Alex Zethson is a Swedish composer and a contemplative instrumentalist. His soundscapes are an ever-expanding chasm of thought that manifest as pieces of melody. The ensembles are often minimalistic, dazing, and crafted to gradually evoke feeling. It is as if the artist focuses on the rhythm of mundanity to find beauty and creativity within it. The idiom ‘tiny drops make a mighty ocean’ comes to mind when you think of his music. 

His latest release, ‘Terrella’ exemplifies his artistry. Forming on a piano, the composition is a leveled plane, like a flat place or a grassland. It is a featureless landscape that offers both something and nothing to see. This is the delicate space that his music forms on. 

The track flows ever so gently, like a whisper or a fading echo. Like a fading memory or the last light of twilight. It is present but evasive, undefinable. Only the melancholy of something forming and ending bears witness to the track. However, there’s an ambivalence in it. If you flip it, it can be an uplifting scape that is made of buoyant melodies, reminding you of summer waves, glistening oceans, and a general sense of peace and tranquility. Which reality did you experience? 

The track is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music! 

You can listen to ‘Terrella’ by Alex Zethson here –