Postscriptum – Prophet: deny

Release date: 21-09-2007, Label: India Records
By: Nina Mende

  PostScriptum had their live debut in 2005 at By:Larm, Scandinavia’s largest
  club festival. Their two shows were no less than amazing, and brought the band
  plenty of attention. They recorded the EP “pre post” and released
  it on their own label Post Recordings. By late summer of 2005, the single “One
  Day” had achieved significant play-time on both radio and TV, and “pre
  post” entered the Norwegian hit lists.

  PostScriptum played several live festivals, including Norway’s biggest summer
  festival, Quart. At Hell Music Festival, they even had the honour of joining
  guitar legend Steve Morse (Deep Purple) on stage.

  At the beginning of 2006, the songs “One Day” and “Your Eyes”
  were picked up by radios all across Europe. The leading German music website
  MyOwnMusic.de elected “Your Eyes” as “Hit des Tages”, resulting
  in even better radio rotations and the opportunity for an EP release on the
  German market. During 2006, their songs spread and achieved high rotation in
  world leading indie radio stations like XND Radio, Radio X FM and MoozikooRadio.
  In Germany, the EP was a success. PostScriptum’s future seems bright, as the
  band said goodbye to 2006 by topping both the highlights- and expectations lists
  of the German underground music scene!

  Back home in Norway, 2007 started off with every indie band’s dream: for the
  “Spellemann 2006”, the Norwegian Grammy Comittee wanted the best unsigned
  Norwegian band for a live TV performance at the Grammies. PostScriptum was just
  what they were looking for, and their performance confirmed the buzz already
  surrounding the band.

  I know of this band for about a year now, and I really liked them from the
  beginning. Now, that their album Prophet:Deny is released, I just had to get
  the CD. So I was really excited as I finally had it. And here is my impression
  of the album:

GORGEOUS!! A MUST-HAVE.

  And here the review for everybody who didn’t run off to buy the album
  right away:
  PostScriptum is from Norway, so I guess you’d expect something melancholic
  and dark. And yes, the album is melancholic and dark in a way, but not depressive,
  no, it more spreads the feeling of being satisfied, complete and happy. Really
  nice. The lyrics are deep and not always happy, but the melodies and music all
  in all gives you that feeling. Petter (the singer) has a gorgeous voice, singing
  high and low, you could easily fall in love with.

  The first song of the album “Garbage man” reminds a little bit of
  Phillip Boa with its style. The album continues with “This is dynamite”,
  which gets stuck in your head, and it’s real dynamite for parties and the
  dancefloor as well as your heart. Next is “East of Egypt” is a slow
  song and the ballad on the album, a perfect song for an acoustic set and/or
  cold nights. A beautiful love song.
  “When you leave me” starts out quite powerful and is another song
  that gets stuck in your head, this song reminds a little bit of Chris Isaak
  and the old stuff of The Cure.
  “Sounds of home” is a very nice and thoughtful song, as well as “One
  day”, which is also a very optimistic one.
  “Departure”, a song which is also featured on the latest Sonic Seducer
  sampler, reminds of A-HA. A song perfect for walks along the shore in the late
  autumn sun, romantic and slow.
  The last song “where did my love go” reminds of A-HA again.
  A gorgeous album that I can recommend to everybody.

Line Up:
  Petter K. Skippervold – vocals, acoustic guitar
  ArnFinn Stautland– Bass
  K.B. – guitar
  Stig Vaernes – drums