The Field

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Born in southern Sweden, Axel Willner spent his formative years living in Stockholm and Lisbon, studying both at a formal music academy and in the moshpit, citing bands like Misfits and Dead Kennedys as inspiration to pick up the guitar and play in punk bands. Enamored with the burgeoning electronic music scene of the mid-90s, he started composing and playing drone- and Warp-influenced IDM, followed by guitar-based ambient music that he released on his own imprint Garmonbozia in the early 2000s, using multiple pseudonyms like Lars Blek, Porte, Cordouan or James Larsson. Combining affinities for classic pop (Lionel Richie, Kate Bush), shoegaze bands (Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine) and 90s experimental ambient (Seefeel, Wolfgang Voigt’s Gas) , Willner’s background in punk and avantgarde electronics came to full bloom with his widely acclaimed The Field project: signed to Kompakt in 2004, this monicker saw him constructing ambient techno based on a stoic motorik and a perpetually rotating hook, with the debut full-length „From Here We Go Sublime“ receiving highest accolades from the likes of NME, the BBC or Pitchfork - who went on to place it inside the Top 200 records of the decade. According to Metacritic, it was the best-reviewed album of the year, tied with Untrue by Burial. Extensively touring the globe’s festivals and clubs, armed with just a laptop, Willner soon grew weary of his solo performances and incorporated a backing band, fostering a more organic evolution of The Field’s ever-expanding sound palette that can be heard on follow-up albums „Yesterday And Today“ and „Looping State Of Mind“ - both showcasing diverse influences from 1970s krautrock and Moroder disco to John Carpenter’s synth soundtracks or minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. A renewed interest in collaboration saw Willner joining Cologne Tape, a Germany-based collective including (among others) Battles’ John Stanier, Jens-Uwe Beyer, Barnt, Ada and Jörg Burger, whose iconic debut 12“ „Render“ marked the start of Cologne’s much-celebrated Magazine imprint. While turning in excellent work with side projects Loops Of Your Heart and Hands, Willner also released „Cupid’s Head“ in 2013, his fourth full-length as The Field, which has been hailed by Resident Advisor as „one of Willner’s most affirming and beatific creations to date“. It was also the first true solo production since The Field’s debut album - a restored focus that continues to the 2016 full-length offering „The Follower“. The Field went further than ever before in blurring the lines between concrete experimentation, body music and precisely laid-out arrangement, leading to one of the most rhythmically and texturally engaging listening experiences in Willner's catalogue. Two years later, Axel Willner puts on his Field suit again to present his sixth full-length effort for Kompakt, 'Infinite Moment' - which sees him striding further across the deeper, richer rims of the hue cycle. In Willner's own words, "the threshold of creating something new had to be broken", as had been done with his past albums, including his acclaimed debut 'From Here We Go Sublime'.
