Grandfather of Yucca

by Utlandet

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Out of a total of 10 test pressings, 8 are for sale. Signed by all members of the band.

Includes unlimited streaming of Grandfather of Yucca via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Limited edition LP, pressed on five different colors. It is random what color you receive.

Includes unlimited streaming of Grandfather of Yucca via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	Prologue 01:59	buy track
2.	Grandfather of Yucca 05:07	buy track
3.	It´s Not a Palm (It´s an Asparagus) 04:14	buy track
4.	Chabaud 06:12	buy track
5.	Voyage of Growth 05:18	buy track
6.	Palma China 04:01	buy track
7.	Commerce of the Prairies 04:53	buy track
8.	Epilogue 01:56	buy track

about

The gang that make up Utlandet aren't strangers to exotic rhythms and untamed saxophones. They have been playing parties and filling clubs around Norway for years, and are now readying the concept album Grandfather of Yucca, due in 2023 on Jansen Records.

Having a yucca plant on the windowsill can’t replace traveling to an exciting destination. But still, it allows you to dream, and to wonder how things might be out there in the unknown. That alone is reason enough for Utlandet to pay tribute to this modest, sun-loving and exotic plant that through the ages has learnt to live with us northerners.

Utlandet – the Norwegian word for ‘abroad’ – is a result of a surplus of energy emerging from a collective depression, where learning to appreciate the smaller things became a necessity for self-preservation. As crossing borders became a distant dream, the band members met for weekly rehearsals to – at least musically and mentally – reach new destinations. Accompanied by some good brew, Utlandet tore away from everyday life by creating music from a world filled with voodoo, deserts and tropical heat.

The instrumental ensemble discovered how rewarding it was to be working with melodic structures without having to put words to them and that they preferred an off-key sax to off-key vocals. Adding words to music can limit were the music takes you, as it often becomes more specific, but melody alone has no boundaries and can transport you to any galaxy. So just let go, close your eyes, and go where the groove and melody takes you.