martedì 31 maggio 2011
Moljebka Pvlse & Cría Cuervos "Vid vägs ände" (Road's End)
A collaboration between Sweden's Moljebka and Italy's Cría Cuervos bringing us two tracks of sonic psychedelia. Available in hand-folded art paper cover and sleeve.
Out now on Cohort Records.
Not a split CDR which Cohort releases every now and then, but a collaborative effort between Cria Cuervos (Italy) and Moljebka Pvlse from Sweden. The work was already recorded in 2007 through lines that aren't clear, but I guess its save to say through file exchange and the use of internet. Both Cria Cuervos and Moljebka Pvlse are known masters of drone music and obviously this is their direction for the music on this disc. Two pieces of what seems to me field recordings, lots of sound effects (analogue? digital?) and even instruments: it seems like bass guitar in 'Pa Vandrande Fot (Traveling by foot)', all along with what seems a harmonium. This piece is slow builder, building to a great crescendo and slow dramatic fade out. In 'Det Ar Aldrig For Sent Att Vanda Om (It's never too late to turn back)', field recordings play a more dominant role (along with a big too much reverb) and guitars played with bows. No crescendo here, but slowly revolving piece with minimalist changes, gradually being locked into a web of sound effects, slowly alienating the music. I wonder which 'road's end' here: that of their personal development in drone music, or wether its just another poetic title. Maybe it would be good to change the scenery of the music, and develop something that extends beyond the traditional drone music. This release would be a great ending to that phase. (Frans de Waard, "Vita Weekly" 782)
An odd pair we should know quite well, infact on this very webzine you can read an inteview to Moljebka Pulse and at the same time we've been reviewing the majority of Cria Cuervos releases so far. Given the fact we're dealing with two top notch musicians, I had great expectations for what concerned this collaboration and I'm glad I've been disappointed by the final result infact in someway it puts together the best of the two works. As some of you could have guessed this work mixes two characteristic shared both by the italian and by the swedish musician and so here you have drones and soft non melodic and quasi-concrete sounds. The global work give the impression to sound as an oniric trip in which this organ like drones playing sad melodies lull the ship through the waves of memory. The two long tracks (about 24 minutes each) won't escape that post dark ambient edge both the artist have kept in their music. If the opening suite has that melancholic ambient feel the closing closing half reinforce the idea this quite sad feeling works as 'a trait d'union' between the two artists. If compared to their last releases I've listened this cd is softer and mellowed down to reach a more listenable level, infact even if despite heavy works they kept a certain amount of melody for what regards the music, this cdr could be accessible for a different range of listeners. (Andrea Ferraris, "ChainDLK")
Two long pieces, assembled by Sweden’s Moljebka Pvlse and Italy’s Cría Cuervos. Epic drone-ambients. “pa vndrande fot (Traveling By Foot)” fills the air nicely, with several twists and turns. It’s cinematic in spots. “det ar aldrig for sent att vanda om (It’s Never Too Late To Turn Back)” is a cleaner drone, reminding me of the music for the film ‘Baraka’, it feels profound, especially around the 20-minute mark, it sounds like a didjeridoo or its eastern equivalent, and a bit of feedback behind it. The last few minutes, with the reversed vocal sample loop is astounding. Gorgeous. (Ian C. Stewart, AUTOreverse)
Vid vägs ände (Road’s End) is a joint album done by the Swedish Moljebka Pvlse and the Italian Cría Cuervos together in 2007. It is ambient that amazingly much resembles the works of both artists. On it, the complex stuctures of Moljebka Pvlse combine with a warmth brought by Cría Cuervos, an element that has normally been absent from Mathias Josefson’s solo music. The way eacht of these two creative minds produce harmonic wholes is surprisingly similar, and their styles clearly support one another. The whole is, in a way, nevertheless quite simple, unless listened to very carefully with earphones or very good speakers. Therefore, despite its beauty, Vid vägens ände is unfortunately an album of which one remembers next to nothing when it ends. On the up side, that means it vcan be enjoyed multiple times as if it were new. For it is indeed beautiful, verily so. (Jiituomas, www.kuolleenmusiikinyhdistys.net)
An odd pair we should know quite well, infact on this very webzine you can read an inteview to Moljebka Pulse and at the same time we've been reviewing the majority of Cria Cuervos releases so far. Given the fact we're dealing with two top notch musicians, I had great expectations for what concerned this collaboration and I'm glad I've been disappointed by the final result infact in someway it puts together the best of the two works. As some of you could have guessed this work mixes two characteristic shared both by the italian and by the swedish musician and so here you have drones and soft non melodic and quasi-concrete sounds. The global work give the impression to sound as an oniric trip in which this organ like drones playing sad melodies lull the ship through the waves of memory. The two long tracks (about 24 minutes each) won't escape that post dark ambient edge both the artist have kept in their music. If the opening suite has that melancholic ambient feel the closing closing half reinforce the idea this quite sad feeling works as 'a trait d'union' between the two artists. If compared to their last releases I've listened this cd is softer and mellowed down to reach a more listenable level, infact even if despite heavy works they kept a certain amount of melody for what regards the music, this cdr could be accessible for a different range of listeners. (Andrea Ferraris, "ChainDLK")
Two long pieces, assembled by Sweden’s Moljebka Pvlse and Italy’s Cría Cuervos. Epic drone-ambients. “pa vndrande fot (Traveling By Foot)” fills the air nicely, with several twists and turns. It’s cinematic in spots. “det ar aldrig for sent att vanda om (It’s Never Too Late To Turn Back)” is a cleaner drone, reminding me of the music for the film ‘Baraka’, it feels profound, especially around the 20-minute mark, it sounds like a didjeridoo or its eastern equivalent, and a bit of feedback behind it. The last few minutes, with the reversed vocal sample loop is astounding. Gorgeous. (Ian C. Stewart, AUTOreverse)
Vid vägs ände (Road’s End) is a joint album done by the Swedish Moljebka Pvlse and the Italian Cría Cuervos together in 2007. It is ambient that amazingly much resembles the works of both artists. On it, the complex stuctures of Moljebka Pvlse combine with a warmth brought by Cría Cuervos, an element that has normally been absent from Mathias Josefson’s solo music. The way eacht of these two creative minds produce harmonic wholes is surprisingly similar, and their styles clearly support one another. The whole is, in a way, nevertheless quite simple, unless listened to very carefully with earphones or very good speakers. Therefore, despite its beauty, Vid vägens ände is unfortunately an album of which one remembers next to nothing when it ends. On the up side, that means it vcan be enjoyed multiple times as if it were new. For it is indeed beautiful, verily so. (Jiituomas, www.kuolleenmusiikinyhdistys.net)
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