RESA – Cozy Square (Sonet, 1975) / Lycklig mardröm (Caprice, 1980)

International relevance: ***/**

Instrumental

Resa (not to be confused with Resan) was a fusion band with members from Egba, Häxmjölk and Eje Thelin Group. Their first album ”Cozy Square” was released in 1975 and is more reflective and not at all as egomanical than many other fusionists. The title track a bit similar to Made In Sweden while keyboard player Harald Svensson adds a tiny Bo Hansson touch to ”Dalecarlian Samba”. Overall a nice and enjoyable effort.

Resa's second album didn't appear until five years later on the Caprice imprint. It has a lacklustre studio sound and just doesn't sound as inspired as ”Cozy Square”. ”Cozy Square” had a pensive playfulness that ”Lycklig mardröm” doesn't have. Lovely cover art and liner notes by Turid Lundqvist (!).

from Cozy Square

"The Seventh Seal"

"The Jam"

from ”Lycklig mardröm”

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