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We do not currently ship to Russia. Orders placed by Russian customers will be reimbursed, minus €7 which is the price of the mp3 album. We apologise for inconvencience to Russian fans who are as outraged by recent events as we are.
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LP limited gatefold 12" - red vinyl (300 copies)
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Limbs make lightweight levers
a million muscle motors
piston lungs keep pushing
groaning wheels keep grinding
Pride in your work
Let the wheel spin
Life on the line
Let the wheel spin
Give me your right hand now
Knucklecog!
Shoulder to the wheel now
Knucklecog!
Precious futures forfeit
to fuel the money-maker
Dead mechanics made from
vibrant living parts
to keep the wheel aspin
This river asks no questions
This river does not expect
This river gives no reasons
does not accept
does not reject
This river flows for no-one
This river hears no call
This river has no mercy
waits for no-one
runs for all
Oh to drift anywhither
Oh to float to anywhere
This river never hurries
This river never slows
This river cares for no-one
wants no love
needs no love
gives no love
it only flows
and flows
about
Shamblemaths 2: If this isn't good enough, we can't help you!
The second album is darker, heavier, knottier, yet also more fragile, more vulnerable. It has taken five years, countless studio hours, but zero compromises, as hours of music were distilled to 45 intense minutes, each one of which a deliberate and necessary part. Not a calorie was spent, however, catering to anyone's preferences but our own. Perhaps it constitutes a change of direction, but then, Shamblemaths never had a direction to begin with.
Most people won’t like “Shamblemaths 2”, but then, we don’t try to please “most people”. We’d much rather have a profound impact on a few than be liked by many!
Some might call it retro-prog, some will say it flies in the face of convention, most will call it a bloody racket. They’ll all be right. And wrong. Either way, we don’t particularly care.
Here are bad-mannered rockers, reinterpretations of a 20th century string quartet and a third-century hymn, and contemporary classical moments. There is anger and awe, despair and quiet melancholy, fear, doubt, and the faintest embers of hope. You find thundering fuzz bass, eerie mellotrons and soft, mellow winds. Yet all the elements are chosen and constructed to form a coherent album which is more than a collection of tunes. At least, that’s the intention.
Shamblemaths is currently Simen Å. Ellingsen (soprano/alto/tenor/baritone sax, guitar, vo-cals, recorder, sundry implements) and Ingvald A. Vassbø (drums, xylophone) with Ellingsen the principal writer. The album could not have materialised without a jaw-dropping performance by bassist Eskild Myrvoll (Kanaan) and keyboard wizard PAolo "Ske" Botta (Ske, Yugen, Not a Good Sign) lending his genius, alongside an array of indispensable guest musicians.
In real life, Ellingsen is a university Professor of Fluid Mechanics. Vassbø is a full-time musician, also member of Kanaan, Juno, Sex Magick Wizards, Valerio & his Intentiona and the Verge, as well as being a prolific session musician.
credits
released October 22, 2021
Simen Å. Ellingsen: soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, electric and acoustic guitars, soprano recorder, tin whistle, vocals, chant, whispers, sax samples, occasional keyboards
Ingvald A. Vassbø: drums, xylophone
with:
Eskild Myrvoll: bass guitar
Paolo Botta: keyboards (4,5,6)
Eirik Ø. Dischler: keyboards (2,3,9)
Marianne Lønstad: vocals (2,9)
Anna Gaustad Nistad: vocals (4,6)
Pia M. Samset: vocals (3,5)
Leon Li: bassoon (4,6)
Eivor Å. Ellingsen (age 6): vocals (7)
Michael Francis Duch: double bass (7,8)
Morten A. Nome: double bass (1)
Ask Vatn Strøm: guitar cameo (6)
15 seconds of track 6 performed by Kanaan
Shamblemaths is a proggier-than-thou duo-with-guests, unabashedly taking our cues from the golden 70s. We aim for quality
over quantity -- our records have taken hundreds of hours, but zero compromises.
Shamblemaths is Simen Å. Ellingsen (saxes, guitars, vocals, sundry implements), and Ingvald A. Vassbø (drums, xylophone). And an array of distinguished guests....more
Pretty much the perfect prog album. Complex, layered, melodic, supreme orchestration. (And check out the sax playing on "La Nona Onda". Yeah, it's Simen playing) Shamblemaths
supported by 91 fans who also own “Shamblemaths 2”
The new live EP by Ryan W. Stevenson's project reminded me, that this debut album must have been gone down the wishlist... If instrumental Canterbury stuff is your thing, this should be a no-brainer. Firmly rooted in the past (late 60s, 70s), nevertheless with a fresh sound. Guests incude The Tangent's Andy Tillison and Soft Machine's Theo Travis. Carsten Pieper
supported by 88 fans who also own “Shamblemaths 2”
This might be the least folky of the Wobbler releases and I wasn't sure about it at all.
After a few listens however I'm loving the inventiveness and the endless melodies, all driven along by Kristian Hultgren's wonderful percussive bass. PartTimeZombie