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Friday, October 23, 2020

Wobbler "Dwellers of the Deep"


Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist
1. By The Banks (13:49)
2. Five Rooms (8:28)
3. Naiad Dreams (4:24)
4. Merry Macabre (19:00)

Total Time 45:41

Line-up
Lars Fredrik Frøislie - keyboards and backing vocals
Martin Nordrum Kneppen - drums, percussion and recorder
Kristian Karl Hultgren - bass
Andreas Wettergreen Strømman Prestmo - vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, recorder and percussion
Geir Marius Bergom Halleland - lead guitar and backing vocals

Description/Reviews
Some songs contain rock blast outs while others provide the calm of a foggy morning in the woods; all have their place in what eventually became a thematic dive into the depths of human emotion. Our take on it, anyway.
“Dwellers of the Deep” promises to serve up an exciting blend of both carefully planned and passionately jammed compositions encompassing everything WOBBLER has done up to now. These new musical directions will no doubt further enhance the quintet’s aural idiosyncrasies, and solidify the band’s burgeoning stature as one of the most exciting and interesting bands on the global music scene, independent of genre.
Side A contains two pieces at medium length showcasing the band´s mastery of dynamics and flow, with passages and themes veering from the scenic and serene to the downright rocking.
Side B opens with the welcome respite of four minutes serenity, cradling the listener in pastoral and mystic swathes of acoustic guitar, glockenspiel and gentle vocals before an album closing 19 minutes journey into the unknown with the band in full blast. 
Media/Samples 
Five Rooms
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Friday, October 20, 2017

Wobbler "From Silence to Somewhere"


Country: Norway
Genre(s): Symphonic 
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 20, 2017
Tracklist
1. From Silence To Somewhere (21:34)
2. Rendered In Shades Of Green (2:07)
3. Fermented Hours (10:28)
4. Foxlight (13:43)

Total Time 47:52

Line-up
Lars Fredrik Frøislie - keyboards and backing vocals
Kristian Karl Hultgren - bass, bass clarinet and bass pedals
Martin Nordrum Kneppen - drums, percussion and recorder
Andreas Wettergreen Strømman Prestmo - vocals, guitar, glockenspiel and percussion
Geir Marius Bergom Halleland - lead guitar and backing vocals

Description/Reviews
“From Silence to Somewhere” offers up a sound that is enigmatic, multi-flavoured and adventurous, with the use of copious amounts of Mellotron, Moog, Hammond, Chamberlin and other classical analogue keyboards, and of course the renowned Rickenbacker Bass . The guitar riffs go from poignant to edgy. Melancholy harmonies combine with powerful crescendos and high-energy, spinet-driven passages, flavoured with a touch of Flamenco and Italian Renaissance music to produce and album comprising four epic tracks that explore the idea of metamorphosis and alchemy. It is a natural continuation from WOBBLER’s previous albums, but with a darker, more introspective edge.
Also read the review at dprp.net

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