*199 copies limited edition* 'Dance of the Aberrant' is an album of dark atmospheric electronics by Daniel Rozenhall, a composer and record producer, based in Stockholm, Sweden, who has worked actively at the EMS studio and at the organisation Fylkingen in Stockholm since the late 1990s. The record, which is a co-release between the label Adaadat in the UK and the label Firework Edition Records in Sweden, is issued in an edition of 199 numbered copies. It includes cover artwork by Rozenhall's long-time collaborator Sten Backman, who has also made the film and visual presentation to this work. Sten Backman is a visual artist, composer and graphic designer, based in Stockholm. His fields of work include many areas, such as branding and identity, editorial, interactive applications, product design, websites, exhibition design, music videos and record covers. Backman collaborates regularily with J.G Thirlwell (aka Foetus) and, among other things, made the visuals for Thirlwell's album 'Xordox'.
During the years 2018-2022, Rozenhall and Backman have showed and presented their works worldwide, including performances in Latvia, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Denmark and Sweden. In 2022, Rozenhall and Backman received the prestigeous 'Award of Distinction' in the category for audiovisual arts at the MA/IN Festival in Lecce, Italy, for their work 'Den förföljdes gryning', containing Rozenhall's music and Backman's visuals. This record is due to be released on August 11th to coincide with the 90th birthday of the Fylkingen experimental performance space in Stockholm. The event will also include a screening of 'Dance of the Aberrant', which is also due to shown as a video installation as part of a group exhibition called 'Liminality (The Friendly Abyss)' at Gallery 46 in Whitechapel, opening on August 24th.
'Musically, I would suggest that a good comparison would be Coil, or at least certain parts of their music, as well as some of the original Faust albums. This record features two lengthy tracks which delve into different aspects of sound. ‘Drone of the Aberrant’ takes a slow, deliberate pace to develop, with noises in the background gradually becoming more prominent and integral to the track. It’s quite unsettling in tone but at the same time, highly compelling. ‘Dance of the Aberrant’, despite the suggestive title, is not a remix intended for clubs, but a noisier and more ornate track in its’ own right. Formed around another repetitive motif, this features a more prominent accompaniment from the outset, including erratic beats and electronic interference, until it eventually subsides in to a more sinister, atmospheric outro.' - fearandloathingfanzine.com