Description
Windborne is the debut album from young Norwegian power-trio
Kanaan. With components from jazz, fusion and post-rock they have created six extended pieces of blazing free-form psychedelia. While the band is rooted in the same spirit that gave birth to
Mahavishnu Orchestra and
Larry Coryell”s
The Eleventh House in the 1970s, there”s a distinctive modern flavor to Kanaan. Their Scandinavian genealogy is apparent as well; their intricate song structures seems to be branching off the same stem as
Motorpsycho,
Papir, and
Jaga Jazzist. Opening track “”A. Hausenbecken”” feels like a sudden blast of refreshing Nordic air, with rolling guitar leads and growling Fender Rhodes. But Kanaan aren”t afraid to get deep and heavy; the B-side dives into straight-up
Sabbath territory, with “”Act Upon The Mundane World”” and “”The Groke””, before ending the album with the abstract, free-flowing title track “”Windborne””.
