yes and no (Bach and Messiaen obviously, but also Ives and Cage...and Coltrane, Ayler, Mingus, Dolphy, Shepp, Adams/Pullen of course...and Sex Pistols, Costello, Billy Bragg & the Clash, Red Krayola and Ligabue...and Lim-Johan...and van Vliet...and Mr Waits of course...well, that´s about it. (except for all the musicians in the world (known and unknown) who has ever got tha blues!))
Musician/composer/rec.engineer/producer. Born in western Sweden 1959 as Bengt-Åke.
I have provided music for a lot of scandinavian theatres (basement free groups as well as National Theatres) since mid-80s using my not-so-skilled-one-man-band or playing with real, skilled (sometimes even trained...) musicians.
Artists and bands I have played and recorded with include:
Art Ensemble UHURU, Trollhättans Kakafoniker, P-A Ryderup, Gillis Jordan Bluesbreakers, Paté, Dom Smutsiga Hundarna, Duo Gobbi, Weltklang Krokodil (nästan), Quartetto Aleatori, BAD LIVER & hans Brustna Hjärtan, Music für Alle, Rikard Wolff, Lars Demian, The Fallen Angel Orchestra, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Vesterskov, Irya Gmeyner, Frida Hyvönen, Rebecka Törnqvist, Charlotte Engelkes, Peter Jöback, Nina Kinert, Tomas Boström a.o.
Currently I live with my family in what used to be an old general store on the south coast of Sweden. Here I have the space for all my old musical instruments, as well as recording equipment and other facilities to produce beautiful recordings in a beautiful environment in a not-so-beautiful world.../
The first photo is from the orchestra pit in Tokyo (the day before the earthquake sept 2003...not caused by my Slingerland 34"-I hope...), where we played "Woyzeck" (the Wilson/Waits/Brennan / Betty Nansen Theatre of Copenhagen version...) /The song WHEN I REMEMBER is a rough demo from "The Left Hand", a yet not launched project with LA director, playwright and butoh artist Michael Sakamoto and the beautiful lyrics are by him(this is 2nd verse). /GOD is the result of me pressing REC and pulling up my soprano sax(wich hadn..t been used for some time) and blowing; instantly the dry reed cracked and I went circular since I knew I could never start again...later I added some flageolet basses and a sampled celesta/FRIDAY 09,08. is tdays impro (through new JLM Baby Animal mic pre w. vari impedance AND my old B&O stereo ribbon; playing drums, acoustic bass and tenor sax... / AKK VARMELAND is pure happiness over the simple fact that piano tech Inge Dahlin was at my place and tuned my old F.Stichel from Leipzig. The song is an old swedish version of the same melody Bedrich Smetana made famous in his Moldau-suite. I have heard stories about when Jan Johansson played this for Stan Getz during a tour in the 50s. As you all know Stan made his own version, recorded a.o. by Miles Davis, named Dear Old Stockholm.../
Piano Trio 081116 is sprung from the happiness that OBAMA was the chosen one! Congratulations America! Bound to his hands and feet by the current policy, which aftermaths should count in decades, he is still the new Hope for America.../A PLAUSIBLE FINISH! is a rough sketch recorded through the laptop microphone for a song based on a C.Bukowski poem w. this name for an upcoming play at Husets Teater in Copenhagen (opens april 4)... /
I play all musical instruments on earth.../...but rather poorly. (A quote from the last interview with the fantastic clown and great human being Charlie Rivel)
åhoj!
hoppas allt är gött. musik med Serve You Right To Suffer,
samt med mitt enmannaband finns att ladda ner gratis (förstås) på min profil. så
gör gärna det!
I'm sorry I didn't reply earlier, I just don't use myspace so often..
My friend, you're so kind that I really have no words expressing how greatful we are we have met you! :-) Vaclav Frank wants to send a BIG hello to your "skilled homebase" (as you wrote). :-)
I told Bara about your superswap and she seems to be pretty curious about it, so just tell us when you can do that and we'll be ready!!! Michelle wants to send you many kisses, so I hope they get through myspace to you properly ;)
Anyway, hwat are you up to now? Are you planning some travelling around world or are you just staying with your family and enjoying them? :-)
Hej Bebe Nej det är inte riktigt. Städade rummet häromdan. Hittade ett kuvert adresserat till dej under några smutsiga vita skjortor. Nu är det på väg. Puss tillbaka. Pär
Michelle wants to send you many kisses, so I hope they get through myspace to you properly ;)
