St Eriks Street proves to be a time and genre-bender on the ridiculously imaginative “Feast of Energy”. Everything on here goes for the expansive. Nods to komische music from the 1970s appears throughout for there is this sense of endless possibility. The optimism found on the album proves truly heart-warming for the blissed-out atmospheres explored have a delicacy about them. Instrumentally varied the songs bring together pieces of ambient, classical, dub, techno, jazz, and too much more to list.
A number of references abound, many of them deep into the very soul of electronic music. The rather elegant arrangements bring to mind Klaus Schulze’s beautiful compositions. Much like those pieces, these two possess so many layers intertwined to create gorgeous patterns. Over the course of the journey the way he weaves these colorful textures together feels akin to listening to the aural equivalent of Persian rugs, for there is a lot of intricate detail missed on the first listen. Going more into the modern, the dub jazz duality draws from Moritz von Oswald’s most recent work. There is that same noir elegance about it for St Eriks Street sidesteps trends for something quite timeless. It is through this bridge between the past and present that results in something so beautiful.
The martial drumming that opens the album on “Labor Day” is quite thrilling, as is the lilting melody that effortlessly blends with the groove. Vocal samples gain a ghostly presence for “What Calls Me” morphs into a gorgeous groove. Rather pastoral with an acidic tinge “Swimming Downstream” has an animalistic presence to it. On “Uphill Bike Ride” there is a grandeur that defines the piece with regal synthesizer chords wafting up into the sky. Crystal clarity adds to the infinite gorgeousness of “Spend the Night” for the song itself recalls some of Four Tet’s more mystical output.
Everything about “The Grey Whale” goes for a delicacy for the melodies have a Byzantine richness. Beats have an IDM-like quality on the stop-start rhythms of “Simple Truths”. A nostalgic presence rests at the core of “September Sunset” for there is a similar autumnal aspect to the way the many parts merges into a cohesive tenderness. Inclusion of field recordings adds to the sweetness, making it the highlight of the album. Almost beatless “Dreams in Black and White” bursts with neon-hued drones. Nicely embodying all that came before it is the jazzy finale of “Hazy Dawn”.
One of the most startingly unique albums I’ve heard in 2022, St Eriks Street delves deep into the otherworldly with their adventurous “Feast of Energy”.
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