Mouth Wound — Nothing Will Belong to Us

Perhaps it’s a bit too simple to draw comparisons between the loss of ownership that is the fate of all humans on their way to death and the larger political horizon of coming to terms with the legacy of colonialism, but there it is. Knowing that Mouth Wound hails from one of those Norther European nations where such things are debated – and rarely repaired – made me think of such questions when listening to Nothing Will Belong to Us. 

There is a tortured sort of bellow that runs through the nine tracks that make up this release, which is on the dark side of electronic improvisation with voice a heavy foot in the mix. It is not chaotic, however, despite the shadowy essence of these compositions. Mouth Wound’s growls and shrieks move like a dark wave over its sonic terrain, poisoning the air as they emerge from the recesses below.