Niklas Pivic

The last track made me feel as though I were listening to GIRL TALK on speed.

One of the strongest Swedish rock albums in recent years; good melodies, sound, song, but where they fall a bit flat are the tired lyrics and, ultimately, into the trap where some rock bands want to sound like their idols a bit too much (Oasis/The Beatles), something which doesn't lead to innovation.

A lovely continuation of Blanck Mass's soundtrack for the first series of 'The Rig', a TV programme. I like songs like 'Reunited' and 'Lights Out'; ambient pieces that remind me of BM's work on the soundtrack for 'Ted K' and also his wondrous album 'In Ferneaux'.

A very nice and plain noise record: it felt like what I'd imagine holding fans to your ears while falling through air would feel like.

The sounds were not high-pitched (à la Merzbow) but very mid-levelled; this made for nearly an ambient listening experience.

This is actually a very listenable album, considering how Merzbow usually includes a lot of high-pitched treble-laden noise. Au contraire, this is low-rumbling stuff (at least during the first 20 minutes); sounds made me feel as though massive ice-blocks were dragged all around me. In a good way, actually.

I had no problems working to this music!