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Raw and
undeniable heavy; that are the electronics and field recordings of Matthias
Andersson and his project Arv & Miljö. Also known from Heinz Hopf, a harsh
noise, electronics project, together with Dan Johansson. On the speakers today
is Resurser, released in 2013 on Total Black, but recorded in 2011.
The opening
track, named after the album, starts with muffled banging and eerie
surroundings, followed by crude textures in sound. Shrieking and harsh
electronics take over and give it a violent ending. I can relate this track to
the desolate artwork from this record, desolate but very powerful. The second
track, called “Under Vatten”, starts were the previous one ended; crunched and
churn noise textures with high ranged sounds, difficult to place but most
likely metal and junk. The high ranged noises, sounds a bit like feedback, but
than controlled and scarcer looped. "Perspektiv På Exploatering", the
third track, has very dark and roaring soundscapes, maybe made from wind or
other nature sounds. Very epic. As the track progresses, scraping noise comes in. Here,
also you can easily place the photographs together with the sound. The last
track, "Brigad", has also the erupting noise like all the previous
ones, made from clattering junk(?) and other unknown objects to the listener
ears.
This record
has much unity within the four tracks, and gives it a solid whole with much
rigor. The atmosphere is dark and bleak (very bleak), violent and indifferent.
One of my favorite projects so far.
No longer
available on label