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Civilistjavel! returns with Brodfoda, the successor to 2022s Jarnnatter and his fourth release for FELT. The record features collaborations with Laila Sakini, Mayssa Jallad, Thommy Wahlstrom, ELDON, and Withdrawn. Tomas Boden is a revered figure of the aural murk, known primarily for his work as Civilistjavel. Its an alias that has spawned a catalogue of self-released peculiarities, featuring music that scorns traditional form, instead opting for unfussed symphonies of ice-hued minimalism; soft murmurs that emanate from his studio in the High Coast of Sweden. On Brodfoda, his latest album for Fergus Joness FELT imprint, subtle new developments in mood prevail. Across its 75 minutes, Civilistjavel! unveils a breadth of emotions that on previous releases seemed distant. He also invites collaborators on record for the first time: Beirut-based singer Mayssa Jallad mournfully croons on IV, VIII hosts Coldlights ELDON & Withdrawn for an abstracted session of dub-hop murk, Laila Sakini offers a hallucinogenic monologue amidst melodica, sticks & bells playing on IX, and Thommy Wahlstrom floats scant acid dub stylings on VI. These additions and developments bring a forlorn intimacy to the music, and suggest an ambition that few artists of his ilk strive for. FELTs (un)reliable cast of audio ghouls routinely summon the odd, with Civilistjavel! often its primary culprit; Brodfoda gently modifies this path to pursue some of his and the labels most quaintly beautiful music yet.

Civilistjavel!, Mayssa Jallad, Thommy Wahlström, WithDrawn, ELDON, Laila Sakini