Speaker Footage is a brand new label from Denmark, one of the four countries where all “new” things seem to originate from. In the spirit of cold weather, colder typography, and a healthy respect for modern European deconstructionism, they released a coolly experimental compilation featuring Micromelancolié, Fischerlie, Head Dress, and Germany Army.
The compilation seems concerned with the destructive and rhythmic potential of field sampling. In just two explosive bursts of sound, Dagir Du’s offering “Draagd” contains all the drama of fighting off poorly rendered digital wolves as they attack your ski cabin, or frolicking in a field full of butterflies with razor-blade wings, without the hassle of having to perform these tasks while listening to aggressive trance techno. Dagir Du’s aesthetic seems to come from a high-art world’s response to vaporwave as a critique of superficial appropriation of corporate culture love and admiration for stuff that sounds pretty. And maybe Myst.