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Bizarre instrumental sculptures on a rhythmical base at which voices occur in a peculiar way as spoken text and partly in a singing way. The debut album by Jan Vertsberg and Robert Bergqvist from Sweden with a strong experimental touch.

Tracks:
1.Gnome 7:55, 2.Templedance 9:07, 3.The Glass Umbrella Lady 9:42, 4.Magic Hunter 5:04, 5.Bohemianism 4:57, 6.Bingopen 5:18, 7.Boatboy 6:23, 8.He Painted Me Blue 6:24, 9.Slowmotion Fish 4:45;

Arrangement and mix by Jan Vertsberg at Yellow Umbrella Studio 1998/1999.
All muic and lyrics by Jan Vertsberg, except track 5 by Robert Bergqvist and Jan Vertsberg, except track 6 music by Jan Vertsberg, lyrics by Mattias Wedin.
Mastered by CD-Plant Malmö, Sweden.
Paintings by Anita Wedin, Artworks by Mattias Wedin.

Jan Vertsberg: synths, acoustic guitar, flute, computer works, vocals.
Robert Bergqvist: synths, percussion.
Mattias Wedin: vocals.
additional vocals:
Mia Wedin, Thomas Myrberg, Frederik Möller.

-   Jan Vertsberg im Musikmagazin InMusic

... calculated madness ... in the wide range of radio play for children and ethno-ritual-fake, primarily it's electronic avantgarde. (BLACK 4/00)

... small light tones from synthesizers rise up to the ceiling with a light yellow trail, bounce like a billard ball and comes back bigger, rounder and in more orange. (REVELATION 6/00)

... this is noise-electronic of the hard sort, with a lot of humor and many, many vocals. Crazy or ingenious? (KEYBOARDS 12/00)

... weird arrangements, very abstract and crazy but not annoying. It's very likable and visible. (EXPULS 6/00)

... no music in a conventional way. It's more trying and creating of soundscapes. (BACK AGAIN 2/00)

... it moves from a sort of tribal-minded compositions with some haunting chants till rather experimental cuts overloaded with industrial atmospheres. (SIDE-LINE 4/00)

... cool mysterious music ... worth to listen. (ZEITGEIST-ONLINE.DE 6/00)