ABSORBED IN DREAMS AND YEARNING REVIEW BY ELECTRO AMBIENT SPACE MAGAZINE JULY 2006
Bjorn Jeppesen is Nattefrost and this marks his debut CD on the Groove label.
After some electronic twitters, a thumping steady beat and catchy bass line get this one moving. It’s a fantastic groove, and it rides it for a solid 10-minute opener. The tones are warm, the melody enjoyable; it’s a complete package. Track two was featured on E-Dition CD sampler #6, a bright and bouncy number, again effectively using a strong backing of bass and beats to carry along the playful electronics. The upbeat style continues as the third track gently, brightly propels itself forward. Though shades of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and other Berlin school elements are there,
Nattefrost
manages to instill his own musical touch. I particularly like the optimistic
nature of the music throughout. Bright clicking echoes of percussion on
“Visions of a pale moon” bring to mind TD’s “Through Metamorphic
Rocks,” though the surrounding elements are quite different. Computerized
robotic electronic sounds and hidden female vocal samples lend an added cool
factor. The warm synth pads and playful melody on “Valhal” remind me of
latter day Tangerine Dream and Edgar Froese efforts, though the end result is
more to my liking here. After some deep space solar winds in the middle, the
music resumes in a lower key with a more dramatic flair, a fun unexpected twist.
Buoyant melody and rhythm returns in abundance on the decidedly pop sounding
“Descending from the stars” – loads of fun this one. For that matter, so
is the rest of this strong offering from Nattefrost.