The Field
Stockholm's own, Axel Willner aka The Field joined the Cologne based Kompakt family back in 2005 with the release of his cherished 12” debut “Things Keep Falling Down ”.
His uncanny ability for sampling the all too familiar into something new combined with the adoration for Kompakt co-owner Wolfgang Voigt's GAS and M:I:5 music projects from the '90's and the shoegaze rock of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine brought forward a new fusion of ambient and techno that nobody here can ever recollect being accomplished.
The road was paved and continued on with a remix of Annie that leapt onto the web – The Field immediately became a cult favorite amongst the blogging community in which continues to be the case to this day. The turning point for The Field could well have been his remix of Vice Records Scandinavian rockers, 120 Days.
Available on over 200 blogs and web zines, this exposed The Field to a whole new realm of fans. With his 2nd single for Kompakt, “Sun & Ice” and a remix for James Figurine (of The Postal Service fame) this poised him for the release of his debut album.
Things keep falling down tracklisting:
1. I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet
2. Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
3. Leave It
4. Yesterday And Today
5. The More That I Do
6. Sequenced
The Field is Axel Wilner.