christoffer musik - hostlovepilogue

i heard this one a few years ago through the excellent flora & fauna compilation "nattskift" where it was the closing track. "hostlovepilogue" which means sort "the end of the autumn break" really sounds like what it says on the tin. in sweden there is a one week breaks in the schools right around october/november and the track has that dreary feel to it.

the track has quite a history and it was originally on the first record that christoffer berg, who is more known as hird, put out. he released it on this very limited ep with "hostlovepilogue" on the b-side and four tracks on the a-side. tracks from the ep was eventually re-released on future releases. one of which was on backbone rhythm sublabel facets and featured "loven" and a remix by fellow swedish producer unai, as well as a remix of "found" and a new track.

danish label hobby industries also re-released tracks from it but this time under the new moniker "christoffer brus". on it were three from the original ep on the a-side, one of which being "hostlovepilogue". difference being that it was retitled as "sluta" and also was edited down. the content taken out was the field recordings from the end of the track and some of the groove as well.

"hostlovepilogue" starts with dub-effected bell sound and then it slowly ushers in the rest of the track. you hear this slow dubby groove with sounds and melodies that bring out a soft but bright melancholy to it. the song really does something to me in this hypnotic state that it achieves. on the firm bedrock of a very lowslung bassline and a key sequence with accompanying pads, the track plays out this puzzle of sounds. there is some small noisy fragments, buzzing frequences, sound of the wind hitting on gates and trees and countless others.

i have read other people saying it's music for the mind or music for sleeping and while i agree with it, i would say it's for the four am moment after a mental night out. but by all means it's also for four pm or any time of the day. christoffer berg is telling the tale of a swedish november day with soundfragments and whenever you feel like visiting that state of mind, this is the piece of music for you.

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