VARGAVINTER – Vargavinter (Silence, 1976) / Röster från alla land (Ett Minne För Livet/MNW, 1980)

Vargavinter (Silence, 1976)

Swedish vocals, English vocals, other languages, instrumental
International relevance: ***

After the demise of Låt & Trall, singer Marie Selander became part of 'super group' Vargavinter, featuring members from Archimedes Badkar, Iskra, Södra Bergens Balalaikor, Spjärnsvallet and, through Kjell Westling, Blå Tåget/Arbete & Fritid and others. And not to be forgotten, the brilliant Anita Livstrand.

The title of Vargavinter's second album is ”Röster från alla land”, ”voices from all countries”, and that's a good description even of their live recorded eponymous debut. Vargavinter performed music from just about all around the globe. They were a bit in your face politically but the multitudinous music is often great. It is a bit uneven, with two or three of the songs sounding as if they're there mainly to fill the geographic quota, but  ”Snart” and the atmospheric ”Rumänsk dansmelodi” for instance are very good.

Röster från alla land (Ett Minne För Livet/MNW, 1980)

Swedish vocals, other languages, instrumental
International relevance: ***

”Röster från alla land” appeared four years after ”Vargavinter” and despite being recorded in the studio, the music sounds looser, or if you will, less focused. Still some good tracks such as ”Bågskytten”, ”Dans från Zalongou” and ”Det omöjliga”, but ”Röster från alla land” lacks a lot of the debut's freshness.

”Progglådan” has a 1980 Vargavinter Tonkraft session, and a mid-70's live version, also made for Tonkraft, can be heard on the double LP ”Tonkraft 1975-76: Levande musik från Sverige”.

Vargavinter full album playlist
Röster från alla land full album playlist
Tonkraft 1980 full album playlist