Swedish vocals
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Fickteatern was an early independent
theatre group, founded in 1967 by former Narren members, including
Suzanne Osten who directed a total of 23 Fickteatern plays until 1971
when they called it a day. They performed all over Sweden, and
wanting to reach audiences not regular theatre goers, they appeared
in jails, libraries, schools and in the streets.
Gunnar Edander wrote the music, and
Fickteatern released two albums during their three year lifetime.
Their first LP appeared in 1968, ”Människor i stan”, and ”Allt
växer till det hejdas” in 1971.
While ”Allt växer till det hejdas”
has some of the typical theatre group album characteristics, it's a
bit quirkier than most, partly because of the highly welcome addition
of musicians Bengt Berger, Roland Keijser and Kjell Westling. First
track ”Vi valde inte våldet” is a minor classic featuring a
particularly energetic Berger. Something about the track makes me
think of ”Montgomery Chapel” by U.S. Xian band The Search Party.
That track alone puts ”Allt växer till det hejdas” a cut above
most albums I've heard originating from the theatrical circuits of
the 70's, but ”Vem bombar i Kambodja”, ”Revolution” and the
short title track are OK too.
The vastly prolific Gunnar Edander
later composed music for feminist projects ”Sånger om kvinnor”,
”Kärleksföreställningen” and ”Jösses flickor – befrielsenär nära”. Suzanne Osten kept working with theatre, and has
written a number of books and directed several movies.
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