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Sagichim wrote:

Great list Dave, I'd like to mention the amazing Reine Fiske with all his projects, Landberk, Morte Macabre, Dungen etc..

I completely forgot about Morte Macabre actually Embarrassed

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

Guldbamsen wrote:

GKR wrote:

Hummmmm.... Ermm

I'll stick with Lindh. Tongue

If you're referring to the video i posted, then I kinda get where you're coming from LOL

The bands featured in my list though sound nothing like it. Just in case you got too scared to explore any further Smile

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Guldbamsen wrote:

I'm such a big fan of Swedish music, but I've got a particular knack for digging artists that are completely obscure....and then I saw this thread! Wow!!! Björn J:Son Lindh, Kebnekaise, Älgarnas Trädgård, Ramlösa Kvällar, Samla Mammas Manna and Ragnarok are all faves of mine, but I never see them mentioned over the forum, maybe except for SMM.
Well let me add some more wonderful Swedish acts (and albums) to the mix:

Archimedes Badkar - ll
Kraldjursanstalten - Voodoo Boogie
Fläsket Brinner - Live Stockholm
Nya Ljudbolaget - s/t
Myrbein - Myrornas Krig
Anna Själv Tredie - Tussilago Fanfara
Dungen - 4
Taste Of Blues - Schizophrenia
Grovjobb - Vättarnas Fest
Kornet - Fritt Fall
Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar
Arbete & Fritid - s/t
Barrett Elmore - Woodlands
My Brother The Wind - I Wash My Soul In The Stream Of Infinity
Ensemble Nimbus - Garmonbozia
Fire! Orchestra - Enter
Goat - World Music
Ragnar Grippe - Sand
Hansson & Karlsson - Rex
In the Labyrinth - Dryad
International Harvester - Sov Gott Rose-Marie
Life - s/t
Eric Malmberg - Verklighet & Beat
Necromonkey - A Glimpse Of Possible Endings
Joakim Skogsberg - Jola Rota

You really know Swedish progg Bamsen, I mean Archimedes Badkar, hahaha. I thought I was the only one remembering them. Do you also know Berits Halsband?

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I haven't listened to Archimedes Badkar in ages but I remember liking them, they sounded so exotic. Thanks for reminding me, I'm now off to youtube. Smile

Sweden has cultivated quite a few psychedelic bands lately. Some of em have been mentioned earlier in this thread, but definitely not all.

Here are some tasty bits for ya complete with knækbrød and poor Pripps beer:

Hooffoot:

Our Solar System:

Les Big Byrd:

Lejonsläktet:

Edited by Guldbamsen - August 03 2016 at 05:08

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

I don't think Isildur's Bane was mentioned yet. Certainly a band that went through a lot of development from symph to chamber prog to some quite unclassifiable stuff, including a collaboration with a group of free improvisers. I think their 1992 album Voyage: A Trip to Elsewhere is a bit of a masterpiece.

I'd recommend this album, it's full of incredible jamming:

Surprised no-one's mentioned Kaipa yet. They've taken a while to grow on me, but after a number of years I have suddenly discovered a real appreciation for them. I only have 2 albums so far, but hoping to get some more soon.

I like those newer Swedish prog groups, but the older ones really move me more, especially Samla Mammas Manna, Ragnarök, Fläsker Brinner, Bo Hansson. And from the more recent groups, my favorite is Klotet, which is much more based on Scandinavian jazz & folk tingled '70s prog rock than Anglagard, Beardfish etc.