Pacific Memories: The Early Tapes

Fenomenon are a trio hailing from Stavanger, on the west coast of Norway. Throughout their career they have released four full-length records, effortlessly moving between future jazz, downtempo, soul, and broken beat. Their lush debut 12-Inch "Pacific Memories" on Nuphonic made considerate waves and made the ears of many DJs perk up. As a result, the tracks "Pacific Memories" and "Solara" were featured on many big-name compilations and mix CDs such as Tom Middleton's "The Sound Of The Cosmos," "He'd Kandi," and "MTV Summer Lounge. " The latter was also featured in Michael Bay's sci-fi thriller "The Island," featuring Scarlett Johansson. The follow-up single "visjon. Nord" was only released as a white label promo due to the unfortunate demise of Nuphonic in 2002. "Pacific Memories: The Early Tapes" collects tunes from both these EPs complemented by songs recorded around the same time. Originally released on CD only in 2006 by the Norwegian label Beatservice, it's now available again on CD for it's 20th anniversary. If you're a fan of Jazzanova, The Cinematic Orchestra, Kinobe, and Blue States, you can't miss this.