Sulatron Records is very happy about this release! Two bands that are friends and shared the same stage together and are now on this LP. SPECK from Austria and INTERKOSMOS from Spain, Austria and Germany.
SPECK is a trio from Vienna performing high-energy space kraut rituals since 2019.
One day they got a message saying „Hey guys, I want to start something new called the Metz Sessions and I would love to start with SPECK“. Sebastian Hödlmoser is the mastermind behind the Metz Sessions and he tried to build a platform for upcoming musicians from Austria. So, they went there, played some jams, had a good time and here it is! This was actually the first take they did and they had a great feeling about it.
The Metz Session was recorded and mixed in April 2021 at a former stonemasonry in Lower Austria by Sebastian Hödlmoser. Mastering by Alexandr Vatagin.
SPECK are Marcel Cultrera (git, voc), Lisa Winkelmüller (b) and Patrick Säuerl (dr).
INTERKOSMOS was founded in 2008 in Austria by 3 guys from 3 countries. After a few concerts in Austria and Spain they went into a 12 years hiatus and played a show with Speck in 2021 in Vienna. In the same week they started recording a new album. The track on the split LP was recorded at the Space Farm Ahoi Festival (at Böllerbauer in upper Austria) in 2008, and finished by Sula with some minor Synthesizer overdubs and mixing in 2022. Mastering by Krautrock legend Eroc.
Sergio Ceballos (from Mohama Saz, Melange, ex RIP KC): Guitar. Pablo Carneval/Bernhard Fasching (Zone Six, Electric Moon): Drums. Sula Bassana/Dave Schmidt (Zone Six, Die Raumpatrouille, ex Electric Moon etc.): Bass, Synth
LP comes on randomly colored 180 grams recycled vinyl made in Germany, limited to 500 copies
supported by 5 fans who also own “SPECK / INTERKOSMOS - split LP colour”
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my full review on Veil of Sound:
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supported by 4 fans who also own “SPECK / INTERKOSMOS - split LP colour”
Medicine is one of the most hauntingly beautiful albums I've ever had to privilege to hear. It helped me get more in touch with my own self, spirituality and nature. It certainly lives up to its name. The flutes, drumming and percussion are just wonderful. This is a great album to let play all the way through. pimblycharles