'This album is written, recorded played and produced by the band' is written in clear letters on the cover of Rapture. Let it be clear: Sven Hammond may be named after founder (and Hammond organist) Sven Figee, but it is now really a group. If you still have doubts, put on Rapture, because there you really hear a band at work. Sven Hammond chooses a sound that is ankle deep in the 70s: an exciting
… mix of rock, soul and blues. It is a sound in which the full soul voice of singer Ivan Peroti and the screeching organ of Figee thrive best. Perhaps not the most original sound in the world, but the quintet delivers it with conviction and verve. (PdK)more
