"Mellowharsher" is the newest 10" by Norwegian band Europ Europ. Formed in 1996 as an improvisation project, later it evolved into a band, with guests and friends who interact with the two core members. They started recording and releasing stuff on early 2000s mostly for the underground Norwegian label Etch Wear. The new E.P. starts with an intense track titled "Ants On Acid", which sets the atmosphere and the sound of the 10", as Europ Europ present themselves with an experimental sound made of crackling synth sounds, violin screams and dissonant melodic little loops. Also "Prescription Drugs" and "This Song Makes Me Cry" deal with something similar but they made me think about a psychedelic approach that made them focus their tracks on vocal laments and basic monophonic synth sounds. They sounded pretty much like a midway from a ritual and a psychedelic trip. "Starving For Compliments" is the one which convinced me more along with the opening track, beacuse it has a nice melody, a nostalgic feeling and a balanced formula. It sounds like a sort of electronic version of early Virgin Prunes. The following "Open Wound, Dagger Mind (French Version)", instead, is pretty much based on experimental noise standards and "Hero Pilot", the closing track, it's a nice experimental tune that mix analog filtered rhythms, synth noises and tiny melodies, giving the feeling to be near the breaking point.