The MoveMents "Grains Of Oats" 2005

This is the first album ever relased on Alleycat Records (Record label based in Gothenburg, Sweden), and boy - what a way to start the journey! 'Grains Of Oats' is also the first album for The Movements; a psychadelic garage-rock experience that re-diffines the meaning of exploring and progressing the free sounds of the 60's. A true classic. - alleycatrecords“Yes, Yes and thrice Yes!! This bunch are a Swedish group and if you liked Sweden’s The Strollers then you will want this disc without doubt. The Movements have a strong affinity to the ‘Paint It Black’ school of minor key modal scale lead lines, but played on farfisa organ rather than guitar. Add some strong fuzztone guitar, well mixed back, leaving the keyboard to carry the melody and add a confident vocal, cleanly recorded and you have a perfect modern ’60s album. It is also not unduly reminsent of Sean Bonniwell’s Music Machine at times, and that’s no small compliment! This is a blinding set from start to finish. The Swedes and the Spanish (see Winnerys review further on) seem to be the global hubs for inventively modern 60s rooted music. From the opener ‘It Starts With A Whisper’, you know you will be on this ride until the end. The end comes 11 songs later with ‘Space Autopsy’ which is a great whirlwind of a number coloured by bleeps and various noises which conjure up a late 60s episode of the popular British science programme Tomorrow’s World take on what the future will sound like. I recommend this one very strongly and you can find out how to get it via their website, don’t hesitate!” ~ Paul Martin (Shindig magazine)

Line-up / Musicians:

David Henriksson / vocals - Thomas Widholm / drums - Daniel "Dolly" Pettersson / bass - Christian Johansson / guitars, vocals - Gustaf Gimstedt / keyboards, vocals

trax:

01 It starts with a whisper 02 Cry for you 03 Looking for a change 04 Being 05 Five steps ahead 06 Instead of catching a disease (I caught a thing called love) 07 Image in the mirror 08 Conceptual love 09 Circle ain_t round 10 Ain_t gonna let you mess me up 11 Space autopsy 12 Ragdoll Bonus track 13 I don_t wanna be like you Bonus track