Frusen Musik by Mattias Gustafsson
CARE05: Mattias Gustafsson – Frusen Musik CD (2019)
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"Eight compositions for imaginary rooms. Press play and close your eyes. Walk in and listen piece by piece or as a whole."
"In the expanses of the venerable compact disc format, our Swedish tape and electronics statesman piles in the lumber for a full scale fabrication of distorted scenes from daily life, fractured and warped to reflect the wandering imagination. Frusen Musik employs a rougher dialect similar to his Altar of Flies moniker, although it’s often used on the scenic grounds of works from his recently lauded Frånvarande and Nattmusik LPs. Eight stunningly impactful works of cavelike architecture for an inspired rattling of the cage, a curious peeling of the wallpaper. Drips, wobbles, creaks, and cracks are turned to gold while nearby liquid encroaches a vulnerable circuit, disembodied voices spiriting in through the vents. Pry this one open and find flashes of entropy, unplaceable dread, meditative stares, and an acceptable dosage of melancholy. Admirers of Small Cruel Party, Crawl Unit, or the Tapeworks series on Gustafsson’s own Hästen & Korset are likely to sense a familiar air." - Careful Catalog.
Tracklist
| 1. | Titthål | 7:28 |
| 2. | Inre Dialoger | 6:01 |
| 3. | Frusen Musik | 10:00 |
| 4. | Måndag Morgon kl. 05.30 | 4:14 |
| 5. | Unchanging | 13:47 |
| 6. | Efter Livet | 5:44 |
| 7. | Senor | 9:15 |
| 8. | Orosstund | 8:12 |
Credits
Mattias Gustafsson: field recordings, magnetic tape, microphones, electronics, piano, drums, acoustic guitar, organ, radio, voice, tenor saxophone, bowed cymbals, vinyl.
Composed and recorded 2018-2019. Traststigen 4, Smygehuk, Lagmansskolan, Skogssjön, Blåvik.
Mastered by Sean McCann.
"...what we call everydayness is not the obvious, but opacity: a kind of blindness, or deafness, a sort of anesthesia." - Georges Perec
License
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Mattias Gustafsson (born 1978) is a sound artist from Mjölby, Sweden that has been releasing music as Altar Of Flies and his given name since 2006. He mostly works with magnetic tape and various instruments & electronics. His music is influenced by the electroacoustic music of the 1900´s and the millennium noise underground. He has released records on labels like iDEAL,B.A.A.D.M., Järtecknet etc.