ABSORBED IN DREAMS AND YEARNING REVIEW BY E-DITION MAGAZINE AUGUST 2006
Nattefrost is a project by Danish musician Bjørn Jeppesen. “Absorbed In Dreams And Yearning” is his second solo-album and his first for Groove Unlimited. On this record, Jeppesen cleverly mixes influences from the Berlin School with ambient sounds that have a certain “Scandinavian” feeling.
Jeppesen’s music is based on nice and quite easily accessible sequencer lines that frame his music.
The first
track “The Battle That Lasted Eternally” already clearly shows his
capabilities with a fine and soft sequencer track. The album has some long
tracks (well, if eleven minutes is “long” in electronic music!), as well as
a number of short pieces.
“Through Clear And Frosty Nights” and the title track are Bjørn’s most
retro-sounding compositions on the album with great sequencer patterns and
soloing. The melody at the end of the title track is great.
In “Valhal” the mix between Berlin School and ambient can be heard well. But, as is the fact on the whole of the album, the accessibility stays in tact and this combination is nicely done.
Nattefrost is a name that has to be kept in sight. And maybe Jeppesen has invented a new style of electronic music: the Scandinavian School perhaps?
3,5/5