Life on Earth- Look!!! There is life on Earth
(Subliminal Sounds XMLP SUB21)
From Aural Innovations #38 (Jan 2008)
Life on Earth! is a new band (project) of Mattias Gustavsson’s, from
the Swedish band Dungen. Together with some fellow travelling kindred musical
spirits (musicians from Dungen, The Works, Town & Country and Mia Doi Todd)
he has created an album of 60’s inspired pop-folk psychedelia. Life on
Earth starts off with a flute solo but is a quite upbeat track with congas,
bass, guitars, special psych out effects (space echo). Cool song. Next is Sell
your Soul to Me. City by the Sea is a real folk track with some cool psychedelic
stuff mixed in. Life Turns Fast is a short spacey instrumental. Endless Variety
has that really cool 60’s vibe and reminds me a lot of Mandra gora Lightshow
Society. The band totally freaks out at the end and then this leads into a nice
spacey acoustic piece that is not titled. That ends side A… Barefoot on
Tiptoe is a mostly acoustic track with dual vocals (mixed with a bit like they
are in another room, airy feel). Bubble of Magic is also acoustic but a more
60’s feeling Crosby Stills and Nash like track. You are There and After
a few years we settled Down (they play spaced out stuff at the end of this track)
reminds me of Nick Castro. Got Kids and Bought our First Car Right in between
is a bit jazzy. Right in Between ends this pretty cool psychedelic rock-folk
record.
Check out the band web site at: http://www.myspace.com/lifeonearth1
Check out the record label web site at: http://www.subliminalsounds.se
Reviewed by Scott Heller