ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: (Transubstans 017)

Almost the same as the band on my Dead Earnest label from the USA called Secret Saucer but here from Scandinavia and with a similarly high pedigree plus equally adept playing skills. In essence we have members of the bands Mantric Muse & Bland Bladen (2 instrumental psych/space-rock bands from the area) and Gas Giant (a psych-stoner band) spending time - in this case many hours - jamming and improvising together in the studio, then playing it all back and sifting out the best bits for a potential CD release. The results, according to this CD, are outstanding as over seventy minutes of instrumental space-rock serves to testify. But, before you start thinking "heavy" or even Hawkwind, let me tell you that this set of music features some of the most chilled-out space-rock around, but that's what makes it work so well. It's almost like revisiting some old, long-forgotten seventies Krautrock album, so much so that the spirit of the most uptempo tracks on the first two Cosmic Jokers albums, appears in your head on many occasions along the way. At the other end of the timescale, so does the 'Spacefolds' series of CD's from the American group Quarkspace with which some this also compares. With a line-up of 8 players on guitar, effects, synths/guitars and effects/bass/bass/synth/Fender Rhodes and synths/synths/drums - and with all 8 playing together most of the time - you'll hear a deliciously flowing, multi-layered, multi-textured sea of instrumental magic, music that just transports you to a different dimension in time and space but so easily. There's nothing here that's going to blow your brains out, but in turn, nothing here that's going to bore you into submission. The spirit of seventies Krautrock is what pervades most of the music with that all-important human feel to what ensues and a warmth, a sense of cohesion and people who are playing for no other reason than because they want to. With three lengthy tracks between fifteen and eighteen minutes, plus a clutch of tracks around the six-seven minute mark, there's nothing on here that's less than absolutely riveting listening pleasure, the sort of space-rock to which you float silently in space rather than power up the engines and go supercharged into the cosmos. A gem, all the same.

Andy G.

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: (Transubstans 017)

Das Øresund Space Collective ist ein Zusammenschluss dänischer, schwedischer und amerikanischer Musiker, die sich nach ihrer Gründung im Jahr 2004 zum Ziel gesetzt hatten, sich im Rahmen regelmäßig stattfindender Jam Sessions einem improvisierten Space Rock Sound zu widmen. Ohne Gesang entführen die spacig-wabbernden Klanggebilde aus blubbernden Synthieflächen, psychedelischer Gitarre und einem groovenden Rhythmusfundament direkt in die Weiten des Weltalls. Sicherlich kommen dem geneigten Hörer auf Anhieb die Briten Ozric Tentacles als ähnlich gelagerte Band in den Sinn, deren Sound aber rhythmischer und weniger jamartig orientiert ist. Die Mitglieder des Øresund Space Collectives setzen ganz auf die psychedelische Note des Space Rocks und verbannen weitgehend geradlinige Rhythmen. Auf diese Weise klingen sphärisch gedehnte Titel wie „Consumed By The Goblin“ und „Falling Stardrops“ noch eine Ecke tranceartiger und improvisierter. Dabei wird aber dennoch darauf Wert gelegt, dass man nicht in wüste, freie Klangcollagen abdriftet. Genau zum richtigen Zeitpunkt setzt ein verbindender Groove ein, der trotz aller bewussten Unstrukturiertheit für ein ordnendes Element sorgt. Sicherlich kann man hier nicht von Kompositionen im herkömmlichen Sinn sprechen, was auch gar nicht im Sinne des Erfinders ist. Vielmehr ist der Sound der Formation voll und ganz darauf ausgelegt, den Hörer auf Anhieb in den Orbit zu katapultieren. Von hier aus geht die Reise direkt in andere Galaxien, ohne dass sich der Hörer in dem unendlichen Ausmaß des Kosmos verliert. Irgendwie scheint doch eine unsichtbare Autorität gewissermaßen die Fäden zu ziehen und vermeidet somit einen strukturlosen Soundbrei. Es steht außer Frage, dass die Variationsmöglichkeit solch eines spacig-wabbernden Unterfangens rein kompositorisch von Natur aus begrenzt ist, weshalb eine gewisse Monotonie und Wiederholungen unvermeidbar sind. Andererseits ist dies ja auch gewollt und die Formation hat sich freiwillig ihr Korsett übergestülpt. Letztendlich ist es müßig, über den wahren Gehalt von solch improvisierten „Kompositionen“ zu philosophieren. In dem begrenzten Genre des Space Rocks wird sich das Øresund Space Collective aber sicherlich als feste Größe etablieren können. Wem der Pomp und die gelegentliche beschauliche Glückseligkeit des symphonischen Progrocks aus Prinzip ein Dorn im Auge ist und den wahren Underground nur im weiten Feld des Psychedelic Rocks sieht, wird an dieser CD-Version und den auf der Website der Band frei downloadbaren Sessions sicherlich seine Freude haben. Leider hat die Band mit dem die CD abschließenden „Sundown“ den Bogen aber doch etwas überspannt. Ein auf 17:39 Minuten ausgedehntes elektronisches Krächzen und Blubbern ist dann nun auch nicht im Sinne des Erfinders.

Anspieltipp(s): Consumed By The Goblin

Vergleichbar mit: Ozric Tentacles

Veröffentlicht am: 6.1.2006

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Oresund Space Collective -S/T album - [14 Jan 2006]

The debut CD by Oresund Space Collective is a spacerock monster of an album. It contains 7 different tunes in a spacey/rocky/jazzy/psychedelic/zonked-out vein, played superbly by a cast of musicians from bands like Mantric Muse, Bland Bladen and Gas Giant. Lots of swirling synthesizers, trippy guitars and pulsating rhythms makes this a very nice chill-out album, but also a very stoned-out rock album. OSC conceived this album in one day, jamming along the way and it really is a fantastic soundscape full of melancholic stoned-sound... The debut CD by Oresund Space Collective is a spacerock monster of an album. It contains 7 different tunes in a spacey/rocky/jazzy/psychedelic/zonked-out vein, played superbly by a cast of musicians from bands like Mantric Muse, Bland Bladen and Gas Giant. Lots of swirling synthesizers, trippy guitars and pulsating rhythms makes this a very nice chill-out album, but also a very stoned-out rock album. OSC conceived this album in one day, jamming along the way and it really is a fantastic soundscape full of melancholic stoned-sounding cosmic improvisations . Ambient keys, acid wailing guitars and hazy voices in the background makes this an experience I very much like. It?s being released on the Transubstans label in January 2006 and it?s worth investigating if you?re a fan of spacey psychedelic rock. Go buy it and transport yourself to a universe full of totally spaced-out floating electronic textures, and experience a spiral trip down to the dreamy soundtrack of a private head movie.

For more information take a trip to their website ; www.oresundspacecollective.com

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Øresund Space Collective: Øresund Space Collective

The Øresund Space Collective is a fairly new band who have only been around since 2004. Made up of musicians from Denmark, Sweden amd the US (and who are also currently in other groups), these guys play an improvised form of space rock and jazz that also hints at funk, prog, and reggae. Think Tangerine Dream or Ozric Tentacles via the way of Return to Forever and Weather Report, and you have somewhat of an idea what to expect here. Even though these are improvised jams, the music never meanders, and for the most part sounds pretty structured. 60's styled Fender Rhodes and organ sounds mix with fluttering and chirping synths, while guitars explore into deep dark space and the drums & bass rumble and groove. Most of the tracks are fairly lengthy and allow for ample time for the band to breathe, solo, and groove. "Consumed By the Goblin" is one of my favorite pieces, with its 70's fusion feel and space rock explorations. What's great about the music of Øresund Space Collective as opposed to the Ozric's is that their music is not repetitive at all, and the jazz & fusion elements allow their songs to branch off in many different directions, which makes for an exciting listen. A song like "OSC Bolero" for instance, features tight rhythmic frunk grooves, but then the song branches off into a light jazz fusion piece highlighted by a melodic extended synth solo. If you like your space rock futuristic and haunting, these's plenty of that as well, especially the chilling "Falling Stardrops" and the eerie 1-2 punch of "Moonhead" and "Sundown", both featuring a wide assortment of 70's styled synth and Fender Rhodes passages.

The band offers many of their jam sessions on their website in MP3 format for listeners to check out for free, which is a pretty nice gesture in this day and age. You really can't beat this studio recording however, which is thoroughly enjoyable improvised music that pleases on all levels.

