(Smalltown Supersound)
It’s possible to view Runddans – a collaboration between Todd Rundgren, Serena-Maneesh’s Emil Nikolaisen and Lindstrøm – as a record that harks back to Rundgren’s mid-70s period, when the studio whizz formed the synth-prog group Utopia and filled his solo albums with four-part instrumental suites. It’s equally possible to accept that – like much of Rundgren’s back catalogue – this doesn’t really stand comparison with many things. Its 12 tracks essentially form just one sprawling 39-minute piece of music, featuring intermittent disco rhythms, blissed-out refrains and passages named things like Liquid Joy from the Womb of Infinity. The vibe is more often trippy and transcendental than indulgent, whereas even the most far-out moments fail to disguise Rundgren’s pop nous, most evident in the synth rushes of Put Your Arms Around Me and the electrifying soloing that follows it.
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