eggstone 'april and may'

 

it's no great surprise to see one of the best songs from eggstone's third album released as a single. but the last of the three bonus tracks really lift you from the ground: 'mizu', 'water' in japanese, remade into a stomping bossa version. the amazing charm of it all compensates for the fact that per sunding has to concentrate so hard on his japanese, that his singing is a tad more unstable than usual. (note: this reviewer has failed to recognize the real vocalist on 'mizu' - hideki kaji!)

'penguin' is a short, instrumental tune that combines the moody feel from the persuaders theme, with the theme from the swedish 70's detective series 'ärliga blå ögon'. 'waiting for the bell' is more of a real song, and really far too good to be hidden away on an ep.

value for money.



maria g. francke
sydsvenska dagbladet, 21 april 1997