Albert Swarm: “The Sea That Calls All Things Unto Her”
April 27, 2012
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Finnish/Brooklyn-ish producer Albert Swarm has returned with the a new track titled “The Sea That Calls All Things Unto Her.” AS recorded this track at the same time as he was crafting his last release, the Held EP. It’s interesting to speculate as to why this track went unreleased then, though it can’t have anything to do with its quality, but we’re certainly glad it’s here now. At first, the aquatic gurgling that begins the track masks the deeper rumblings beneath its surface. These pieces slowly emerge to form slow moving drifts of synth tones, marshaled along by the martial sway of the steady drums. The build is slow and steady, until the first beat breaks halfway through the track, which allows the melodic elements to take a firmer hold. Suggested uses include: a substitute for the opening minutes [the part before the super evil T-Rex] of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” segment in Disney’s Fantasia, a soundtrack for watching jellyfish at your local aquarium, or just good old fashioned chilling out.
Watch for a new release from Albert Swarm on Ceremony in the coming months
Written by Luke Carrell
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The enigmatic music making entity known as Albert Swarm hails from Brooklyn via northern Finland, and that’s about all the bio you’re going to get out of this guy. That’s just fine, too. As much as we love a good narrative to go along with our freshly baked sound waves, we also appreciate when the music stands on its own, as does AS’ “Familialities,” a more minimalist take on the dangerously deep sample-scapes of Holy Other or Balam Acab. Delayed arrays of lightly plucked strings and chimes contribute a feeling of whimsy, before collapsing into place around bottom-heavy drums and soulful vocal samples that seem all the more affecting for their being so inarticulate and ripped away from any context. Raw bits of filter hiss, temperamental sample manipulations, and plenty of other subtleties might escape a first listen, so good thing that you’re going to have this track on heavy rotation anyway.
Albert Swarm’s Held EP will be available from Ceremony on August 23, 2011
Written by Luke Carrell
Tags: Albert Swarm, brooklyn, finland, Reviews, Tracks