Track Listing
1) Faked it All the Way
2) Consumed By the Goblin
3) OSC Bolero
4) Falling Stardrops
5) Grab a Cab
6) Moonhead
7) Sundown

Added: January 17th 2006
Reviewer: Pete Pardo
Score: 4 stars

http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=3164

RECORDING INFORMATION: Øresund Space Collective- Transubstans Records (Trans017)

The Øresund Space Collective debut studio recorded CD, released on Transubstans Records is a hand numbered limited edition of 500 copies

COMMENTS & REVIEWS Nuno Published on: 17 Jan 2006

Öresund Space Collective is a multi-national band, incorporating members from Norway, Denmark and the USA. They play, in their own words, a “Free Form Improvised Space Rock Music”, this meaning that they get together and just jam freely, within the frames of Space Rock, recording their achievements. Well, if this album is representative of that, then I’ll just have to consider that this band has developed an immense tightness between its members, a total understanding of each other musicality speaking. Only this way would it be possible to release such an album as this one, where the tracks are well constructed and seem like results of much trained rehearsals. This is totally Space Rock, as all the instruments transport the listener to those musical fields. From the guitars to the keyboards and the paraphernalia of bizarre audio “noises” that are thrown in the mix, many of them of a percussive nature. Being a totally instrumental album, there are strong connections to some of the more spacey parts of Ozric Tentacles (mainly the guitar and some inorganic sound effects) and Ship of Fools, but also to Hidria Spacefolk or even some Hawkwind tendencies, while the keyboards strangely (yet only occasionally) draw close tangents to the The Doors keys sound (just listen to some keys parts in the track Consumed by the Goblin). The drumming is competent and a bit more “direct” than the rest of the band, helping to keep the resulting sound balanced and focused. The band takes its time to develop the tracks, and in 3 of those it really expands that time to a mark above the 14 minutes, which allows the listener to levitate through a star-filled void that the music helps create…like good space rock is supposed to, well…at least this specific style of Space Rock. Like First Band From Outer Space or Ship of Fools, Öresund Space Collective keeps things completely and uniquely on the Space Rock side of things, with the correct and usual use of slightly psychedelic sounds that come in the form of sonic effects oddities, which makes the album not as much diversified as the majority of progheads want to (like myself, for instance). But for the fringe of progsters that have a thing for the purest form of Space Rock, and especially that which was able to transport this sounding to contemporary grounds, this album will be a swell discovery, that I am sure of.

http://www.proggnosis.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=18170

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Öresund Space Collective "Öresund Space Collective" (Transubstans Records/Record Heaven 2005)

Der Name sagt alles: wo die Jungs zuhause sind, wofür sie stehen und dass sie sich für diesen Zweck zusammengefunden haben. Wenn man dem das Wörtchen Psychedelic hinzu gibt, auf lange instrumentale Tracks hinweist und als melodische und rhythmische Ansatzpunkte Funk und Jazz angibt, dann hat man fast den Planeten, von dem diese Jungs aufgebrochen sind, uns zu erfreuen. Die Band will es aber genau wissen, wohl, um Gast- und Stammzugehörigkeit konkret zu definieren, sind die "Main Collective Members" wie folgt angegeben: Magnus an Gitarre, Effekten und Synthesizer, Sebastian Gitarre und Effekte, Dave Bass, Michael Bass, Scott Synthesizer, Ola Fender Rhodes und Synthesizer, Mogens Synthesizer und Søren Schlagzeug. Die haben einen großen Proberaum - oder kleine Synthesizer… Wenn so ein langes Teil gut unterwegs ist und Farbe bekommt, dann kann man die liebevollen Details entdecken, mit der die Main Collective Members geradezu verschwenderisch um sich werfen: gigantisch gute Bassarbeit (als herausragendes Markenzeichen), sphärische Synthesizersounds, Geblubber und weitere Space-Sounds, ein paar Techno-typische Synthie-Sounds, die wohl im falschen Kosmos gelandet sind, ein fabelhaft federnder Rhythmus, schön dynamisch gespielte und temperamentvolle Gitarrensoli. Wenn so ein emotionaler Part nach Minuten ausgespült ist, läuft der Song weiter, spult sich groovend und flitternd ab, bis sich erneute Energie findet, die Dynamik anzuschrauben und den breiten melodischen Improvisationsteppich wieder anzufeuern. Die jeweils Viertelstunden von "Consumed by the Goblin", "Falling Stardrops" und "Sundown" machen da am meisten her, während die kurzen Songs in ihren etwa 6 Minuten gerade einmal das Thema ausgepackt haben und schon wieder am Ende sind. Spacerocker und Psychedelicjünger werden entzückt sein; der Fragenzeichen in die Luft guckende und sich am Hinterkopf kratzende verwirrte Rest macht solange halt Abendbrot.

oresundspacecollective.com

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http://www.ragazzi-music.de/oresundspacecollective.html

Band: ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE

Country: Sweden (international)

Product title: Oresund Space Collective

Kind of product: Full-lenght CD

Release year: 2005

Label: Transubstens - Record Heaven

Genre: space rock

Line-up: Magnus (guitars, effects, synthetizers) Sebastian (guitars, effects) Dave (bass) Michael (bass) Scott (synthetizers) Ola (Fender Rhodes, synthetizers) Mogens (Synthetizers) Soren (drums)

Tracks: 1. Faked it all the Way 2. Consumed by the Goblin 3. OSC Bolero 4. Falling Stardrops 5. Grab a Cab 6. Moonhead 7. SundownTotal time: 69:43

Review: Strange music, strange project, strange atmoshpere. O.S.C. is a project made of musicians from Denmark, Sweden and USA from bands like Mantric Muse, Gas Giant, Bland Bladen, Carpet Knights and Sgt. Sunshine, an international one if we take it that way. Their music can be labeled as space rock made of guitars, synths and drums, no vocals at all. Most of the synth atmospheres are making me think of the '80's electro scene, mostly of the music from films, but it has some organs a la '70's hippie movement, maybe Uriah Heep or Jethro Tull kind of thing. All music sounds like a big premeditated jam session, in fact they are upgrading all their jams on their site for free download, which is impressive. This album right here is a studio recording of all of their best songs so far. If you're into this kind of electro space rock with '70's and '80's influences you will love this, so go find it.

http://www.tempest-music.tk/

Øresund Space Collective: S/T - Transubstance Records (Trans017)

This is the end result of the first studio jam experiment by this Danish-Swedish psychedelic space rock group who put they trust on free improvisation. Their idea is to get together about once a month to jam together and have some fun. The line-up varies a bit from time to time, but there are usually about eight musicians, any way. Three keyboard players can for sure make some quite bubbling, buzzing and also melodic soundscapes. The rhythm section creates a very groovy and airy background for the band, and the two guitar players fill in the whole in a very nice way. There are some really great musicians in the band, I have to say that. Their debut is rather relaxed, psychedelic and instrumental flying from the beginning to the end. Even though the albums was made very fast, they’ve got the sound right. There are a few bum notes, for sure, but otherwise the playing is very fluent. The album is started in a very ambient atmosphere with ”Faked It All the Way” that is based on synthesizers. A nice beginning, and it already promises a lot. The floating but groovy “Consumed by the Goblin” brings fourth the band’s strong Ozric Tentacles influences. A really good track! The weakest performance on the album is “OSC Bolero” in which the players seem to be a bit lost occasionally. Some breaks in telepathy? Still not bad at all. ”Falling Stardrops” is one of my favourites. The track begins softly and in a spaced-out manner. It has some really nice samples, and it reminds me of early Porcupine Tree, Psychomuzak, Ship of Fools and, at times, Ashra. The going gets pretty intense, and this track also has some of the best guitar work. Rather wild stuff, and here the telepathy between individual members really works. This, almost 15 minutes long piece of work is also danceable in a funky way. Then follows the obligatory reggae part at the beginning of “Grap a Cap” before the Psychomuzak/Korai Öröm styled dance beat starts. Really psychedelic webs of delay and a groovy feel. This one also has a great ending. The short ambient piece “Moonhead” creates a suitable mood for the last, massive space journey of the album called “Sundown”. After the rain stick we first float peacefully for a few moments and we get some rhythm too. After about nine minutes the track starts to grow, and some Cosmic Jokers-like stuff follows. Excellent kraut-psych! This rocks, even though the heavier guitars are still not there. Tight stuff. The two wondering guitar solos sound nice towards the end. The very end disintegrates into atoms, the drums disappear and there are only some arpeggios and other great synth and delay stuff left. An awesome ending! We shall see what these guys can achieve when they’ll get more used to jam in the studio. Now the guitar players, in particular, had some difficulties with hearing, for example, and stuff like this of course affects on the mood and thus also the playing. The collective have been able to put together a unbelievably good sounding whole by just jamming, any way, considering that everything was recorded in one day and there were no overdubs. Everyone into instrumental and progressive psychedelic space rock should get their copy of this numbered edition limited to 500. The band offers all their rehearsal jams for free download at their web site, and it’s also worthwhile to check out the Aural Innovations net radio OSC special.

