NOTE: This has been re-released in 2005 as a part of a double-cd Avarus compilation Ruskeatimantti on tUMULt.

LINKS:
Lal Lal Lal
Zerga's Avarus page
Secret Eye's Avarus page

REVIEWS:
This is what Aquarius said about it:
"More limited cd-r madness, again from our Finnish faves Avarus. A super limited one track 22+ minute live set, and it'a a little surprising considering what we're used to from these guys. The last few Avarus releases have been dreamy, stumbly psychedelic tinged folk, with loose tribal drumming, and an odd assortment of bowed, plucked and strummed instruments, reminding us very much of AQ faves Kemialliset Ystavat (with whom Avarus share members) and tribal, free-rock collective the No Neck Blues Band. But this live record is a different beast altogether. Channelling the spirit of the Dead C, Avarus kick up quite a racket, a thick slab of sound, with LOTS of guitars, feedback and some seriously chaotic drumming, recorded hot and overblown, adding just the right amount of distortion and haze to the recording. It almost sounds like some New Zealand noise rock band like Gate or maybe UK psych/drone ensemble Sunroof! -covering- Avarus. A nice new direction for one of our favorite bands! In handpainted sleeves, every one unique!"

And this is from Broken Face #16 (which also features an interview with Avarus):
"If you've read this issue as closely as you should, you're probably already familiar with Avarus, but if you aren't then we'll give you yet another chance to catch up on these incredible Finns. Even though A -V -P offers plenty of instrumental oddness it might very well be their most structured one yet. After a tumultuous and rather noisy start, this short one track CD-R veers off into a lovely Krautrock groove that is destined to have your head spinning or at least moving up and down until it's all over. It's not at all surprising that these cats enjoy the primitive side of Ash Ra Tempel and Amon Düül as much as the damaged-improv side of current psych/folk. What we're left with is yet another aural monster that's destined to go out of print so act accordingly."