"When I heard the name of ex-Iditarod member Jeffrey Alexander's new band I immediately knew that I would love them. Just think about what sort of feelings and images a name like Black Forest/Black Sea brings to mind and I'm sure you have a rough idea of what I mean. BF/BS is the duo of Alexander and Miriam Goldberg which just as their name suggests occupies a rather dark corner of the kind of psych-folk territories the majority of the Broken Face staff digs so much. What sets these guys apart from the rest of the gang is the willingness to move towards improvisation and free music in the old sense of such words. Fingerpicked and bowed guitar string massage tie up beautifully with Goldberg's pitch-shifted and ring-modulated cello playing. The ample use of cello is something that makes this record truly uniqueand it adds a bit of a chamber music flavor to the mix which is always an unexpected and pleasant addition to the otherwise traditional instrumentation. After a break of something like seven hours I'm now back to wrap up this review. My dilemma is that I spent this time at four different pubs and I can't even recall how many pints I had at each place. But fuck it, I don't care because what I am listening to right now on the commuter train back home is pure magic. I suddenly realized all this with a smile into the wide open of the passenger car and none of the other passengers dare respond. That attractive woman right across the aisle obviously needs to listen to BF/BS to see the beauty in life. I want to hand her my headphones but the courage is not with me today. Luckily you need my bravery to heed my advice and pick up this mesmerizing recording as soon as possible." - Mats Gustafsson, Broken Face, Vagnhdrad, Sweden
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