Norin - Bakom Planteringen (2016)

Norin is far removed from the refined rave anthems of Lust For Youth, yet still one can sense that 'Båkom Planteringen' takes place under searching club lights; or perhaps more accurately, in the weightless thought of being under club lights. While the five tracks on Norin's debut utilize a techno sound pallet, the nauseating arpeggios and obscure, tape-treated voices are not likely to fill dance floors. There is a desperation in the music not unlike the desperation one feels when you start to hear your own heartbeat in your ears after too many hours in strobe lights. Despite the motorik propulsion across much of 'Båkom Planteringen,' it mostly registers as a kind of slow motion anxiety in full resolution. This is the sound of OD'ing in the chill out room.