Telstar Sound Drone i Mod Strømmen

Nuvel. Udlandet har fattet det, mens det kniber herhjemme. I al fald hos de anmeldere, der får penge for at lytte til og skrive om musik. Og som burde have tiden til det. Ekstra Bladets Thomas Treo skøjtede kluntet henover Telstar Sound Drones 'Magical Solutions To Everyday Struggles’ og Causa Suis ’Return To Sky’, i en og samme lakoniske anmeldelse. Han brød sig ikke om nogen af pladerne. Men som jeg hørte nævnt et sted, så bør orkestrene være glade for de tre stjerner, de fik, der er jo, hverken tale om Sort Sol eller Lorenzo Woodrose.

Selvfølgelig betyder gode anmeldelser herhjemme noget, men der, hvor det får alvor gælder, er uden for landets grænser. Telstar Sound Drones pladeselskab, Bad Afro, sælger langt størstedelen af sine udgivelser internationalt. Her har piben en helt anden lyd:

Anmeldelsen af 'Magical Solutions To Everyday Struggles’ i Backseat Mafia slutter med:

"As you will have guessed by now, this Telstar Sound Drone album is not an easy listen. It is dark, it is claustrophobic, and it does reflect the surroundings in which it was recorded. Nevertheless, this is very much a psychedelic album and that suggests escape. This is an album that can accompany you on your own inner journey, and while you might not like all the places that it takes you you are, in the end, left with a feeling of have been challenged and unburdened."

The Sound of Confusion skriver:

"Copenhagen-based droning psych-gazers Telstar Sound Drone are not here to create pop songs. They have no interest in writing chorus progressions or intermittent 'Love Me Do' soundscapes either. What they collectively create is a swirling maelstrom of golden psychedelic sound that wraps itself around your senses and takes you with it as it loops and arcs through sonic peaks and troughs with relative ease."

Dayz of Purple and Orange er også begejstrede:

'Magical Solutions To Everyday Struggles' is a classy album, oozing with lush drones and fuzzy, trippy guitar. The atmosphere it creates and the textures it weaves results in a deep, heady voyage that is ultimately very satisfying and hugely enjoyable

Enlig svale gør jo som bekendt intet forår eller sommer, for den sags skyld, men hvad med tre? Jeg havde i øvrigt selv svært ved at bedømme albummet, men nåede efter gentagende gennemlytninger frem til, at ”Det er en mean motherfucker af en rockplade, der går lige i mine flossede nervebaner. Arrogant og ubehagelig. Smuk og eftertænksom.”

Nu på torsdag, d. 31. marts, kigger Telstar Sound Drone forbi Mod Strømmen. Det er ikke første gang. Her playlisten fra 30. maj 2013, hvor bandet netop havde udsendt debutpladen, ’Comedown’.

1. The Telstar Sound Drone - Through The Back Of Your Head (2013)

2. The Darkside - Can’t Think Straight (1990)

3. Anders Stub - Hey Hey Bye Bye (2011)

4. Mudhoney - When Tommorow Hits (1989)

5. The Paperhead - Can’t Keep My Eyes Open (2011)

6. White Noise - Love Without Sound (1969)

7. The Telstar Sound Drone - Feels Like A Ride (2013)

8. Blur - Caramel (1999)

9. Pärsons Sound - India (Slight Return) (1968/2001)

10. Connan Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love (2011)

11. Sonic Youth - Silver Rocket (1988)

12. Ultimate Spinach - Your Head Is Reeling (1968)

13. Amen Dunes - Baba Yaga (2011)

14. Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun (1991)

15. Wolf People - Storm Cloud (2007)

16. The Telstar Sound Drone - Cabin Fever (2013)

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