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REVOLVER (Norway Rock Magazine)
August, 2010
Review by Knud J. Strand
FFT is something as rare as a krautfolk-band. Their debut album is recorded without the use of electric guitars, but this is compensated very well for, with the help of acoustic guitars, banjo, and not the least a string of ear candy-inducing instruments like rhodes, theremin, wurlitzer, mellomtron etc. So how does it all sound, then? Actually tremendous, thank you. Gifted musicians with backgrounds from various underground bands in Oslo, have since the start in 2005 slowly, but surely created a mighty consistent and enjoyable record. The quartet consists of Tommy Thørn, Espen Strøm, Magnus Andersen Husum and Christian Næss. All four play a number of instruments, as well as singing. A mixture of folk, punk, kraut, blues, psychedelia, bluegrass and British Invasion is cited as references. That in itself is fair enough, but the result is considerably more interesting than the sum of the aforementioned parts. Downright strikingly impressive. An accomplished, diverse and thrilling record. Favourite tracks at the time of writing: "Rosemary", "Morning Stars" and "Murder Ballad". But favourite tracks have a tendency to change from day to day. These almost three quarters of an hour can be enjoyed in its entirety with confidence. 5/6
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