Format: CD Album Cat. No: arcd 001
Label: Adrian Recordings Year: 1999 1. Blissful 2. Nowaday’s I Taste Fire 3. Splinters of a Wreckage 4. Early Dawn 5. Adaptation 6. Yearn 7. Driving + Smoking 8. Lullaby to Em 9. Asystole #6 10 .The Origin of Losing Affection
The recording of Adrian and Sharif’s first album took place in Malmö in
1999 under extreme pressure. All the members of the band dealt with
personal problems of different character and the sessions were almost
chaotic sometimes. Lots of alcohol but there was also times of
still, sole beauty. The album turned out this way and that’s probably
the only way it could have sounded. The music is from the darker region
of the mind without being dull. The melodies are shaped to focus on the
reflective lyrics and when you think you understand everything a violin
or a trumpet undefines your impression. Sharif knew by that time who
Mark Kozelek and Nick Drake were but they hadn’t forgot the alternative
80´s with bands like Sonic Youth and Einstürzende Neubauten. Other
favorites by that time were The Velvet Underground, Tindersticks and
Eric’s Trip. If you then add some jazz drumming and some soul voice
improvising, you should be able to guess what the album sounds like.
