PEWT'R SESSIONS 1

The Pewt'r Sessions ended up being three albums that CAUSA SUI released all featuring keyboardist Ron Schneiderman. We also get Rasmus Rasmussen on keyboards here along with the usual trio of Jonas Munk on guitar, keys, FX and electronics, Jess Kahr on bass and Jakob Skott on drums. There is a lot going on during these sessions, a lot of layers at times. Six tracks and 46 minutes in length these sessions are sort of the darker and heavier answer to the "Summer Sessions" trio of albums released previous to these. Those featured the trio plus a guest sax player and were lighter, more trippy soundscapes.

"Pewt'r Wozniacki" opens the recording with a catchy guitar melody that is repeated with bass, drums and more. They amp it up at 5 minutes and this certainly sounds better. The guitar is more of the focus 7 minutes in. It starts to wind down late and blends into "May Sun" which blends into "Wasted Milk". Same with side two where all the tracks blend into the next without a break. "May Sun" is the trippiest piece and shortest at 4 1/2 minutes while "Wasted Milk" is close to 9 minutes in length and I like the distortion and angular sounds. The drums are more of the focus here especially starting around 2 1/2 minutes. Cool sounding stuff will follow like the guitar soloing over that distorted rhythm. They start getting more passionate and check out the guitar 7 minutes in along with the brief IOMMI tribute.

"Streams Of Gratitude" opens with electronics like a sequencer as spacey twittering sounds join in too. This is different but good. Blends into "Mating Call" the longest and the energy level picks up quickly here with the guitar soloing over top. It's more intense at 2 minutes. A lot of repetitive sections on this one. "Latte Rock" yes this is what we have become eh? Double double for me but as for the song it's quite understated but the intricate sounds mixed together moving along including electronics is pretty impressive. It turns more spacey late as it winds down.

I really like this album, there's a lot more to it than you would think. These become evident with repeated listens and count me a fan of these sessions. A solid 4 stars.