Tungt Vatten (Prophone PROP 7756) 1975 Sweden *
The award for the most avant-garde sanctified ‘70s sounds would have to go to the custom debut of the Swedish trio Vatten. Man this thing is hardcore strange! Absolutely raw, loud, stripped-down, grungy, mean, lowdown, thunderous blues rock that can plod along at a pace that makes Black Sabbath seem fast. Or they just might burst out with an up-tempo jam that before you know it has degenerated into an improvisational free-form noise bash devoid of anything remotely resembling melody. Guitarist Tomas Ernvik absolutely shreds on the extended leads, fuzzed, phased, feedbacked - I can almost picture him setting his guitar on fire!. All vocals growled out in the native tongue with occasional ‘Gud’ or ‘Kristus’ to remind you that “it’s Christian”. Some boogie-woogie, jazz rock, and a couple tunes in the 7-8 minute range, one of them an atmospheric experimental psychedelic thing with what sounds like gurgly underwater vocals. Nifty gatefold cover.
(Ken Scott - Archivist)
The Title in English would be "Heavy Water".
Tracks:
01. Jag är trött (I am tired)
02. Du kämpar (You are fighting)
03. När du… (When you…)
04. Egoismen (The Egoism)
05. Tempora Mutantur (Temporary Mutantur)
06. Svaret (The Answer)
07. Förtröstan (Reliance)
08. Inget att förlora (Nothing to Lose)
09. Glädjesprutan (The burst of joy)
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