"Valhalla Dancehall" is the band's
fourth album proper, following the Mercury-nominated "Do You Like Rock
Music?" in 2008 and the "Man Of Aran" soundtrack in 2009. With its
title, "Valhalla Dancehall" invokes a wild-eyed internationalism,
alluding to both the Norse mythos and Jamaican discos – to the Viking
heaven and Caribbean good times. BSP are maybe unlikely to be taking up
residence in downtown Kingston, but the album title and the music it
comes with are antidotes to limited horizons and parochial mindsets. BSP
have recently played live inside the Arctic Circle and atop the Great
Wall Of China. With its ambition and sense of wonder, the new album
mirrors such globe-girdling scope.
"We almost called the album Return Of The Gender Benders," says BSP
frontman Yan. "It was a fun title, but it also had a more serious side.
The music we were recording made us want to link ourselves with people
who aren't afraid to stand out. Another working title was The
Interstellar Sussex Downs – a mix of the near and the far. It's our most
ambitious record yet and there’s a bit of a party theme – the word
'party' features a few times. Lee Perry and Odin are both there, in
Valhalla where the bar stays open for eternity. Four albums in and we're
finally learning to enjoy ourselves..."
We Are Sound
Georgie Ray
Stunde Null
Mongk II
Luna
Baby
Living Is So Easy
Observe The Skies
Cleaning Out The Rooms
Thin Black Sail
Once More Now
Heavy Water
Bonus Disc
Let The Tears Roll (Exclusive)
Luna (Extended Mix, Original Edit On Valhalla Dancehall)
Lucky Bicycle (Exclusive)
Shit Factory (Exclusive)
Glitter (Remix Of Kwh, Original Version On Zeus Ep)
