UFO Over Lapland

High up in Swedish Lapland, in Umeå, somewhere between the Northern Lights, white snow and howling blizzards, four musicians recorded long hypnotic Krautrock sessions. The result: UFO Över Lappland, originally released on cassette in 2016 with only 50 copies, both editions selling out immediately. The 2018 Sulatron CD release finally opened up the self-titled debut to a wider audience.

Five completely instrumental tracks between six and twelve minutes long unfold a sound that connects Hawkwind directly with the motorik pulse of Neu! The opener Keep On Keepin' On Space Truckin' starts with twelve minutes as a programmatic statement: a tightly compact Krautrock groove that propels forward like a mercurial drive. JaEDeJae is funkier and edgier, Podzol is more tribal and reminiscent of Tangerine Dream, Nothing That Lives Has... Such Eyes! once again pushes with Hawkwind energy. As a CD bonus track, Lemmy On The Beach, as hot as its namesake, rounds off the picture.

Seldom does a debut sound so mature and distinctive. Terrascope simply called it one of the best debut albums in the genre. There is nothing more to add.

UFO Över Lappland are
Krister Mörtsell – guitar
Christer Blomquist – bass
Peter Basun – synths
Andreas Rejdvik – drums