Sigemundsen 'Sofa Crash' Review

Artist: Sigemundsen

Title: Sofa Crash

Label: Cosmicleaf

Released: 17^th January

Copehagen based Claus Sigemundsen has a background in classical music from a young age and produces progressive trance and chill out music. It’s fairly obvious by the title which category this release falls into and as I haven’t come across his productions before I’m keeping an open mind.

We get underway with ‘Dream State’ which begins with slow delayed keys and keeps you waiting for the introduction of the beat. At this point the piece takes on a lighter feel encompassing the former section. Whilst ‘Coffee Daze’ places the focus on piano keys reflecting his classical influences, over an ambient drone and crackling drum pattern. This is followed by ‘Sins in Science’ which again places the focus on the piano, this time with more delay and eventually accompanied by strings. Thus creating a more more moody orchestral feel.

Now we reach the title track which surprisingly has a bit more drive to it than it’s predecessors. It’s a nice enough piece of ambient electronica none-the-less that pretty much blurs the lines with deep house. The pace drops back once again with ‘Breaking Dawn’ a gentle piece of ambient electronica with those stereo-typical ocean waves making sporadic appearances. The album then takes another change in direction with ‘Eyes on the Horizon’ where choral synths juxtapose with moodier darker sounds and a drum pattern that teases you into the feeling it could break out into a dnb number at any given moment.

Now we reach the latter part of the album with ‘Earth Aid’ a laid back piece of electronica with added air pressure like releases and occasional chimes which sets me in mind of Vangelis. Then to see us out is ‘Pilgrim’ which once again picks up the pace somewhat, peppered with Balearic’esque guitar strings against a darker bassline. Creating a sense that the piece is gliding between the light and the dark.

Reviewed by Woodzee

Links

https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/sofa-crash