BIB SET - It Wasn't Meant To Happen... (1969) (Remastered, 2015)

It's also one of the best progg LP's from the turn of the decade, with a psychedelic atmosphere almost as dark as the album cover. The jazzy drums and swirling reverb drenched organs will probably remind you of Hansson & Karlsson, but piano, bass and good sincere vocals add an original flavour not quite prevalent on any other album (at least not from Sweden). The mix is almost three-dimensional with sounds moving above your head and in front of your eyes (the sound your eyes can follow), and timbres disappear in the murky distance before re-entering close to your ears. To get the most out of ”It Wasn't Meant to Happen...”, you ought to play it from start to finish, in the dark with headphones on. Only then it will reveal its subjugating tenebrosity in all its thrillsome splendour.