A Mouthful by Heavy Whipped Cream

A Mouthful

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When the first rays of summer sunshine touched upon our sweet soil in 2019, Heavy Whipped Cream went into IJsvogel Studios with a handful of songs - some finished, some far from finished - and started recording. Now, there is A MOUTHFUL - a fresh new spinning wheel of five tracks, ranging from wistful beatlesque pop to fiery rock 'n' soul jammery. Feast your ears and let these five slices of psychedelic folk rock absorb you into the colorful world of Heavy Whipped Cream! TWO IS THE DEAL, the mini-album's opener, is an upbeat folk rocker with a manic-psychedelic tinge. In the course of three minutes, the song bursts through the atmosphere, covering lyrical topics such as decadent cocaine parties, climate change and the birds 'n' the bees along the way. Get on board and let it roll - but watch out for the psychedelic drum solo climax! In contrast, JANUARY BRINGS THE RAIN lures the listener in with an easy-going, laid back groove. But don't let the song's laid-back verses and slippery grooves fool you - before you know it the song builds up into a truly spiritual vocal climax and finally erupts in a crazed-out guitar jam. On this gospel-tinged rock 'n' soul jam, Heavy Whipped Cream are joined by four-piece vocal group The Jamm Singers. We were blessed to have their wonderful voices on the record and spent a great sunny afternoon recording several perfect takes of soulful harmonies. WHICH IS WHICH is a journey. The listener is taken by the hand and might hear someone whisper "come, come, child, for the world is far and wide, and there is much to see." Waves softly break on a white shore in the song's delicate intro. A flash, and we're suddenly in a funky, upbeat tune with unashamedly catchy hooks. The song twists and distorts, shifting shape several times, going from murky, bluesy lows to raucous grooves, until it finally gets everyone into the sing-along mood. In hindsight, the sessions for Which Is Which mostly seemed to consist of recording all sorts of funny noises and vocal lines in the studio. Wanna play a game? See if you can gaze through the colorful mosaic of the song to discern all the weird sounds you can find! BLUE MACHINERY is a different affair. In essence, it's a love song - it's succulent, sweet, and dreamy, like a vanilla popsicle that gently drips over your fingers on a summer day and turns everything into a sticky - but tasty - goo. This was the first song we recorded at IJsvogel studios. Finally free to lay down layer after layer and sound after sound, we opted for a maximalist approach in constructing the texture of the song. Gentle harmonies flow and ebb over layers over guitars and keys, gradually taking you along in a crooner of a chorus and a dream-like epic of a coda. The final banger on the album, THE BALLAD OF SANDY JONES, knows what it's about. It starts off slow, giving you just a little head space to prepare for the journey ahead. Out of all the songs on 'A Mouthful', recording this song most closely resembled a live performance. On a sweaty afternoon, we recorded some intense improvisations over the song's rough structure. We cut an extensive fifteen minute take down to some eight minutes, recorded a little bit of additional percussion - and the song was done. The distinct live feel resonates through the song's cascading grooves and echoes through its crazed-out psychedelic guitar solos. When it finally fades away, the song has probably drained your energy and knocked you right down - but in a good, absolutely groovy way. But of course, everybody has their own story to hear in these five psych folk rock nuggets. So why don't you crank up your speakers, spin it on, and listen to A MOUTHFUL? Heavy Whipped Cream would like to thank everyone that has, is, and will be listening to this record - we are excited to share this piece of work with you all and hope with all of our heart that you enjoy it! Furthermore, special thanks go out to The Jamm Singers (for daring to enter that dingy, crammed room to lay down some truly bad-ass vocals), Kieran van Gaalen (for bringing all his bongos and things and hitting on them in an absolutely funky way), Truus Hazebroek (for braving the snowy heights on a cold December morning to shoot us pretending to be minstrels), Bonnie van Vugt (for allowing us to make a total mess of her room (and her roommate's room), before shooting some great trippy scenes), and Norman Greenbaum, for providing the amazing soundtrack to a wonderful and catchy drive into the countryside.… Expand

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