Ander – Potrwa Wiecznie (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematographic, Abstract.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: “Potrwa Wiecznie” –which means ‘it will last forever’ in Polish, is the second album by Ander and the first one released by Zoharum.
Content: The sound universe of this artist is hard to seize and nearly impossible to define. It clearly sounds Cinematographic, but also mixing different other influences together. The work features 17 short tracks; each track sounds like standing on its own, but still belonging to a wider concept. From pure reverie mixed with field recordings to Electro-Minimalism to dreamy, melancholic pieces with guitar playing to darker atmospheres this album has a lot to offer.
+ + + : The album’s diversity will make that each listener will find a few songs to his taste. I like the minimalism and some dreamier passages.
– – – : The coherence between all tracks is sometimes hard to find, but the main point is that the work doesn’t really reveal any climax. It’s an abstract production, which might be more credible when joined with visual artwork.
Conclusion: This album sounds to me like an enigmatic sound puzzle with an endless number of little pieces.
Best songs: “Zachody Słońca feat. Martin Neuhold”, “Szczególne Przesilenie Nocy feat. Yuki Nohara”.
Rate: 5½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/ArosAnder7
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Ander
Ander is a Polish project working in experimental, cinematographic and abstract electronic music. Public information about the artist is limited; the project is present on Facebook as ArosAnder7 and its recordings have been issued in Poland.
Zoharum states that “… Potrwa Wiecznie” is the successor to the debut album “Smutek”, which was published by BDTA. “… Potrwa Wiecznie” was released on 7 October 2021 as a digital download and on CD in an ecopack limited to 300 copies, and is the first Ander title issued by Zoharum.
The album holds seventeen tracks and features a series of guests, including Zguba on “Każdy Dzień w Noc Przechodzi”, Jakub NOX Ambroziak on “Zgłuchłe Echa”, Yuki Nohara on “Szczególne Przesilenie Nocy”, Martin Neuhold on “Zachody Słońca”, Monika Wilk on “Śmierć Samuela”, Coelestial Services on “Na Prawym Suficie Cienie” and EISENLAGER on “Zepsute Zegary i Stare Studnie”. The label describes the music as short, song-like forms with “a slightly melancholic and oneiric overtone”.
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