Bootcut - Suspended Animation (2013)

Rikard Sjöblom is mainly known for his role as founder, keyboardist, guitarist and singer of Swedish proggers Beardfish. With Bootcut, the man found himself a side project with a slightly different angle. Together with drummer and percussionist Petter Diamant he creates a unique sound of organ and drums, with an occasional keyboard or synthesizer to fill the blanks. The result is best described by what Sjöblom writes on his web site: "It´s rock, it´s jazz, it´s funk, mixed up with whatever feels right at the moment (the moment can sometimes provide stupid circus-music)."

The duo recorded their first album "Hammond vs. Drums" in 2002, but only released it on Gadfly records in 2005, followed a year late by the independent release "De Fluff" - which was also already recorded two years earlier, in 2004. The liner notes to the latter announce it as "the first of two albums awaiting release".

A must-listen for those who love the sound of the Hammond B3, and all those who are interested in something different, with a jazzy influence.