relax norway, relax!!!

i recently listened to the new album "New Kind Of Orchide" of norwegian based 4 piece psychedelics Rancho Relaxo. their 6th cd is a perfect mixture of shoegazing guitars, creaping beats and floating lyrics. although it's their 6th release, i've never heard of this band so far. too ignorrant? i don't know, but listening to the whole album at once is like sitting in the train, relaxing, looking out of the big dirty window, the landscape is flashing by, your eyes almost closed and then, suddenly, there is this voice anouncing the next station...this moment where you get reanimated of your numbness... the title track "new kind of orchide" of the album is such a moment... the song is accompanied by big dark organs... love it. other highlights are "wisdom blackout" or "i love you so"...

even though, the albums songs don't vary too much, except those train-announces, it is a great dark shoegaze album with this scandinavian influences and a soft touch of folk rock... so lay back, relax and think of the train as you listen to the music of Rancho Relaxo... what a name ;-)