Orions Belte
Mint
Jansen Records
Take the plunge and immerse yourself into a retro cascade of Norwegian glacial cool with the debut album from Orions Belte. Hazy, heavy on the reverb guitar, keys not unlike a Wurlitzer organ and a pedal steel predominate the nine tracks on offer.
The shoulders relax to the laid back lounge rhythms and I have the strange desire to bounce down the road on a space-hopper, to buy a fondue set (so expensive now!)
and cover half a potato in foil for that culinary delight of cheese and pineapple chunks!
Delmonte combines the sound of the Stone Roses with Fela Kuti for an afrobeat endeavour that disappointingly fades after 1:30 but the next song Joe Frazier,
compensates with the addition of vocals from bassist Chris Holm and slow guitar licks for over five minutes from Oyvind Blomstrom.
Moving Back Again and Le Mans, hint of the glamour and the froth of casinos and Camparis, whilst Picturephone Blues returns to the afrobeat theme, with a droning bass and an almost psychedelic lead. Seven-minute standout track Atlantic Surfingis a timeless trippy affair that shows the band can also change up a gear when the fancy takes them.
Alnitak returns the pace to a Purple Rain patter and neatly closes Mint.
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