Artist.......: Makajodama
Album........: Makajodama
Label........: Laser's Edge
Genre........: Rock
Catnr........: LE1055
Source.......: CD (LP)
Rip.date.....: 2011-04-20
Str.date.....: 2009-11-09
Quality......: VBRkbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.myspace.com/makajodama
track title time
1. Reodor Felgen Blues 10:19
2. Buddha and the Camel 9:16
3. Wolof 2:52
4. The Train of Thought 6:41
5. The Ayurvedic Soap 7:44
6. Vallingby Revisited 3:02
7. The Girls at the Marches 8:22
8. Autumn Suite 8:33
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56:49
Runtime 56:49
Size 101.47
Release Notes:
The debut from this Swedish quartet, including guest hornists and
percussionists, offers a refreshing glimpse into the sometimes, demure world of
progressive rock. The press verbiage draws parallels to King Crimson and Univers
Zero, amid a few other cutting edge and irrefutably unique prog outfits, partly
due this unit's acute fusion of thorny time signatures and use of strings. Yet
Makajodama brings another compelling element into the grand schema, sparked by
Mathias Danielsson's incorporation of psychedelic guitar parts. At times, they
transmit an effect that conjures up notions of King Crimson meeting vintage late
1960s The Byrds.
Danielsson also uses keys and percussion, and performs on electric bass, yet the
dual acoustic-electric strings section of cellist Karin Larsdotter and violinist
Johan Klint generates a chamber rock element in spots. The program is a study in
lucid contrasts via the unit's odd-metered pulses; Danielsson's sweeping
electric guitar phrasings and dynamically oriented use of distortion techniques.
But they sweeten the pot during "Buddha and the Camel," which features a
sweet-toned strings-based melody, morphed with Tobias Wahlstedt's whimsical
flute lines and the guitarist's hard-rock wah-wah maneuvers.
Makajodama integrates minimalism into its musical layout to complement softly
shifting themes on "The Train of Thought," where Danielsson enamors the flow
with his ethereal pedal steel guitar. They even tackle the blues with "The Girls
at the Marches." This self-titled album looms as an unanticipated surprise for
2009. The musicians paint a broad panorama, swarming with subtle musings and
fascinating soundscapes. Unlike many other bands of this ilk, these folks place
compositional goodness as a priority while sustaining gobs of interest
throughout.