DJ Astro Psychotropic Zone, Finland

Oresund Space Collective :

Record Heaven abc(DK/S/US,2006)***

Oresund Space Collective is a group of Danish, Swedish, American musicians that shared time to make improvised space jams. The group had occasional members from Danish bands Mantric Muse and Gas Giant and Swedish groups Carpet Knights and Sgt.Sunshine. The group used to have more than 20 hours of material available on mp3 for download on their website for their fans. This is their first official collection, and is a kind of best of. There is some variation, from sequenced rhythmic synthesizer loops, to slow improvised jams, partly led by guitars and drum rhythms, with Ozric like bass or space dub reggae rhythmic influence. In general all improvisations have very much the same elements like an ever going to infinite borderless directions, towards space and beyond. Also, the improvisations are so relaxed and moody often these spacey jams are almost like “ambient” space psychedelia.

Audio : "Consumed by the Goblin"

Homepage : http://www.oresundspacecollective.com/

Publicity from band : http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-band-details.php?...

Label info soon on : http://www2.recordheaven.net/Transsubstans/index.htm (from http://www2.recordheaven.net/)

Interview with Ola Erikssen (Blandbladen, Oresund Space Collective, Derango) :

http://progressive.homestead.com/sweden2.html#anchor_120

Oresund Space Collective is a group of Danish Swedish and American musicians who get together periodically to play improvised instrumental space-rock, liberally drenched in synthesisers, and sounding like Klause Schulze jamming with the Nodens Ictus, whilst Daevid Allen nods wisely in the corner. The music is not startlingly original but is well played and atmospheric and fans of this genre will love this release.

http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Rumbles_January06.htm

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE Oresund Space Collective Transubstans

La storia del rock non ci ha mai dato tanto in termini di space rock, ciò nonostante questo termine risulta particolarmente evocativo ed è diventato un vero e proprio genere con gli Hawkwind a guidare tutto il movimento. Questa band si forma nel 2004 con musicisti che provengono da vari gruppi della Danimarca e della Svezia, di qua e di la dal ponte Oresund, e anche da altri musicisti a volte occasionali, la formazione in questo senso è elastica e varia. In pratica si tratta di una comunità di artisti che vogliono suonare insieme delle lunghe jam sessions in totale libertà espressiva, un esperimento molto interessante che mi ricorda anche certe cose del nostro Paul Chain, in particolare quello del “Container 3000”. Nella loro carriera gli OSC hanno suonato dal funky alla musica psichedelica, con un impianto jazzato e una particolare dedizione per la musica cosmica, un mix di divagazioni alla Klaus Schulze e di progressioni spaziali tipiche del genere. Il tutto sorretto da una buona dose tecnica che conferisce spessore al prodotto. Quindi non ci sono soluzioni banali, ma tanta musica suonata come si deve. I sette brani proposti in questo cd sono mediamente molto lunghi e difficili da descrivere in dettaglio. Sarebbe sempre e comunque una forzatura, perché la musica degli OSC è totale libertà, spesso molto freak e mal si addice a categorizzazioni. Ne deriva che chi li vuole ascoltare deve predisporsi ad un viaggio onirico e visionario come pochi altri. Un’esperienza metafisica che non può lasciare indifferenti. GB

http://rock-impressions.com/oresund1.htm

ØreØresund Space Collective - Øresund Space Collective

By Gary Hill

Overall Review: This Swedish/American outfit performs improvised instrumental space rock. Now, mind you this really isn't Hawkwind like space rock, but a more ambient, almost Tangerine Dream like version of the genre. There are elements of Hawksound here, but also a lot of jazz and other textures. The sounds are all interwoven into jams that move rather hypnotically through instrumental soundscapes. This is cool stuff for just kicking back and "spacing" out. You can order the disc direectly from the label at their online store .

Track by Track Review

Faked It All The Time: This comes in gradually and eventually becomes a killer slice of fairly sedate mellow keyboard dominated space rock. It has slowly moving waves of texture and sound that weave into a nice journey.

Consumed By the Goblin: While this one shares territory with the opening number, it has a bit more oomph to it, and has a little bit of a jazz element involved in its space-scape. This also moves into some intense prog rock jamming with echoes of Pink Floyd and other bands coming and going. This one gets much more intense than the previous one, and I like it more. It moves through a lot of intriguing changes and really smokes at times. Late in the track it turns a bit Hawkwindish. It also manages to dissolve into ambient weirdness afterwards to slowly wind down and end.

OSC Bolero: Well named, this is OSC's take on the famous "Bolero " sound with Latin textures merging with a cool space groove to create an effective and infectious jam. They even infuse some funky tones here in this track that is very jazz oriented.

Falling Stardrops: This one starts much more slowly and tentatively with weird keys and other odd space textures creating a mellow, weird soundscape. This is the most dissonant of any track thus far. It grows very slowly, and after a time begins to take on more rock textures with the entry of percussion. This becomes quite an interesting rock groove that moves well. Odd spoken sound bites come over the top, adding to the atmosphere. A short burst of Nik Turner like sounds comes in at one point, then the band move into an expansive prog/space excursion. There are more hints of funk on this one, and it is one of the more effective jams to be found on the disc. The guitar thoroughly soars through parts of this cool cut. This is another that at times takes on Hawklike elements in its lengthy duration, but it's also very dynamic, so doesn't stay there long.

Grab a Cab: A nice change of pace, this is a bouncy, spacey prog rock cut with serious doses of psychedelia. It has some definite strangeness in its over layers. As it carries on its path of emergence it begins to resemble the more electronic jams of Hawkwind, at least to some degree. As with the entire CD, there are no rapid-fire changes, but instead everything moves gradually towards its outcome. I'd have to say that this is one of my favorite tracks on the disc.

Moonhead: Super-science fiction oriented sound effect type keys begin this one. They carry it forward for quite some time in a whirring chirping sort of mode that only gradually begins to take on more musical formats. It never really gets there, though, as this short cut seems to serve as intro for the one that follows.

Sundown: Space keys start this in dramatic tones, and gradually a guitar line that sort of reminds me of The Doors begins to work its way up. It then shifts to something more akin to Pink Floyd, but still everything is quite sedate to this point. Eventually new sounds begin to rise in a progressive rock ballad sort of texture, but still ever so slowly. Then it shifts more towards that Doors texture, building steadily on a droning sound in that sort of mode. It never fully rises there, though; instead the keys begin to create an early Pink Floyd like texture to carry it forward. That texture is never completely realized, either, though, the cut instead moving into different spacey territory. After a long period of wandering about, the Pink Floyd like textures, Meddle era, coupled with Hawkwind like pure space, eventually move the track into an effective groove. This still doesn't change quickly at all, but eventually moves into something that has those same two elements, but with a bit of the Grateful Dead thrown in for good measure. I also hear a lot of Hall of the Mountain Grill era Hawkwind here. It eventually dissolves back down to more pure space to carry forward and eventually end the track. At over 17 and a half minutes in length this is the longest track on the disc. It's also the least cohesive and therefore not exactly the best choice for a disc closer. Still, the latter parts of the cut are the strongest, therefore pulling it together just in time.

http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/oresundcd.htm

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from: http://www.rock-impressions.com/oresund1.htm

The Histroy of rock has never given us much in terms of space rock. IN spite of the term and what it conjures up, it has become a real genre with Hawkwind at the head of the movement. This band was founded in 2004 with musicians from different groups in Denmark and Sweden from both sides of the Øresund Bridge. Also, occasional the band is joined by other musicians, and in this way the group is elastic and various. We are talking about a community of artists which want to play together long jam sessions with a complete freedom of expression that reminds me in some aspects of Paul Chain, especially the one "Container 3000". During their career, the OSC has played from funky to psychedelic music with a jazzy approach and a particular devotion to the cosmic music, ala Klaus Schulze and of a special progression typical of this genre. All this is supported by a good does of technique that gives substance to the product. Therefore, there is no balanced solutions but a lot of music played as music should be played. The 7 pieces proposed in this CD are on average very long and difficult to describe in details. IT would in anyway be forcing... The music of OSC is total freedom, often very freaked out, and it doesn't fit to categorization, that means that if you want to listen to this music you have to prepare yourself for a dreamy and visionary trip, as there are few of these trips to be had. A metaphysical experience that can't leave you unimpressed.

