Swedish band whose first 4 albums I really love, and would stock if only they issued them on CD...

Flowers Must Die
FLOWERS MUST DIE
(Rev/Vega Rec RVR 017 / Kommun 2 K2:21) 2LP 77m

A new Swedish experimental prog outfit. Well, new-ish, doing some research I found out that they debuted in 2009, and this is their fifth album (actually the third proper album, the others are a demo and a live recording only ever sold at gigs). Confusingly though, like all 4 previous releases, this is untitled - so I can imagine this being referred to in the future as "the double album with a girl holding a skull on the cover" or No.5 or "Jamfota" after the album's opening track. Officially though, it's referred to as "Album No. 3".
To me "Flowers Must Die" would seem to be a reference to lyrics from the second Ash Ra Tempel album SCHWINGUNGEN, and there is a Krautrocky touch to these, but there's also lots of other things at play in their highly creative blend.
The opening track Jamfota ("Both Feet") feels a little bit like Norwegians Tangle Edge meets someone like Harvester, quite distinctly Scandinavian, whereas the second track is more out there early Hawkwind type fare. With the third track Spindlarnas Tråd (that's "The Spider Thread") the style of Flowers Must Die seems to focus more into something of their own. It's a hard thing to quantify, as in the next track Köket Brinner the riff strangely recalls an early Black Sabbath number, but as if it were performed by some Swedish 1970's outfit (there's a clue in the title!) - wigged out and floaty, with ethnic flavours galore.
Other Krautrock references are heard in further tracks, where they "wig out" even more, Amon Düül II, early Kraftwerk and Neu! especially, but all ravelled up with that Nordic mystique and a new daring do that makes it feel so alive and now! In that way I'm also reminded of another current Swedish act, namely Hills. I'm well impressed, but think it's a shame that only 500 people worldwide with the cash to spare for an expensive double LP will be able to get it. I'm hoping there'll be a CD reissue sometime.
After getting this I managed to track down copies of their earlier studio albums, which both also turned out to be excellent. These revealed their more heavy rock roots (hinting at what some related bands that I've been unable to find may sound like), still really freaky out-there and well trippy albums, if less obviously Krautrocky. More Hawkwind rooted I guess, starting as heavy improv trippy stoner jamming, becoming more cosmic on the second. All excellent stuff, and well worth seeking out.  [Audion #58 review]