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    Posted: August 27 2024 at 02:14
Hello friends of Progarchives. I would like to add a band/album to the database. This is the Swedish band Å. Based on their latest album "Åtr​å​v​ä​rld", they have a sound with obvious folk influence (very much in the style of other Scandinavian bands) mixed with progressive rock and psychedelic rock. I consider the "Prog Folk" genre to be perfect for them.

Artist Name: Å
Subgenre: Prog Folk
Album: Åtr​å​v​ä​rld


Biography (Directly sent to me by Joel Öhlund):

The trio Å from Uppsala in Sweden takes the progressive rock a step further with metal, jazz, reggae, heavy beats and folk vibes from around the world mixed with swedish lyrics and a lot of improvisation. The band formed in 2009, consists of Joel Öhlund, Erik Wallin and Milovan Fredriksson. They have 3 studio albums to date.

Å is the swedish letter after Z but also a trio from Uppsala. As a band Å focus on feeling, improvisation and playfulness when performing. Anything can happen!. The trio occasionally invite other musicians/soloists to play. These times the music can go even further into the unknown. The audience is invited to a great mix of psychedelic rock, folk music from around the world, metal, reggae and jazz.


The Band:



Joel Öhlund (vocals, guitar)
Milovan Fredriksson (bass)
Erik Wallin (drums)


"Åtr​å​v​ä​rld" Album Cover (Latest Album:




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I hope you can add this excellent band to the database. I think that, both for style and quality, it belongs in Progarchives.


Greetings from Spain,
Javier
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How amusing; I once suggested the Italian band with the same name for Krautrock (also a trio!): https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=12469

I'll take them to the team (and will lightly edit your bio if they get accepted, if you don't mind).

Edited by Gordy - August 27 2024 at 03:34
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Thanks Gordy! 😊
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I've just sampled extensively all three of their albums.

This band certainly merits PRogArchives inclusion, but Prog Folk???? ConfusedConfusedConfusedConfused

Psychedelic-Stoner sounds right for me. Wink
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
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It's psychedelic yes, but including it in the psychedelic/space rock section I think can create confusion. On the last album the drift is much more folky and that is why I have proposed including it in "Prog Folk". They have a varied sound, but of all the Progarchives sections, that is the one I think it fits best.
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I don't really understand the psych sub genre but to me this is eclectic, by very definition.  I'll listen some more though
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I also have problems with the "Psychedelic/Space Rock" label. Although if another Swedish band (Agusa) are in that section, I can understand this band being in that category as well.
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:


Very thoughtless and impolite post... and contradicting your signature. 
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
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^ Like usual he'll just say that he had a bad day. LOL
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Will the band be added to the site eventually? What genre would be chosen?
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:



Very thoughtless and impolite post... and contradicting your signature. [/ DIV]
Nah. I just find that nationalist Finnish PSA hilariously propagandous. Like, in a "so bad it's good" sorta way. Everytime I see the letter Å by itself, I'm reminded of it and I get a chuckle. :D

Edited by Hrychu - September 04 2024 at 02:07
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:



Very thoughtless and impolite post... and contradicting your signature. [/ DIV]
Nah. I just find that nationalist Finnish PSA hilariously propagandous. Like, in a "so bad it's good" sorta way. Everytime I see the letter Å by itself, I'm reminded of it and I get a chuckle. :D

I agree with Sean Trane here, you just seem rude here with that image. 
This is a suggestion thread, your post just does not help in any way. 


Edited by Cristi - September 04 2024 at 02:25
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I did not mean to come off as rude. I posted that image solely as a throwaway joke. I'll replace it with something less polarizing.

Also, Uppsala has a rich prog history, as Samla Mamas Manna, Kaipa and all of their offshoots are from Uppsala. I'm listening to Åtr​å​v​ä​rld on Bandcamp right now. Amazing stuff. I'm rooting for them to be added.

Edited by Hrychu - September 04 2024 at 02:30
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^ Let's face facts, you are just an a****le.
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ Let's face facts, you are just an a****le.
Well, sometimes. Aren't we all? You especially should be able to relate. ;)

Edited by Hrychu - September 04 2024 at 06:16
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^ I sometimes respond in kind. It's different from your unprovoked attacks. I also don't deliberately post offensive stuff and then later edit it out to pretend it never happened.

But feel free to disagree. 
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It was far from deliberate.
But aside from that, I agree. One of the things I hate on all kinds of online forums is people's urge to start arguments and dramas. Let's relax.
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Originally posted by JavierMiranda JavierMiranda wrote:

Will the band be added to the site eventually? What genre would be chosen?

Hey Javier,

we'll transfer the suggestion to another team and see what they say. 


Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

It was far from deliberate.
But aside from that, I agree. One of the things I hate on all kinds of online forums is people's urge to start arguments and dramas. Let's relax.





Edited by Sean Trane - September 04 2024 at 06:36
let's just stay above the moral melee
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keep our sand-castle virtues
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prefer lifting our pen
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

I need a can of this real bad! :D
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