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Shamblemaths 2

by Shamblemaths

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    Iincludes exclusive right to purchase EP/maxi single, estimated sometime 2024 (we apologise that it keeps getting delayed due to a number of factors ... but it will happen!) which will only be available in physical form to costumers who buy "Shamblemaths" or "Shamblemaths 2" on CD or Vinyl from the band directly (Discogs, BandCamp, shamblemaths.com).

    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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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Iincludes exclusive right to purchase EP/maxi single, estimated sometime 2024 (we apologise that it keeps getting delayed due to a number of factors ... but it will happen!) which will only be available in physical form to costumers who buy "Shamblemaths" or "Shamblemaths 2" on CD or Vinyl from the band directly (Discogs, BandCamp, shamblemaths.com).

    SHIPPING: shipping from Norway is expensive! To keep shipping below the ludicrous where possible, we ship orders of 3 items or less UNTRACKED to some countries*. We (the band) have to act as insurers ourself (meaning we reimburse if it gets lost or damaged), so for vinyl we add an extra €3 for that. IF YOU WANT TRACKED SHIPPING, please contact us. It's €31 (Europe). For most other countries we normally only send tracked which is unfortunately €34, but that's flat rate no matter how much you order. If you are ordering SEVERAL ITEMS please contact us -- the BandCamp shipping calculator is not very flexible, so it's possible you can have some money refunded. For any questions, feel free to contact us!

    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.

    *Tracked, uninsured: NL, PL, CZ, SE, DK, HU, LVA, EST, BE, FIN, FR, AT, GB, ISL, LUX, SVN, SVK, DE, CH, IR, HR
    *Untracked: USA, CAN, AUS, NZL, rest of Europe
    *Tracked, insured: Rest of the World

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Måneskygge 01:04
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Knucklecog 09:56
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
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Say something Tell me you haven’t already been and gone Please Amen
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This River 09:04
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

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Shamblemaths Trondheim, Norway

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.
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