Abracadabra, by FREE / SLOPE

Abracadabra

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Limited to 481 white copies in total and I sell 100 copies of my private stash right here on Bandcamp. Album cover printed on the reversed side of the paper/cardbox for that matte finish. To make it more unique/alien/odd looking there's 7" labels on 12" records!
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// To ease some shipping cost pain I sell them for 18€ here on BC but 20€ face to face //

/ Daniel

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1.	Universal (Deep Into Drift Mode) 08:41	buy track
2.	Emerald Eyes 04:35	buy track
3.	Magic Wand 03:36	buy track
4.	Slottsberget 03:41	buy track
5.	Early Morning Raga / Berga Strand 03:03	buy track
6.	Hologram 04:40	buy track
7.	Interstellar Underground 06:06	buy track
8.	Future Age Nostalgia 05:23	buy track

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"When, last year, Deep Distance released the Free / Slope debut full length “Daydream Melodies”, it came out seemingly from nowhere, with little fanfare. A first release from Swedish musician Daniel Fridlund Brandt with no previous, as they say. However, the magnificent kosmische collision of Neu! and Harmonia grooves, with added guitar flourishes that tip a nod to Manuel Gottsching with an overall vibe straight outta’ “The Perfect Prescription” era Spacemen 3, meant it soon sold out it’s pressing in less than a week as word-of-mouth interest built.

So, to use the age old expression “long awaited follow up” more than rings true with LP number two, the equally fabulous “Abracadabra” LP. As with last year’s record, the new one sees a split label release with Athens’ psych maestros “Sound Effect Records” (and is released with reverse board sleeves and on white wax.)

Musically, the new record once again draws heavily upon the kosmische sound of those revered key Sky, Brain, Ohr and co. releases. To these ears, it’s arguably less beaty, more ambient than motorik, more “Sowiesoso” / “Zuckerzeit” era Cluster than Neu! Beautifully organic electronics grow and swell, recalling moods akin to some of Popol Vuh and Ashra’s epic, unsurpassed highs, with more of that Gottsching inspired guitar genius sprinkled throughout….
Another truly lovely record. Beautiful, kraut inspired psychedelia, timeless, momentous and like it’s predecessor, sure to sell out super quick…."

/ Dom Martin

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released June 29, 2018

All songs are based on improvisations and they are written, performed, recorded, produced and mixed by Daniel Fridlund Brandt at “Golden grape studios” in Kville, Gothenburg, Sweden between November 2017 and April 2018.

Additional guitars in ”Hologram” by Ramo Spatalovic. Additional synth in ”Hologram” by Roy Söderqvist Brandt. Pedal steel in ”Early Morning Raga / Berga Strand” and ”Universal (Deep Into Drift Mode)” By Gideon Boley. Sitar in ”Universal (Deep Into Drift Mode)” by Bobby Lightfoot.

Graphic design and art direction by Karin Söderqvist and Daniel Fridlund Brandt, Art/DK. Mastered by Mathias Engwall at studio Havet.Track List consulting by Filip Dahlgren. Released by Deep distance and Sound effect records in June 2018. This is for Karin and Roy.

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FREE / SLOPE Gothenburg, Sweden

Kosmische studio jams based on improvisations.

Bedroom solo project by Daniel Fridlund Brandt from Gothenburg Sweden.

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