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Älgarnas Trädgård (Garden of the Elks) was a Swedish psychedelic progressive-rock band who recorded just two albums, Framtiden är ett svävande skepp, förankrat i forntiden (“The Future is a Floating Ship Anchored in Antiquity”) and Delayed. The former album, the band’s debut, is considered to be one of the pinnacles of the early ‘70s psych-rock boom and is slowly getting the recognition it deserves. One could consider it the sister album of the now quite famous Comus album, First Utterance.
Both a juxtaposition of contrasting styles (think Olivier Messiaen meets King Crimson) and a precursor to a number of bands including Japanese noiseniks Ghost, “Framtiden” is especially notable for its use of primitive sampling and remixing which, along with Can, is precedent for the whole genre of electronica. One fan wrote: “young amateur bastard-gods from a parallel universe swinging through the machinery of time, traversing non-historical oceans and weedgreen valleys with a cuckoo on each side. if music is human, this is not music. if music is irrational, this is the purest pure of pure music you can think of.”
Both a juxtaposition of contrasting styles (think Olivier Messiaen meets King Crimson) and a precursor to a number of bands including Japanese noiseniks Ghost, “Framtiden” is especially notable for its use of primitive sampling and remixing which, along with Can, is precedent for the whole genre of electronica. One fan wrote: “young amateur bastard-gods from a parallel universe swinging through the machinery of time, traversing non-historical oceans and weedgreen valleys with a cuckoo on each side. if music is human, this is not music. if music is irrational, this is the purest pure of pure music you can think of.”
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maquinas wrote:
one of a kind inspirational stuff
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phoustsince1991 wrote:
Really very special
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greg_valou wrote:
Took me a while to track down the second album, Delayed. Crimson Magma flows thick... heavy, yeah. The drummer's offkilter grooving more than makes up for the the lead guitarist's tone and the keyboards keep everything glued together in this apparently live recording. The acoustic work here is even more viscous than on the first album. DL: http://barin99.livejournal.com/545022.html
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falkmark wrote:
The debut album by the swedish psych folk band Valla is out now (www.recordheaven.net). Please visit www.myspace.com/vallamusik for more info and some music.
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greg_valou wrote:
hearing this for the first time today, it sounds at times like an even more stoned Amon Duul II... nice
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IAmMyOwnDamnGod wrote:
i need to find this somewhere!
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obsessed_nl wrote:
Two Hours.. sounds like Dirty Three 20 years before they even formed. Great band, but we all knew that already.
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VacantCoffin wrote:
Definitely unique.
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Loginquitas wrote:
This was um.. A strange experience. I dont know who to compare with, and I dont know if itd be right anyway. Im not even sure if I like it.
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NudePanorama wrote:
mindblowing, deep space, 4500 billions of years from now, intergalactic astral projection insane tranquility
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Heliosophist wrote:
I've just discovered them and I'm totally amazed by the "framtiden är ett svävande skepp..." album. älgarnas trädgård > jesus.
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netlexer wrote:
beautiful and extraordinary.
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Eitttlane wrote:
haha,Monstrous,progous!,immortalous!
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paleflames wrote:
it sound so otherworldly and surreal... garden of elks, heh
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ihavesoldout wrote:
älgarnas trädgård > all
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Grindfucked wrote:
one of the best Swedish bands ever.
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Pelleindahood wrote:
Amazing, of course.
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Greygoo wrote:
Outstanding music. Both albums are amazing.
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Jakeling wrote:
Recently got into this group, simply amazing, wonderful and beautiful music :)
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necrorgasmique wrote:
Nice PH < 7 progressive atmospheres - and yes I love Amon Düül II and King Crimson too
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