Label: Goddamn I'm a Countryman Records

http://www.countrymanrecords.com/
Reviews: Råd Kjetil and the Loving Eye of God - Mattmar / Jens - If you've seen me lately please tell me where I've been / The Spacious Mind - Rotvälta
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Råd Kjetil and the Loving Eye of God
Mattmar
Goddamn I'm a Countryman Records

7

Need a heaping slab of proggy, psychedelic drone for your next imaginary mental excursion? Råd Kjetil and the Loving Eye of God are here to help. Once you relax and just go with the drone (in six fairly lengthy tracks), you find there's quite a few compelling sonic flourishes to enjoy. There's a long, foreboding intro, a looped toddler's voice that adds a mesmerizing element to one track, strange sound effects and dark, textured ambient layers that are way more than just background. You can hear real musicians at work here, making active decisions about the ebb and flow. If I'd had this album back in college, I can imagine there would've been lots of interest from fellow dormies in the deeply chilled psych-out pouring outta my room. And how can you not love a songtitle like "Dry air static sparks northern skies"?
- Kevin Renick

Wed, Jan 17th, 2007 00:00:00

Jens
If you've seen me lately please tell me where I've been
Goddamn I'm a Countryman Records

I'm glad getting this review out of the way, since it means I don't have to listen to this album anymore. Jens play basic alt-country, nothing special at all, even though some of the melodies aren't that bad. The vocals are the weakest point, they're way too plain to excite. Perhaps the odd song from this record would be ok, but I find listening to these eight songs in a row seriously boring, despite some duets with a girl and the odd flute playing. If you're of opinion that Wilco are way too experimental for their own good, you might want to try a bit of Jens out.
- Simon Tagestam

Tue, Dec 12th, 2006 00:00:00

The Spacious Mind
Rotvälta
Goddamn I'm a Countryman Records

I like psychedelic jams. I like post rock. I like Spacious Mind. Simple as that. If I were to explain it a bit more I would say that if Mike Oldfield would have gone to sleep after the first Tubular Bells and woke up after 1999 and listened exclusively to post-rock he would have founded Spacious Mind. Great.
- Simon Thibaudeau

Mon, May 16th, 2005 00:00:00