Demob Happy

Second poor album in a row for once-great psych rockers
6.5/10
FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE LINE OF BEST FIT
‘Snowflake Midnight‘ is a departure from previous Mercury Rev records in that it is almost entirely dominated by electronics and glacial synths. A digital wonderland as sonically rich as Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots‘, Mercury Rev’s latest [...]

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More Icelandic fairytale prog from the band that specialises in Icelandic fairytale prog
6/10
Sigur Ros are fast becoming a Popular Experimental Band That I Don’t Like, a moniker I have only knowingly bestowed before on Spiritualised. On paper, Sigur Ros are a band that I should love, but it just doesn’t really engage me. For all [...]

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Scandinavian Dark Star
6/10
Much has been made of the atmospherics and wintery mood on this album but for me this was a dissapointment. The marriage of classical music and electronica is always an uneasy one - countless clinical, po-faced concept records have been made in this mould. What is missing from many of the reviews about [...]

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Bjork minus the yelping and beats
6/10
Bleak and wintery atmospherics are the name of the game here, courtesy of the eponymous Susanna Wallumrød and keyboardist Morten Qvenild (affiliate of German avant-gardists Jaga Jazzist). However, it’s a weary and winsome effort, forcing you up close and personal with the icy (Icelandic) vocals, with not much else to [...]

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