Instrumental
International relevance: ***
Unknown and previously unreleased
recordings from a three-piece with members from Hallstahammar and
Västerås in the middle of Sweden. Kramp were founded in 1975 and
kept going until the mid 80s without releasing a single note, leaving
only rehearsal tapes behind finally unearthed and released as a
digital album by Subliminal Sounds. All longhaired, instrumental power trio
jamming, they sound like a heavier and darker Rävjunk at their very jammiest. It's definitely wanky with a clear influence from
Hendrix during his Band Of Gypsys days, but it's also incredibly
energetic with a pronounced basement feel in over the top distortion
fidelity. Melody takes the back seat with the massive chunks of Erik
Åström's lead guitar being Kramp's sole raison d'être. Fucking annoying or an indispensable fire spitting take no prisoners
blow-out depending on your mood. If you think Terry Brooks &
Strange are too held back and Id's 1976 underground six string wanker classic
”Where Are We Going?” is too mawkish, this will blow your mind to
smithereens. Especially the first track (simply entitled ”Jam 2”)
which is so intense it will sever your limbs if you can withstand
its full 23+ minutes running time.
Full album playlist (Bandcamp)
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