For glue to work it is of importance that the molecules involved are polarized – that is, they have a positive end and a negative end. Since opposites attract, the positive side of one molecule will be attracted to the negative side of the neighbouring one. Also, for this to work to begin with there needs to be extremely close contact between the surfaces being joined.

The album Glue Works is a small celebration to these simple yet logical mechanisms. The four members of Gösta Berlings Saga, with their diverse musical backgrounds and personalities find a common focal point in the music they create together. Each individual effort is melted into the pot, glued together with the rest to create something greater in common. The collage as a working method; Soft glued to rough. Epic glued to tiny. Minimalism glued to maximalism, all to create a new whole.

The album is recorded in the band’s own Studio Pelikaan, located on a street named Sorterargatan in an industrial and forgotten part of Stockholm. Apart from the studio, with leaking radiators and poor heating the house in itself comes with smashed windows, assorted car thieves high on rohypnol, and always – a freshly urinated hallway. In other words – the perfect conditions for the recording of a breathtaking album.

With the help from Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow etc) the band has created a truly all-embracing, yet focused and forward thinking album. Never a dull moment – the disc is packed with instrumentation as diverse as French horn, bass harmonica, Vibraphone, Moog Taurus, Cello, Minimoog and Musical saw (just to name a few). The solid backbone of the band is however of course the same as usual – Alexander Skepp playing drums and percussion, Einar Baldursson playing guitars, David Lundberg playing Fender Rhodes, Synthesizers and Mellotron and Gabriel Hermansson playing bass.

Prepare for an instrumental album that will send shivers down your spine one second and make you wonder what the hell is happening the next.