AN ORDINARY NIGHT IN MY ORDINARY LIFE

A very talented keyboardist and a consistent member of THE FLOWER KINGS, TOMAS BODIN was born on 9th of April,1959 and studied piano from his early youth.He played in various bands in Stockholm,before joining ROINE STOLT on his solo career,which would finally lead to the formation of THE FLOWER KINGS.In mid-90's ,at a time when THE FLOWER KINGS were gaining wide recognition,BODIN decided to compose and release his first solo album.Helped by his fellow partners from THE FLOWER KINGS,he recorded ''An ordinary night in my ordinary life'' in 1996.

While the album seems to be very close to the style of THE FLOWER KINGS,it contains the evident personal touch of BODIN,who uses a variety of keyboards to create imaginative soundscapes,from the Hammond organ and the mellotron to the pipe organ and his biggest weapon,the moog synthesizer.The album is totally instrumental,containing absolutely satisfying compositions,which range from driving groovy keyboard passages and short instrumentals filled with sound effects to fully symphonic arrangements and melancholic pieces with a deppresive atmosphere.ROINE STOLT is excellent on his guitar parts and Owe Erikkson makes a memorable performance with his nice bass work.Not a boring minute in here,the album constantly alternates between rich sounds with a full prog team around to the personal time of BODIN on some of the tracks contained.After the undenieable talent of ROiNE STOLT,TOMAS BODIN prooves to be a second mastermind behind the name THE FLOWER KINGS...and this album is the proof for this fact...3.5 stars for me...