Label: Relapse Records
Catalog#: RR 6498-2
Format: CD, EP
Country: US
Released: 2001
Genre: Rock
Style: Avantgarde
Audio: Flac (Image+Cue+Log)/MP3 CBR320
Size: 163Mb/49Mb
Наверное, самый безбашенный проект Dan'а Swanö.
KARABOUDJAN was one of the many projects cooked up by Dan Swanö, who is most well-known for fronting EDGE OF SANITY back in the day but who also has been a noted producer as well as recording with several other bands/projects, most recently BLOODBATH and NIGHTINGALE. Swanö's projects are always interesting and often a bit eccentric, but "Sbrodj" is wacky even by those standards. Of all the bands he has worked with before, PAN-THY-MONIUM might be the closest comparison here, with a rather unstructured writing style featuring twisted riffs that are alternately led by a very fuzzy guitar and proggy keyboards, along with the occasional squealing sax (heightening the comparison to PTM) and assorted other sounds (kettle drums even!). There are no vocals here (apart from a few scattered samples), the three songs sounding more like ideas that needed to be exorcized rather than proper compositions. It's all over in 20 minutes, leaving the listener rather confused, but it's actually a pretty cool listen. Swanö, of course, always keeps himself busy with various projects, but this one appears to be a one-off. Highly recommended if you like your prog metal experimental and avant garde,ala Mr.Bungle,Fantomas and Secret Chiefs 3.
Tracklist:
1 Plan 714 Till Sidney 5:05
2 Den Svarta Ön 7:33
3 Den Mystiska Stjärnan 7:17
Credits:
Artwork By [Design] — Orion Landau
Mastered By — Dave Shirk
Other [Executive Producer] — Matthew Jacobson
Recorded By, Mixed By, Bass, Guitar, Saxophone, Organ [Moog], Programmed By [Sampler / Fx, Sc88pro], Drums — Dan Swanö
Notes
All of Dan Swanö's aliases mentioned in the booklet and all titles are taken from Hergé's Tintin comics.
Barcode: 781676649822
Notes from Obi strip:
After PAN-THY-MONIUM was laid to rest in 1996/1997, musical visionary Dan Swano began a new and more bizarre project. From the vaults of Swano comes KARABOUDJAN's Sbrodj. Sbrodj delivers a trio of mind-confounding tunes that make even PAN-THY-MONIUM seem conservative by comparsion. Astounding guitar solos, palpitating synthesizers, bass grooves as deep as fjords and curiously bizarre samples gel into one of the year's most eclectic releases.
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