Skadedyr is something out of the ordinary. The group consists of 12 musicians in all, and an even larger number of instruments. With a brass section, guitars, keyboards, vocals, two drummers, strings and accordion, they are positively bursting with musical images and narratives.
Their music is both accessible and uncompromising, and stylistically they could be described as an octopus, whose tentacles reach out to a multitude of musical genres. In the course of a short time Skadedyr has achieved a reputation as a dynamic live band, and 'Culturen' approaches their live spirit more closely than their more psychedelic debut album, 'Kongekrabbe'. This time we encounter a more acoustic-sounding band, and it is easier to hear that this is a more of a coordinated team than before.
Skadedyr was initiated by Heida Karine Jóhannesdóttir Mobeck and Anja Lauvdal. They were also responsible for the imaginative material on the debut album, but on this second record several of the other band members have also contributed material. The album is mostly instrumental, but as on the debut album one poem by Ivar Aasen is included: the title cut, 'Culturen'.
'Culturen' was recorded and mixed by Morgan Nicolaysen at Propeller Studio in Oslo.
"Skadedyr"s the kind of outfit that"s as happy serving up moments of raucous psychedelia as others peaceful and melodious, and able to comfortably switch between them in a flash." - Textura (CA)
