Adam Gustafsson- - 6&12-string/fuzzguitar, taperecorders, flute, vocals, sitar, hammond l-100, bass, zither, percussion
David Olgarsson - lead vocals and some percussion
Tony "Beard" Hallen - drums and percussion
Manfred Persson - bass / acoustics / fiddle / backup vocals
Influences
LIFE, LOVE, NATURE -
Tir Na Nog, Comus, Incredible String Band, Changes, Trees, Forest, Meic Svevens, The Tree People, Gary Higgins, Rex Holdman, Ravi Shankar and all those others brittish folkbands from the 60-70s.
Swedish underground psychedelic/proggresive acts like Träd,gräs&Stenar, Harvester, Pärson Sound, early Mikael Ramel, Charlie & Esdor, Handgjort, Turid etc
From the northern parts of Sweden comes Skatloken; a reclusive quartet that takes the mystic, haunting sounds of late 60’s and early 70’s acid/freak-folk such as Comus, Tir Na Nog and The Incredible String Band and transforms it into something completely new. Remos Third Ear is the sound of life, death, love, loss, nature, and of course, dazzling tunes.
Initially formed as a two-piece project consisting only of only regular guitar and vocals, everything soon evolved and into a dynamic band, where soaring 12-string guitars, pounding, yet magically soothing bass lines, frantic tribal hand drumming and frail but hauntingly powerful vocals all came together and formed a solid, and almost magical entity.
This, for me, absolute convincing, professionally mixed, nicely and fluently arranged, internet-only release and recording of three tracks, you can hear entirely on their myspace site. It has this late ‘60s, early ‘70s feeling, great fuzzes and reverb effects, psychedelic acoustic guitars and worbing flutes, with dreamy but focused on songs vocals (on “of past times”), with harmonies that make you dazzle (on “soothing silver rain”), and also campfire-stoned percussion mixed with acoustic and fuzz guitars (on “in the garden”).
This something I’d like to hear for repeated listen! Hope to hear more from them in future! Very promising. Labels, take them in!!
- Gerald Van Waes
from: http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/swedenreview.html
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Tack :) Ja, visst spelar han fint, David! Fast jag spelar lite oxå, cellotronen... Ah, kaffe, ska springa till skolan o dricka kaffe innan jag ska sitta i jury o titta på de nya sökandena. Roligt, men svårt att sitta o bedöma folk. Ha en bra dag Adam!!
Ah, bakgrunden tillbaka, skönt, blir alldeles lycklig av den. Ljuva lantromantik... Allt är bra. Har lite framtidsångest bara. Men annars flyter allt på. Mkt i maj. Hoppas allt ät bra med dig/er! Kram
If you have walked in the heart of the Green wood and have bathed in the light of its living force remember what you have felt; and whenever you pass a tree whether it stands alone in a wilderness of human making or in the depth of woodland, give a moment of your time to listen to its voice. For in many parts of the land the trees are dying only the hearts that know something of the true wisdom can save them. (Anon)
Hello nice to meet you.
Si usted ha paseado por el centro del bosque verde y se ha bañado en la luz de su fuerza viva recuerde lo que usted ha sentido; y siempre que usted pase al lado de un árbol si está parado solamente en un yermo de fabricación humana o en la profundidad del bosque, dé un momento de su tiempo para escuchar su voz. Porque en muchas partes de la tierra los árboles se están muriendo solamente los corazones que tengan algo de la sabiduría verdadera pueden salvarlos. (Anón)
Vad nu detta??? Nytt namn, nya låtar... vad komma här näst! Lite comuskänsla på detta underbart!!! Hörde av Lisa att du va lite avis på båtturen.... Peace!
