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1st Official Reissue of Kontinuerlig Drift - Kontinuerlig Drift

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Release date: May 1 2026

Format: Vinyl LP (180 gr., 350 GSM covers, 4 vinyl colors, each numbered to 100 copies, bonus CD, 2-page insert)


Cat. no: PQR050/51 

File under: Flasket Brinner, Archimedes Badkar, Mecki Mark Men, International Harvester, Gandalf, Handgjort, Stenblomma,

 

Available on May 1st

 

Pursuant to PQR’s reissue of San Michael’s and Gandalf’s albums (both sold out in a flash), and more recently of Midsommar’s debut, we continue digging into the gold reserves of the Swedish 70s underground to unearth the highly collectable album by KONTINUERLIG DRIFT (meaning ‘continuous operation’ in Swedish). Just like GANDALF, this is a versatile album, equally split into ethnoprog, psychedelic and bluesy moments, all of which were indispensable facets of the band’s prolonged live appearances ever since the early 70s.  This is an indispensable album for Scandinavian psych/prog collectors, showcasing a unique blend between Flasket Brinner’s ethnoprog orientation and Mecki Mark Men’s drifting psychedelia. Liksom En Herdinna and Gånglåt Från Vettet, 7 and 10-minutes long respectively, are the ethnoprog-cum-hippiefolk highlights, both constituting exercises in outlandishly quasi-freakout dialogues between sax, violin, piano, bass, and electric guitar. The latter begins with a more conservatively attuned progression, prior to wavering into a psychedelic guitar solo that is followed by the rest instruments’ solo exhibitions, whereas the former features an intentionally drifting accompanying piano in semi-drunken soloing mode, as deconstructive variations deploy of the permeating folk theme that sets the tone, but not the trajectory of bifurcations that multiply in line with the constantly augmented multi-instrumentalist armory, culminating in a serene lullaby spearheaded by cowbells’ interpretation. Indianens Blod and Se Men Inte Röra make up the psychedelic side of the album, marked by alternatingly mesmerizing and aggressive solos, with the latter’s thematic pattern bearing a striking resemblance to Iggy Pop’s The Passenger. This is the first, collectable reissue of the album in 400 numbered copies and 4 colors (of 100x copies each), remastered by the band, and including a bonus CD with ultra-rare and previously unreleased tracks and a 2-page insert with the band’s official bio.

 

AVAILABLE ON PQRDirect webstore

LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in yellow and red on trans blue splatter vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-driftyellowredblue

LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in trans green vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-drift-lpbonus-cd-lim-to-100-copies-in-trans-green-vinyl

LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in red on clear splatter vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-drift-lpbonus-cd-lim-to-100-copies-in-red-on-clear-splatter-vi

LP+Bonus CD, lim. to 100 copies in purple vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/kontinuerlig-drift-kontinuerlig-drift-lpbonus-cd-lim-to-100-copies-in-purple-vinyl

 

Listen @ Bandcamp

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/album/kontinuerlig-drift

Indianens blot

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/track/indianens-blod

Gånglåt Från Vettet

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/track/g-ngl-t-fr-n-vettet





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