why we love this
A pastoral landscape repeats unto itself: copied, converted, and transmitted. Each time, it undergoes generation loss in minute details, like distant echoes and glitch crackles. Through this decay, Päfgens unveils the melancholic nature of the idyllic.
about the record
Päfgens is a duo comprised of Jana Drábeková Kočišová and Filip Drábek.
Drifting from their lo-fi shoegaze beginnings, their drone-infused soundscapes have become increasingly immersive and expressive “framed improvisations,” where spontaneous passages are captured, then revisited with fresh layers upon layers over the course of months, breathing and evolving naturally, mirroring the unpredictability of nature. Songforms have all but melted away, with ethereal guitars and bass nestling up against field-recorded sounds, synth beds, percussion, and singing bowl tones.
The framed improvisation on Aspect of What explores love and loss, relishing both the joy and melancholy of paying tribute to Filip’s late ethnologist grandmother, Božena Filová. The album’s emotionally charged approach to improvisation is suitably uplifting and seemingly made without ego, the couple melting away into the flitting wall of rustling drones and heavenly fuzz. Even at their most serrated, or when surrounded by chiming bells, clocks, and bowls, Päfgens is ready to listen, rest, learn, and improve, extracting and nurturing hidden abstract emotion in every piece, plundering something universal and teachable from very personal depths.
- 1 - The Dawn 3:55
- 2 - Particles 5:42
- 3 - Sound Of Ice 6:00
- 4 - Looking For Joy 6:16
- 5 - Rule the Waves 3:36
- 6 - Critical Mass 5:12
- 7 - Journey 7:36
- 8 - Around the Clock 5:42
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- 1 - The Dawn 3:55
- 2 - Particles 5:42
- 3 - Sound Of Ice 6:00
- 4 - Looking For Joy 6:16
- 5 - Rule the Waves 3:36
- 6 - Critical Mass 5:12
- 7 - Journey 7:36
- 8 - Around the Clock 5:42
why we love this
A pastoral landscape repeats unto itself: copied, converted, and transmitted. Each time, it undergoes generation loss in minute details, like distant echoes and glitch crackles. Through this decay, Päfgens unveils the melancholic nature of the idyllic.
about the record
Päfgens is a duo comprised of Jana Drábeková Kočišová and Filip Drábek.
Drifting from their lo-fi shoegaze beginnings, their drone-infused soundscapes have become increasingly immersive and expressive “framed improvisations,” where spontaneous passages are captured, then revisited with fresh layers upon layers over the course of months, breathing and evolving naturally, mirroring the unpredictability of nature. Songforms have all but melted away, with ethereal guitars and bass nestling up against field-recorded sounds, synth beds, percussion, and singing bowl tones.
The framed improvisation on Aspect of What explores love and loss, relishing both the joy and melancholy of paying tribute to Filip’s late ethnologist grandmother, Božena Filová. The album’s emotionally charged approach to improvisation is suitably uplifting and seemingly made without ego, the couple melting away into the flitting wall of rustling drones and heavenly fuzz. Even at their most serrated, or when surrounded by chiming bells, clocks, and bowls, Päfgens is ready to listen, rest, learn, and improve, extracting and nurturing hidden abstract emotion in every piece, plundering something universal and teachable from very personal depths.
