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Vägskäl is a project of Erik Svensson, who also works under the name The Figurehead, also reviewed here. This is another netrelease, actually from before the self-titled The Figurehead album, and I like it a bit better too.
As Summer Comes Creeping could be considered a dark ambient album, but it is very different from The Figurehead or most other dark ambient. While the album definitely has some dark touches here and there, the overall atmosphere is more laid back and relaxing. The front cover artwork is very suitable, as these tracks remind me of hazy summer nights by the seaside, your mind drifting to obscure realms. Perhaps it would be best to say that this music is warm dark ambient, where most of it is cold.
The tracks themselves are well made, with dreamy synth layers, drones, and some elements of rhythm, especially on "A Song for a Girl", which has a subtle beat. The album ends with "Goodbye", a very good track with nice effects, in which you slowly sink into the warm night.
An excellent netrelease, recommended to all ambient lovers.
O.S.
As Summer Comes Creeping could be considered a dark ambient album, but it is very different from The Figurehead or most other dark ambient. While the album definitely has some dark touches here and there, the overall atmosphere is more laid back and relaxing. The front cover artwork is very suitable, as these tracks remind me of hazy summer nights by the seaside, your mind drifting to obscure realms. Perhaps it would be best to say that this music is warm dark ambient, where most of it is cold.
The tracks themselves are well made, with dreamy synth layers, drones, and some elements of rhythm, especially on "A Song for a Girl", which has a subtle beat. The album ends with "Goodbye", a very good track with nice effects, in which you slowly sink into the warm night.
An excellent netrelease, recommended to all ambient lovers.
O.S.