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Sweden (CSR29CD)

by Folkstorm

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1.
I 03:53
2.
II 04:47
3.
III 05:34
4.
IV 04:22
5.
V 02:41
6.
VI 02:00
7.
VII 06:14
8.
VIII 06:07
9.
IX 04:29
10.
X 05:19
11.
XI 05:53

about

Discovered in the Cold Spring archives, an album shelved for over two years (recorded 2000). Pulled out, dusted down and remixed by Lord Nordvargr himself! This is the final full body of work by the legendary harsh Industrial Noise project. Prepare yourself for an intense trip through these 11 brutal and punishing tracks!

Reviews:

“Sweden is a particularly gruelling dose of electronics that offers absolutely nothing in the way of respite throughout its 50-minute entirety. Once the listener has entered, the encompassing world of Folkstorm throws forth a constant battering of sound from which there is no letting up or a glimmer of hope in the shape of something less pummelling. Hunt this down and blow your mind” (Terrorizer)

“Of the many and various projects of Henrik ‘Nordvargr’ Björkk, Folkstorm has always been among the most aggressive, and Sweden captures Nordvargr in particularly savage form… Sweden is a powerful but daunting work – only hardcore devotees of extreme electronic noise are likely to find this music endurable for more than a brief period. You have been warned.” (Judas Kiss)

“Hell at times it’s almost playful, well very sadistically & violently playfully; serial killer playfully if you will… greyed droning synth textures, throbbing slowed ‘n’ fuzzed to fuck beats, chugging & overloaded noise or sample matter, muffled feedback muzzled vocals, bent & melted horn work, coarse & barbaric blacked metal & sludgy industrialized guitar loops… the tone is fairly dense, noisy & shifting with all manner of stuff been thrown at you with-in each track; which keeps you nicely on your toes. “Sweden” is as noisy & brutally as anything else put out under the Folkstorm banner; yet there’s a real feeing of invention & sadistic sonic glee through-out the album which makes it a very rewarding & shifting ride.” (Musique Machine)

“Folkstorm have a cool, controlled and vicious CD here, and for any noise connoisseur this is an essential addition to the collection” (Zero Tolerance)

“…a very dark, oppressive album. The first track of the ten untitled ones is riddled with a heavily distorted guitar riff, very akin to a black metal composition. In track two, a growling voice is present, sounding a lot like a swearing spell, eventually drowning in the rumbling noise. A lot of the tracks are based on distorted electric guitars. Luckily, there are also nice folkish music samples on track four and eleven, of course battered by white noise, and other more experimental cut-ups that return as theme’s, as in track nine…. ‘Sweden’ is a nice blend of destruction and electricity, with lots of references to styles that have become overly imitated by ugly epigones” (Funprox)

“…extremely harsh, brutalised electronic noise… Although you can immediately tell which frightening and talented artist is responsible for the terror hereon, as with all of his releases, “Sweden” has its own distinctive flavour. Whether you picture “a boot stamping on a human face – forever”, or whether some other almost-unintelligible alternative future comes to mind when you listen to this disc, I guarantee it will make you feel as sickened and edgy as any other of Nordvargr’s creations. Surely one of his most merciless works – enter at the risk of your own sanity” (Hierophant Nox)

"Sweden is possibly one of the nastiest, sleaziest and aggressive of all Folkstorm recordings" (Aural Pressure)

“…harsh and brutal noise industrial that blows your ears away in a cacophonic fury orchestrated by Nordvargr in a clearly nasty mood. Sweden is a mass of aggro-noise-industrial carrying a sharp fury that is as appealing as it is it is aggravating. Make no mistake here, Folkstorm noise approach in this album is not just self contained, it whips and seduces your ears in an unexpected way” (Dark Life)

“Folkstorm (aka Henrik N. Björkk) is into noise, though comes with something different each time. The latest Folkstorm album offers waves of white feedback noise and soundscapes of scrambled power. Structured layers of intense noise and occasional distorted vocals give away to harsh noise outbursts, sometimes escalating into total chaos. Those blasts of electronic intensity are torturing and beautiful at the same time. Although the music is on the edge, it contains enough variation and concept to keep it interesting, even exciting.” (Phosphor)

“Those expecting martial industrial anthems with thundering vocals may be in for a bit of a surprise as the 11 tracks on this album are in a much harsher, brutal vein. A relentless pounding of grinding noises, crushing beats and distorted vocals… I can easily imagine that this can be a musical delight for the noise aficionados” (Heimdallr)

“Teils ungemein harsche Auswüchse pulverisieren das Klangbild und trennen schnell die Spreu vom Weizen… Einfach macht es Nordvargr dem Hörer freilich nicht. Der Mann kennt keine Gnade und serviert ein brachiales Geschoss nach dem anderen, angesiedelt an der schwer erträglichen Grenze von heftigen Industrial und Noise… ein erbarmungsloses, ungestümes Stück Musik, das Unvorsichtige gnadenlos zermürben wird… Lärmfetischisten sind willkommen, auf den Rest wartet der Genickschuss.” (Necroweb)

“diez temas de puro terrorismo industrial, siendo una continuación del estilo que hasta el momento viene haciendo este legendatio proyecto de Nordvargr, miembro de los míticos MZ.412. Todo el disco muestra un industrial noise puro y perfecto, con sonidos due forman una amalgama en la cual se distinguen perfectamento unos de otros… Desde el primer hasta el último tema no existe descanso para tus oídos ni para tu cerebro, el cual acabará completamente exhausto. Un disco recomendado para fanáticos del noise.” (Transmision)

“Brachial-Industrial-Noise in Reinform. Folkstorm kennt keine Grenzen und keinen Ton, den man nicht bis zur Unkenntlichkeit entstellen könnte. Aber genau das ist das Ziel von Folkstorm. Der Sound soll grobschlächtig und roh klingen, vor allem im Gegensatz zu MZ 412. Dieses Ziel hat Nordvargr auf jeden Fall erreicht… Man ist immer hin und her gerissen, stets zwischen Unerträglichkeit und Begeisterung schwankend. Wahrscheinlich macht genau das die Faszination von Folkstorm aus… Das Spätwerk eines Industrialheroen und eine Liebeserklärung an sein Heimatland.” (Medienkonverter)

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released April 20, 2009

Recorded At – Villa Bohult

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We are a UK-based record label / mailorder store / distributor, specialising in all forms of esoteric / industrial music, but particularly: Industrial, Dark Ambient, Black Ambient, Japanese Noise, Neoclassical, Dark Folk, Orchestral, Power Electronics, Noise, Drone, Doom, Death Industrial, Dark Soundtracks and Experimental music. ... more

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