Taste Of Blues-Schizofrenia (1969)

Taste of Blues was a Swedish band formed in the late 1960s in Malmö. Their style, a blend of the psychedelic sound of the era with elements of German krautrock and subtle Eastern influences, earned them a strong reputation within the European progressive rock scene. The original lineup consisted of vocalist Anders Stridsberg, guitarist Fred Rolf Berg, bassist Robert Moller, drummer Patrick Erixson, and keyboardist Claes Ericsson. In 1969, they recorded their only album, "Schizofrenia", which featured the departure of Stridsberg, who was replaced by African-American singer Don Washington. This album is considered a cult classic of 1960s psychedelia, and its title track, "Schizofrenia", is an epic seventeen-minute journey through cosmic sounds, brass, frenetic grooves, and hypnotic, apocalyptic music. The rest are more conventional exercises based on psychedelic blues, including a cover of John Mayall's "Another Kinda Love". After recording this album, some members left to form the hard rock band Asoka and the rock group Lotus, thus ending the adventure of this magnificent Swedish band.