The inner sleeve quotes eight lines of early 20th century Polish poet Bolesław Leśmian’s ‘Sonnet’, which tells of ‘a songlike sweetness’ that ‘pours from the forest’, in what could be justifiably described as a Romantic style. It’s in this context that Polish musician Michaɫ Jacaszek, here with the assistance of instrumental ensemble Kwartludium attempts to explore the relationship between artist and nature.
The resulting work is subtle, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in atmosphere or interest. Incorporating elements of jazz into a supple, cinematic soundscape of creeping tension and ponderous intangibles. A teetering piano hangs on the precipice above a floating glockenspiel, eddying around dissonant woodwind. Heavy drones build, scraping strings ebb and flow and transition from dark to light. Cymbals like rain wash over a host of incidentals.
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