. Translated from Italian

Daniel Lars -(from Long Gone) review on Oresund Space Collective's 1st Studio cd- 2006

First and foremost - Space rock is a "lost art" these days, find there's very few bands keeping it alive, Oresund Space Collective is truly one of those bands! Was honored to receive a limited edition (13 of 500) copy of Oresund Space Collective's first live studio jam cd from my friend, Scott Heller. Hadn't smoked herb for a few weeks (which I'm glad I saved), and had some special leftover herb that was still in my bong. After reading the liner notes (thanks for having my name in there too) and recommendations to get in the zone for this recording, it was time to pull the bong out and smoke the rest of what I had left (especially after the first song started). Had quite a good buzz due to not getting stoned for a while, along with some fine red wine, to put me out to space. If one has a analog/tube stereo amp or receiver (the only source I now listen to music), you're going to be in for a real treat!! But on any type of stereo, this recording is well produced for a live studio jam! The production on this recording is excellent, the balance between the highs and lows are well done. Also considering Scott Heller only had 8 hours to mix down 90 minutes of music, it was quite impressive!! The keyboard work & space effects/sounds from Scott Heller, Mogens, & Ola is excellent! They put the right essense of sounds & magic in the right places on all of the tracks. It reminded me of older Tangerine Dream, Ashra Temple, Steve Hillage, and even a tad of Passport's first two LPs. Both Bass players Dave & Michael lock a great groove with their drummer Søren. Søren is a clock in regards to his timing. His playing is very impressive, including both bass players! The first track "Faked It All The Way & Consumed by the Goblin"," are two nice opening tracks to get one ready for what's to come ahead. It reminded me a lot of the older Steve Hillage material that I always enjoyed. "OSC Bolero" has the Egyptian vibe going on, and leaves the listener wanting it to go on for at least another few minutes. Personally I find it's sometimes nice to leave one hungry for more instead of going on too long. Now the fourth track "Falling Stardrops" knocked me way out to space (the herb had really kicked in too), and was one of my favorite tracks! These guys are really pumped & locked in here, giving it all to the space psych rock listener! Killer track...loved it! "Grab A Cab" really reminded me of Ashra, and was a nice song to come back a little in Orbit, after the previous song. Moonhead is a killer short "dark" space rock song, and I love that dark vibe in any type of psychedelic music! It gets one ready for another travel way out to space again, with this track. The final track "Sundown" is a great ending song on the disc, which one travels way beyond the galaxy. It's quite a killer space ride to end with this track too! This is a disc that I'm quite proud to have in my collection, and it will always be something I can enjoy for many years to come. All the songs go well together, and there's not a song on here that one would want to skip to the next track. Rarely come across modern/current bands that do justice to Space Rock, Oresund Space Collective is on the top of my list. Hey guys...need some of the special herb you were smoking, that inspire you to do this excellent recording...lol! Cheers & 5 Stars for Oresund Space Collective!!! - Daniel Lars

Øresund Space Collective - Øresund Space Collective (69:47, Transubstans Records, 2005)

Mit Musikern aus Dänemark, Schweden und den U.S.A., respektive ex-Mitgliedern der Bands Mantric Muse, Gas Giant und Bland Bladen, wurde 2004 das Ørseund Space Collective aus der Taufe gehoben. Von Anfang an verschrieb man sich dem frei improvisierten Space Rock, schnitt jede Session mit und machte sie über die eigene Homepage zum freien Download verfügbar. Inzwischen haben sich über 20(!) Stunden Material angesammelt, durch die man sich als Hörer durchkämpfen kann. Ihr erster offizieller Longplayer vereint nun die besten Momente aus diversen Sessions und soll auch als Visitenkarte dienen, um sich für Konzerte und für eine breitere Hörerschaft zu empfehlen. Das Musikerkollektiv aus den verschiedenen Ländern gibt zwar Space Rock als Grundrichtung vor, jedoch finden sich beim ausgiebigen Improvisieren immer wieder auch andere Stil-Elemente, die von Reggae, Jazz Rock, Psychedelic bis hin zu leichten Funk Einflüssen reichen. Meist aufgebaut auf fließende, sphärische Keyboardklänge, schält sich langsam ein Rhythmus hervor, über dem abwechselnd die verschiedenen Musiker solistisch agieren. So werden mal sachte, mal verzerrte Gitarrenlinien durch eindringliche Orgelklänge abgelöst, groovt sich der Bass seinen Weg, wobei dennoch das Material auf seine Art sehr dicht und kompakt wirkt. Jede Menge spacige Sounds und Effekte sorgen dabei für raumgreifende Klanggemälde aus ganz anderen Sphären. Der Ansatz der multi-internationalen Band erinnert bisweilen an die amerikanischen Kollegen von Quarkspace, die sich auf ihren "Spacefolds" Alben ebenfalls improvisativ austoben. Auf CD Länge ist das Zusammenspiel der sechs Musiker über weite Strecken durchaus spannend anzuhören, auch wenn manche Passagen unweigerlich Längen aufweisen und bei durchstrukturierter Herangehensweise einige Straffungen nötig wären. Ansonsten kann die Truppe durchaus einige Sympathiepunkte gewinnen und man kann ihnen für ihren Ansatz durchaus geschmackvolles und stilsicheres Zusammenspiel attestieren. Kristian Selm

10 out of 15

www.progressive-newsletter.de

Øresund Space Collective - Øresund Space Collective (Transubstans Records, 2005)

Øresund Bridge links Sweden and Denmark and it's rightly considered as a so important public service for the commercial exchanges between the two scandinavian countries. Maybe you're not interested about it, but I will tell you even more: on the Øresund Bridge website I read the traffic on the bridge increased of about the 13,7% last year and I think to know the reason why. Since the first months of 2004, some danish and swedish musicians have been crossing the bridge in turns to meet themselves in Malmo and København and improvise long space/psychedelic-rock jams. The Øresund Space Collective was just born this way, formed by members of Mantric Muse, Gas Giant and Bland Bladen with occasional contributions of Carpet Knights and Sgt. Sunshine musicians. This eponymous album just picks up the most juicy fruits matured during those several jam sessions, seven instrumental long tracks very well recorded. "Faked It All The Way" is nothing more than an atmospheric introduction but the following "Consumed By The Goblin" starts to show the great potential of the band. Try to imagine Ozric Tentacles with less distorted guitar parts and less sound effects but with the same oriental echoes and reggae influence. That's pure Space-rock, very well played, full of hypnotic rhythms and groove. "Falling Stardrops" and "Moonhead" will take your breath away with adventurous sound trips in the vein of the "Voyage 34" by Porcupine Tree. The ending track "Sundown" is maybe the most unuseful, with few interesting ideas to show. Finally, the band seems to agree the file sharing : infact you can download for free tons of jams directly from their own web site (www.oresundspacecollective.com). The Mp3 quality is good but not excellent, so I think your OSC's knowledge should pass through the purchase of this very good cd. The "Øresund Space Trip" has just begun: please, fasten your seat belts and free your mind !!

