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OW16 Marco Maldarella - ere Scyld

With ‘ere Scyld’, Marco Maldarella redirects experimental techno to its fundamentals. His return to Omen Wapta marks a staggering attempt to expose music’s sole necessity: the passage of time.

This abstract sensation becomes tangible as soon as the album gets rolling. Through its consistent show of restraint, ‘ere Scyld’ stretches the temporal axis beyond linear experience. It avoids climax, instead holding plenty of space for serenity and tension. Its soul-stirring frequencies need the arrow of time to travel through space ’ere Scyld’ makes entropy audible.

Beyond the physical aspect, Marco Maldarella exposes the historicity that’s at the root of electronic music. Perhaps more than anything before on OW, ‘ere Scyld’ stokes the bonfires in the different bastions of global avant-garde techno. The black fog of Birmingham floods the soundstage on ‘Subvelo’ and ‘Klepoth’. The tek-filled fields of rural England and France unfurl on ‘Larm’ and ‘Slack Tide’. Scandinavia’s sonic terroir crackles on ‘Velzna’ and ‘Jezebel’. The organic minimalism of ‘Frasi a Metà’ and ‘Lettera Aperta’ salutes the Mediterranean greats. Connections throughout time spread omnidirectionally, yet every leap forward departs from the shoulders of giants.

And yet, ‘ere Scyld’ never attempts to deal in larger-than-life messaging. On the contrary: the project steers clear of comprehensive language. It signifies an artist truly at home on a label. Comfortably pushing his craft to its limits; confident enough to let time do the talking.

Release date: September 1, 2026
Pre-order link in bio

Written and produced by Marco Maldarella
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering
Design by Marco Maldarella & Woody ‘s-Gravemade
Words by Kos van Erp

Digital format via Omen Wapta Bandcamp

© Omen Wapta
Delft, The Netherlands est. 2021

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