Label: Discreet Music

やはりこの人物のセンスは非常に素晴らしい！！新たな方向性の録音をリリース！！過去に特殊装丁レーベルWinebox Pressを運営、自然の音/現象を柔らかなギタープレイに融合させたサウンドスケープ的音源の発表を続けるスウェーデン孤高のギタリストJon Collin。なんと本作ではギターをフィドルに持ち替え新たな方向性を提示！！ストックホルム及びその周辺の様々な橋の下へ出向きフィドルを演奏、現場の特殊な残響、風景音と共に全てをテープで記録した、場所そのものが持つ音響効果を利用した野外録音集。スウェーデンのフォークミュージックが特殊な角度より再解釈された非常に面白く且つ心地の良い一枚。マスタリングはGiuseppe Ielasi、収録現場の写真を掲載した12ページ・ブックレット付き。



On Bridge Variations, the now Stockholm-based English guitarist Jon Collin changes his guitar for a keyed fiddle. Mostly recorded to tape under different bridges around Stockholm during 2021, partly for the sound but also because of their importance to the geographical make-up of the place, the album is like a modern take on traditional Swedish folk music made by an outsider looking in. The sound is pretty much a continuation of the palette explored on 'Dream Sequence, End Of Summer', Collin's contribution to the Contemporary Homemade Music compilation put out by Discreet Music last year. Slowly moving and drawn-out melodies evolve into immense droning beauty, rich of texture and with the environmental sounds from the sites becoming an integral part of the recording. Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi and pressed in an edition of 1000 copies. Comes with a 12-page colour-coded booklet of photos of the recording locations.