Release : Petter - Six Songs EP
Artist : Petter
Album : Six Songs EP
Genre : Electronic
Source : Web
Label : Border Community
URL : http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/1304723-02.htm
Date : 05-24-2004
Encoder : WEB
Quality : 320kbps 44100 kHz Full Stereo
Tracks : 6
Time : 43:04 min
Size : 98.65 MB
1 All Together 9:33
2 Dica Drive 6:03
3 Left Turned 7:03
4 Modern Eternity 9:01
5 My Pretty Guitar 3:32
6 Tone Diary 7:52
So young, yet so talented; Peter Nordkvist, the bed roomer turned superhero sees
his first EP along side good friend James Holden and his influential label,
Border Community. Already entering glory with his first released track, "These
Days" has become something of a legend already. Coming out of nowhere, Petter's
sound foreshadowed what would become the next stage of Progressive music.
Something new, yet close to home, his music is reflective, but still looks
onward to the road ahead. When you hear it, you can remember all the good times
and while escaping the bad ones. Such an emotional piece, Sasha has even taken
it and re-envisioned it for his "Involver" experiment. After hearing glimpses of
two tracks from Holden's "Balance 005" and a few selected remixes for other
artist, it's about time we all finally get to hear a collection that will define
Petter: The Artist with this mini album entitled Six Song EP. 1st Song: All
Together starts this extended player and the intro sounds like its farting. No
seriously, I'm hearing fart noises for a low bass drum. As I listen clueless, a
deep bassline begins to kick in. Soon enough, hypnotic violin stabs breach in,
progressing the track, making the piece sound really cool, scary at times, but
smooth too. Something I didn't feel too much is the robotic vocal. I may be a
bit partial (as I usually dislike the artificial sounds it creates), but I feel
that it gives the track a cheesy sound. Not that I would do away with the vocal
lines, but robot vocals saying "Hi," "All Together" just sounds out dated.
Luckily, with it's sonic sound waves of strings working like a mini-symphony, I
can disregard what I didn't like with what I believe does (and it does very
well). The track also has a breakdown that doesn't breakdown, but carries on,
building for the real peak. The development of the track works well, simmering
for the final blow. It's quirky, yet dark and I do like it. 2nd Song: A little
breakbeat going on in the beginning with sounds of leftfield, using dub as the
backdrop gives this oddball a "Left Turned" from the normal electronic sounds
you'll usual hear. Strange sounds overall, as I can't really describe it: I'll
try, as it's something like a warped out record playing in space - yea, that's
it. That's how the track is. Lots of random drum patterns, broken cyhms, and
weird noises growing inside it. 3rd Song: Dica Drive is the most simple of the
six tracks. A solid upbeat 4/4 hanging with a low echo works nicely. Soon
enough, added cyhms comes in and the 4/4 beat expands larger, giving it more
force. The rattling noises make me feel wobbly for a bit. Certainly what I
wasn't expecting when listening to the track. The melody is unusual. Just that
single bell hitting in and out makes me feel disjointed. It's crazy without
trying to be crazy. The track is simple, there's not much too it, yet you'll
find that the time has flown by. 4th Song: Modern Eternity is easily the most
dance friendly track out of the EP. A techy synth starts it out with a female
vocal and Asian-inspired vibes in the melody give this a warm feeling. Lovely
melody gets to shine without overtaking the track. At the end, it turns into
Electro House. If Petter ever thinks about doing an Electro Remix, it'll sound
pretty sweet. 5th Song: Tone Diary reminds me of the ol' Northern Exposure CD
that Sasha and John did back in the day. Soothing breakbeat over lush chords; it
just sounds so lovely. The entire track is carefully sequenced meticulously.
Certainly one of the highlights of this EP as this track alone is worth the
cover charge. As the ambient vibes starts here, don't expect it to end so
quickly because... Ender û 6th Song: My Pretty Guitar is the final track that
clams the rest of the EP down. Ambient music. A juxtaposition of ambient
soundscapes being overlapped by crashing distortion creates a vibe like no
other. Lost in translating the notes, you strangely begin to feel at peace. A
montage that creates a feeling of reflection as the weight of the final song
continues on. An EP of six songs that range from Tech-to-Leftfield,
Ambient-to-Progressive. The wide range of different sounds fits so right. I
always believe that presentation is everything as you only get a first
impression once. This mini album certainly feels like an extension from his
first release as it continues the journey of electronic music. These days you'll
rarely see EP's from the progressive community, but when you do, your always
smiling.
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