Norwegian trio brings folk and rock instrumentation to create dreamy snowscapes where things that seem solid disappear into whiteouts of flurries. Utilizing the traditional hardanger fiddle and violin, guitars and drums, visions are conjured of contrasting stark white, vivid deep green, and bright azure shades of mountainous lands. The music is often trance-like, even veers into almost surf (at least in one track), and, as forewarned by their name, drone. Nickie Harte Kelly
The first impression is: "I think Sergio Leone would like this album". But that would be a very easy way to put it. Geir Sundstøl's music is more than a pastiche of the old spaghetti western music. It goes beyhond that label, because of the depth in each theme. But the imaginary is there: the landscapes, the sounds, the roots. A very nice surprise. Manuel A. Domingos
The seventh full-length from De Beren Gieren walks the line between spooky library music and free improv, shapeshifting constantly. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 12, 2024