Major Parkinson - Blackbox (180g LP in Gatefold)
From Our Friends at Karisma Records.
Blackbox is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian cult prog rock outfit Major Parkinson. Come over to the passenger side, open the lid and embark on an unparalleled journey through cinematic, progressive soundscapes and otherworldly melodies. In the able hands of sound maestro Yngve Leidulv Sætre, this Blackbox has been forged in stainless dark matter and is filled to the brim with musical excess. It is a treasure chest pulled patiently from the ocean floor, through shoals of curious starfish. It’s a night ride through a snowy and moonlit mountain pass, under the pale flicker of oddly shaped constellations.
The seven members of the band spent the better part of two years creating this album, partly in the legendary Duper Studio, and partly in their own dungeon - Degaton Studio. Linn Frøkedal (Misty Coast, Low Frequency in Stereo) contributes on no less than four tracks with her haunting vocals, and a plethora of guest musicians have all added their unique blends to further elevate the Blackbox experience. Frenetic horn sections, angelic strings, rusty hammers, paper planes and rocket ships. This album has it all.
With this release, Major Parkinson gives you an uncompromising work, somewhere in the crossroads between progressive rock, cinematic pop, heavy industry and icy Arctic electronics. Roll out the black carpet!
Check them out:
https://youtu.be/sXf_x3zt4p4?list=OLAK5uy_mEWNnCrNLf2M61-f_ioGTXrd5FgeiDSfE
https://youtu.be/kT7LKPRUezY?list=OLAK5uy_mEWNnCrNLf2M61-f_ioGTXrd5FgeiDSfE
https://youtu.be/kmLWWltihfQ?list=OLAK5uy_mEWNnCrNLf2M61-f_ioGTXrd5FgeiDSfE
Tracks:
Side A:
- 1. Lover, Lower Me Down
- 2. Night Hitcher
- 3. Before The Helmets
- 4. Isabel: A Report To An Academy
- 5. Scenes From Edison’s Black Maria
Side B:
- 6. Madeleine Crumbles
- 7. Baseball
- 8. Strawberry Suicide
- 9. Blackbox
Format: 2LP
Artist: Major Parkinson
Release Date: October 27, 2017