Artist ....... The Amazing
Album ........ Gentle Stream
Genre ........ AlternRock
Source ....... CDDA
Label ........ Subliminal Sounds
Catalog Nr. .. SUB-085-CD
Release Date . May-08-2016
Tracks ....... 08
Length ....... 43:33
Quality ...... 44,1
Mode ......... Joint Stereo
Encoder ...... LAME 3.98.4 -V0
Size ......... 78,05 MB
Link ......... http://www.subliminalsounds.se/
Rls Notes
The Amazing fell far from the tree. A natural process: coming together
through affection, then slowly crystallising into a folk-rock-psych-
pop-collective slowly pushing, bending, then playing with any
preconceived notions of pop. When a band take a name like The Amazing,
theyÆd better be have the chops to back it up. Happily, this Swedish
outfit û a collective headed by Reine Fiske of psych juggernauts
Dungen and singer-songwriter Christoffer Gunrup û are masterful enough
to take that mantle on. Friends first and foremost, itÆs this kindred
spirit that imbues the band album with a feeling unlike that of most
releases û one of natural harmony, persistent progression and with a
panoramic gaze fixed on distant settings. The bandÆs second album
proper (following 2009Æs The Amazing and 2010Æs mini album Wait For A
Light To Come), Excerpts from reviews of the debut: ôThe cream of
SwedenÆs psychedelic/neo-folk undergroundà an album of rare beautyö
MOJO. ôA gorgeously understated blend of gentle psychedelic pop,
tranquil folk rock and gently stoned progö Q. ôGenuinely an amazing
albumö UNCUT. ôA classic case of strength in diversity, blurring the
boundaries between folk-rock dreaminess and psych splendourö WORD.
Gentle Stream is widescreen, panoramic, horizon-reaching stuff. An
elegantly constructed record of moody psychedelic majesty, it comes
with a greater dose of CSNY-style Laurel Canyon bliss than those
previous recordings. Its eight songs clock in at a luxurious 45
minutes long, during which astral guitars intertwine in serpentine
solos, horns blast rainbow melodies and GunrupÆs flute-like voice
floats elegantly over the sunset sounds. Nothing is introverted or
overworked û everything is balanced, kept together by natural
melodies, soulful vocals and just how perfect should be. Gentle Stream
is a feeling, an organic consequence of something that effortlessly
came together. The line-up completed by Johan Holmegard, Fredrik
Swahn, Alexis Benson and highly rated jazz musicians Moussa Fadera and
Jonas Kullhammar, The Amazing recorded the new LP in Stockholm, Sweden
and formed plans to collect themselves in this incredible unison.
There are doubtless stories to be told. Including the one about
playing a show for the Swedish Royal Family and Pink Floyd, where in
the crowd Roger Waters appreciatively caught a bouquet thrown from the
band during a standing ovation, but this mysterious band hold one
principle dear to their hearts: "The music speaks for itself".
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# track length
01 Gentle Stream 07:00
02 Flashlight 04:56
03 International Hair 06:08
04 The Fog 04:29
05 Gone 06:12
06 Dogs 06:38
07 Assumptions 02:08
08 When The Colours Change 06:02