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Top tracks

02
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
The Field
Yesterday And Today
06:53
Writer: James Edward Warren
02
It´s Up There
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
09:18
Composers: Axel Willner
02
A Paw In My Face
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
05:24
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Divide Now
The Field
Infinite Moment
11:08
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Hear Your Voice
The Field
Infinite Moment
12:28
Composers: Axel Willner
01
Is This Power
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
08:39
Composers: Axel Willner
01
I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet
The Field
Yesterday And Today
08:03
Writer: Axel Willner
01
Over The Ice
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:56
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Good Things End
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:08
Composers: Axel Willner
05
The More That I Do
The Field
Yesterday And Today
08:37
Writer: Axel Willner
04
Arpeggiated Love
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
10:51
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Yesterday And Today
The Field
Yesterday And Today
10:09
Writer: Axel Willner - John Stanier
06
Silent
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
07:35
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Looping State Of Mind
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
10:30
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Leave It
The Field
Yesterday And Today
11:38
Writer: Axel Willner
03
Burned Out
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
07:33
Composers: Axel Willner
01
The Follower
The Field
The Follower
09:54
Composers: Axel Willner
04
The Little Heart Beats So Fast
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
05:25
Composers: Axel Willner
09
Mobilia
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:28
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Reflecting Lights (Not Waving Mix)
The Field
Reflecting Lights Remixe
06:05
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Raise the Dead
The Field
The Follower
11:17
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Pink Sun
The Field
The Follower
08:53
Composers: Axel Willner
07
The Deal
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
10:03
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Soft Streams
The Field
The Follower
10:48
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Sequenced
The Field
Yesterday And Today
15:41
Writer: Axel Willner
08
Sun & Ice
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:34
Composers: Axel Willner
01
Made Of Steel. Made Of Stone
The Field
Infinite Moment
11:49
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Something Left, Something Right, Something Wrong
The Field
Infinite Moment
10:31
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Everyday
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:59
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Then It´s White
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
07:51
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Monte Veritá
The Field
The Follower
10:31
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Who Goes There
The Field
Infinite Moment
08:51
Composers: Axel Willner
01
Morning
The Field
Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel
15:33
07
Sweet Slow Baby
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
09:16
Composers: Axel Willner - Halmos - Lundqvist

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Albums
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18-09-2021
Faith Is Fragile
01
Best That I Can
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
03:59
Writer: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot / Composers: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot
02
Driftwood
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
04:18
Writer: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot / Composers: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot
03
Give It a Try
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
02:34
Writer: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot / Composers: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot
04
Made in Heaven
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
04:37
Writer: Tom Pigot - Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor / Composers: Tom Pigot - Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor
05
Slowly the Days
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
04:45
Writer: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot / Composers: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot
06
Whenever
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
03:22
Writer: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot / Composers: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot
07
There was a Day
The Field
Faith Is Fragile
02:53
Writer: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot / Composers: Sean Nolan - Dáire Lawlor - Tom Pigot
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Kompakt
21-09-2018
Infinite Moment
01
Made Of Steel. Made Of Stone
The Field
Infinite Moment
11:49
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Divide Now
The Field
Infinite Moment
11:08
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Hear Your Voice
The Field
Infinite Moment
12:28
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Something Left, Something Right, Something Wrong
The Field
Infinite Moment
10:31
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Who Goes There
The Field
Infinite Moment
08:51
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Infinite Moment
The Field
Infinite Moment
10:23
Composers: Axel Willner
Kompakt
01-04-2016
The Follower
01
The Follower
The Field
The Follower
09:54
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Pink Sun
The Field
The Follower
08:53
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Monte Veritá
The Field
The Follower
10:31
