01	Prolog						02:20
	02	Jordrok						11:46
	03	Hostsejd						14:03
	04	Ifran Klarhet Till Klarhet						09:03
	05	Vandringar I Vilsenhet						13:07
	06	Sista Somrar						09:21
	07	Kung Bore						12:33

Prolog (2:20)
Jordrok (11:46)
Hostsejd (14:03)
Ifran klarhet till klarhet (9:03)
Vandringar i vilsenhet (13:07)
Sista somrar (9:21)
Kung Bore (12:34)



CD (Musea) FGBG 4167.AR



MUSICIANS

Thomas Johnson: Mellotron, Hammond organ B-3, grand piano and other keyboards
Tord Lindman: acoustic and electric guitars, Mellotron, vocals and percussion
Anna Holmgren: flute and Mellotron
Johan Hogberg: bass and basspedals
Jonas Engdegard: electric and acoustic guitars
Mattias Olsson: percussion


All music written, arranged and performed by Anglagard
Recorded at the Variety Arts Centre, Los Angeles on 5th of November 1994, during Progfest '94
Location recording by Kevin Gilbert
Mixed, produced and tastefully edited at Studio Largen by Anglagard and Roger Skogh December 1995
Art design by Goran Stenberg and Anglagard



Sean McFee:
This live album was released posthumously, as the band had sadly broken up at this point. It features the band's final performance at ProgFest 1994. This concert actually took place after the tumultuous breakup of the band, and they only got back together to fulfill this final commitment.
There is no great variation from the studio albums here; no improvisation or wild reworkings of material. While the band was reportedly devastated at what they saw as a lackluster performance, this is perhaps an overly harsh self-assessment. There are a few screw-ups here and there, but on the whole it is a worthy execution of some difficult music.
Usually a live album that doesn't not deviate significantly from the studio albums in terms of arrangements is not particularly essential. However, with Hybris being lamentably out-of-print, those who cannot find it can take heart, because all four tracks from that album are available on this release. Really, though, the studio versions of these songs are so good that the curiosity to see how it goes live will surely make this album one of general interest.

Brandon Wu:
This album is pretty much unessential for anyone that happens to have both of this stellar band's stellar studio albums. However, for the many out there searching desperately (and fruitlessly) for a copy of Hybris, well - each and every piece found on that sought-after debut can be found here. However, with one possible exception, none of the performances here have the same power and effectiveness that they have on the studio albums. The amazingly clear and clean production from those albums is missed, and overall the sound isn't quite as tight and unified as on the original recordings. I do think, though, that the performace of "Kung Bore" here is more punchy than the studio version - Olsson's drumming is fantastic, and the gravelly sound of the bass, more easily audible in this live rendition, adds a lot as well. Despite this, this is really only an album for Дnglagеrd completists or unfortunate souls who don't have Hybris. However, I would think most fans of the band fall under one of those two categories... :)




Anglagard - Buried Alive

Released: 1996
Label: Musea
Cat. No.: FGBG 4167.AR
Total Time: 72:16


Reviewed by: John "Bo Bo" Bollenberg, March 2001
Let's spend five minutes to review the posthumous release of the Swedish band Anglagard. As you all know, the band unfortunately only released two albums, those being Hybris and Epilog, while the French based Musea label released the highlights of Progfest '94 on a double CD including Anglagard favourite "Hostsejd" ("Rite Of Fall"). The band's performance on that memorable 5th November '94 finally became their very last gig together, so afterwards they thought it might be nice to put the entire concert on disc. In the beginning, the band and Musea thought of releasing this as a double CD, featuring the entire concert plus an unreleased composition of around 15 minutes.

Around that time, some of the &Anglagard members were active in the band Pineforest Crunch and it looked as if that unreleased 15-minute track would be used for this band. Due to this fact, the record company no longer found it interesting to release 2 CDs, so it was decided to limit the live recording to a single release. Buried Alive (Levande Begravd) includes all of the Hybrid album plus two tracks from Epilog, which means that the early fans are left a little in the dark. As "Hostsejd" has already been included on the Progfest '94 (Musea FGBG 4154.AR) album it was decided to omit it from the Buried Alive album. Incidently Buried Alive could also have been called ... Upp I Dagen (... just like) or Livs Levande (Alive And Kicking)!

Sometimes the sound sits way in the back, such as the piano in "Jordrok'. When you turn up the volume, the bass bangs out of your speakers whilst the next passage is again too silent. The group themselves admit that this was one of their worst concerts ever because of the many mistakes they made. As a non-musician, I can't give any comments on this because for my taste the live recording sounds practically identical to the versions on the studio albums. Only the balance could be done better. However lovers of flute, mellotron and Crimson-like frenzy should without any doubt get a copy. Recorded with the help of the late Kevin Gilbert (ex-Giraffe, Toy Matinee).

Meanwhile drummer Mattias Olsson and keyboard player Thomas Johnsson played in the Swedish version of Jesus Christ Superstar. The pair also got involved in the Krake-project where they played music in the vein of Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson.

Guitarist Jonas Engdegard worked as an engineer for local bands in Stockholm. Flutist Anna Holmgren studied music in Katrineholm. Bass player Johan Hogberg worked part-time at a record shop, whilst guitarist Tord Lindman went to India for four months and then went on to work for a Swedish ferry company.

Mattias Olsson became a member of Pineforest Crunch, whose debut album Make Believe (Polar 531 169-2) sold in excess of 50,000 copies in Sweden alone, bringing them enough acclaim to be billed at the world famous Roskilde festival (remember the people killed during the Pearl Jam concert there in 2000?!). Mattias went on to record Ex Tenebris with White Willow from Norway. Then there's also his side project Reminders, for which he was finishing a demo featuring seven semi-acoustic songs reminiscent of American Music Club, Tom Petty with a dash of R.E.M. The most important activity was the recording of the second Pineforest Crunch album with the working title of Marrakesh. The band was looking for the ideal producers, having been declined by King Crimson producer David Bottrill. This means that Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Mitchell Froom were still in the cards. Pineforest Crunch also added the sound of a real Mellotron, which means the new material can be found in the region of Pink Floyd, almost country-styled popsongs and ambient sounding Camel-like tunes.

More about Buried Alive:

Track Listing: Prolog (2:20) / Jordrok (11:45) / Ifran Klarhet Till Klarhet (14:03) / Vandringar I Vilsenhet (9:04) / Sista Somrar (13:08) / Kung Bore (12:34)

Musicians:
Thomas Johnsson - Mellotron, Hammond B-3, grand piano, keyboards
Tord Lindman - acoustic and electric guitars, Mellotron, vocals, percussion
Anna Holmgren - flute, Mellotron
Johan Hogberg - bass, bass pedals
Jonas Engdegard - electric and acoustic guitars
Mattias Olsson - percussion

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Discography

The Largen Demo (cassette '92)
Hybris (1992)
Epilog (1994)
"Ganglat fran Knapptibble" (bonus single with Ptolematic Terrascope N° 5 (1994)
Progfest '94 (comp. 2CD) (1994)
Buried Alive (1996)