About this item

'The Afterlife' was first released as a CD on Buried Treasure in early 2024. Utilising an array of vintage instruments, Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist, Retep Polo a.k.a. Peter Olof Fransson, conjures layered, avant-garde yet deceptively melodic chorales & dream-like mantras soaked in waves of 1960's psychedelia with fuzz guitars, pastoral acoustics, buzzing synths & hypnotic percussion. Featuring the magisterial, sage-like presence of Dorothy Moskowitz (The United States Of America) who contributes voices, words & additional music, plus Emily Brown Soldberg, Svante Sjostedt & Dorothy's grandson, Hudson "Boom" Persson, together they create an album rich in arcane sound, eery mysticism & urgent prophecy. Fans of late 1960's psychedelia, early 1970's experimental rock & eco-conceptual electronics will find much to savour amongst the 11 tracks on this new & finely crafted, vinyl edition.

Dorothy has explored similar themes throughout her remarkable career, notably on the 1968 The United States of America album - an enduring psych classic & major influence on artists such as Broadcast, Stereolab & Portishead. With Peter's meticulous production bringing things full-circle yet sharply up to date, the album inhabits a sonic world comparable to White Noise, Mort Garson, Alessandro Alessandroni, Alain Goraguer, Franco Battiato, Maria Monti & Francois de Roubaix.

'The Afterlife' is a profound, moving paean to nature's self-regulating cycles and our fragile planet. Listen to the promo & watch the animation below to judge for yourself. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Retep Folo, Dorothy Moskowitz & Hudson "Boom" Persson - Ants
2. Retep Folo & Hudson "Boom" Persson - The Beast
3. Retep Folo & Dorothy Moskowitz - Chaos Is Come
4. Retep Folo - The Awakening Of Love In The Spring (Instrumental)
5. Retep Folo, Dorothy Moskowitz & Svante Sjostedt - Foxes & Magpies
6. Retep Folo & Dorothy Moskowitz - Running Time
7. Retep Folo & Emily Brown Solberg - Sun
8. Retep Folo & Svante Sjostedt - The Enchanted People
9. Retep Folo, Dorothy Moskowitz & Svante Sjostedt - River River
10. Retep Folo & Dorothy Moskowitz - Falling Skies
11. Retep Folo, Dorothy Moskowitz & Svante Sjostedt - The Afterlife