Pocket Size - Vemood. 2016 Sweden

Pocket Size have perfectly captured the essence of being alive in 1973 Sweden. Cigarette and marijuana compete for your olfactory senses, but your eyes water no matter the substance. You, of course, recite the Manifesto of the Communist Party verbatim, but only because you think you might get laid if you do. Otherwise King and Country works too, whatever. Progg, hell yea! Or not... who cares? Images of perfectly formed naked breasts shine ever so perfectly as you gaze blindly from your flat. Vemood is your soundtrack to your dream night in Stockholm. Long track Hammond organ jams that battle with saxophone, flute, and loud electric guitar. And even a melody to whistle to while waltzing down Drottninggatan. Ahhh.

Ownership: LP: 2016 MillHill. Single sleeve.

CD: 2016 MillHill. Simple slip case that I include with the LP.

6/30/17 (new entry)

Electric Orange - Morbus. 2007 Germany

So here I sit with Morbus, an album that immediately brought to mind the earlier Platte, except it’s even more heavy, intense, and relentless. And I don’t mean that in the I-can’t-take-it-anymore-noise-fests of Acid Mothers Temple, but rather this is far more measured, where they capture a groove and expand upon it, rather than destroy it to the last note. When the group started, they were more or less an extension of Dirk Jan Muller’s one man show. Now it’s a fully fledged 5 piece group, armed with the latest in technology and a pile of vintage gear (especially in the keyboard department). I like the addition of the German narration, the wordless female vocals, and even the occasional lyrical song in English. Electric Orange are getting better as each year passes.

Ownership: CD: 2007 Sulatron (Austria). Jewel case release with band photos in the booklet.

11/13/07; 6/6/17 (new entry); 3/23/22