Space madness from Norwegian progger’s spin-off project.
Electrond is the brainchild of Trond Gjellum, the drummer in Oslo prog bands Panzerpappa and Suburban Savages. For this electronic side-project, Gjellum taps into the universes of far-out composers, such as German avant-garde titans Conrad Schnitzler and the late Manuel Göttsching, bringing his own eccentricities to the party.
Onstage he assumes PPE clothing and covers his head and body like a post-apocalyptic lab technician. It’s in keeping with the extended EP’s title, although Uneasy Listening is a misnomer. Opener Apogee is stately, like a numinous ballroom of the imagination, while Cicada chimes with retro-futurist nostalgia. There’s a charming, almost ramshackle DIY element to all of these songs, bringing a tatterdemalion elegance that feels rather like a rocket ship lost in space, majestic yet…
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Prog (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 138