And while on the topic of jazz rock/funk, good timing for this new arrival. Elgen Er Løs is an old CDRWL entry. Here were my scratch off notes from back then: Moose Loose's debut Elgen Er Løs is a powerful fusion album, that mixes in funky clavinet lines with some ferocious electric guitar leads, playing in an almost psychedelic style. Latter half of the album drifts towards more standard jazz / jazz-rock before closing with an acoustic guitar, piano piece.
Probably sold it a bit short there. Though it does describe quite well the first track 'Ebers Funk', with its wicked fuzz and clavinet runs. The next song 'E.M.' features some killer Hammond organ in addition to the guitar. The album does move from its funky beginning to a more typical early 70s jazz rock, but not really traditional jazz. These four lengthy tracks will satisfy most fans of raw jazz rock. The final fifth track is consistent with the American jazz albums from this era, and provides a relaxing way to close out.
Ownership: CD: 2021 Norske Albumklassikere. Recent online acquisition that replaces the cd-r used for the original notes. Comes in a thin digi-file sleeve with liner notes in Norwegian. Superb sound from the master tapes (if I'm understanding the Norwegian correctly). This is the first reissue of Elgen Er Løs.
And we can also expect Moose Loose's second and final album Transition to come out soon. Norske Albumklassikere is a non-specific genre label that is crowd funded, and they're beginning to focus on the remaining prog albums from Norway that have yet to be reissued. Look for Octopus' Thaerie Wiighen soon as well.
8/17/10 (CDRWL)
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