Kanaan "Earthbound"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Stoner
Label: Jansen Records
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: November 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Prelude (1:35)

2. Return to the Tundrasphere (8:41)

3. Pink Riff (3:15)

4. Bourdon (7:24)

5. Mirage (2:51)

6. Mudbound (11:54)

7. Crash (5:16)

8. No Star Left Unturned (4:59)

Total Time 45:55

Line-up

Ask Vatn Strøm - guitars, percussion, oscillations

Ingvald André Vassbø - drums, percussion, speed Farfisa

Eskild Myrvoll - bass, synths, Mellotron, guitar

Description/Reviews:

Where Kanaan’s former albums have been jazzy and psychedelic explorations, with forays into kraut and free improvisation, the new album Earthbound comes at you, heavier than a ton of bricks. However, even though they wear their stoner rock influences on their sleeve, the music is not a departure from their earlier projects, more of a continuation.

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Kanaan "Double Sun"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic
Label: El Paraiso Records - EPR058
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Worlds Together
2. Mountain
3. Öresund
4. Worlds Apart
5. Double Sun Pt. 1
6. Double Sun Pt. 2

Line-up: 
Ask Vatn Strøm: Electric and acoustic guitars
Ingvald André Vassbø: Drums, percussion and organ
Eskild Myrvoll: Bass, synths, electric and acoustic guitars
   With
Bjørn Klakegg: Lead guitar (5, 6)

Description/Reviews: 

Treading the same path as their 2018 debut Windborne, Double Sun is a studio effort in the best sense of the word. Perfectly balanced on the edge of dynamic improv, throbbing beats sizzled in scorching fuzz and topped off with deeply layered soundscapes. This album sees Kanaan reach a new plateau.

Kanaan presents a unique perspective to psychedelic rock, painting with a wide palette that includes jazz and post-rock. Double Sun devotes as much energy to sonic colour as it does to groove and energy. The spirit of experimentation is everywhere: From the savory, pastoral sounds of opening track Worlds Together, to the soaring exploratory paths of the two-part title track. In the creative process, Kanaan dived deep into the possibilities of the studio, adding intricate layers and twists and turns to these tunes: acoustic guitars, percussions & synthesizers embrace and enhance the Norwegian modern day version of a power-trio.

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Öresund

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Kanaan "Odense Sessions"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic
Label: El Paraiso Records - EPR057LP
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: February 14, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Seemingly Changeless Stars (11:50)
2. Of Raging Billows Breaking On The Ground (8:11)
3. Vacant Spaces (11:39)
4. Urgent Excursions To The Tundrasphere (14:20)

Total time: 46:00

Line-up: 
Ask Vatn Strøm - guitar
Eskild Myrvoll - bass
Ingvald André Vassbø - drums
   With:
Jonas Munk (Causa Sui) - guitar

Description/Reviews: 

...a free-form jam experiment that sounds very little like the Kanaan of Windborne. Four tracks over close to 50 minutes deep dive into space jams and groove-laden guitar freakouts. Munk’s influence is apparent as these tracks sometimes veer into Summer Sessions territory. But make no mistake, Kanaan are flying this supersonic rocket, with Jonas Munk occasionally setting coordinates to far-reaching sound excursions courtesy of added guitar, synth and sonic color. Odense Sessions is a mind-expanding slab of wax.

Read the full review by J. Hubner at complexdistractions.blog

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Of Raging Billows Breaking On The Ground (feat. Jonas Munk)
Stream 1
Stream 2

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Kanaan "Windborne"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Fusion, Post Rock
Label: El Paraiso Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: December 7, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. A. Hausenbecken (7:56)
2. Roll Beyond (10:37)
3. Harmonia (5:20)
4. Act Upon The Mundane World (8:01)
5. The Groke (5:47)
6. Windborne (6:26)

Total Time 44:07

Line-up: 
Ask Vatn Strøm - guitars
Ingvald André Vassbø - drums
Eskild Myrvoll - bass
   With
Vegard Lien Bjerkan - Rhodes (1)

Description/Reviews: 

...it is easy to see how they fit so well into the El Paraiso roster with their mix of powerful guitar music coupled with elements of jazz, stoner, prog and, well, freedom.

Read the full review at  psychinsightmusic.com

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The Groke
A. Hausenbecken