FRAK レコード& CD

Review: Swedish legends Frak show no signs of slowing down as they close out their third decade in the music business. This curious 7" follows a recent excursion on Dark Entries and features the earliest pre-teenage recordings of Jan Svensson and his Frak cohorts, dug out from the depths of the Borft archives. Given the relative youth of when Frak recorded them, it's no surprise the five short tunes that make up Stadium Sound are cheery, melodious and cheeky, with cheap-sounding synthesizer melodies and off-kilter drum machine rhythms the order of the day. Of course, it's not all sugar coated, tongue-in-cheek silliness, with "Artline" and the sludgy "Dallig Dammsugare" neatly emphasizing their experimental credentials. Best of all, though, is the deep, woozy, melodious and loved-up pop cut "Don't Leave Me", which sounds like it was recorded in a cement mixer.