A central theme of Marta Forsberg is the interpersonal closeness and as a central musical means serves her voice. After her previous works were largely in the young tradition of drone-minimalism, the Swedish-Polish composer, who lives in Berlin, has recently turned up for pop-up forms.
Recommendations of the editorial team
Between the brightly colored pop iconoclasm of a Kate NV and the vocal avant-garde of a Wojciech Rusin
In this sense, Archaeology of Intimacy could be described as their most conventional album if the seven pieces for solo voice and chorales were not overtaken from the left thanks to subtle synthesizer inserts and occasionally bumper bass even the freaky folk interpretations or established chamber art-pop clichés.
Archaeology of Intimacy moves between the brightly colored pop iconoclassmus of a Kate NV and the vocal avant-garde of a Wojciech Rusin, and thus looks as familiar as it is excitingly new. That only fits the central theme of Forsberg’s work.
This review first appeared in the MusikExpress 10/2025.