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    Posted: December 08 2023 at 09:22
Since today marks the release of two great albums, (Himlabacken Vol. II and Songs and Tales of Airoea Book II) I thought I should make a thread about the wonderful Chronicles of Father Robin. I thoroughly enjoyed their first album, and as I'm currently listening to the second one, it doesn't let down. It sounds like an album that took 30 years to make, so only the best stuff got in. 

BOOK I: 

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Prologue (1:06)
2. The Tale of Father Robin (1:16)
3. Eleision Forest (11:57)
4. The Death of the Fair Maiden (8:03)
5. Twilight Fields (15:24)
6. Unicorn (8:29)

Total Time 46:15

BOOK II:

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1. Over Westwinds (3:59)
2. Orias & the Underwater City (8:37)
3. Ocean Traveller (6:22)
4. Lady of Waves (5:38)
5. Green Refreshments (7:09)
6. The Grand Reef (7:25)

Total Time 39:10


BOOK III: (Not released at time of posting)

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Magical Chronicle (6:09)
2. Skyslumber (7:26)
3. Cloudship (6:57)
4. Empress of the Sun (4:47)
5. Lost in the Palace Gardens (7:58)
6. The Great Storm (1:04)

Total Time 34:21


Line-up / Musicians

- Andreas Wettergreen Strømman Prestmo / vocals, guitars, bass, synth, organ, glockenspiel, percussion
- Henrik Harmer / drums & percussion, synth, backing vocals
- Regin Meyer / flute, organ, piano, backing vocals
- Jon Andre Nilsen / bass, backing vocals
- Thomas Hagen Kaldhol / guitars, mandolin, electronics & sound effects, backing vocals
- Aleksandra Morozova / vocals

With:
- Lars Fredrik Frøislie / keyboards, organ, Mellotron, piano, synth
- Kristoffer Momrak / synth
- Håkon Oftung / organ, clavinet, Mellotron, strings, electric piano, synth


For those of you who already have the wonderful box set (I don't) it seems Book III is the weakest, which is interesting. What's also interesting is each book gets shorter. 


(If this topic has been made already, please delete this one, but I haven't seen one)
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Book II might just have been released by Wobbler. (no less brilliant though)
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Book 1, 2, and 3 are all amazing. I have the box set so I have heard all three books.
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Book I was pretty good, but Book II left me a bit unimpressed. It just felt a bit blander.
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I loved Book I, and have yet to hear Book II.

 I have ordered it and expect to receive it soon! Smile
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I really enjoyed the Book I , Book II is somehow less adventurous
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I am not as impressed by any of the afore-mentioned albums or artists as the rest of the world seems to be--including Wobbler and certainly not Moon Safari. I know retro-prog--the imitation of old sounds and styles--has become all the rage, but it's an art form of imitation, not innovation, and lacking any kind of "progress" in it--it's a movement fueled by nostalgia and comfort, bearing no relation to the creative spirit of prog rock's original pioneers except to perform sham covers of their original styles and sounds. It's like the nonalcoholic form of a favorite beer you grew up with: tastes great but has none of the intoxicating effect.
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

I am not as impressed by any of the afore-mentioned albums or artists as the rest of the world seems to be--including Wobbler and certainly not Moon Safari. I know retro-prog--the imitation of old sounds and styles--has become all the rage, but it's an art form of imitation, not innovation, and lacking any kind of "progress" in it--it's a movement fueled by nostalgia and comfort, bearing no relation to the creative spirit of prog rock's original pioneers except to perform sham covers of their original styles and sounds. It's like the nonalcoholic form of a favorite beer you grew up with: tastes great but has none of the intoxicating effect.



I find this to be a very sad post. What’s wrong with nostalgia and comfort?

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I like Book 2.  It's different than Book 1, but on repeated listens...I found I liked it almost equally.Wink
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

I am not as impressed by any of the afore-mentioned albums or artists as the rest of the world seems to be--including Wobbler and certainly not Moon Safari. I know retro-prog--the imitation of old sounds and styles--has become all the rage, but it's an art form of imitation, not innovation, and lacking any kind of "progress" in it--it's a movement fueled by nostalgia and comfort, bearing no relation to the creative spirit of prog rock's original pioneers except to perform sham covers of their original styles and sounds. It's like the nonalcoholic form of a favorite beer you grew up with: tastes great but has none of the intoxicating effect.


this yet again? It's just music and you don't have to like anything when it comes down to it, your choice.
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I think that you always need some degree of familiarity to evoke any kind of emotions with your music. The key is to find the perfect balance between "imitation of old sounds" and new, innovative stuff. But of course that balance varies from listener to listener. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I appreciate input from those who didn't like an album as well as those who did.

We can't all like everything and personally I find it helps me think differently about music. I still enjoy these albums for what they are. I agree that they are not particularly progressive or break much new ground, but most music out there doesn't. Each album that is released makes it harder to invent something new. It was a lot easier to make progressive music in the 70's when there didn't exist as much music.
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I had a look online to see if the triple coloured vinyl was still available but it's now sold out (all 500 copies).  It looks very nice and would have ordered as a Christmas present to myself! I wonder if they might to do another production run, anyone owning this has a very nice thing that's for sure!
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

I am not as impressed by any of the afore-mentioned albums or artists as the rest of the world seems to be--including Wobbler and certainly not Moon Safari. I know retro-prog--the imitation of old sounds and styles--has become all the rage, but it's an art form of imitation, not innovation, and lacking any kind of "progress" in it--it's a movement fueled by nostalgia and comfort, bearing no relation to the creative spirit of prog rock's original pioneers except to perform sham covers of their original styles and sounds. It's like the nonalcoholic form of a favorite beer you grew up with: tastes great but has none of the intoxicating effect.


Sure, but what's great about beer - the taste or the intoxicating effect? Imagine separating them. What would you prefer: A non-alcoholic beer or the extracted alcohol without the taste? Presuming you like beer of course Smile
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And yes, it was my AOTY!!!
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Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:

And yes, it was my AOTY!!!


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So far I only heard the first one and only listened to it once. I thought it was very strong and can't wait to hear the others. 
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didn't like the first one, too safe and predictable. It feels strangely artificial, like they were trying TOO hard to make a Perfect Scandinavian Prog Album

is the second one different or mostly the same?
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