Art Rock Show – Nordisk Krim (Week 13)
Sinds 2012 brengt de Noorse band Tusmørke met de regelmaat van een klok nieuwe albums uit. Dit jaar werd het een dubbelaar met wel heel speciaal thema…
Graham Thomas van The Progressive Aspect (TPA): “Although the band tackle some fairly macabre subject matter, treating it with a respectful reverence and sense of drama, they also have an absurdist streak which surfaces from time to time, keeping the atmosphere from getting too serious. The musical palette is an odd mix of influences, including the spacey synth burbling and bass drive of Hawkwind, the psychedelia of Gong and Amon Duul II and the Gothic drama of Van der Graaf Generator. There’s also a quantity of folky Tull flute adding a lighter side. This audio concoction works remarkably well, and although all these influences are from the ’70s, that’s all the rage right now, what with Ring Van Moebius and Wobbler keeping the market in second hand Hammond organs afloat, and now Tusmørke can be added to that roster.… Read more...