Reviews - Fold 12/08
Inevitably echoes of the highly-influential Sidsel Endressen come to the fore in Nygård's rasping blues folksong inflections as well as the throat-clicks and twitters of abstract improv phonetics. But Nygård doesn't entirely conform to any lazy Nordic stereotype. Behind her icy-breath intimacy is real warmth and passion. With Riley's preference for percussive spooky keyboard and marimba, the songs are occasionally reminiscent of David Sylvian while Nygård also comes across with the left-field pop sensibility of artists like Beady Belle or Bjork. At other times she can blur the lines between the voice as lead and as an instrument adding to a collective sound. Fold takes some time to unravel but is worth all the effort.
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Selwyn Harris (Jazzwise, Dec 2008)