30-03-2010, 00:13
Pjusk - Valldal from Sval [12k, 2010]
"...Pjusk immerse the listener in fathomless depths of electronic soundscaping, conjuring up the raw, icy topography of their nordic home with these beautifully constructed sonic environments. When 12k describe this music as "lush, wet, textured ambience" they're not kidding; the resonant drips and twitches of 'Demring' are halfway between the broken filtered dub of Pole and the sound of a melting glacier (North Pole, anyone?). The use of processed environmental recordings lends the album a substantial and tactile presence, locking it into the fabric of the physical landscape during the airy drifts of 'Skygge' or 'Dunkel's parting wildlife sounds. Generally however, Sval has to be one of the most synthetic sounding releases on 12k in some time, with 'Skodde' and 'Glimt' seeming more closely aligned with the language of Monolake's recent output than that of labelmates like Small Color and Minamo. ..."
"...Pjusk immerse the listener in fathomless depths of electronic soundscaping, conjuring up the raw, icy topography of their nordic home with these beautifully constructed sonic environments. When 12k describe this music as "lush, wet, textured ambience" they're not kidding; the resonant drips and twitches of 'Demring' are halfway between the broken filtered dub of Pole and the sound of a melting glacier (North Pole, anyone?). The use of processed environmental recordings lends the album a substantial and tactile presence, locking it into the fabric of the physical landscape during the airy drifts of 'Skygge' or 'Dunkel's parting wildlife sounds. Generally however, Sval has to be one of the most synthetic sounding releases on 12k in some time, with 'Skodde' and 'Glimt' seeming more closely aligned with the language of Monolake's recent output than that of labelmates like Small Color and Minamo. ..."