T.The Swedish city of Stockholm spans 14 islands. Island means bridge and bridge means echo. Underneath some of these, Jon Collin recorded a piece of his variation on the bridge on his second-hand homemade nyckelharpa, a traditional Swedish instrument with a key that is a kind of hybrid between Hardy’s Gurdy and Fiddle. John Collin: Bridge Variation album coverColin takes inspiration from the Jonas Mekas movie Travel Songs. Bridge Variations cements ties between his Stockholm work and the Gothenburg label and shop Discreet, which has released albums and is a hub for his thriving lo-fi underground and experimental folk scene.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2022 16:58 UTC