Pursuant to PQR’s reissue of San Michael’s and Gandalf’s albums (both sold out in a flash), and more recently of Midsommar’s debut, we continue digging into the gold reserves of the Swedish 70s underground to unearth the highly collectable album by Kontinuerlig Drift (meaning ‘continuous operation’ in Swedish). Just like Gandalf, this is a versatile album, equally split into Ethno-Prog, Psychedelic and Bluesy moments, all of which were indispensable facets of the band’s prolonged live appearances ever since the early 70s. This is an indispensable album for Scandinavian Psych/Prog collectors, showcasing a unique blend between Flasket Brinner’s Ethno-Prog orientation and Mecki Mark Men’s drifting Psychedelia. “Liksom En Herdinna” and “Gånglåt Från Vettet,” 7 and 10-minutes long respectively, are the Ethno-Prog-cum-Hippie Folk highlights, both constituting exercises in outlandishly quasi-freakout dialogues between sax, violin, piano, bass, and electric guitar. The latter begins with a more conservatively attuned progression, prior to wavering into a Psychedelic guitar solo that is followed by the rest instruments’ solo exhibitions, whereas the former features an intentionally drifting accompanying piano in semi-drunken soloing mode, as deconstructive variations deploy of the permeating Folk theme that sets the tone, but not the trajectory of bifurcations that multiply in line with the constantly augmented multi-instrumentalist armory, culminating in a serene lullaby spearheaded by cowbells’ interpretation. “Indianens Blod and Se Men Inte Röra” make up the Psychedelic side of the album, marked by alternatingly mesmerizing and aggressive solos, with the latter’s thematic pattern bearing a striking resemblance to Iggy Pop’s The Passenger. This is the first, collectable reissue of the album in 400 numbered copies and 4 colors (of 100x copies each), remastered by the band, and including a bonus CD with ultra-rare and previously unreleased tracks and a 2-page insert with the band’s official bio.
Purchase and Stream “Indianens Blod” via the Bandcamp player below:
Purchase and Stream “Gånglåt Från Vettet” via the Bandcamp player below:
Available on May 01, 226 PQR Direct Webstore:
LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in yellow and red on trans blue splatter vinyl: https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-driftyellowredblue
LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in trans green vinyl: https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-drift-lpbonus-cd-lim-to-100-copies-in-trans-green-vinyl
LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in red on clear splatter vinyl: https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-drift-lpbonus-cd-lim-to-100-copies-in-red-on-clear-splatter-vi
LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in purple vinyl: https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-drift-lpbonus-cd-lim-to-100-copies-in-purple-vinyl