Hymns of Immortality!
It was time to enter Porksausage studios again in Easter 2016. Chapter two in the sequel Cleaning The Mirror was about to be crafted. A couple of months prior to this record date songs had been written. This time the writing seamed totally effortless, the ideas just poured out from a hidden well. No writers block, more like writers monsoon.
The title of the album is Immortality. A couple of aspects makes it is different from it´s precursor Vemood. The melodies are stronger and a bit more developed, and a slightly darker mood is present.
Guitar player Fredrik Olsson has stepped more into the focus point on this recording. He delivers some extra ordinary convincing and bluesy lines that sticks like glue to the mind of the listener. Krister Broberg has been the captain of the mothership and was pushing Pocket Size through the session making sure that the sound was at our service as well as mixing it all together. Mafy Hammond & Leslie Service made sure we had the best Hammond B3 available for the session.
Without intentions, this time, the songs have shaped a dramatic arc where Thee Who Emerge At Dawn begins the whole musical story with its bright and gentle character, which then leaves the smooth mysticism of Clairvoyant. Then there is a mood change, where Quantum Suicide introduces a situation most described as melancholy risk taking. From the solid urberg (solid rock) bursts the rough Cyclopes and Pine Trees. End of the tracks is dedicated to the memory of the guitarist Ola Molander, who hastily and tragically passed away on December 1, 2015. The grand finale, Intergalactic Explorations makes us turn our eyes out towards the universe. It is bold, explorative, nervous but yet with a great deal of hope for humanity’s future colonization of space…
How will it end? Well… we might know when Cleaning The Mirror Vol. 3 is among us.
All songs were recorded in Porksausage studios in front of a live audience April 26, 2016 except Quantum Suicide which was recorded April 25, 2016. Immortality is released in a limited edition of 150 copies on LP. The CD is also released in 300 copies and contains an extra song, Cyclopes And Pine Trees. The album was recorded using a Hammond B3 modified Mafy Hammond & Leslie service. All compositions were written by Peter Pedersen. The Official release date for “Immortality” is set to December 8th 2018.
Track list:
1. Thee Who Emerge At Dawn
2. Clairvoyant
3. Quantum Suicide
4. End Of The Tracks
5. Intergalactic Explorations
Line-up:
Peter Pedersen – guitars
Kristian Brink – saxophone
Simon Svärd – guitars
Leo Lindberg – organ (Hammond B3)
Lars Ekman – bass
Fredrik Björling – drums
Fredrik Olsson – guitars
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