NOCTURNE IN B MINOR

"Nocturne in B minor" is a track about short nights, worrying too much and sleep deprivation. Starting with dreamy and meditative classical influences, and being awakened by contrasting industrial beats and electronical sounds.

The date of release (June 14) is reinforcing this theme. It will be the shortest and brightest night of the year, as there'll be a 'super full moon' visible and it's the middle of June. Turning this track into a Midsummer Night's Dream.

“The subject of this track is very meta, as it has its origin in the hot summer of 2018. High temperatures, a new house with renovations, ánd the approaching release of our first album. As it was quite a complex piece of music to find the right structure, it kept me awake for many nights during the past years.” - Tom Soetaert

Both the title and the artwork refer to the world of classical composers, more specifically Chopin’s Nocturnes, which have always been a big influence on OUTER’s music.

Brussels-based animator Bert Juliaan Vercruysse used images shot in Norway, Iceland and Czech Republic to make 8 video shorts. These were released in the timespan between New Moon (May 30) and Super Full Moon (June 14).

the debut album

OUTER, the self titled debut album is short, which is atypical for this kind of music. At the same time, every second is as important, and there still is much space for silence and slowness. The album was presented in a sold out Minard theatre in Gent, and was received very well by press and public. Belgian national newspaper De Standaard added the album to their “9 albums that should have had more attention in 2018”.

On September 20th 2019, the album was re-released on Swedish label 1631 Recordings.

Eyja

Debut single 'eyja' is composed, filmed and partly recorded in Northern Iceland. 'eyja' is also Icelandic for 'island', which is a perfect title for a song about isolation and postponing. And the consequences for your social life. The track is a cooperation with electronic artist Adriaan De Roover. On October 26th 2017, the video was premiered by DeMorgen.be, and quickly picked up by various blogs, playlists, and radio stations like Studio Brussel & Radio 1 (Belgium), amazingradio.com and Rúv 2 (Iceland).