Monday, July 9, 2018

KURRES KAPELL – Kurres Kapell (A Disc, 1979)

Swedish vocals, instrumental
International relevance: **
 
Kurres Kapell hailed from Boliden, a northern town known for its mining industry. They had connections with the Social Democratic youth organisation SSU, and their sole album was released accordingly through the party's own label A Disc. The music is well crafted and muscular, much thanks to the heavy guitar solos and riffing courtesy of the three in-house guitarists, why ”Kurres Kapell” might have a limited appeal to fans of (semi) hard rock. Both the male and female vocals are weak however and don't quite match the musical backdrop.

The most interesting tracks are ”Teve” which relies a bit more on groove than heaviness, and the instrumental ”Semestervecka i Brutorp”, the most progressive track on the album, but neither of them manages to rise above the 'mediocre' mark.

Kurres Kapell released one further disc in 1985, a 45 with two songs from a stage play.

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