Nattskevor & Jeremiader is a collection of jeremiads, or musical hymns meant for the night. Noisy piano harmonies and broken synth pads compose a symphony of nostalgia, where darkness whispers its secrets and resonates with the echoes of long forgotten dreams.
The Swedish album title translates as Night Skews & Jeremiads, which was early 20th century working class street talk referring to shady individuals (Nattskevor) and mournful complaints (Jeremiader). Per found these words in the book Kungens Rosor (1944) by Moa Martinsson.
The album was made using modular synthesizers and old tape recorders. Especially important gear include: Expert Sleepers Disting Ex, Rossum Panharmonium, Monome Ansible, Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus, Chase Bliss Thermae, and Nagra iii.
Aprilafton ii is a remake of a song first released on the compilation album Inter-Galactic Sonar Communications Probe Vol.1 by Nādāsana.
Epoché iii is the third (and likely not last) remake of the original Epoché (originally released via the Mystery Circles singles series in February 2021).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Per Barfot is a Swedish experimental ambient musician. He has previously released the albums Dackefejden and Metaphysical Badlands.
‘Barfot’ is Swedish for ‘barefoot’. It was also the name of the Norwegian king Magnus Barfot (1073-1103), who, Per’s grandfather discovered, was their common ancestor. Magnus is famously known as the "last viking among Norwegian kings." The name has its origins in an event where he had to hastily flee from Swedish soldiers without shoes.