Magic Lantern, The - The Magic Lantern CD EP [CD]

Krister Mrtsell was in a hardcore band called Soapboxfrom Umea, Sweden, home to Refused and a burgeoning hardcore punk scene. The Magic Lantern began as animprovisation project with Krister and several friends recording live directly to minidiscs. They began to release a series of limited edition cd-r releasescapturing their improvisations and these quickly sold out. This self-titled debut was recorded with six musicians in a Umea apartment. Improvisationis still a main force is the composition of new material, but the songs have solidified anddeveloped from that initial point. Influences range from post-rock, kraut rock, andspacerock to experimental noise, ambient, and even industrial music.