Luca Alberici

http://web.tiscali.it/talesofwonder/

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: “ Oresund Space Collective” (Record Heaven - Transubstans)

The actual music behind these improvisations are dreamed up and performed by a collective of far spaced out Scandinavian ( Oresund is a 16km bridge connecting Sweden to Denmark) musicians, who are current and former members of Bland Bladen, Gas Giant, Mantric Muse… Seven tracks take us on a 70 minute trip into the interstellar space with well used influences from Psychomuzak, Ozric Tentacles, Brainticket, Harvey Bainbridge, Klaus Schulze or even the “Meddle”-period of Pink Floyd. The instrumental nirvana “Consumed by the goblin” is cosmic space rock, to which brushstrokes of kraut, progressive, ethnic and jazz rock are added ..“Falling stardrops” has a heavy dub bass groove with loads of acid laced echo guitarsolos and the most delicious atmospheric keyboard work with a sniff of lsd-drenched influenced lyrics your ears could tolerate. Fans of ambient electronica like The Orb and Astralasia might want to give the last song “Sundown” a listen as well. Enter the "Turn On, Tune In, drop Out" -zone of www.oresundspacecollective.com and download the collective records of all of the jam sessions, over 12 hours of material, for free. In between those jam improvs you’ll get a taste of all the different components/styles/codes (psychedelic, ambient, cool groove, electronic and heavy) to what the Oresund Space Collective musical experience is all about.... The Main Collective Members: Magnus- Guitars, Effects and Synthesizers, Sabana- Guitars and effects, Dave- Bass, Michael- Bass, Scott- Synthesizer, Ola- Fender Rhodes and Synthesizers, Mogens- Synthesizers, and Søren- Drums.

89/100

www.concreteweb.be

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: “ Oresund Space Collective” (Record Heaven - Transubstans)

Here’s the deal with this collective. OSC is a company of like minded musicians, hailing from Sweden, Denmark (Oresund is the 16km long bridge that connects the two countries) and USA, that enjoy getting together, smoking up and busting some really lengthy space rock jams. Sounds pretty cool, no? These jams are almost always recorded and available for downloading at the band’s site. For their official debut, this habit hasn’t changed much, OSC followed their usual ritual and just applied a few edits to the recording so the album could be more "refined" let’s say. As you might have guessed so far, innovation is the name of the game. 7-8 musicnauts bring their ideas to the table and blend them on the spot. These ideas range from electronic to jazz music with space rock as the main focus. The amazing thing with this group though is that the chemistry between all the players actually works. Despite the many different elements that each member delivers the cohesion never falls off, not even for a bit. Hence some really great psychedelic journeys, made from the stuff that can elevate consciousness. Both theirs and ours. Take the closing song, Sundown for example. Clocking it at more than 17 minutes, it’s a - Pink Floyd meets Ozrics - space fusion that makes it pretty difficult for the listener not to zone out while it’s playing. The rest of the material walks on the same cosmic corridor. Synth and guitar based instrumental workouts that flow towards the infinite and lure your mind along. Not much to add, you caught my drift most likely and already are in the process of downloading their free (in every sense of the word) jams. www.oresundspacecollective.com

www.recordheaven.net

Rate: 11/13

www.monolith.gr

ÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: “ Oresund Space Collective” (Record Heaven - Transubstans)

Öresund Space Collective is a multi-national band, incorporating members from Norway, Denmark and the USA. They play, in their own words, a "Free Form Improvised Space Rock Music", this meaning that they get together and just jam freely, within the frames of Space Rock, recording their achievements. Well, if this album is representative of that, then I'll just have to consider that this band has developed an immense tightness between its members, a total understanding of each other musicality speaking. Only this way would it be possible to release such an album as this one, where the tracks are well constructed and seem like results of much trained rehearsals. This is totally Space Rock, as all the instruments transport the listener to those musical fields. From the guitars to the keyboards and the paraphernalia of bizarre audio "noises" that are thrown in the mix, many of them of a percussive nature. Being a totally instrumental album, there are strong connections to some of the more spacey parts of Ozric Tentacles (mainly the guitar and some inorganic sound effects) and Ship of Fools, but also to Hidria Spacefolk or even some Hawkwind tendencies, while the keyboards strangely (yet only occasionally) draw close tangents to the The Doors keys sound (just listen to some keys parts in the track Consumed by the Goblin). The drumming is competent and a bit more "direct" than the rest of the band, helping to keep the resulting sound balanced and focused. The band takes its time to develop the tracks, and in 3 of those it really expands that time to a mark above the 14 minutes, which allows the listener to levitate through a star-filled void that the music helps create... like good space rock is supposed to, well... at least this specific style of Space Rock. Like First Band From Outer Space or Ship of Fools, Öresund Space Collective keeps things completely and uniquely on the Space Rock side of things, with the correct and usual use of slightly psychedelic sounds that come in the form of sonic effects oddities, which makes the album not as much diversified as the majority of progheads want to (like myself, for instance). But for the fringe of progsters that have a thing for the purest form of Space Rock, and especially that which was able to transport this sounding to contemporary grounds, this album will be a swell discovery, that I am sure of.

Tracks Faked it all the way Consumed by the Goblin OSC Bolero Falling Stands Grab a cab Moonhead Sundown

Credits Magnus guitars, effects, synths Sabana guitars, effects Dave, Michael bass Scott synthesizer Ola Fender Rhodes, synthesizers Mogens synthesizers Soren drums

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ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: "ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE" (2006) (Translated from Spanish)

OSC is a multinational band formed by Danish, Swedish and North American musicians, whose name derive from the sessions between the cities of Malmoe (in Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark), united by the Oresund bridge. Basically,it is improvisations of space rock mixed with free forms of jazz and varied other aspectes(from funk to reggae), with long jams of electric guitar and cosmic effects. They are already several albums on which it counts this grouping. The musicianss are evidently competent, do not scrimp on energy nor desire, but the lack of variety and the succession of unexpected forms tend that the disc becomes boring monotonous. Some references to the Pink Floyd but and also Ozric Tentacles and something of Hawkwind, but it is happened to me that OSC is a single band for very fanaticos fanaticos but cosmic space rock.

http://www.dlsi.ua.es/~inesta/LCDM/Archivo/lcdm0700.txt

Oresund Space Collective - Oresund Space Collective (Very bad translation from Polish, sorry)

1. Faked It All The Way/ 2. Consumed by The Goblin/ 3. OSC Bolero/ 4. Falling Stardrops/ 5. Grab A Cab/ 6. Moonhead/ 7. Sundown
Time: 69:45

Transubstans Records - 2006
8 out of 10

Wojciech Kapala

Estimate of reviewer is is played 8 position emerge - very good < goods (right) >, soundly adviced. If it has that music possible guess in name group simply (easy) game " " enough Space. In case (accidentally) so as band First From Outer Space, that is checked it for joty. So many (so much) < rear >, that connect inspirations FBFOS and they searched inspiration in (to) creation mainly Hawkwind, UFO and sabbath Black. It suggests music considerably quietest Oresund Space Collective and more sophisticated. Has tongue (speech) about no rock galopadach. It is is played here, mood builds (create), musical landscapes know . And it is made completely well < goods (right) >. There is not group, which (who) paralyzes innovation. It not it plant. They build (create) music, which (who) refers to creation from mid-year seventieth Tangerine Dream and somewhat with (from) earliest period Pink Floyd, as well as ( and probably, for most ) Ozric Tentacles. I suspect, it can appeal from (with) too it, which (who) like from period for " " Porcupine Tree Sky Moves Sideways and from such plates (discs) steve hillige as " " Green and " " Fish Rising. I must concede, that these space sounds have fallen to me for taste fastly enough. There is aggressive not, quiet, from land (earth) break off (break away) and in clouds floating (cheat), either (or) in cloud. Magellana. Guitar succeeding and they bewitch areaways (passages) klawiszowe. Does not have in whole of instrumental shallow of type - " but now we make on digitals klimacik and as these closest three minutes will commission ". Does not have about seven pitolenia zbójach, there is concrete edges all the time. For example, titles of work are soundly conventional not find (be placed) in (to) - " " trail that OSC Bolero ni bolera. Could be how (as) on no plane < equal > well < goods (right) >, ) Sigur Ros. International company piles OSC, they are in it Szwedzi, danes and american. But do not have greatest problems with (from) communication, because they are with (from) Szwedzi Malmo, danes from copenhagen, but there is them balk near 30 kilometers of straits only Sund and bridge connect both (both of) coasts over her (it). Group emerge in 2004 year and it was concentrated on projections until quite lately mainly live. Many its (her) available concerts are on their part in tabular versions - and as free mp3. I have pulled off one such , completely fresh, from 10 february - completely interesting < interest (concern) >, I did not keep up with all these improvisations only moments very too. It issues me, that they fly sometimes far and they know as on be it not up to the end modern music (musician; composer) gdzie. Transubstans, probably, it in comparison with other groups from this firm most modern plate (disc). And reconciling of fairest. But it art big < dispute >, because groups present level (horizon) for she (it) high recording very. That is truth early march only, but near the end of year, surely I will not forget letters of (lists of) favorite this year's plates (discs) at installation about her (it).

http://www.caladan.art.pl/recenzje_sc.php?id=1142

ØRÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE -"S/T" ( Transubstans)

Øresund Space Collective is a somewhat fluid collective of Danish and Swedish musicians from such bands as Mantric Muse, Gas Giant, Bland Bladen, Carpet Knights and Sgt Sunshine. All improvised and all instrumental, this S/T debut-album proves these guys are the ultimate cosmic jam band. [thanks to jerry / aural-innovations].

