"iDEALFEST in Gothenburg a few years ago. I was stuck backstage enjoying the company of the Wolf Eyes boys. Then I heard Audrey Chen and Nick Klein began their set and I went out in the concert room after a few minutes. It was like entering a different dimension. Klein was standing with his back against his modular synth (or time machine) and Chen sounded like she was from another planet. Not sure it was even music, it was more like everything was falling apart but with the greatest confidence and power. This was exactly what they were looking for. The focus and energy in the room was breathtaking. Then it was suddenly over. What was probably twenty minutes felt like one.
I of course had to offer them a release on iDEAL. And now finally ”ALBUM 1” is out, recorded in Berlin by Makoto Oshiro, in a beautifully designed digi pack by Dominique Saiegh. The sound is amazing too, mastered by Glyn Maier.
”ALBUM 1” is special, an important document and addition to the more creative, challenging improv scene and if you like, and a modern classic when dealing with electro-acoustic music. Klein and Chen’s music sounds personal, alien and always interesting! Listening to it brings me back to that time- and dimension anomaly.
Proud to be able to release these artists on iDEAL."
Joachim Nordwall, Gothenburg. October 2026.
iDEAL, 2026