GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA: Tid Är Ljud

Cover	Release	Style
	2006-10-27	Progressive / psychedelic rock
	Label
	www.recordheaven.net / Transubstans
	Website
	www.gostaberlingssaga.se
	Contact
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	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	55:37	TRANS022
	Review by	Rating
	Edwin	7,5/10
nederlands	Review
Ha ha, these Swedes definitely have a sense of humour. On their MySpace page, the oddly named GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA (apparently named after a famous Swedish novel) describe themselves as “that band your unmarried, childless uncle with that beard and the weird smell likes”. And you know what? They’re probably right: I like it and I happen to be unmarried, childless and I have a beard. Don’t know about the smell, though ;-) Like so many releases on the Transubstans label, this music might just as well have been recorded in the early 70’s. Song structures, sound, even the cover design… everything is done to recreate that 70’s atmosphere. This isn’t always effective – I find many of the releases on this label mediocre at best. Not so with GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA’s Tid Är Ljud, as they certainly do a great job at putting together an enjoyable (instrumental) album. The first track, ‘Helgamarktz’ (yes, all song titles are in Swedish) sounds like vintage CAMEL. The other songs echo bands like KING CRIMSON, MAGMA and their countrymen ANGLAGARD. This is progressive/psychedelic rock with a generous jazzy touch. Of course, they never reach the heights of these big names, but this is hardly the point. In the long list of Swedish retro rock releases, this one definitely stands out.
Musicians
Alexander Skepp: Drums, Mellotron, Solina David Lundberg: Rhodes, Synthesizer, Mellotron Gabriel Hermansson: Bass guitar, bow bass Mathias Danielsson: Guitars, finger cymbals
Tracklist
Helgamarktz Syrenernas Sang Aniarasviten Ljud Fran Stan Tog du med dig Naturen? Knolsvanen Svarta Hal Och Eljusspar


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