The
latest release on the Malmö, Sweden based label, Kommun2 is a sort of super
group of folks who have recorded records for the label. This includes members
from the Aron Band, SKL, Anders and others. The main compositions are by Morten
Aron and Tobias Petterson (owner label, also plays bass and flute). Side A
starts with the Aron track, Skovsøen (The Forest Lake) and it is sung in
Danish. It has a very cool spacey, mysterious vibe with haunting voices, violin
and guitar. Later it evolves into a more psychedelic vibe. Øjesten (Eye Rock)
has a beautiful guitar melody and starts with violin. Mikael Ödesjö plays some
fantastic guitar on this track. Trold i Bakke (Troll in Tray) is an
instrumental piece by keyboardist Anders Pilegård. It starts off as a folky
thing but then goes into a more psychedelic section and back to the main theme.
Flip the record over and also change language from Danish to Swedish. Gånglåt
till Floalt (Marching Tune Floalt) starts as all the tracks have with violin
and then the organ takes the lead followed by the flute. Then the violin returns
to a more folky theme before the psychedelic lead guitar takes over and really
lifts the track into a new dimension, which reminds me of late 60s Pink Floyd
with the spacey organ and vocals and feeling. The last track Når lingonen
Mognar (After Lingonberries Matures is an old song by the Swedish band
Harvester) is a hypnotic track with a repeated choir of voices. Cool stuff. The
record comes in a super heavy sleeve with a beautiful artwork by the great
Swedish painter, Peter Wallgren. Single pressing in 500 copies only.
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