Västkransen’s next release features Ella Guru, a new project from southern Stockholm by
guitarist Tommy Galento (OK Star Orchestra, Galento Sound Service) and rhythm maker
Daniel Strand (Bike Thieves). Galento and Strand first met in the darker months of 2021 at
a jam among friends. Before long, the duo continued the sessions on their own. The playful
grooves that came to life in Galento’s studio are now available on their debut record “No
Strings Attached EP”.
On the main track, “No Strings Attached”, Ella Guru takes us to a beach lit up with balearic
guitars, punchy congas and lazy strings. The subsequent “Ella’s Fonk” is a peaktime dance cut
loaded with synthesizers and caustic basslines which lead into a percussive crescendo.
On the flipside, “Things Fall Apart” presents a house track alluding to the afrobeat of the
1970s and 1980s. The last word of the record then goes to Basel’s Alma Negra, whose
remix transforms “No Strings Attached” into a tightly kept late-night funk groove[info sheet from distr.]