When "Psychedelic Wunderbaum" Jester Records trick 004 1999 (42:27)
Time Ago (2:51)
Extremist Cow (5:03)
Snowfish (4:53)
As Speak As You Are (5:37)
Young Feet Flush (4:07)
Kali (5:03)
Channel 7 (:51)
Footsteps (4:29)
The Intrepid Traveller (3:41)
Track 10 (5:38)
Lars Pedersen: sampling, farfisa organ, mellotron, bass, percussion, voice. Bjørn Sorkness: guitars, programming.
I love cds like this one ... a complete joy to listen to and a complete nightmare to explain in words. I'll give it a try. When, primarily the outlet of multi-instrumentalist Lars Pedersen, is now a duo with the addition of guitarist/programmer Bjørn Sorkness. "Psychedelic Wunderbaum" is the 7th album in 12 years and the first on Oslo, Norway's Jester Records. The ten tracks found here are very eclectic, a lot of fun and totally insane. When create bizarre "songs" with complex sound and dialogue sample collages (they sample just about anything and everything) combined with "real" organ, mellotron, bass, guitar and percussion playing and Pedersen's vocals (in English) on a few songs. The words used in the songs are those of magician Aleister Crowley and author Tom Wolfe. There is a definite 60s psychedelic element throughout much of this disc, especially in the groovy (and surprising) "Magical Mystery Tour"-era Beatles meets mid 60s London swing vibe of "Kali". Also, "Time Ago", "Young Feet Flush" and "The Intrepid Traveller" are all catchy, bizarre pop tunes with a bit of a swing. The rest of the disc is more on the instrumental/collage side, but it's all equally experimental from start to finish. It's amazing what sounds can be used as the rhythm or lead instruments in a song! "Psychedelic Wunderbaum" is a lot of fun and I really like it. It's most likely unlike anything else in your collection and it's guaranteed to force some sort of reaction out of whoever you play it for ... confusion and/or laughter followed by "this is fucking cool!" is the common reaction I've been getting from friends. The light press board digipack features fittingly bizarre and amusing cartoons on the front, back and insides too. Look for a retrospective double cd out next, also on Jester Records ...
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Where did I get this cd? - from Jester Records to review.