Smote - Songs From The Free HouseIn the world of Smote, going further out means going inward. Less a metaphysical journey into inner space, more a physical journey into the ground itself, converging with its roots and vibrations. Forged from repetition and mantric intensity and possessed of formidable psychic fortitude, Songs from the Free House their fifth release for Rocket Recordings proves that the only retro chic Smote indulge in is liable to go back several centuries. The

just 2 miles away from the original Motown studio

it’s also an album with a contemporary pop edge

The pioneering band from Bern (Switzerland) had a short-lived but highly-regarded career which birthed a cult discography that still fascinates and resonates today

with the talent to rank up there with Method Man

gorgeous vocal harmonies and chants

learning and hearing how the songs and the long-player evolved

Huelyn Duvall

shimmering deserts to foggy canyons to staggering

The album was released by Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and by Bar/None Records in the United States

and is very much its sensual counterpoint

alternate takes and live performances of all the original album tracks

It is a process that has encouraged change