Ransel returns to Beatservice with his latest alluring studio manifestations, joining revered Sami singer Mari Boine on the hypnotically charged “The Colour And The Shape.”
The Ransel project arrives via the fertile production mind of Øivind Sjøvoll, an artist who has long been a firm fixture in the Beatservice roster thanks to his routinely brilliant work recorded as Kohib. Here, he collaborates with pioneering Norwegian folk singer Mari Boine, an artist famed for her groundbreaking fusion of Sami joik singing and contemporary rock music. Unsurprisingly considering the protagonists, the music is utterly spellbinding, with each artist bringing their indelible sound signatures to the profoundly affecting composition.
Built around a magnetic groove, “The Colour And The Shape” bubbles and broods over rolling percussion as Boine's distinctive vocals interplay with otherworldly synth refrains and menacing bass. The evolving music throbs and undulates to a dramatic climax as bewitching vocal lines soar into the stratosphere while intoxicating melodies gyrate below.
This is genuinely mesmerizing work from Ransel, with this inspired collaboration proving to be some of his most memorable work to date.
Jon Wesley (Machine Friends) – “Great tune. I’ll definitely play it. Love that groove.”
Nick Warren (The Soundgarden) – “This is very, very good.”
Rory Hoy (Super Hi-Fi) – “Incredible stuff – love it!”
DJ Hal 9000 (Excuse Me? Club) – “A magic and addictive track.”
DJ Firefly (WRCT 88.3 Pittsburgh) – “Very hypnotic.”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) – “Wonderful sonic spaciousness. Those drums are just immense against that beautiful vocal.”
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