Sunday, December 25, 2022

Onségen Ensemble - Realms (2022)

The fourth album from this band from Finland.

The band was an eight piece big band with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, didgeridoo, ocarina, flute, mellotron and vocals.

This band from the far north in Finland, well beyond the Arctic Circle, has returned again with this album.

The music has it's basis in space rock. It is indeed space rock but with a lot of psych rock influences and a lot of brass band and Mexican tijuana brass jazz influences too. 

There are no songs structures here and hardly any vocals. These forty minutes is just floating away on the top of a lake of of multiple instruments and solos. 

The music has a lot of interesting details. It is also pretty relaxing although far from being ambient. This is space rock but on this band's own terms and conditions.

The result is a good album and one to check out if space rock is your thing.

3 points



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