FNS - FNS

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 08 Apr, 2010.

This is the work of Oslo experimental artist Fredrik Ness Svendal and I'm getting into it. It's kinda dark and spooky psychedelic guitar folk with layers of drone. It certainly fits in with the haunted sound of the Miasmah label, but it's also slightly different for them venturing into folk waters. Anyway, it seems he's found a good home after a slew of limited 7"s, cassettes and CDrs. 'Sappelur' gradually builds into a dense and murky fog before the light of 'Wooden Leg' breaks through with some fine raga-like styles. 'I Think She's Asleep' is a very evocative, spectral piece which gradually gets trippier, then come some backwards vocals. Quality hazy, slightly doomy gear well worth checking out. Brett and I are reminded of Natural Snow Buildings at several points.

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The latest addition to the Miasmah roster is Oslo based musician FNS aka Fredrik Ness Sevendal. A veteran of the Oslo experimental scene, Sevendal has been associated with several bands over the years: DEL, Slowburn and Kobi. Additionally his previous work has involved collaborations with Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Mitsuru Tabata (Zeni Geva, Marble Sheep), Mark Francombe (ex-Cranes guitarist), and Bill Wood (1/3 Octave Band). For his Miasmah debut, FNS treats us to a spectacular excursion into the world of psych-folk instrumentals, with a collection of semi-improvised multi-layered pieces, primarily for acoustic and electric guitar and voice. These lo-fi home recordings capture a sense of astral travel, though explorations into drone, raga-styled melodies and layers of guitar feedback. The immediate allure of FNS's spectral sound is in the understated nature of the performances - it recalls the magnetic interplay between Tom & Christina Carter's work in Charalambides, the playful free noise of Sunburned Hand Of The Man, the ethereal blues of Loren Connors, and a variety of subtle but undeniable influences from the 70's progressive UK folk scene. FNS's sound is a sorrowful sound - a death-fuzz, a hazy wailing wall of cavernous guitars, doom-freakout and swirling psychedelia, melded into one then drowned in echo and haze. FNS fires forth cosmic transmissions for the mind and spirit…the result, is nothing short of an aural treat.

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