Ulrika, by Sternpost

Ulrika

by Sternpost

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Includes unlimited streaming of Ulrika via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

shipping out on or around June 25, 2024

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	1.	Anamorfosen 03:20
	2.	Kanske 03:06
	3.	Detta alternativa segel 03:31
	4.	Dammig himmel 01:38
	5.	Kalksinter 03:53
	6.	Ögonblicket innan 02:02
	7.	Alla dagar försvann 02:02
	8.	Knappar 03:21
	9.	Ulrika har en bil 02:44
	10.	Ulrika tänker på regn 04:20
	11.	Stjärnsändare 02:28
	12.	Moln 01:49
	13.	Ekfras 03:47

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Every so often an album comes along that, from the very first seconds, fills you with a state of overwhelm and wonder, knowing that you’ve stumbled upon something truly special. Swedish musician Petter Herbertsson has been steadily recording and releasing albums for over two decades with his group Testbild! (not to mention many other projects under various aliases), but he recorded his so-far career defining statement with “Ulrika,” an album of almost imperceptible beauty.

Quietly released at the tail end of 2023 by Sweden’s Dilettante Productions in an edition of 199 copies, “Ulrika” unfolds like a flower in the morning sun, slowly opening and unveiling itself to the world. It’s hard to believe that Herbertsson plays all of the instruments on the album, as it is an especially sumptuous affair, with guitar, vibraphone, all manner of keys (including some especially lovely harpsichord), melodica, vocals and more all intertwining with each other. In someone else’s hands it could easily have come across as stiff and crowded, but here every instrument is given its proper amount of space to breathe, with an organic feeling of warmth that you just want to sink into.

Although some analogues can be made to 70s era Robert Wyatt, Brian Wilson’s lush arrangements or Slapp Happy’s charming avant–pop, Herbertsson has done an impeccable job of distilling these influences into his own defined sound. From the production to the compositions, nothing about “Ulrika” feels modern, the entire affair sounding like it could have been released in 1972 (in the best way possible). Rarely does 21st century music reach the levels of artistic maturity found on “Ulrika.”

Concentric Circles is delighted to be repressing Sternpost’s “Ulrika” in an edition of 500 copies, beautifully pressed at RTI with heavy tip-on jackets.

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releases June 25, 2024

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