Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, the eight-piece collective Fauna offer up a colourful tapestry of sounds in which Eastern instruments and styles interweave with psychedelic guitars, atmospheric effects and electronic beats. Swedish compatriots Goat are an obvious point of reference, though Fauna’s focus is more firmly rooted in the dancefloor. The band are at their best when they slowly build up a blend of musical layers.
‘En Munfull Sand’ begins with tribal drums and circling Anatolian rock guitar riffs before ritualistic flutes, darbukas and chanted incantations create a deep, trance-like groove. ‘Bland Träden’ opens with swirling vocal atmospherics before deep rumbling basslines and tabla beats underpin a slowly unfurling blend of electronic…