Hurricane Records - Bruniusson, Hasse

Bruniusson, Hasse - Flying Food Circus (CD)
Burlesco 7320470025666

Genre: Prog-Rock
Recorded: 2002
Released: 2002

Flying Food Circus '' is Flowerkings percussionist's solo project that include both Roine Stolt and Mats Öberg ( of Mats&Morgan and late Frank Zappa Universe Band) Progressive rock in the style of Zappa and Samla Mammas Manna. Well produced and full of heavy progressive soloing from Mats and Roine . // An outstanding prog-fusion delivery from Flower Kings keyboard player Hasse Bruniusson. But be warned - if you are looking for Flower Kings music here you will find very little of it. This music does feature Roin Stolt on guitars and his playing - when featured - is outstanding. But his playing in support of the compositions is also to be highly admired for its' sensitivity and restraint. As important a figure that he is, Roin Stolt is not the focus of this CD. In fact, I am not sure that there is a focus on any musician - certainy it does not seem to focus musically on Hasse Bruniusson. Instead it is Bruniusson's compositions which receive the focus and rightfully so. There is not a bad song here! Listing to the music you might pull out segments that bring to mind a variety of artists and recordings. I have heard Zappa, the Flower Kings and Santana/McGlothinlin's Love Devotion, and Surrender at various times. I suppose the greatest similarities would have to lie with Zappa's more lucid and less zany moments but this music is rarely zany although I will have to give a large nod to MJBrady's use of the term quirky - especially as there are lots of moments that almost make this sound like circus music. This is fusion - but not normally of the hard-diving type (thought it does have it's moments). I would give the nod more over to prog-fusion and/or fusion-prog as an overall genre or sub-genre. Whatever the lable - this is a fine album and hopefully Bruniusson will find the time and support to continue with a solo side to augment his participation in the Flower Kings. We can never have enough of work of this quality.

24.99 EUR