Andreas Tilliander has finished his new album. It arrives right at the start of the expectedly hottest month of the year, with quiet details, and it fits this summer perfectly. It tells stories of what was, what is, and what is yet to come. Whatever slumbers and pulses beneath the surface appears clearer and brighter than ever before.

As I sit here writing this, I can feel not even the slightest breeze of air, and it's 33 degrees Celsius here in northern Germany. We found ourselves in the middle of one of the hottest spells of June on record, with scorching desert days, tropical nights, and temperatures brushing the 40-degree mark in the southwest. With no end and no cooling in sight. The experts are talking about a possibly historic heatwave, complete with a spell of drought. None of this is an outlier any more. It is precisely what the climate crisis brings with it, summer after summer. The heat that surrounds us is quietly becoming a permanent state, and while the asphalt melts beneath our feet and our nights grow ever sweatier, something is shifting that we can no longer stop.

Elemental, hot, and dramatically charged with the uncertainty that lies ahead of us. That is how "Lava" by Andreas Tilliander sounds. It splinters and cracks, the tectonic plates shift, and the lava comes bubbling up. It pushes through glassy layers and opaque concrete structures. Likewise, it washes around nature and drags our civilisation along with it, mercilessly.

And yet, this lava does not glow. It seeps in, relaxes, and cools. It is clear and calm, and it illuminates places that no light otherwise reaches, not even in the brightest and most blazing moments.

Andreas Tilliander on quiet details

Andreas Tilliander – "Lava"

Andreas Tilliander has been one of the defining voices in electronic music since the late nineties. With albums like "Cliphop" on Raster-Noton and "Ljud" on Mille Plateaux, the Swede helped shape the "clicks & cuts" sound, and in 2005, it earned him a Swedish Grammy. Under his own name and as Mokira, TM404, or Rechord, his music has appeared for years on labels such as Kontra Musik, Acid Test, and his own Repeatle. Now he has arrived at quiet details, with "Lava". And I mean that bit about arriving quite literally. Andreas himself describes his new record as

Field Recordings from Skåne

Andreas Tilliander recorded many of his field recordings in his home town of Hässleholm. So when you listen to "Lava", you are also hearing the fields and roads that shaped the artist. In the album's liner notes, he writes:

What has emerged from these moves between analogue warmth and digital grit. The songs feel bright and translucent at times, dark and submerged at others, and always perfectly considered and balanced. This record brings you exactly the coolness and clarity that is missing outside right now. So it really is well worth a listen. Andreas Tilliander's closing line stays with you:

I got to hear "Lava" before its release, and here is what I can tell you: With this album, you can happily retreat into a cool corner for a relaxed little while and enjoy a drink of your choice with plenty of ice. "Lava" is out on 1st July 2026 on quiet details, on CD and digital. The physical edition comes as a six-panel digipak with a separate fine art print, and the CD also includes a continuous long-form mix of the album. Alex mastered the record at quiet details. Big thanks at this point, and cheers for all your wonderful tips you keep sending me! Please don't stop! I read every one of your emails! Have a lovely summer!

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