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Following on from the previous iterations of the series, particularly the widely acclaimed Nordic Flora Series Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City (2017), the cast of collaborators remain familiar. Some faces are more prominent on this occasion, while others were folded into the series for the first time at last year's Berlin Atonal festival where Varg's Nordic Flora program was unveiled. The album's most tender moments arrive when the acoustic instrumentation and ambient ascents cross and tangle with the spoken word performances from AnnaMelina and Chloe Wise. They speak in lullabies of decadence. And the sincerity catches you out, tapering the rush, awakening the crush. When working with both AnnaMelina and Vanity Productions, the gentle details get scaled up for bigger arenas, the track signaling a kinship with last year's Yung Lean collaboration. Not surprisingly, Varg configures this side of Crush alone, perhaps letting this stormy intensity out just the once in a mournful piece with Ecco2k. True to the Nordic Flora Series, the artwork comes from American multidisciplinary artist Cali Thornhill DeWitt. Features Morning Star, Ecco2k, AnnaMelina, Chloe Wise, Matti Bye, Christian Augustin, Henrik Söderström, and Vanity Productions.
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Elektron Grammofon is the record imprint of Swedish music instrument manufacturer Elektron. EGR releases artists who push the boundaries of music of all kinds. All proceeds from the limited vinyl pressings go to charity. Swedish producer Varg has cooked up four tracks using Elektron gear. The first track is a probing, ambient and serendipitous take on soundscaping. The second is a hard-kicking, massive, and gently authoritative dance beat. Third, you have something out of a spacious mechanical workshop. The final track is an exquisitely mystical, moody, Twin Peaks-y closure.
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After Star Alliance's initial release as a limited six tape-box set in late 2015, it was apparent that there was a need for a reissue. It's presented here as a remastered double LP set with a selection of the best work and a few new tracks. Over the last few years, Varg has manifested himself, not only as one of the most productive new voices in European electronic and techno music - with countless releases and projects - but also as one of the most interesting of the lot. Star Alliance has tracks of spacious acid standing next to heavy industrial rhythms, piercing abstract modular synth work, beautiful soundscapes, piano pieces and field recordings. And while the techniques, qualities and styles differ with almost every track, they stand perfectly together and shape a beautiful narrative.
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