“svæpha” by Swedish experimental electronic project oplen combines saturated melodic synth melodies with white noise to create a flowing mood with texture. Like listening to a found cassette in an old studio run by a lost composer of library music. The track is upbeat yet often drifts outside a conventional rhythm structure for an effect that gives it a spontaneous energy with the beautiful non-pristine sound of an analog recording conducted under less than ideal recording conditions with gear not designed to deliver a sanitized sonic imprint. This is what gives the song an emotional resonance like something remembered right after waking from a dream but with the ability to return to that feeling freely. Listen to “svæpha” on Spotify and follow oplen at the links below.
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