Listen to Aural-Innovations Øresund Space Collective's radio special [scroll down to Radio Show #141].

This is from www.roadburn.com

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE (OSC hereinafter) is a kind of Scandinavian supergroup, as the project comprises current and former members of several bands from Sweden and Denmark, all of which, according to the CD press kit, are well known in their countries.

Analysis.
OSC describe their music as free-improvisational Space Rock. This statement suggests they perform nothing else but Space Fusion, which is true in most cases, but is sometimes not true at all. Faked It All the Way and Moonhead, both of which are excessively overloaded with synthesizer effects and feature neither drums nor tempo changes, are closer to electronic space music than to Space Rock, let alone Space Fusion. The other five tracks are much more expressive, although the band's approach isn't new and was previously applied by the likes of Djam Karet, Pseudo Buddha and Escapade along with many others. Four members handle the keyboards, and although they are normally well supported by other musicians (two bassists, three guitarists and a drummer), synthesizers remain the primary soloing force in most cases. The first two of the longer pieces: Consumed by the Goblin and Falling Stardrops begin slowly, as the players grope their way to gradually increase the speed to finally merge into one intense jam, which normally happens somewhere in the middle, the further arrangements developing in different ways (atmospheric and relative transparent textures alternating with dense ones etc), but always with enough intricacy and drive to keep the stuff sounding interesting. Overall, it's much the same with the longest track, Sundown, but the guys are somewhat slower to get moving this time out, besides which they quite quickly get exhausted after reaching a culmination. I don't want to say the piece is boring, but it is in many ways inferior to the previously described ones, both of which can easily be considered masterworks within their genre category. On OSC Bolero and Grab a Cab the band keeps a moderately intense pace throughout, showing a mellower and, at the same time more symphonic approach, the former track having a light (at times barely perceptible) oriental feel to it.
Conclusion.
While the spacey electronic minimalism of Faked It All the Way and Moonhead may seriously mar the listener's impression, overall, this album is an interesting specimen of modern psychedelic Space Fusion and should satisfy anyone interested in this kind of progressive music.

www.progressor.net/review/osc_2005.html

Artist/ Band: Oresund Space Collective
Title: Oresund Space Collective
Label: Transubstans Records
Year of Release: 2006

The Review:

Oresund Space Collective is a international group comprised of Danish, Swedish, American musicians that have come together to compose well improvised modern space jams. The group had occasional members from Danish bands Mantric Muse and Gas Giant and Swedish groups Carpet Knights and Sgt.Sunshine.
The band’s sound is very similar to Ozric Tentacles but with a bit more flavor to the arrangements They combine trippy synthesizer loops, slow improvised jams, almost reggae rhythms to put some of the most enjoyable instrumental music I’ve heard in along while. Even though the music isl improvised it has a well structured feel to it. The music has a relaxed feeling to it but enough energy to it that keeps you wanting hear what they’ll do next. According to the band's website, this is a limited edition run so get your copy as soon as possible!

Reviewed by Ron Fuchs on March 28th, 2006

Tracks:

1. Faking It All The Way
2. Consumed By The Goblin
3. OSC Bolero
4. Falling Stardrops
5. Grab A Cab
6. Moonhead
7. Sundown

http://www.geocities.com/prognaut/reviews/osc.html

ØRÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE -"S/T" ( Transubstans) (published in March 2006 issue of Tarkus Magazine, Norway)

Øresund Space Collective er en konstellasjon, bestående av svenske, danske og amerikanske musikere, som baserer sitt utgangspunkt på noe så spesielt som total-improvisert spacerock. Gruppa ble dannet i 2004 og består av medlemmer med bakgrunn fra danske band som Mantric Muse og Gas Giant, samt svenske grupper som Bland Bladen og Carpet Knights. Utgangspunktet er altså jamsessions, et konsept de også har tatt for seg i liveformat og som har resultert i noen virkelig kosmiske happenings med varighet på flere timer. Denne utgivelsen er trykket opp i et begrenset opplag på 500 eksemplarer.

Ved avnytelse av deres første offisielle CD føres tankene i retning tysk, kosmisk musikk som f.eks. Cosmic Jokers, men Øresund Space Collective gjør sin moderne variant av denne musikkformen og fletter inn elementer fra ambient/elektronisk-, dub/reggae-, funk- og jazzorientert musikk som de tilfører deres spacerock. Det oser lidenskap av hele produksjonen og det er tydelig at musikerne befinner seg på samme musikalske/kjemiske (he-he…) bølgelengde for det går ganske smidig avgårde hele veien. Resultetet er imponerende med tanke på at dette dreier seg om rendyrket improvisasjon. Det er slett ikke alle band forunt å lyde såpass inspirert på jamsessions!

Lydbildet er sterkt farget av flyvende synthtepper, dertilhørende kosmiske lydeffekter, glidende gitarer, ekkogitarer, sågar også glissandogitarer ala f.eks. Gong og heftige trommer. Tidvis holder de på de samme stemningene over lengre tidsrom, andre ganger spiller de på en økende grad av intensitet underveis. Musikalsk befinner de seg et sted midt i mellom Cosmic Jokers, Tangerine Dream og Ozric Tentacles.

Kjedes du lett av jamming tviler jeg på om dette er din greie. Har du derimot sans for ideen av å flyte avgårde på vei mot de ytre sfæriske lag, gjennom en energisk romferd av det lydsveipende, spontane slaget, er det bare å ta plass! God reise…

Sverige/Danmark/USA 2006, www.recordheaven.net / http://www.oresundspacecollective.com (Jon Christian)

http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=9722

Oresund Space Collective - s/t (7,5/10) - V/A - 2006

Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Transsubstans Records
Playing time: 69:47
Band homepage: Oresund Space Collective

Tracklist:

Faked It All The Way
Consumed By The Goblin >mp3
ÖSC Bolero
Falling Stardrops
Grab A Cab
Moonhead
Sundown
If you want some spacey chill-out music, the ÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE are the way to go. With members hailing from Denmark, Sweden and the USA and coming from bands such as MANTRIC MUSE, GAS GIANT, BLAND BLADEN, CARPET KNIGHTS and SGT. SUNSHINE, this group comes together with one goal in mind: to record completely improvised Space Rock music built around a core of guitar, bass, drums and at least four guys on synthesizers. That's a lot of synth.

What you get with the band's debut studio album is seven sprawling, loose compositions that sound a lot like the more psychedelic, jammed-out parts from any given PINK FLOYD album. There's a lot of noodling and a lot of strange noises, not a lot of "in your face" rocking out. Really, the whole bit is rather subdued, making this a good album to put on as background music while your mind is elsewhere.

If you're looking for something calming, not very heavy and thoroughly tripped-out, check out the ÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE. This is not a record for every occasion, but when that rare mood strikes, this will hit the spot. (Online April 1, 2006)

ÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE - S/t

I vanliga fall är Öresund Space Collective ett gäng musikanter som stänger in sig i någon replokal (Malmö och Köpenhamn tycks vara de mest frekventerade platserna) och bara jammar timme ut och timme in. Galna jams som sedan hamnar på bandets hemsida för de initierade fansen att ladda ner. Enligt uppgift ska det finnas över tjugo timmars material att ta del av på sidan. Men det är inga hejdlösa jams det handlar om på den här exklusiva skivan, utgiven enbart i 500 handnumrerade exemplar. Denna självbetitlade skiva bjuder istället på studioinspelningar av utvalt - och förmodligen representativt - material.

Det skulle dock lika gärna ha kunnat vara jams. Det ryms sju melodier på skivan och så gott som samtliga är väldigt utdragna och minst sagt flummiga. Öresund Space Collective tycks ha en förkärlek för jazz och använder sig mycket av sådana takter. Sedan draperar de det hela i en rymdlik rockskrud som tycks sväva utanför gemene mans musikaliska sfärbegränsningar. Det är innovativt och ganska behagligt, men samtidigt lite väl flippat. Det är lätt att dra drogparalleller till sådan här musik.

