Big of moustache and tight of trouser, Horisont drink from the bottomless wellspring of inspiration that's been bubbling up through the layers of time since the birth of the blues - or Blue Oyster Cult at the very least. Theirs is a sound that harks back to the dawn of the ‘70s, when a new clutch of heads decided it was time to harsh the ‘60s hippies' mellow and paint it black; those years when the twin spirit of hard rock and prog rose to redefine sound.
Today the band releases their video for the song "Bad News”:
This quintet's rock trip might be retro but their songwriting is timeless; a good melody lives forever and Horisont have songs in abundance. New album Odyssey is exactly as its title suggests: an epic journey into the known. A sonic trip. A mighty voyage of sound. You could even call their fourth full release a concept album - although they themselves prefer "space saga". Either way it's a brave band who open their album with a ten minute-long track, yet on the album's title track Horisont dive straight into the deep end, delivering space-rock with all the dexterity and deftness of the very best prog rock's finest, such as early Yes or Kansas.
Odyssey was recorded in Studio Kust in Gothenburg with producer by Henrik Magnusson. It was, the band explain their most harmonious creative period ever. "No Horisont recording session has ever been this good," admits Delborg. "We had worked with Henrik on our 'Break The Limit' single and knew that he was our guy. All the basics where recorded live in just a couple of days. Then we spent a lot of time on the intricate details."
The artwork for Odyssey harks back to both classic sci-fi paperbacks and prime prog rock albums of the ‘70s. "We wanted a slightly disturbed, Asimov-esque science fiction cover that told the story of Odyssey," says drummer Pontus Jordan. "Tom knew this guy who was really in to old science fiction stuff and he had done the cover for The Order Of Israfel. So we meet the guy and it was the one and only Henrik Jacobsen. And he really nailed it."
Their first two albums Tva Sidor Av Horisonten (2009) and Second Assault (2012) earned Horisont a special place in the rock underground, while Time Warriors (2013) was a no-holds barred demonstration of classic rock and metal combined with a fearlessly inventive streak, and took them to a wider international audience. And now comes Odyssey, a bold leap into more expansive and ethereal musical territory. It's the band's first to feature native Australian and former Church Of Misery guitarist Tom Sutton.
The new line-up change sees a definite gear-shift too. Here Horisont play as if their lives depend upon it: dueling guitars do battle in an endlessly thrilling interplay over a rhythm section that gallops like wild horses across the frozen tundra. And cutting through the middle, Axel Söderberg's howling heartfelt vocals delivered with a space-age sense of soulfulness.
Odyssey tracklisting:
“Odyssey”
“Break The Limit”
“Blind Leder Blind”
“Bad News”
“Light My Way”
“The Night Stalker”
“Flying”
“Back On The Streets”
“Beyond The Sun”
“Red Light”
“StÑder Brinner”
“Timmarna”
Horisont lineup:
Axel Söderberg - vocals
Charlie Van Loo - guitar
Tom Sutton - guitar
Magnus Delborg - bass
Pontus Jordan – drums
(Photo by: Anders Bergstedt)
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