/shows in Europe in 2009/2010 and will do a few more this year, ” Ihsahn says.

“I have been a long time fan of Devin and his work, and when he asked me to do some vocals for his upcoming Deconstruction album, I said yes right away. Devin is one of those few uncompromising artists who goes anywhere with their music, wherever that takes them. Nothing but respect!”, Ihsahn states.

Ihsahn will play at the Kabuto Metal Festival in Japan this spring. Accompanied with the guys in Leprous, they will play Namba Hatch in Osaka May 21 and May 22 at Studio Coast in Tokyo. “This will be my first trip to Japan, and I am really looking forward to this experience. I have heard nothing but praise of the country itself, the festivals and last but not least the audience from bands who played there”, Ihsahn says. Leprous has also earned their name on the bill, and will be playing a set on their own.

Wishing everyone a lovely week with the latest news from our studio!
We are happy to have the guys in Leprous working in our studio these days. So far the recording has been going great, and new material is absolutely fantastic! In lack of a crystal ball, we would still definitely predict this to be one of the best progressive albums coming out in 2011 : )

We are very happy to tell you that Estudio Ritxi Ostáriz are featured in the ‘Graphic Beats‘ book with four of his projects! The book is a publication about design for music by Monsa Publications, and Ritxi is in a fashionable company with famous designers such as Non-Format, La Boca, Mario Hugo, The Designers Republic, Mash and Sagmeister.

The design for the Starofash soundtrack to the Irish film ‘Ulterior‘ is given a full page, and described in both Spanish and English. There are still some hand-numbered copies of the album available in our Mnemosyne Store.

The new STAROFASH Lakhesis album by artist Heidi Solberg Tveitan is now available in Europe through Mnemosyne Productions and North America through The End Records. It is also available in all the major digital stores, like iTunes and Amazon.

The CD includes a wonderful, little digital book, consisting of photos and haiku poems to go with each song. All material is provided by the artist and tastefully put together by designer Ritxi Ostáriz. The book is a gift from Starofash and Ritxi, and can be downloaded for free here. “When working with this album, I thought of each song as something close to a snapshot, and to capture that feeling fully, I wrote haiku poems and took pictures to go with all songs”, Heidi says.

Also performing on Lakhesis:
· German musician and composer Markus Reuter. All of his guitar and bass parts were played with the Touch Guitars® U8.
· On drums and additional vocals, the “Evil twins” from Leprous – Tobias Ø. Andersen and Einar Solberg.
· All album design by Estudio Ritxi Ostáriz.
· Shirts and sites by Maria Picassó at Ideophony.
· Photos by Bjørn Tore Moen.

The new Starofash Lakhesis album by artist Heidi Solberg Tveitan is now available for pre-order in Europe through Mnemosyne Productions and North America through The End Records. The official release is on December 9th and it is going to be also available in all the major digital stores, like iTunes and Amazon. Early reviews and feedback indicate that this album will live a long and happy life!

The album features german musician and composer Markus Reuter playing Touch Guitars® U8 as well as Tobias Ø. Andersen and Einar Solberg, the evil twins from Leprous. Lakhesis album and book are both designed by Ritxi Ostáriz and Maria Picassó at Ideophony took charge of sites and merch. Photography by Bjørn Tore Moen, as usual in Mnemosyne Productions.

Three tracks of Lakhesis have been posted for fans to have an idea about the direction of the album. You can check them out at Mnemosyne Store and Myspace.

Mnemosyne Productions are happy to announce that our small online store is now open to customers at store.mnemosyne.no.

This is not a mainstream shop, but a boutique where we aim to have in stock our newest items, as well as a few selected older pieces. Some of our shirts will only be sold in the Mnemosyne Store, and all bits and pieces will be thoroughly described by us.

Please feel free to contact us if you need additional information or wonder about something!

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