PRIVATE CINEMA

"Slaraffenland are a Danish quintet who've studied hard at the avant-garde school of Sonic Youth and mix elements of rock, free jazz, electronica, classical, and punk into some pretty eclectic chaos on their latest release, Private Cinema. Eruptions of noise follow melodic passages that eventually drift into beautiful jams that unquestionably recall the freeness of the Sonics, while added brass and woodwind instrumentation evokes the dramatic flair of Sufjan Stevens. There are even some ambient overtones reminiscent of Tortoise." www.silentuproar.com