A very unusual album indeed, this Resan is. Formed from the ashes of the hard rocking band Life, Resan start out in a similar terrain to the The Beatles White Album, though sung/spoken in Swedish mind you. Fortunately from here they begin drifting off onto a folky flute number ala Träd, Gräs och Stenar ('Vakuum'). And then the real party starts, with the remainder containing long, energetic, acid guitar driven numbers, some freaky percussion bits, spaced out flute, dreamy cosmic pieces and an overall general sense of the psychedelic. Would've been a perfect fit for the Silence label. I could see where this album wouldn't be well received by many, given its eclectic nature, but I found most of it interesting at least. The apex of the album is the 8+ minute '05:00'.
Ownership: LP: 2012 Subliminal Sounds. Rough paper single sleeve. Both sides of the insert feature an informative essay from noted guitarist (and fellow collector) Reine Fiske
Well here's a first for the UMR (but not the last lol as I update this on 6/11/24): An LP only reissue being featured. We've featured albums with both a CD and LP reissue, where the latter may have been the impetus of the posting, but never one that was only an LP reissue. It's becoming clear that, at least in the short interim (ed: and in the long term as it turned out), the market is moving towards LPs and away from CDs. I personally do not think this is a permanent state, and have stated such in many forums and here on my blogs (wrong so far...). For me personally, it's not so much a problem. I still collect vinyl, both originals and reissues, and possess a stereo setup that plays records on a regular basis. I also have enough space to store it all. But a proven "solid state" medium like CDs will no doubt be making a comeback in our future (still believe that) - and I also don't think CDs will have the near-death experience that LPs faced throughout the 1990s (being tested but this is still true as well). Even now, the majority of reissues are on CD, and in some cases a supplemental LP (that's true too - though usually both now).
2008; 10/31/12 (new entry)
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