Jarl – Mindrotation (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Erik Jarl remains a true prolific artist. “Mindrotation” was released late 2022 and deals with the human psyche. Five parts/tracks have been composed.
Content: The work of the Swedish project remains mainly driven by Experimentalism revealing an impressive sound/noise canvas which has been used to compose disturbing sound waves. It sometimes sounds totally improvised and later on long and monotonous.
+ + + : It all sounds like you can feel there’s an ominous concept running through the work. I like the disturbing effect of the composition which is mainly emerging at the first and fourth part. It also reminds me of early 80s analogue sounds and effects creating a visual appeal.
– – – : Some passages are bit too long – especially the last cut going over 20 minutes, and linear.
Conclusion: Jarl takes us away for a dark odyssey throughout the human psyche.
Best songs: “Part 4 – Mind – Isolation”, “Part 1 – Mind – Variation”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/Jarl.main
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Jarl
Jarl is the recording name of Swedish electronic music artist Erik Jarl. His work centers on experimental sound and noise composition, built from long-form, often improvised passages. “Mindrotation”, released in late 2022 on the Polish label Zoharum, is structured around five parts exploring the human psyche.
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