The Soft Collapse by Jaberdarwin — Debut LP on Subsound Records

Jaberdarwin debut LP The Soft Collapse is out now on Subsound Records, featuring Eraldo Bernocchi, Colin Edwin, Tomas Järmyr and Gareth Davis. Limited Mountain Ore pressing.

Jaberdarwin arrive with a debut album that pulls together dub, jazz and ambient into something that feels considered rather than simply genre blended. The lineup alone makes this worth attention: Eraldo Bernocchi on guitar, Colin Edwin on bass, Tomas Järmyr on drums and Gareth Davis on bass clarinet, four musicians who have spent years operating at the more thoughtful end of experimental music.

That kind of collective weight doesn’t guarantee anything on its own, but it sets a baseline that most debut records simply don’t have access to. The album is out now on Subsound Records, pressed in a limited Mountain Ore edition that will appeal to anyone who cares about how a record looks as much as how it sounds.

Subsound have been quietly building an impressive catalogue on the more textural and atmospheric end of things, and The Soft Collapse sits comfortably in that company. If you have any interest in the musicians involved, or in records that sit at the intersection of improv and ambient, this is an easy recommendation. The Mountain Ore pressing is limited, so worth moving on sooner rather than later.

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