Scraps of Tape.

The day after the live of La Casa Fantom in Berlin, it was the turn of another scandinavian band, the swedish Scraps of Tape. The fact that the first guitarist wore an Audrey t-shirt points out alot about their post-rock influences. I must say that I was pretty surprised about their perfomance. They had a bucket filled with energy and spoke in between every song. Everyone was soaked in sweat, and the crowd (perhaps around 60 peps) had the groove going on.

One thing I like about Scraps of tape, is that they tend to play what ever they feel like. The've got a really interesting indie/post rock thing going on. Melodic guitars followed by strong punch like drums with explosions of "emotion" from time to time. It's like a well balanced roaler coaster. They've marched through different phases though since 2001 when they kicked off. Their most recent album Resident Flux has received great reviews, and will be promoted in combination with the bands first North american tour and second Japan tour.

I now give you one of my favourite songs, from their third release Read Between the Line all the Time, which reminds me very much of Explosions in the Sky, and the early Mogwai.

Cheers, Captain