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***Farväl Falkenberg, the soundtrack to the acclaimed Swedish film of the same name, by Stockholm-based composer Erik Enocksson, has all the ingredients of eerie, woodland-influenced sounds (chiming bells, heavy organ use, perpetual dusk) as well as enough ethereal vocals to bring rustic porch culture to anyone's mind. With an undeniable sense of "home", Farvael Falkenberg reverberates with the sounds of small-town Swedish life. Influenced by the Southwestern costal area of the country, the record's woodsy magic carries the listener through finely crafted, brambly sounds and out to some porch in the middle of nowhere with Father and a hunting rifle. Complete with breezy, intermittent whistling and the sounds of Enocksson's old pump organ wheezing in the background, Farvael Falkenberg achieves many things at once. As often as the tracks are hushed and deliberate, they never beg for climactic mood. Quite the contrary - with this lush record full of thick, back-country piano and raw, acoustic guitar waltzes, Enocksson effortlessly translates the feeling of isolation (both geographically and emotionally) in an intensely personal way. Göteborg, Sweden's Kning Disk specializes in limited edition releases by similarly inventive composers |
