Minnesmärke

Mats Erlandsson makes his debut on the Swiss label Hallow Ground with “Minnesmärke”, at once a nuanced sonic exploration of the industrial and political history of his native Sweden and a deeply personal album
One of the key figures of the Stockholm drone scene, the prolific composer worked with The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble’s Hillary Jeffery, violinist and long-time friend Gaianeh Pilossian as well as sound artist and frequent collaborator Yair Elazar Glotman for a two-part composition built around tuned sustained tones performed by electronic and acoustic instruments that were combined with field recordings in order to evoke a psychedelic state of reflection, a dream-like elegy for the acoustic properties of the former iron ore mine Ställbergs Gruva where the music has been conceived and recorded
Following up on releases on labels such as Hallow Ground label mates Kali Malone and Maria W Horn’s XKatedral imprint, “Minnesmärke” is Erlandsson’s most accomplished work yet