{"id":3657,"date":"2016-05-18T00:05:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T23:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/severed-heads-petrol-ep-2\/"},"modified":"2018-10-19T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T17:49:49","slug":"frak-sudden-haircut-ep","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/frak-sudden-haircut-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Frak &#8211; Sudden Haircut &#8211; EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Frak<\/strong> are Bj\u00f6rn Isgren, Johan Sturesson and Jan Svensson, a trio of synthesizer lovers from Sweden. The band was formed when Svensson and Isgren\u2019s older sisters were best friends and they introduced their little brothers to each other. Inspired by Severed Heads, DAF, Human League, Devo, Skinny Puppy, the boys began collecting analog equipment and started Studio Styrka. While the band were still in their early teens they released the first FRAK cassette album in 1987 on their own record label B\u00f6rft.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 30 years later, <strong>FRAK<\/strong> continue to release their bizarre brand of Scandinavian techno with their debut release on <strong>Dark Entries<\/strong>. \u201cSudden Haircut\u201d was recorded in 2015, a ten-minute brooding, heavy hitting acid attack full of 808 drum claps aimed at the dance floor. The three remaining songs come from a studio tape the band found in their archives named \u2018FRAK \u201cAfter The Silence\u201d 2001-2010\u2019 \u201cSynthg\u00f6k\u201d and \u201cSynthfrilla\u201d were recorded in 2010 and originally released on the \u2018B\u00f6rft\u2019 EP by Sex Tags Mania in 2012. Utilizing a 808, 303, 101 and MS-10, both are supreme cuts of electro-leaning acid techno that perfectly fit the dancefloor\u2019s sweatiest moments. The deliciously rugged final track \u201cFirst Glimt I \u00d6gat\u201d is a vintage unreleased <strong>Frak<\/strong> song from 2001.<\/p>\n<p>All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Designer Eloise Leigh has created a playful DIY jacket based on a mysterious black and white photo of the band in their classic tin foil masks. Each copy comes with a black and white postcard featuring a distorted back stage photo of FRAK in their teens. \u201cForget all you know about Swedish electronic music, this is B\u00f6rft crew, the core underground of \u201cs\u00f6ta bror\u2019s\u201d techno history \u2013 here represented by Frak \u2013 a full out techno acid punch.\u201d \u2013 Juno Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dark Entries<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Almost 30 years later, <strong>FRAK<\/strong> continue to release their bizarre brand of Scandinavian techno with their debut release on <strong>Dark Entries<\/strong>. \u201cSudden Haircut\u201d was recorded in 2015, a ten-minute brooding, heavy hitting acid attack full of 808 drum claps aimed at the dance floor. The three remaining songs come from a studio tape the band found in their archives named \u2018FRAK \u201cAfter The Silence\u201d 2001-2010\u2019 \u201cSynthg\u00f6k\u201d and \u201cSynthfrilla\u201d were recorded in 2010 and originally released on the \u2018B\u00f6rft\u2019 EP by Sex Tags Mania in 2012. Utilizing a 808, 303, 101 and MS-10, both are supreme cuts of electro-leaning acid techno that perfectly fit the dancefloor\u2019s sweatiest moments. 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