D.Å.R.F.D.H.S. - Down the River Volchov by Field Records

Swedish pair Michel Isorinne and Jonas Rönnberg record under a number of different aliases and have done so for the last couple of years on labels like Northern Electronics and Opal Tapes. Their sound veers from foggy, experimental stuff to icy techno via deep acid, and produced a first album this time last year on Clan Destine Records.

This new album as D.Å.R.F.D.H.S. is one for headphones or home listening, for lonely winter nights or long night time journeys. It’s an absorbing ambient affair weighed down by a heavy sense of atmosphere. At times shadowy and eerie, at others cautiously optimistic, the perfectly crafted spaces within all invite you to get lost and completely forget the outside world. Arriving with enigmatic artwork in both digital and vinyl format, modern ambient never sounded better.