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Topic: Swedish Prog! Posted: June 04 2015 at 11:39
What do you think about swedish prog like; Anglagard, Beardfish, Anekdoten, Karmakanic, The Flower Kings, etc...
And what is your favorite swedish prog band, I will have to go with Beardfish.. their music I think is so fresh, I usually love their lyrics, and all the instruments (including voice) have a really peculiar style..
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Posted: June 04 2015 at 12:02
I'am more of the ancient guys.
Bjorn J:son Lindh really moves me (I love his flute playing, and the second album is so experimental). The other would be Samla Mammas Manna - remeber, joy is contagious! (best album liner note ever).
About the new guys, I've only listen to Anglagard and sadly I never managed to finish a album. Their sound is too dense (not in a good way) for me. But its a matter of taste, I'am not criticizing their quality.
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Posted: June 04 2015 at 14:20
"I'am more of the ancient guys.
Bjorn J:son Lindh really moves me (I love his flute playing, and the second album is so experimental). The other would be Samla Mammas Manna - remeber, joy is contagious! (best album liner note ever)."
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 03:36
perhaps a bit surprisingly to most of you, outside Ragnarok, Kriget and Samla and if you include certain flok-prog bands like Algarnas or Kebnekaise , I'm not really that much of a 70's Swede prog buff... I tend to think Finland (and Denmark to a lesser extent) was way better during that decade. Even stuff like Myrrbein and Kultivator (both early 80's) don't do much for me
Sweden made a big difference during the 90's with their retro-prog wave (AnglaDotenBerk, Sinkadus, PLP kind of stuff), though I'm not at all into the neo-prog side of that wave (Twin Age, Valinor, etc..) and dislike the Kaipa/TFK stuff.
But out of Scandinavia, nowadays, Norway is miles ahead of the rest of the region
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Posted: June 06 2015 at 18:17
Samla Mammas Manna is top band for me. Kind of ageless albums, funny music but highly talented musicians. Änglagård, Karmakanic, November, Gösta Berlings Saga, Kebnekajse, 3rd World Electric & Flower Kings. Not forgetting Ramlösa Kvällar and Lars Hollmer
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Posted: June 08 2015 at 13:27
RobertoVal wrote:
What do you think about swedish prog like; Anglagard, Beardfish, Anekdoten, Karmakanic, The Flower Kings, etc...
And what is your favorite swedish prog band, I will have to go with Beardfish.. their music I think is so fresh, I usually love their lyrics, and all the instruments (including voice) have a really peculiar style..
As shocking as this is for me to say, I'd have to go with Beardfish myself. For the longest time, The Flower Kings were pretty much at the top of my list of favorite bands, but lately Beardfish moves me so much more. Comfort Zone is my early choice for album of the year. We'll see how it works out.
Welcome to the forums by the way.
Edited by Roland113 - June 08 2015 at 13:28
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I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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
“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.”
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Posted: June 10 2015 at 06:33
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
I've heard some of these name before and it sounds like a good list of artists to check out.
I've got to say, the names 'Goat' and 'Necromonkey' both amuse me greatly for some reason.
-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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
I've heard some of these name before and it sounds like a good list of artists to check out.
I've got to say, the names 'Goat' and 'Necromonkey' both amuse me greatly for some reason.
Yep, I love those names too!
Just a quick note of caution. This list features a lot of "weird" music, and to, at least, get you in the right direction, I'd say start out with acts like Dungen, Necromonkey, Barrett Elmore and for a whiff of the old school, then a gentle start could be Nya Ljudbolaget (a rare album though, unless you purchase a download).
I wouldn't want you to jump straight into Jola Rota without knowing that a) it is absolutely mindbogglingly absurd music and b) that I tend to go for that kind of thing. It is however a very very strange album - even to me, so I just thought I'd warn you beforehand.
Now that I think about it, you may want to check out Goat while you're at it. Such a unique band. They are all anonymous mask wearing musicians that form this Nordic-Indian-what have you type of commune that reeks of hippie. The music though, whilst mostly psychedelic at heart, goes from funk to folk to some kind of tribal disco to blues and this twirling kind of guitar playing that often goes under the name of Tuareg Blues (or merely Tinariwen). It's a Moroccan thing.
Anyway, it's been a real hit n miss recommending this band. The folks I thought would like it didn't and the few that I couldn't imagine digging this kind music absolutely adored it
Edited by Guldbamsen - June 10 2015 at 07:18
“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.”
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RobertoVal wrote:
Yep, I love those names too! 
