The Looming – Dark Days

The Looming now releases their long awaited second album Dark Days on the 8. February 2025!

The Looming

Songs about the strange details of life. Written by J.B. Gran. Recorded in random places with his buddies as musicians.

«Dark Days» was written between 2006 and 2008. The main part was recorded live at J.B.’s place with cables running into microphones, in just about every corner of the house. During that weekend, «The looming» was a bunch of young guys in their twenties, sweating, jamming and laughing for days.

Fred Are Wolter and his drum kit, surrounded by a Stonehenge of homemade sound walls in the middle of the living room. Tom Daniel Reiersen with his bass stack, stuffed away in a dark basement bedroom. J.B. with his guitars and vocals, partially in the guest room, partially in the hallway covered with chrome birch wallpaper. Bjørn Viggo Andersen with his pianos, organs and synths, right beside the producer, guitarist, and violinist Magnus Dahlberg. Both crammed into whatever space the Stonehenge had left open for them.

Later on, additional vocals and guitars were recorded in Magnus Dahlbergs apartment (in what must have been the most crooked concrete building in Oslo). Then Magnus did the mixing, mastering and final touches, in that same crooked, and now long gone building.

“Dark Days” was supposed to be the first release from The Looming. But then… the bizarre details of life hit, and the recording ended up in a Dropbox file for all these years.

Finally it is out of its digital hibernation!

 

Kung Fu Ninja Records is incredibly proud to finally bring Dark Days to life—an album that captures the raw energy and passion of The Looming. This long-awaited release is a time capsule of sweat, laughter, and musical chemistry, recorded in the most unconventional yet authentic way possible.

After years in digital hibernation, Dark Days is ready to reach the audience it was always meant for. With its haunting melodies, gritty soundscapes, and storytelling that lingers long after the last note, this album cements The Looming as one of Norway’s most compelling underground acts.

Mark your calendars—February 8, 2025, Dark Days finally sees the light!

Contact:

The Looming | Jan Birger Gran | +4745650549

Kung Fu Ninja Records | Bjørn Viggo Andersen | +4790715036
 kungfuninjarecords@gmail.com | soundcloud.com/kungfuninjarecords

 

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