Christoffer Meier - Himlen Rodnar
by Ian Rapp
Starting a bit slow, but ramping up as it goes on, Himlen Rodnar shines with good rhythmic textures and swaths of sounds creating a dense, foggy atmosphere. Meier states that Himlen Rodnar is "ambient without being meant to be in the background," but there isn't much ambient about it. This doesn't mean it doesn't drip with ambience, it's just that there's more blood coursing through the veins here than what you'd expect on a typical "ambient" synth release. There is a simplicity of ease that is its underlying strength, demonstrated well on tracks like “Kittlar mycket hellre” and “Jordens Flagga,” as well as the title track. This is a limited edition cassette-only release, with only fifty available for sale and no digital release planned, so grab one if you can.