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spooky

by Skalar

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My Friend 05:35
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2.
Vampires 03:23
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3.
Selfish New Advances 03:36
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4.
Super Good Advice 05:02
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5.
Black Mamba 08:07
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Hiding Time's Over 03:25
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Trumpet Airhorns 04:36
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Old Bigmouth 05:36
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Silver Mermaid 05:54
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about

Five years after their debut EP “Miracle Cure” Skalar is back with an album-length CD called “spooky”. The trio still plays their very own blend of folk-rock with a full yet subtle rhythm section accompanying guitar- or Rhodes-based songs with lots of melodies and harmony vocals.

The band took their time to finish this album, produced by Skalar and recording-wizard Bernhard Rupprecht at Black Sheep in Neuss, Germany. Bernie was eager to get the best aural results out of the recording-, mixing- and mastering-procedures – and after being one and a half years in the making the album is full-bodied and mature now. The range includes traditionally structured folky songs, enhancements of those with bits of noise ’n’ rattle, some dub-groove- leanings and a psychedelic-freak-out. To expand Skalar’s trio-sound some honored guests added soulful organ-soli, brooding double-bass lines and even more harmony vocal layers (but: electric guitars can’t be found on “spooky”).

As for the title: It wasn’t done intentionally but over the years so many eerie and other-worldly motifs came together that the title “spooky” now seems more than apt. There’s a mermaid, a poisonous snake, a big bad wolf, an old lady clearing her good name from the afterlife – there’re little lights in dark woods, strange happenings in a coastal town and some vampires thrown in for good measure.

To give the album a jewelry-box-look the graphic-designer Christian Witt developed a shiny Digipack-cover which wouldn’t be out of place in an Art Deco boudoir.

So, all in all here’s a little treasure chest filled with heart-felt gems from Skalar – please take your time and listen.

credits

released October 1, 2021

Anne Smidt - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Sebastian Birk - bass, vocals, keyboards
Groucho Kangaroo - drums, percussion

guests:

Jürgen Dahmen – keyboards
Oldrik Scholz – harmony vocals
Freddy Mast – harmony vocals
Moussa Varolgil – trumpets
Frank Henkemeyer – double bass
The Crew of Unshaven Seafarers – backing vocals

Produced by Bernhard Rupprecht and Skalar.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Bernhard Rupprecht at Black Sheep in 2020/2021
Artwork by Christian Witt.
Photography by Frank Henkemeyer.

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