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5:4

“Nécropolis, the latest compilation of works by Swedish composer Åke Parmerud, is altogether more problematic.”

Simon Cummings

Nécropolis, the latest compilation of works by Swedish composer Åke Parmerud, is altogether more problematic. Last year’s Growl indicated a composer fond of confining himself to discrete aesthetic and sonic limitations, but in the case of these four pieces, it’s surprising and disappointing to hear a recurring vagueness permeating them. In the case of Dreaming in Darkness, an attempt to “create surrealistic fragments of a blind person’s dreams”, it’s not entirely clear whether the overt lack of clarity that’s surely the work’s defining feature means Parmerud has succeeded or failed in his aims. Surrealistic it certainly isn’t, which is a shame as it might have provided something outside the palette of rather hackneyed bells, whooshes and thuds that comprise the primary content of the piece.

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7 other reviews

A Closer Listen

“Nearly a year has passed since the release of Åke Parmerud’s creative collection Growl, which included pieces inspired by birds, machines, vinyl grooves and heavy metal growls.”

Nordische Musik

“Auch hier eine sehr persönliche Herangehensweise an experimentelle Sound Collage, gewagt und eingehendere Entdeckung wert.”

Jazz ’n’ More

“Diese CD zeigt für einmal, dass es der Kunst nicht immer zuträglich ist, wenn sie in ein formatiertes Gefäss gepresst wird.”

Aural Aggravation

“It looks like a box set. But it is, in fact, simply a CD in a box. A very elaborate box at that.”

Rif Raf

“Son nom est tout un programme, tant son retour en 2015 avait été tonitruant, et pas seulement parce qu’il rompait un silence long de douze ans (Growl).”

KindaMuzik

“Een blinde dromer en de stad van de doden; een land van glas en stemmen zonder context — het zijn de decorstukken en instrumenten waarmee de Zweedse elektroakoestische componist Åke Parmerud een viertal werken optrekt die zowel schatplichtig zijn aan Bernard Parmegiani als aan Olivier Messiaen.”

Nowamuzyka

“Zaglądamy do katalogu kanadyjskiego labelu empreintes DIGITALes, gdzie ukazał się nowy album szwedzkiego kompozytora Åke Parmeruda.”