Artist : Svarte Greiner
Title : Kappe
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 02/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 04
Label : Type Records TYPE033
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 44:27 min
Size : 59,2 MB
Tracklist:
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01.tunnel of love 07:10
02.where am i 12:31
03.candle light dinner actress 16:23
04.last light 08:23
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44:27 min
KniveÆ, Erik SkodvinÆs debut album under the
Svarte Greiner moniker was a milestone in doom
music. Taking a surprisingly acoustic route, he
kick-started a sub-genre as he used cello,
violin and rattling miscellanies to conjure up
blood-curdling soundscapes. æKappeÆ is his
sophomore effort and continues SkodvinÆs
blackened underworld cruise, furthering his
mysterious cinematic sound.
Through incessant touring Skodvin has built up a
distinctive live technique since the release of
æKniveÆ and it is this which works as a spirit
guide on æKappeÆ. Travelling the dark corners of
the world, Skodvin has explored every shadowed
alleyway in his grasp, built up a collection of
broken glove-puppets and potion-filled medicine
bottles and trapped many a stifled scream in the
process. Some of these disparate adventures were
captured to cassette tape (æPenpals ForeverÆ)
and wax disc (æTil SetersÆ), but the most evil
moments were set aside for this full length
record; four fated psalms in honour of the dark
Northern lords.
The albumÆs opener æTunnel of LoveÆ may be the
noisiest piece Skodvin has produced to date with
a death-rattle of chains accompanying his
patented maritime bass drone. It sounds
something like DeathÆs gondola gliding through
purgatory, gradually building into a dense,
chattering cloud of torment before dropping into
bleak stillness. Skodvin is joined by Ultralyd
saxophonist Kjetil M°ster who adds a disarmingly
terrifying squeal to the horrifying detuned
strings on æCandle Light Dinner ActressÆ. The
most startling change here is his incorporation
of the electric guitar û æMystery ManÆ sees
Skodvin harness the feedback into loops of
distressing, pained melancholy bringing to mind
Skullflower or a slow-motion Sonic Youth at
times.
æKappeÆ however is very much its own beast, and
followers will already know that nothing sounds
quite like Svarte Greiner. You wonÆt find a more
unsettling record this winter...
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