ABSORBED IN DREAMS AND YEARNING REVIEW BY MATT HOWARTH, SONIC CURIOSITY FEBRUARY 2007
This
release from 2006 offers 59 minutes of pleasant electronic music.
Nattefrost is: Bjorn Jeppesen, with vocalist Ute Stemmann on one track.
Languid textures provide a seething backdrop for more energetic electronics that
flow with liquid character in a fashion that is very rewarding.
Keyboards generate pulsating riffs which spin and swoop amidst auxiliary harmonics. The tones are crystalline and crisp, with a suitable undercurrent tinged with a hint of gritty bass, establishing a lush range for the dramatic compositions.
E-perc is present, but used to accent rather than to drive the melodies. The
core of each piece rests in the vibrant electronics which throb with lively
energy.
Cyclic patterns unfurl with a constant evolution, subtly maturing as each tune progresses, producing complexity that is never over-dense. Ricocheting notes create a blurred fog of glittering quality that serves as a superb milieu for the front melodies.
The style of compositions is often relaxed, infused with a delicate trace of
dynamics that remains craftily evident. One can sense the power yearning to
burst free, but the musician keeps this tendency under meticulous control.
Still,
several tracks display an enthusiastic vigor with bouncy melodies and nattering
rhythms.