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• The man behind Skjølbrot is Dan Bennett, previously known as the guitar ace in Hunting Lodge. ‘Maersk’ is his debut release as a solo composer, and it’s one of the most original pieces of music to come out of Bristol in a long time. Combining found sounds and field recordings with piano, percussion and synths, ‘Maersk’ finds horror and serenity in the world’s abandoned places. The result is a minor masterpiece, whose moments of unsettling industrial ambience and contemplative beauty are brought to a shocking conclusion with ‘Emma’ - an all consuming cataclysm of noise. Skjølbrot’s vision is unique throughout. If drowned cities and nuclear exclusion zones could sing, they might well do it like this. (Adam Burrows)
www.skjolbrot.org/releases_maersk.html Copyright Adam Burrows 2011
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‘Maersk’ (Ltd edtn LP, self-released) 




















































































































































































































