Self-released (OSC2026-LS024)
I got this latest OSC CD from my good friend Scott Heller aka Dj Space when I visited him and his wife in Portugal a few weeks ago. As you can see, it’s the third in their Espaço (= space) series, meaning it has long, peaceful improvised tracks that better work on CD than vinyl. What’s new is that this is the first time to have also some banjo on an OSC album! Donald Lupo, a banjo player living in Tampere, Finland, was featured in these sessions along the main-stays Dr Space, Jonathan Segel (violin, lap steel, guitar), Jiri Hjorth (bass) and Mattias Olsson (drums, Mellotron).
The closer to 40-minute “Espaço 3 (Trials of Fears)” starts out the album in a relaxed, minimal and ambient way. Drums join in only later on. Very nice and floating! “Beauty in the Hairs of the Back” is a shorter, “only” seven-minute, soft jam with mainly violin and some child-like devices/sounds. Pretty and relaxing. The last piece “Warpled Cactus Roots” has some sound of rain at the beginning. Now you can really hear the banjo too. A darker, slow and creeping vibe here. Slowly the jam grows a bit and quiet drums join in. Some nice banjo in there. Later it gets into 5/4 going with some cool leads by Jonathan. Lot’s of interesting stuff in almost 24 minutes and maybe my favourite of the three tracks.
This was released on the last Bandcamp Friday at the beginning of the month and there are not that many copies left so act fast if you want one! Great cover art by David Graham again and Jonathan has mixed the album really well.
oresundspacecollective.bandcamp.com/
Espaço 3 by Øresund Space Collective
