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01. Nina Harker - Le Pont à voiles
02. Nina Harker - de dos il fuit
03. Nina Harker - ( ⁄ ⁄ ▽ ⁄ ⁄ )
04. Nina Harker - Er Zog
05. Nina Harker - Ramier
06. Nina Harker - La Luna
07. Nina Harker - Hin und her
08. Nina Harker - Swing
09. Nina Harker - ë
10. Nina Harker - Bocas no chão
ARTIST
TITLE
Nina Harker
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
ZORN 103LP ZORN 103LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/12/2024

"Freeform, pigeon-hole dodging, stylistic merry-go-round, restless, weird and addictive -- the long-anticipated return of Nina Harker, three years in the works since their self-titled 2020 debut. Similar in vein to its polyglot predecessor, this is an extremely skewed trip to the unknown. The duo's chameleon-like musical world never misses an opportunity to shred its skin and reappear as something totally unexpected. Apolline's beautifully exposed, day-dreaming vocals on opener 'Le Pont à Voiles' cut deep, setting up a false sense of security before things take a dive into the underneath -- stuttering synths and garbled vocals brace an eerie up-right piano solo and agitated spoken/electronics piece. The sheer lack of cohesion and total disregard for an attempt at flow adds a tangible sense of surrealism. But it's no amateurish prank or way of disguising technical flaws -- it's clear these musicians can play, and there's a strong feeling of intent. The folkier moments, when they do decide to glisten through the gunk, are captivating and otherworldly, whereas the indifferent vocals and brittle drum machine tilt of 'Hin Und Her' or quivering electronics of "e" could easily be misplaced for an '80s tape piece from Vox Populi. Add in a drop of the unhinged weirdness of early Beate Bartel/CHBB, or scratchy Siltbreeze almost-songs and the collage-aesthetic of Enhet För Fri Musik, and it's clear this is something special. In an age of unashamed pastiche, it's so nice, almost refreshing, to be properly tangled up in something so genuinely other and intoxicating. No one does it better." --Tom, All Night Flight