Det blir lite långtråkigt att lyssna genom hela skivan, det går inte att sticka under stol med. Allt skulle nämligen ha kunnat vara en och samma låt, skillnaden mellan spåren är inte särskilt stor om vi säger så. Men det tycks ändå som om Öresund Space Collective varit ute efter att skapa en känsla, snarare än att skriva låtar. Det är det där medryckande som finns i jamkonsten som är skivans styrka. Dessutom är jag ganska svag för de Star Wars-minnande synthesizereffekter som ligger inbakade i samtliga låtar.

Som bakgrundsmusik passar det här självbetitlade verket utmärkt, men det kör som sagt fast lite efter ett tag. Tror därför att jag skulle ha ganska svårt för tokjammen man kan ladda ner från hemsidan och nöjer mig därför med den här plattan. De poänger som finns är trots allt starka.

http://www.joyzine.se/

Oresund Space Collective (ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE )
Transubstans Records

Este CD é uma viagem de sons e ruídos. Parece que você entrou no túnel do tempo e foi direto para o experimentalismo dos anos 1970 e está ouvindo a trilha sonora de alguma exposição moderna. A faixa quatro, “Fallen Stardrops”, é a que chega ao cúmulo dos barulhinhos experimentais. Detalhe: são mais de 15 minutos de música, grandiosa e climática. Se você não faz questão de dançar e curte uma viagem, vai gostar. Mas o disco enjoa rapidamente.
Elcio Cabral

2 out of 5 stars

http://www.dynamite.com.br/portal/lancamentos.cfm?first=21

Oresund Space Collective - S/t

(Recordheaven/Transubstans) Total Time: 69:43

This is a very funny - fluid and totally improvised jam album. Øresund Space Collective is a collective (well-for lack of a better word) of Danish and Swedish musicians from bands like Gas Giant, Mantric Muse, Carpet Knights, Sgt Sunshine and Bland Bladen that indulge in an instrumental orgy. All the music is instrumental, ambient, trippy noodlings. Far better than those NERD bands - like ISIS and PELICAN, some of who add horrible - grunts to their music that is only appreciated by weirdos, these guys are the ultimate cosmic band and a sure hit with reefers around the world or out in space. Superb stuff

Reviewer: Dimitrios Fatouros

Rating: 5 skulls

http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-2858.html

Öresund Space Collective - Öresund Space Collective
Genre- Improvisierter Space Rock

Label- Record Heaven / Transubstans Records

Rezensent- Jonas


Die Musiker selbst bezeichnen das was sie tun als Mischung aus Funk, Jazz, Reggae und „Space Rock“. Sicher kann man auch deutliche Elemente von Ambient-Musik ausmachen. Denn ÖSC lässt sich eigentlich kaum konzentriert hören, sondern eher nebenher, um bei den experimentellen, oft synthielastigen Stücken eine bestimmte, träumerische Stimmung aufkommen zu lassen. Warum nur nebenher? Weil ÖSC ausschließlich Jam-Sessions auf CD gebrannt haben. Folglich bewegen sich die meisten Songs innerhalb eines Akkords. Das ist für Leute wie mich, die auf eingängige Hooklines stehen, natürlich nicht der Bringer schlechthin. Und auch viele unserer Leser werden fragen, was so eine CD eigentlich hier bei Metalspheres zu suchen hat. Aber es gibt einen Aspekt, der die Musik von ÖSC für einen größeren Kreis interessanter machen könnte: Man kann sich nämlich sehr viele Werke der Musiker kostenlos von deren Homepage ziehen. Bei wem die obige Beschreibung etwas Interesse ausgelöst hat, der kann gleich auf die Homepage der Gruppe gehen und sich ein paar Tracks runterladen. Außer Zeit gibt es dabei schließlich nichts zu verlieren.

http://www.metalspheres.de/cdreviews.php?ID=2212

Oresund Space Collective – Oresund Space Collective Country of Origin: Sweden/Denmark/USA
Format: CD
Record Label: Record Heaven
Catalogue #: Trans017
Year of Release: 2005
Time: 69:44

Tracklist: Faked It All The Way (6:21), Consumed By The Goblin (14:51), OSC Bolero (5:22), Falling Stardrops (15:46), Grab A Cab (7:15), Moonhead (2:29), Sundown (17:39)

This hand-Numbered Run of 500 copies is the debut CD of the Swedish, Danish and American Musicians who together form the Oresund Space Collective, a free-improvising Space Rock group. Most of the members are from the Danish bands Gas Giant & Mantric Muse, or Swedes Bland Bladen. Nope, I’ve not heard of any of these. OSC’s regular jam sessions (often including guest musicians, from Carpet Knights and others) have already yielded over 20 hours of spaced out jamming – all of which is available as free mp3’s at their web site – generous or what?

This year will also see the release of a series of Picks From Space, available as CDR’s (or FLAC Downloads) of some of the best of the jam sessions, with enhanced sound quality. This CD however, is a fully realised studio recording of their best material.

A track-by-track review would be somewhat redundant as, essentially, you’re going to go for this CD or not, depending on your feelings about space rock and instrumental jam sessions. Fans of bands like Quarkspace (their Spacefolds series is a very good indicator of the kind of stuff here), Djam Karet, Hawkwind (of course) Gong, and perhaps Ozric Tentacles (without so much ethnic or Reggae influences), should all find something to like here. Ideally suited for late night trip-outs, there are some seriously mind-expanding and cosmic Bliss-outs contained herein.

The emphasis is largely on ensemble playing, with smoothly evolving themes ebbing and flowing across the course of the tracks, but there is some nice soloing too, chiefly from guitar and synths.

For highlights, check out the pulsating Fake It All The Way with Floydian slide guitar embellishments, Consumed By The Goblin which even evokes The Doors, with its haunting electric piano, or Grab A Cab with its Ozric’s styled reggae lilt and electronic burbling.

Needless to say, this is not for those who like structured songs or vocals, and some may find its meandering style to be a little too laid back, but it pleasantly blends in subtle hints of jazz and funk for variety and, for the seasoned space-cadet, this should nicely fit the bill.

The rating is based on the likely appeal to a wider audience, and space rockers can safely add at least another point on.

Conclusion: 6.5 out of 10

DAVE SISSONS

http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200623.php#oresund

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: "Oresund Space Collective" (2006) (Transubstans Records)

1. Faked it All the Way 2. Consumed By the Goblin 3. OSC Bolero 4. Falling Stardrops 5. Grab a Cab 6. Moonhead 7. Sundown

He aquí uno de esos discos que cuesta catalogar e incluso entender si uno no es un erudito en el estilo. Esta banda integrada por músicos daneses, suecos y norteamericanos, debuta en CD con este álbum homónimo y en el cual despliegan un verdadero arsenal de sonidos y ruidos, dando lugar a una suerte de improvisaciones de space-rock totalmente instrumental, mezclado con jazz, funk, reggae y diversos efectos de sintetizadores. No soy un gran fanático de este género, pero es imposible desconocer lo competente de los músicos involucrados en la banda, a saber: Magnus (guitarra, efectos, sintetizadores), Sebastian (guitarra, efectos), Dave (bajo), Michael (bajo), Scott (sintetizadores), Ola (sintetizadores), Mogens (sintetizadores), y Soren (batería). Por citar alguna referencia, el primer Pink Floyd y King Crimson podrían ser validas, pero no definitivas, ya que de una u otra forma el grupo se las arregla para sonar como ningún otro. Totalmente minimalista y sectario, este álbum es, sin dudas, una muestra de la actualidad de este género que tanto auge tuvo en los 60's y 70's, y que bandas como Oresund Space Collective se encargan de mantener vigente. Estoy seguro que para aquellos que no estén dentro del estilo, este álbum les va a parecer aburrido y monótono; pero aquellos amantes de los "jams" van a disfrutarlo y mucho. Sitio web: www.oresundspacecollective.com

http://www.rockarolla.com.ar/Junio2006.htm

Translation

There am one of those discs here that cost to even catalogue and to understand if one is not a scholar in the style. This band integrated by Danish, Swedish and North American musicians, makes debut in CD with this album homónimo and in which they unfold a true arsenal of sounds and noises, giving rise to a luck of improvisations of totally instrumental space-rock, mixed with jazz, funk, reggae and diverse effects of sintetizadores. I am not a great fanatic of this sort, but it is impossible to not know the competent thing of the musicians involved in the band, that is to say: Magnus (guitar, effects, sintetizadores), Sebastian (guitar, effects), Dave (under), Michael (under), Scott (sintetizadores), Wave (sintetizadores), Mogens (sintetizadores), and Soren (battery). To mention some reference, the first Pink Floyd and King Crimson could be been worth, but nondefinitive, since of one or another form the group fixes them to sound like no other. Totally minimalista and sectarian, this album is, without doubts, a sample of the present time of this sort that as much height had in 60's and 70's, and that bands as Oresund Space Collective is in charge to maintain effective. I am sure that for that is not within the style, this album is going to them to seem boring and singsong; but those lovers of "jams" are going to enjoy it much and. Web site: www.oresundspacecollective.com

ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE: "Oresund Space Collective" (2006) (Transubstans Records)

Inizialmente questi Øresund Space Collective mi hanno dato l'impressione della classica band di new-freakettoni incapaci di gestire un brano al di fuori dei soliti stereotipi, il primo ascolto di questo cd mi stava già stimolando non pochi sbadigli... Con un pochino di pazienza e dopo qualche attento ascolto mi sono accorto che, per quanto assai soporiferi, gli Øresund Space Collective qualche buona sensazione riescono pure a ricavarla dal torpore delle loro lunghe jam improvvisate! Questo collettivo scandinavo è formato da ben otto musicisti, di cui almeno la metà tastieristi o manipolatori di suoni, due chitarristi, due bassisti ed un batterista. Le chitarre sembrano mantenere una posizione più defilata del solito, il suono di questo album è naturalmente affidato in gran parte ai sintetizzatori, talvolta un gradevole organetto sembra voler riesumare polverose nostalgie dei sixsties, con le chitarre a disegnare languidi e sonnolenti assoli, in sintonia con il tono rilassato del disco. Inevitabilmente, buona parte dei clichè del rock psichedelico vengono rispettati con una certa devozione. A tratti i brani prendono una piega sottilmente jazzata, anche per l'utilizzo di un discreto piano elettrico, ogni tanto si fa percepibile anche qualche deviazione verso i percorsi musicali tracciati in passato dai corrieri cosmici tedeschi... La varietà non fa dunque difetto agli Øresund Space Collective ed i sette pezzi che compongono quest'album possono essere tutto fuorché sgradevoli... In questo lavoro manca forse una vera e propria sostanza che possa dare un valore pienamente artistico a questo progetto, qualcosa che possa andare al di là del semplice sfondo musicale per le nostre attività preferite, psichedeliche o meno che siano... Comunque, specialmente per i devoti appassionati del cosmic-psych rock, gli Øresund Space Collective meritano almeno un ascolto.

By Giovanni Carta

http://www.arlequins.it/pagine/articoli/alfa/corpo.asp?iniz=O&fine=P&ch=3278

Oresund Space Collective – Oresund Space Collective Country of Origin: Sweden/Denmark/USA
Format: CD
Record Label: Record Heaven
Catalogue #: Trans017
Year of Release: 2005
Time: 69:44
Info: Oresund
Samples: Click here

Tracklist: Faked It All The Way (6:21), Consumed By The Goblin (14:51), OSC Bolero (5:22), Falling Stardrops (15:46), Grab A Cab (7:15), Moonhead (2:29), Sundown (17:39)

This hand-Numbered Run of 500 copies is the debut CD of the Swedish, Danish and American Musicians who together form the Oresund Space Collective, a free-improvising Space Rock group. Most of the members are from the Danish bands Gas Giant & Mantric Muse, or Swedes Bland Bladen. Nope, I’ve not heard of any of these. OSC’s regular jam sessions (often including guest musicians, from Carpet Knights and others) have already yielded over 20 hours of spaced out jamming – all of which is available as free mp3’s at their web site – generous or what?

This year will also see the release of a series of Picks From Space, available as CDR’s (or FLAC Downloads) of some of the best of the jam sessions, with enhanced sound quality. This CD however, is a fully realised studio recording of their best material.

A track-by-track review would be somewhat redundant as, essentially, you’re going to go for this CD or not, depending on your feelings about space rock and instrumental jam sessions. Fans of bands like Quarkspace (their Spacefolds series is a very good indicator of the kind of stuff here), Djam Karet, Hawkwind (of course) Gong, and perhaps Ozric Tentacles (without so much ethnic or Reggae influences), should all find something to like here. Ideally suited for late night trip-outs, there are some seriously mind-expanding and cosmic Bliss-outs contained herein.

The emphasis is largely on ensemble playing, with smoothly evolving themes ebbing and flowing across the course of the tracks, but there is some nice soloing too, chiefly from guitar and synths.

For highlights, check out the pulsating Fake It All The Way with Floydian slide guitar embellishments, Consumed By The Goblin which even evokes The Doors, with its haunting electric piano, or Grab A Cab with its Ozric’s styled reggae lilt and electronic burbling.

Needless to say, this is not for those who like structured songs or vocals, and some may find its meandering style to be a little too laid back, but it pleasantly blends in subtle hints of jazz and funk for variety and, for the seasoned space-cadet, this should nicely fit the bill.

The rating is based on the likely appeal to a wider audience, and space rockers can safely add at least another point on.

Conclusion: 6.5 out of 10

DAVE SISSONS

http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200623.php#oresund

Reliant la Norvège et la Suède, le pont d’Øresund jette aujourd’hui les bases d’une collaboration internationale entre des musiciens des deux pays précités et d’autres, Américains. Ce collectif de huit space-rockers, tous fort talentueux, se rassemble pour jammer autour de thèmes plus ou moins définis allant du space le plus classique (genre Hawkwind) en passant par du kraut, du psychédélique et même du reggae. Ce premier album officiel reprend le meilleur de ces jams et… wouawwww ! Huit musiciens, dont de nombreux multi-instrumentistes, cela laisse la place aux développements, aux superpositions de couches, au remplissage touffu de l’espace sonore. Autant dire qu’on ne s’ennuie pas une minute à l’écoute de ce CD.
Faked it all the way peut sembler répétitive de prime abord, mais de ces répétitions qui, à l’instar d’un Bolero de Ravel, évoluent à chaque phrase, construisant doucement une atmosphère imparable. Consumed by the Goblin attaque en space rock majeur et bourré d’inventivité. N’oublions pas qu’il s’agit ici de jam sessions et que les pièces évoluent, changent d’atmosphère, se durcissent, s’adoucissent. Une attaque de guitare peut trouver son parallèle dans une apparente simplification rythmique qui cache en fait la préparation d’une déferlante de batterie lourde et déchaînée, et aussi l’inverse. C’est le cas sur OSC Bolero et Falling Stardrops. Grab a cab possède cette atmosphère et cette construction qui rappelle furieusement Hawkwind, tandis que Moonhead rappelle une douceur made in Ozric Tentacles. Pour finir, Sundown nous offre un crescendo space rock du meilleur tonneau.
On peut regretter que le collectif n’apporte rien de nouveau sous les astres spatiaux du genre, mais voici une étoile qui brille intensément. Pourvu qu’elle ne soit pas trop éphémère. Ah, oui ! Pour ceux qui apprécient, TOUTES les jams du collectif sont enregistrées, entièrement téléchargeables sur leur site et triées par affinité. On ne peut qu’applaudir le travail de ces messieurs et leur démarche intègre et totale. Bravo !
Dinodwarf

ProgResiste

The Review:

Oresund Space Collective is a international group comprised of Danish, Swedish, American musicians that have come together to compose well improvised modern space jams. The group had occasional members from Danish bands Mantric Muse and Gas Giant and Swedish groups Carpet Knights and Sgt.Sunshine.
The band’s sound is very similar to Ozric Tentacles but with a bit more flavor to the arrangements They combine trippy synthesizer loops, slow improvised jams, almost reggae rhythms to put some of the most enjoyable instrumental music I’ve heard in along while. Even though the music isl improvised it has a well structured feel to it. The music has a relaxed feeling to it but enough energy to it that keeps you wanting hear what they’ll do next. According to the band's website, this is a limited edition run so get your copy as soon as possible!

Reviewed by Ron Fuchs on March 28th, 2006

http://www.geocities.com/prognaut/reviews/osc.html

http://www.somnius.com/outermusicdiary/2007/03/09/tanger-seamus-oresund-space-collective