UPPSALA

A very interesting take on Zeuhl this, particularly as its just a trio as a band. Its recognisable as zeuhl mainly through the vocals, higher pitched and a little bit scatty. But overall its a lot happier and certainly calmer than most of the offerings around this time. The first two tracks are the best for me, the first sounding almost 'tropical' in style, and the second you can tell that they're just having fun. I'm not such a fan of the next couple of tracks, but it picks up with Coup de Folie which is a pretty funky track with a cool bassline. As another reviewer says, the style here is quite 'Talking Heads'. Etude is similarly enjoyable as a funky bass track but also has some great electric guitar work. The disappointment for me, which stops this being a 4 star album, is that I didn't really enjoy the lengthy title track or the one that followed. For the title, I just felt as though I was always waiting for it to get going throughout the 12 minutes, and it never got out of 2nd gear. And the next track, to me, was just a bit too messy.