DRAHK VON TRIP

This self-released album is the result of several 2007 band sessions. Unfortunately DRAHK VON TRIP has disappeared into something like a winter sleep for some time and hopefully there will come up a new spirit after a while. The traditional connections to other swedish jam bands like KAABEL and ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE may help to reach for some new inspirations.

Here we have three exciting jams provided with a special repetitive style which brings them even close to krautrock here and there - obviously differing to the 2005 studio album 'Heart & Consequence' with shorter and diversified songs. Suzanne's vocals are more rare, lacking of lyrics and totally improvised as well. She concentrates more on violin and flute contributions and predominatly cares for the unique elements of the sound. The emphasis is on jamming by all means - often dominated by extensive twin guitar work, coming up very trippy in parts with the support of some spacey synths. The band members are proving a fascinating interaction in any case considering the live character of the recordings.

A very sensitive guitar work dominates Dream Walk - dreamy as the song title implies - starting with flute and a groovy repetitive rhythm section - the warm-up for a trippy second half furthermore with great cymbal/bass drum work and Suzanne's improvised vocals - a wonderful elaborated piece of work! The 34 minute lasting Drahkish Waters can be considered as the centerpiece of this production - mesmerizing if nothing else without boring in any case. A very powerful one - missing words for this. Waiting Hurry is provided with more leanings to the OSC style - very groovy - high speed jamming and you don't know where this trip finally ends ...

A special and fantastic DRAHK VON TRIP show! Fans of extensive jamming with the emphasis on spacey and psychedelic sounds will enjoy this for sure.

Stop the mainstream now - performing with heart and consequence ...

Great debut of this collective which celebrates 'spontaneous real-time composing' for what also several other swedish bands are known. Just to mention KAABEL or ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE (OSC) for example. So the songs are often the result of endless jams, just the essence of them, 10 songs which are stylistically hard to categorize. The psychedelic element is dominant, the band acts with much variety and links to the 70s (prog) rock. Additionally théy use a lot of effects and native instruments. Vocals are accent free and so you're sometimes willing to suppose the band is from the States and not from Sweden.

The album starts with birds' twittering and Didjeridoo. One of a kind, a brave opener, has very accessible melodies and is also complex indeed - tricky and eclectic with a dark atmosphere ('you're eating my mind'). Susanne's vocals are top-notch and serve a cosy touch but can also be harsh when the song explodes with heavy guitars and drums. This is excellent song writing (if they ever did so in a classical way but I don't think it's spontaneous), one of my favourites. Autumn is initiated by the african Udu which sounds like a tabla. The band is playing similar to JEFFERSON AIRPLANE with speed variations, melancholic with wonderful vocals once again. The following two songs are somewhat ANEKDOTEN like, very powerful performed whereas Ode to a goddess is a perfect mix of Psychedelic pure and heavy Rock. The song ends suddenly and it sounds like even Suzanne had been surprised about that. Long distance call shines with a groovy rhythm, great guitar work and an eastern european polka interlude.

'This is a man's world' the main refrain is revealing with Gahn. Yet another very dynamic and heavy killer song. Daddy's dead mysterious, clutterlng, weird with Digeridoo once again and R.A.M.M first of all convinces because of Göran's excellent drum work. In a world of trouble they find their way with safety, similar to the opener exellently arranged and musically perfect. As for a highlight you can listen to simultaneous vocals and guitar playing with a native american atmosphere.

This album contains no weak song which is not quite natural. Highly recommended - one of the best of the year 2005 I could listen to.