Review by Jason Barnard
Hailing from the very cool Swedish town of Uppsala, Slapran ape the great Vertigo releases of the early 70s with an excellent hard prog-rock LP. Rehearsing for 20 years for the debut album is some back story.
Opener ‘Do You Have An Open Mind?’ sets the tone with a heavy riffing instrumental before taking their lead from Pink Floyd with the excellent ‘Time’s Gonna Change’ with guest vocals from Maja Hjelm. ‘Dagsmeja’ sets the control for the heart of the prog. Side 1 closes with the bluesier ‘Buckets’ with superb guitar work from Peter Nylund.
Side 2 presents the ambitious ‘In The Spur Of The Moment’, a track that gives the whole band the chance to shine with its absorbing song suite.
300 vinyl copies have been pressed. Definitely worth a listen. Grab it now at psychotronrecords.co.uk
