In his collaboration with Mount Sims, Olof Dreijer’s obsession with steel drums reaches a climax – that is to say, a cliché-free conclusion. »Souvenir« doesn’t use silly »The Office« memes to introduce the instrument, but aims to bring together Eurocentric avant-garde conventions with gamelan arrangements and genuine West Indian appreciation. This works best in the middle of the album, but the attempt to embed this instrument in the disturbing gothic folk context right at the beginning is also very interesting.
Olof Dreijer & Mount Sims – Souvenir
