Camera Obscura Records is very pleased to be able to present the latest Dipsomaniacs CD to you. Although this is their fourth full-length release, it is the first that will be widely available outside Europe. After the almost "concept album" feel of predecessor "Braid of Knees" this latest album returns to the pure song focus of the earlier "Reverb No Hollowness" album. This means that it can be firmly placed on a continuum of modern but 60s-influenced paisley pop, which started with bands like The Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate and continued on to bands like Green Pajamas, Olivia Tremor Control and The Photon Band. In fact, two tracks were co-written with the Photon Band's Art Di Furia ("Of Reaching Out" and "Bring Flowers to the Courthouse"), and the result is pure Transatlantic pop bliss. Di Furia also contributes vocals to the latter track. Aside from the songs, the key to the Dipsomaniacs sound is the extraordinary Lennon-on-Nitrous-Oxide vocal work of Holm. His voice is an instrument as instantly psychedelic as the sound of the backward-masked guitar or the sitar. The studio work on the album strikes a superb contrast between the immediate and the baroque, by recording songs as a band live in the studio, then over-dubbing strings and horns at subsequent sessions.

Personnel:

Øyvind Holm - lead and backing vocals, guitars, singing e-bow, sitar, harmonica, tambourine, feedback/noise
Thomas Henriksen - Roland Promars, Roland Juno-60, Farfisa, piano, theremin, tambourine, sound effects, backing vocals
Arve Bæstmorsjan - drums, tablas, tambourine
Robert Skjærvik - bass