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Soft Streams
The Field
The Follower
10:48
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Raise the Dead
The Field
The Follower
11:17
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Reflecting Lights
The Field
The Follower
14:05
Composers: Axel Willner
Kompakt
12-05-2014
Cupid's Head Remixe
01
Cupid's Head (Gas Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
10:35
Composers: Axel Willner
02
No. No… (Tim Hecker Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
06:32
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Cupid's Head (Vatican Shadow Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
05:41
Composers: Axel Willner
04
No. No… (John Tejada Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
08:02
Composers: Axel Willner
05
No. No… (TM404 Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
05:38
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Cupid's Head (Barker & Baumecker Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
06:31
Composers: Axel Willner
07
Cupid's Head (Sonns Mix)
The Field
Cupid's Head Remixe
08:32
Composers: Axel Willner
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Kompakt
13-09-2013
Cupid's Head
01
They Won't See Me
The Field
Cupid's Head
08:59
Writer: Axel Willner / Composers: Axel Willner
02
Black Sea
The Field
Cupid's Head
11:35
Writer: Axel Willner / Composers: Axel Willner
03
Cupid's Head
The Field
Cupid's Head
06:32
Writer: Axel Willner / Composers: Axel Willner
04
A Guided Tour
The Field
Cupid's Head
08:14
Writer: Axel Willner / Composers: Axel Willner
05
No. No…
The Field
Cupid's Head
09:00
Writer: Axel Willner / Composers: Axel Willner
06
20 Seconds Of Affection
The Field
Cupid's Head
09:39
Writer: Axel Willner / Composers: Axel Willner
Kompakt
05-09-2011
Looping State Of Mind
01
Is This Power
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
08:39
Composers: Axel Willner
02
It´s Up There
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
09:18
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Burned Out
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
07:33
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Arpeggiated Love
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
10:51
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Looping State Of Mind
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
10:30
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Then It´s White
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
07:51
Composers: Axel Willner
07
Sweet Slow Baby
The Field
Looping State Of Mind
09:16
Composers: Axel Willner - Halmos - Lundqvist
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18-05-2009
Yesterday And Today
01
I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet
The Field
Yesterday And Today
08:03
Writer: Axel Willner
02
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
The Field
Yesterday And Today
06:53
Writer: James Edward Warren
03
Leave It
The Field
Yesterday And Today
11:38
Writer: Axel Willner
04
Yesterday And Today
The Field
Yesterday And Today
10:09
Writer: Axel Willner - John Stanier
05
The More That I Do
The Field
Yesterday And Today
08:37
Writer: Axel Willner
06
Sequenced
The Field
Yesterday And Today
15:41
Writer: Axel Willner
Kompakt
26-03-2007
From Here We Go Sublime
01
Over The Ice
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:56
Composers: Axel Willner
02
A Paw In My Face
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
05:24
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Good Things End
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:08
Composers: Axel Willner
04
The Little Heart Beats So Fast
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
05:25
Composers: Axel Willner
05
Everyday
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
06:59
Composers: Axel Willner
06
Silent
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
07:35
Composers: Axel Willner
07
The Deal
The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
10:03
Composers: Axel Willner
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EPs
THE FIELD MUSIC
31-12-2020
The Field: EP
01
THE FIELD
The Field
The Field: EP
04:24
Writer: Teodoro Balderas - Lawrence Dabu / Composers: Noah Kruse
02
w e s t s i d e (feat. T3P0 & L)
The Field
The Field: EP
02:45
Writer: Teodoro Balderas - Lawrence Dabu / Composers: Oliver Hess
03
PROTECT THE FAMILY
The Field
The Field: EP
03:19
Writer: Teodoro Balderas - Lawrence Dabu / Composers: Joshua Carroll
Kompakt
29-04-2016
Reflecting Lights Remixe
01
Reflecting Lights
The Field
Reflecting Lights Remixe
14:05
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Reflecting Lights (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Mix)
The Field
Reflecting Lights Remixe
03:57
Composers: Axel Willner
03
Reflecting Lights (Not Waving Mix)
The Field
Reflecting Lights Remixe
06:05
Composers: Axel Willner
29-11-2007
Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel
01
Morning
The Field
Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel
15:33
02
Day
The Field
Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel
15:16
03
Evening
The Field
Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel
14:46
04
Night
The Field
Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel
15:09
Kompakt
08-05-2006
Sun & Ice
01
Over The Ice
The Field
Sun & Ice
06:56
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Istedgade
The Field
Sun & Ice
04:11
Composers: Axel Willner
03
A Paw In My Face
The Field
Sun & Ice
05:24
Composers: Axel Willner
04
Sun & Ice
The Field
Sun & Ice
06:34
Composers: Axel Willner
Kompakt
14-03-2005
Things Keep Falling Down
01
Love Vs Distance
The Field
Things Keep Falling Down
11:40
Composers: Axel Willner
02
Thought Vs Action
The Field
Things Keep Falling Down
10:38
Composers: Axel Willner
Singles
2024 The Field
01-04-2024
A Way in the Wilderness
01
A Way in the Wilderness
The Field
A Way in the Wilderness
02:59
Writer: Lex Buckley / Composers: Lex Buckley
(P) 2023 Crocodile Tears
28-04-2023
Alter (The Field Remix)
01
Alter (The Field Remix)
Greta Schloch
Alter (The Field Remix)
09:52
Composers: Axel Willner - Daniela Telitzky