Tjärnen
Vinter -cdr- (S,2007)***
I listened a couple times to this previous release of this Swedish psychfolk ensemble Vinter, knowing that a second album can be out any time. With a sweet and gentle, slightly desolate lead female voice (and humming) this could show some aspects of Winter, like a fantasy phantom of loneliness with its beautiful and more lighter moments. The band does not add much more than is needed : sometimes a bit loosely, free and losing itself into random side-thoughts, -especially the glockenspiel wanders with her/his mind a bit-, while plucked violin and guitar, some harmonium and sparse percussion (thumb piano, cymbals, and such) accompany as well. Mostly this more loose accompaniment is wrapped/ structured around the songs, a few times they make small moody somewhat minimalist journeys as well. There are really beautiful moments that reveal themselves better after some listens. It is very understandable how Lau Nau cooperated more often with this band (like for the side-project of Maailma, and live gigs).
Band members : Martina Hoogland Ivanow, Kristian Holmgren, Matti Bye, Jacke Orzechowski, Johan E Andersson, Lotta Johansson.
