Featured artists: Murena / Lars & Per-Erik / Staffans / Horny Band / Kylans Rockorkester / Het Örn / Blue Notes
Swedish vocals, instrumental
Swedish vocals, instrumental
International relevance: *
One of many regional pressings
providing a peep into a specific local scene, this time the Northern
town Örnsköldsvik and the music forum Musikhuset. The album
comprises seven acts from various genres – anti-bacterial jazz,
folk pop, test tube funk fusion, straight ahead rock, B grade reggae –
and while ”Musikfest Örnsköldsvik 80” obviously was made
possible by the progg ethos on the way out in 1980, few of the bands
have any real progg sensibilities to speak of. The best known band
here is Kylans Rockorkester whose ”Min borgerlige bror”
is typically pedestrian boogie rock with political lyrics. That
fusion outfit Staffans' take on Dave Brubeck's ”Take Five” in a
washed out Made In Sweden style is the album highlight says it all.
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