Shaman is the second release from the experimental music group Ex Canix, following last years’ debut, “Primi”.
The music draws inspiration from all things “cosmic” and is rooted in psych, kraut, acid, raga rock, ambient and avant-garde. Tension and balance between opposites is a hallmark for Ex Canix: e.g. order vs. chaos, earth vs. space, silence vs. thunder, harmony vs. dissonance, light vs. shade. To create, the band gets together in their collective inner space community for travels across the dimensions of mind and sound.
The root is in the rhythm and improvisation. Lars Hoffsten, of “Flowers Must Die” fame plays drums & percussion, Tjabbe Anstérus handles diverse forms of percussion and Hang Drum and Hans Bengtén plays bass. The rest of the aural spectrum is covered by Boch on electronics, cello, guitar, voice and some bass. Håkke Müller, who sadly left us in the spring of 2018, is still with us in sound and spirit as he left a rich heritance of heavenly sounds which is incorporated.
The group first got together in early 2015, although the history of playing together in different constellations goes back to the mid 1970s. This bunch of space travellers are experienced! All tracks were recorded at Bullerbyn, Linköping, Sweden, between November 2017 and September 2018. All tracks by Ex Canix. The album is produced by Ex Canix, mixed by Boch, mastered by Viktor Ottosson. The cover is created by Lars Hoffsten and Martin Daun is responsible for the layout.
