The Skull Defekts

The Profile

Swedish experimental/post-punk group from Gothenburg led by Joachim Nordwall, known for dense, noisy and repetitive walls of sound.

The self-titled album was released on Thrill Jockey and presented as the band's last record; Mariam Wallentin contributed vocals on tracks including "All Thoughts Thought", "Powdered Faces" and "Slow Storm". The band had previously risen to wider attention with Peer Amid (2011). During the making of the self-titled album Daniel Higgs and Jean-Louis Hunta were increasingly less involved.

The available review treats The Skull Defekts' self-titled album as the band's culminating, monolithic statement. The record (released on Thrill Jockey) features significant vocal contributions from Mariam Wallentin and marks a decision to end the project. Musically it blends experimental, post-punk and post-industrial elements into a repetitive, hypnotic wall of sound.