in brief
27.11.2021

The computer has been feeling

Skarv: »Haptic Feedback«
Skarv. © Maria Leth Schütze
Skarv. © Maria Leth Schütze

Jeg ved ikke, om det nogensinde lykkedes at finde følelserne i maskineriet, men det lader til, at det er det, Mads Krue Bugge forsøger på sin nye ep Haptic Feedback, under navnet Skarv. En ep, der måske ikke finder nyt terræn i sin blanding af enormt minimalistisk glitch og ambient, men alligevel tager udgangspunkt i et specifikt koncept, hvor kunstneren skaber sig et scenarie, som har avlet de fem soundscapes frem på pladen.

Som et øjebliksbillede – måske af ensomheden under de sidste års ufrivillige isolation – leger Skarv med elektroniske flader og opbrudte, warpede lydforløb. Som den fremmedgjorte stemme på »Realistic Touch« eller det iturevne synth loop på »Computer Love«, der trods sin lånte titel fra genrens gudfædre, synes at søge efter en varm følelse af nærhed i de manipulerede loops, indtil den når hektiske, rytmiske tendenser i kompositionens anden halvdel.

Egentlig er det kun »Computer Love« og den ildevarslende »Lonely Again« – der lyder som en computers gråd – der fanger min opmærksomhed fuldt ud. Ellers bliver et par af sekvenserne en anelse for søgende og navlepillende. Men når Haptic Feedback er bedst, formår Skarv at få den rå maskine til at opnå store og triste følelser, hvilket er enormt bemærkelsesværdigt.

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