{"product_id":"fns","title":"FNS","description":"With FNS, drone guitarist Fredrik Ness Sevendal delivers a mature piece of work. The album features six pieces of multi-layered loops of acoustic and electric guitars, plus occasional vocals from himself or Inga-Lill Farstad (on \"Wooden Leg,\" a highlight). Electronics are also involved. The album starts with a pastoral track entitled \"Silence to Say Hello,\" dominated by strummed acoustic guitar. Things take a darker turn on \"Sappélur,\" more of a bona fide drone piece: murky, inward-turned, brooding. The aforementioned \"Wooden Leg\" is somewhat lighter, more peaceful, although the electric guitar textures remain ominous in a \"Makoto Kawabata in a meditative mood\" kind of way, something that also happens in the final track, \"Flaggermusvingers Vift I Dimmer,\" where the psychedelia knob gets turned up to 11. On the other hand, \"Dream\" features massively layered electronics and guitar bits with a strong Robert Fripp influence. All in all, FNS covers quite a lot of ground, more than enough to retain the listener's attention. And Sevendal being a proficient guitarist, we get treated to some actual strong playing. Also, unlike other drone guitarists out there, he clearly knows what he is doing. As a result, the music develops at a steady pace, and the stacks of loops sound crisp and clean -- no lo-fi muddiness here. FNS is an album that rewards deep and repeated listening. And it sports some striking artwork by Erik K. Skodvin. ~ François Couture","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41908232388773,"sku":"5060096475323","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/8dcc220419cec06996eeca3a6969283b.jpg?v=1781174114","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/products\/fns","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}