Danish experimentalist Efterklang reinvent a genre with fourth album Piramida
One of Denmark’s best exports, Efterklang is back and mean business with their fourth studio album Piramida, out on 24 September.
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Efterklang could quite possibly be one of the most interesting and trailblazing bands out there at the moment. They’re not afraid to push the boundaries and experiment in the way alternative rock bands in the seventies did.
Piramida was inspired by a deserted Norwegian settlement - derelict, lonely and forgotten. The band collected over 1000 recordings of the town – from dusty old houses to an abandoned piano in a concert hall – to create the roots of this album.
From the first note of Hollow Mountain to the fade out on Monument, you know you’ve listened to something very special and completely unique. It’s a kind of experimental prog that can’t really be defined or pigeon-holed.
Casper Clausen’s vocal echoe and soar through magnificent soundscapes made up of choirs, strings and horns that are truly epic. All ten tracks keep you perched on the edge of the speaker, clinging onto every note, every noise, every moment of an album that excites and ignites; setting it apart from a dormant and derivative genre.
The whole album is beautiful, atmospheric, evocative and dramatic. I wish I could tell you what the stand-out track is or which track to skip, but that would be like Sophie’s Choice. Each track gives you a completely different reason to love it, but you love each track for the same reason.
I defy anyone not to love this album. If you don’t, then you’re dead inside and should never describe yourself as a music fan. All I can say is this is quite possibly the best album I’ve heard since King of Limbs or Let England Shake in terms of innovation and intelligence.
First published 04/09/2012
Efterklang could quite possibly be one of the most interesting and trailblazing bands out there at the moment. They’re not afraid to push the boundaries and experiment in the way alternative rock bands in the seventies did.
Piramida was inspired by a deserted Norwegian settlement - derelict, lonely and forgotten. The band collected over 1000 recordings of the town – from dusty old houses to an abandoned piano in a concert hall – to create the roots of this album.
From the first note of Hollow Mountain to the fade out on Monument, you know you’ve listened to something very special and completely unique. It’s a kind of experimental prog that can’t really be defined or pigeon-holed.
Casper Clausen’s vocal echoe and soar through magnificent soundscapes made up of choirs, strings and horns that are truly epic. All ten tracks keep you perched on the edge of the speaker, clinging onto every note, every noise, every moment of an album that excites and ignites; setting it apart from a dormant and derivative genre.
The whole album is beautiful, atmospheric, evocative and dramatic. I wish I could tell you what the stand-out track is or which track to skip, but that would be like Sophie’s Choice. Each track gives you a completely different reason to love it, but you love each track for the same reason.
I defy anyone not to love this album. If you don’t, then you’re dead inside and should never describe yourself as a music fan. All I can say is this is quite possibly the best album I’ve heard since King of Limbs or Let England Shake in terms of innovation and intelligence.
First published 04/09/2012
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