Jorvvik - S/T 

written by Balderus

From the first step on ‘Daybreak’ to the last nightly one on ‘Family’, from dawn on Coppergate to dusk drinking a local ale at The Maltings pub, the abiding and inspiring chase after this unnamed man leads to all these narrow streets and ageless thick walls preserving York’s history and legends from around the corner.

The tunes are simple and first catchy in a positive naïve mood that pre-empts the auroral awakening of every morning’s life on the ‘Market Place’ and maybe along The Shambles. With the walk going ahead you reach a further step by crossing any bridge over river Ouse ‘Through The Fog’ floating over darkish waters; the tunes grow darker and more atmospheric, bring kind of a more Burzum-like ambient mood to the front.

Who are these two shadows walking through York’s dew-scented streets and loans? The mystery behind two souls sliding through the vanishing fog and the uprisen blue-yellow sunlight defies any witness’s comprehension and this ‘Peaceful Patrol’ shows a parallel ecosystem of melancholic vibrating sounds and harmonies. Darker moment in darker places on the way to the ‘Dark Cavern’, a grotto or a fast rest under shady vaults, comes after and intensifies the feeling of tuned concern.

All this Yorkish work ends on a melodic revival distilling ‘Family’ consolation to the walking ghosts. To any York fan it is surely a great piece of music to help you enjoy a city walk, where Ivarr the Boneless founded his first kingship. To any York visitor it must be an indicated soundtrack which insures serenity and a way of introspection at the foot of Clifford tower or in any history charged place you like. I dare saying it is a great debut release. No doubt.

Bandcamp (band):

https://jorvvik.bandcamp.com/album/jorvvik