Back in Heaven encapsulates his musical personality in a sublime way, combining all his various influences, experiences and sounds into a singular mosaic of utter beauty. Between the dreamy atmospheres, the soaring melodies and the eclectic arrangements, the record communicates a wide breadth of feeling and thought.
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While your initial impression might be something along the lines of “an ambient artist is taking a crack at traditional songwriting? I don’t know how good that’ll be,” let me assure you: Skjelset is masterful in everything he does, including songwriting. But, Skjelset is no one-trick-pony - this past August, he released Back in Heaven, his first solo-record featuring songs in the traditional sense of the word (you know, like, lyrics, melodies, chorus, etc). It’s a total picture and, frankly, an amazing accomplishment. The washed-out tones are evocative of memories, the empty space is evocative of experience, of thought, of the physical existence of living. The emotional intensity and complexity of ideas conveyed through such simple song-forms honestly mirrors the experience of living itself. Each sound, each little moment within a song, has a specific purpose and plays perfectly into the larger image of the piece. Skjelset has perfected the art of creating an atmosphere for a listener to step into. That’s a bold statement, but I stand by it. In total, these three records - along with a few odds and ends releases, like the masterful drone number, “Bombinae” - represent some of the finest ambient music ever made. He followed that up with 2015’s Sunup and 2016’s Ink Chord, which both build upon the atmosphere created in Noh while also upping the ante by adding additional textures, colors and emotions. He began with Noh, a beautiful collection of soundscapes that manage to be both deeply contemplative and highly communicative. Since 2014, Skjelset has put out a steady stream of music as a solo artist, mostly in the ambient realm.
The best illustration of this phenomenon, however, is likely his solo discography. Nevertheless, Skjelset’s musical abilities and sensibilities are world-class - something which rings true for everything he works on. The case is similar with other projects, like Beach House, where he provided his talents as a supporting musician on several of their tours. On the band’s newest record, Shore, Skjelset actually only attended a single recording session and doesn’t appear at all on the record. After co-founding Fleet Foxes with Robin Pecknold in 2005, Skjelset took a backseat role, adding guitar parts and co-producing the band’s 2017 opus, Crack-Up, while never stepping into the spotlight himself. Yet, as colorful and impressive as his resume may be, Skjelset has usually remained in the shadows.
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