Swedish composer and guitarist Hans Hjelm started out as an indie rocker, before going into jazz and ending up - for now - as a progressive electronic music explorer. On his new album The Night Electronic he went back to the instrumental tracks from his previous release Into The Night and invited singers Hildur Höglind and Viktor Westerlund to bring their A-game supplying dreamy vocals.
The five tracks deal with human insecurities. Bookended by Mantra and its reversed titled Artnam it is a search for clarity. Anyone who has been lost in thought about what it the meaning of life is, while staring at the sea (Shores) or watching nightfall (Aftersun), can relate to a concept like this. The two CD only reworked bonus tracks of his first album Factory Reset are nice of have, but they take away a bit from the carefully curated flow of the core album.
Hans Hjelm: guitar, synthesizer
Hildur Höglind: vocals
Jesper Skarin: drums, acoustic guitar
Henrik Sunbring: synthesizer
Mikael Tuominen: bass
Per Wiberg: keyboards
Viktor Westerlund: backing vocals
The Night Electronic is released via Kungens Ljud & Bild (CD, digital). Release date: May 29.
Tracks:- Mantra
- I Feel Like Fire
- Aftersun
- Shores
- Artnam
- Woods (CD only bonus track)
- Lights Turn Red (CD only bonus track)
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