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Agusa or Jordsjo
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Poll Question: Which band do you prefer?
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    Posted: August 15 2024 at 12:06
Two modern Swedish bands and two of my favorites from that country. Bonus points if you know how to properly pronounce the names of either band (especially Jordsjo which has stumped me). 
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Both are really good. Smile
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^Wow, that was a really fast response. ;)
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I have heard of both and think I have heard music of both, but I will say that I only know Agusa. Prima Materia was somewhere on my list of 2023 albums of the year.
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Jordsjo by a smidgen. 
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^Wow, that was a really fast response. ;)

I didn't even realize that. LOL
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^Wow, that was a really fast response. ;)

I didn't even realize that. LOL

So you don't just sit here in the prog poll section waiting for new polls to pop up? Wink
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They keep BOTH the prog flame!
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I only know Jordsjo, really.
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I know both but prefer Jordsjo by quite a bit.
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Hi,

First time I heard of Jordsjo. Time to go listen!!!
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

First time I heard of Jordsjo. Time to go listen!!!

You won't be disappointed. One of the best prog bands of the past 10 years or so (imo). 
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

First time I heard of Jordsjo. Time to go listen!!!

You won't be disappointed. One of the best prog bands of the past 10 years or so (imo). 

Hi,

It was a good listen, but I think I like Agusa better, for the sense that their long pieces are really well designed and defined, and not appear to be simply a bunch of different segments glued together ... Agusa has a nice continuity that is rare in a lot of music these days. 

Both are very nice, and it's difficult to decide which I seem to enjoy better, and likely it is the fact that I heard Agusa first and loved their album. The Jordsjo album did not strike me as strong. But still nice.
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Both about equally. I discovered both last year along with Lumsk. The latter has female vocals which is very nice. BTW I like the latest Agusa album although it's quite different to Prima Materia has to be said.
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Jordsjø are from Norway though - any name with a "ø" cannot be Swedish, it's not in the alphabet. In Swedish it would be "Jordsjö". But same pronunciation Smile
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

In Swedish it would be "Jordsjö". But same pronunciation
Yes and no. In some Swedish accents/dialects, sj-ljudet in sjö is pronounced similar to the Norwegian way, and in others, including Rikssvenska, it's more of this "velar" phoneme.

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/project/5958967

Also, Mike, are you perhaps from Skåne? I've heard that the Skånska mål is pretty distinct.

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^ I'm not a native Swedish speaker myself - but yes, I live in Skåne. There are huge variations within Sweden (and Norway) when it comes to pronunciation ... and in the clip you recorded, it sounds almost identical from what I can hear. 

Equally problematic in pronunciations are words with "sk", like "sked" (spoon). 
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Equally problematic in pronunciations are words with "sk", like "sked" (spoon). 
Yes it is. Själ (soul) and skäl (basis) are homophones. When spoken fast, själv (self) can sometimes sound dangerously similar to the aforementioned examples as well.

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^ Like I said, there are variations due to local dialects. For instance, the word "kanske" (perhaps) is usually pronounced like the words you mentioned in your last words, but sometimes also with a sound like the english "sh". 
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Love Jordsjo. Not impressed by Agusa.
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