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01 |
Ten Tango |
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1980 UK |
07:23 |
02 |
Forgeetyde |
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1980 Danmark |
04:23 |
03 |
Harujanta |
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1980 USA |
07:56 |
04 |
Temporal You Are |
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1980 USA |
05:59 |
05 |
Antsong |
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1980 Finland |
05:34 |
06 |
Fur Munju/Indojazz |
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1978 Australia |
04:46 |
07 |
Glassmusic |
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1979 Sweden |
01:00 |
08 |
Rainbox |
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1981 USA |
03:11 |
09 |
Doppler |
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1979 UK |
07:57 |
10 |
Akarondo |
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Dr. Fink And The Mystery Band
Help, Ticket To Ride, Day Tripper, Paperback Writer, Got To Get You Into
My Life |
02:48 |
11 |
Dancing Madras |
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Toto Coelo |
00:30 |
12 |
Clandestine |
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De Barge |
06:59 |
13 |
Odet |
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(Bonus Track) |
05:44 |
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Country |
International |
Cat. Number |
Rune 121 |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Sweden
Recorded Live at Bremen and Hildesheim, Germany, March 8th & 10, 1983.
review added 2-9-00
Von Zamla: 1983
Cuneiform (rune 121)
Sweden 1999
Michel Berckmans, bassoon, oboe;
Eino Haapala, guitar;
Lars Hollmer, piano, organ, korg, accordion;
Hans Loelv, piano, organ, korg, melodica;
Wolfgang Salomon, bass;
Marten Tiselius, drums
Brandon Wu:
Cuneiform, bless them, released this, recorded from two concerts in 1983, just last year. While I don't have the Von Zamla studio albums, and am thus unable to compare the versions of the songs on this live album to the originals, I've become so taken by the music that I can't resist writing a review anyway. The music on here takes whimsical, pretty melodies and arranges them in complex and novel ways. The addition of Michel Berckmans' wind instruments to the mix is something that really does it for me - I'm a sucker that little touch of Univers Zero's sound. Berckmans is no guest artist here, either - in many songs he takes center stage, and in fact the disc opens with a slow, thoughtful oboe melody, then a fugue-like section on piano, guitar, and bassoon. The ensemble overall is tight and focused, the arrangements are very interesting (and differ greatly from the studio versions from what I hear), and the compositions are pretty good. I've been told that it's very difficult to go wrong with the Samla family of bands, and so far this has been true for me. Definitely a worthy release, for RIO fans as well as those that like more accessible music - there are plenty of great melodies here.