Salika, Molika

"Folk of the future ... The [Hardanger] fiddle, accordion, zither and baritone guitar frequently combine into shared textures, gently re-shaped via effects, these acoustic instruments surrounded by a dispersing halo of electronically altered natures. Delicately plucked strings flit above what sounds like a very large and deep frame drum. [Frode] Haltli also provides some extremely low lines on his accordion. The players are well versed in crafting sparse environmental scenes, but the first two tracks feature tipped-in vocal samples that might detract from a listener's desired state of concentrated intensity. Then, the fourth track "Pyramiden" sounds like the essence of Norwegian folk tradition, and Apneseth further enhances his vision of a subtly transformed old-meets-new, grafting delicate shoots onto gnarled boles. His phrases have tiny decorative flourishes, while Haltli's playing has an enlarged, churchy reverberance".