Entry 353 - Bersarin Quartett - Bersarin Quartett

 

I've been wanting to write this summary for years, even before I even started this blog. I've been looking to add this record to my collection for more years than I can count now. It always was right out of my grasp, until I found it for a non-insane price a few weeks back... and here it is, on my turntable.

Bersarin Quartett is a one man project that specializes in orchestral dark ambient music. The music is often subtle... and it's in this quiet where the project really excels. Classical instrumentation is chopped up and screwed back together, manipulated, slowed, and distorted through various electronic effects to create a distinct atmosphere that i have only ever found in a select few titles out of the thousands of albums I've listened to in my lifetime.

The music often will combine simple concepts laid out by various instruments and interlace them between electronic soundscapes and effects. The final effect is a haunting soundtrack to a movie that has never existed. A dark ambient look into a world of utter sorrow and melancholy. I could keep describing it, but it really needs to be heard for the maximum effect. Darkness and headphones are recommended.

Many years ago I heard one of my favorite artists say "not all darkness is pure black, there are many shades and hues. The same can be said with music, not all darkness needs to be found within the confines of the metal genre... there are many other shades of dark music to be found." There is no better example of this than Bersarin Quartett. There is no overt evil in this record, that does not detract from the fact that this is one of the darkest, most melancholy records that I (finally) have in my collection.