This split release from Sweden’s Moljebka Pvlse and Israel’s Seventeen Migs Of Spring features one track from the former, five from the later, and one collaboration between both artists. Moljebka Pvlse’s 27 minute Ravha takes as its core material Mathias Josefson’s urban field recordings, which are patiently played with as the track progresses.

To these only mildly processed sounds are added the crackle and scratching of Karin Jacobson’s recording of walking in leaves and Styrofoam; with significantly, and to disorientating effect, more happening in the right side of the stereo field than the left. The final component is Maria Nordin’s discordant violin that cuts muffled, simple figures above the soundscape, offset by Jacobson’s ringing of bells. Ravha never strays far from its field recording sources, but the Calm Gardens (At Night) collaboration between Moljebka Pvlse and Seventeen Migs Of Spring employs more obvious drones and processing of samples, resulting in a more immediately satisfying track.

The fives pieces from Seventeen Migs Of Spring underscore this preference for processing, with bass rumbles and drones mixing with other sampled sounds that reflect, to greater and less extent, the electricity-themed titles of the tracks. Though sometimes veering into the use of annoying sound sources, Seventeen Migs Of Spring create engaging pieces that prove to be the highlight of this release. 

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