Nordwind

The Album "Nordwind" by the Band Slartibartfass is by far the worst album i have ever bought. Before grabbing this album I already saw the band performing live on several occasions. As a result I did not expect much from their first studio output, but things are even worse.
The best thing about it is the cover artwork by Wolfgang Greiner. It really fits the title Nordwind (engl. Northwind) very well, but unfortunately the same picture is also used as back cover.
The Album itself starts with an intro. You hear the sounds of thunder and rain, then an acousic guitar sets in, which plays an atmospheric but not very original melody. Would work fine, if it would not be accompanied by an accordion every now and then, which sounds quite out of place.
Then the actual music starts. Most of it sounds like a really bad copy of Finntroll's music. There drumming is very basic, and so are all of the riffs and melodies. The timing of the drums and the guitars often sounds wrong. Keyboards often play a leading role in the songs. Throughout the album you will hear several fancy folk-instuments, that sound -most of the time- as if they are played just for the sake of being on the album. They just don't add anything positive or interresting to the music. You won't find anything catchy on this record. Not even the "Trinklied" (engl. drinking song) attracts me to open a bottle of beer.
In the end you get the feeling that Slartibartfass tried to record a party album in the vein of Finntroll or Korpiklani -but fail. There is absolutely no inspiration, boring music and almost no musicianship during the 25 minutes of the record.