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Sk/um
í págu fallsins
(Resonant)

There are times when even the most hardened sonic explorers among us need
something…well, nice to listen to. When the thought of punishing your
stereo system with the latest Merzbow box set or clearing a dinner party
with a spot of Autechre doesn't appeal, this prime slice of Icelandic
electronica should do the trick.

Sprinkled with satisfying sonic tricks but stuffed full of good old melody,
í págu fallsins will appeal to those whose ears are massaged into states of
bliss by Boards of Canada, Telefon Tel Aviv or savaath + savalas. Shifting
beatsystems wriggle away underneath soft, chiming melodies and blurry smears
of analogue synth, all washed down with a light drizzle of digital clicks
and pops. It's melancholic, but never chilly in the way that much
electronica can be and doesn't ever abstract itself out of existence. It's
not afraid to be pretty.

Sk/um (aka the union of Icelandic IDM types Skurken and Prince Valium)
understand the power of economy too; nine fragile constructions glide by in
35 minutes. Listening under headphones uncovers teeming sonic minutiae, much
like observing a drop of water under a microscope reveals a world of
otherwise invisible creatures. Following Eno's dictum that ambient music
must be as ‘ignorable as it is interesting’, this music repays pretty much
any level of attention you're prepared to give it.

The unity of mood throughout makes it hard to single out individual pieces,
and maybe that accounts for the album's charm. But ‘Finaleria" seems
particularly noteworthy, if only for the totally unexpected and quite
beautiful little guitar solo that emerges towards the end. Blissful. If your
idea of chillout is something a little more enterprising than William Orbit
dicking around with polite C20 classical music, this’ll be right up your
street. Diamond Geysers.

Reviewer: Peter Marsh