Karl-Jonas Winqvist - toypiano, some other pianos, percussion, vocal ramblings and organs....
people who is or have been playing with blood music:
marcus palm - valerie francis - adam kammerland - andreas soderstrom - simone rubi - lina langendorf - putte - lyn rajah -
jorgen lindstrom - sarah scutt -
per lager - joachim ekermann -
henry moore selder - sara lundén - ida lundén - victor hvidfeldt -
leo svensson -martin linder - jonna sandell - james huggins the third -
the sweptaways choir - david nygård - lars skoglund - sara wilson - tom hakava - anna nygård
and then some more..god bless them all!
Blood Music is a one-man band with a lot of members.
Or something like that.
I,Karl-Jonas Winqvist (also in the band first floor power) started this musical project blood music three years ago and at that time the live-performances consisted of me and my big home-organ. It was rather loose at the beginning.Improvised sets where the songs sometimes were written on stage and occasionally someone from the audience came up to help out. The idea of blood music was to try out things. To risk something. Not aiming to be perfect and not taking the easiest way out all the time.
"Held the hand" was the first thing recorded. A Daniel Johnston cover which can be found on Make it happens compilation album "All songs are sad songs" which was released 2003.
Then came a 7'-inch single on promenade recordings.
Six blood music songs which all had a lo-fi feel to them since I recorded them myself on a minidisc without really knowing how to do..Including the first version of "a telegram for Rose-Marie", "the salesman", "come on, billie may" and a ramones cover etc"
Then it got quiet in the blood music land.
I got ill and had several serious operations because of an aneurysm in the brain. And somewhere between these hospital sessions I started to record the first full-length album together with my friend and recording-maestro Joachim Ekermann.
Now, to play all instruments by myself is a thing I'm not capable of and more important: It would bore me a whole lot! So I started to invite friends to help out on the record. It's more fun together.
And in oct/nov 2005 the debut album "Sing a song fighter" finally was released in Sweden. Eleven songs based on my piano+organs and where guitars often take a step back and make way for the flutes, horns and violins etc.
The album got really nice reviews which made me glad and blood music was nominated in Sweden for the alternative music price "Manifest" in the category "best pop/rock 2005".
The line-up changes, like the weather, from day to day.
I think of blood music as a big musical room.
In here I can do whatever I want to.
And friends will always be invited to join in.
Some of them stay for the next round and some will leave early in the morning the day after. And some might come uninvited...
The album was re-released by the splendid UK label static caravan.
Nov the 28th 2007 was the release date for the second Blood Music album. Containing twelve songs that were sort of improvised and written in a hurry. I wanted to try that and see how it felt for a change. It felt good.The album holds the name "Don Quite". It was named after a painting that I found up in the attic at my grandfather's house whilst emptying the house after he passed away. His name was John. Don John. Long John.The album was dedicated to him. Released in Sweden on the label Make it Happen. Highly recommended, actually... I do believe blood music will stick around for quite some time...
Check out the homepage or Blood Music blog for more info. It's rarely updated and not hi-tech at all. Sorry. If someone got the skills and energy to make a new or better one, get in contact and we can make a deal without money being involved...
Take care / Karl-Jonas
Influences
people, places, problems and parties...
life, lust,love and Lennon...
not in that particular order....and then some other things, too! recently I've been listening to:
moondog - biff rose - karen dalton - bill fay - jenny wilson - mayo thompsons album "gorky's debt to his father" - yo la tengo - nina simone - daniel johnston - smog - king creosote, u.n.p.o.c - the roches - cass mccombs - neutral milk hotel - pascal comelade - the shangri-la's - john lennon - yoko ono - the magnetic fields - john jacob niles - muluqen mellesse - final fantasy - the langley schools music project - first floor power - vitalic - dory previn - the fiery furnaces - wildbirds and peacedrums - star band de dakar - vit päls - howe gelb - malvina reynolds -serge gainsbourg - ifang bondi - dr john - goran bregovic - michael nyman - wim mertens - jorge ben - tom ze - david byrne - the second hand orchestra - laurie anderson -harry nilsson - funeral music - wedding music - children's music - gypsy music - fence music - friend's music and then some more.....
New song in the player! Just for you ... "Show You Everything" !!!
It's ridiculously upbeat and is inspired by the amazing Fleet Foxes ... and The Macarena Song. Go play with that thought for a while ... ; ) Then plug in your ear plugs and turn up the volume ...
Thank you for the friendship and the good music, as well as the beautiful and unusual compositions and the good rythmic, the terrific guitar,srings and the nice and original vocals.Sound and very well-kept arrangement. Beautiful and long musical journey.
Videon till Oct/nov är underbar! Kan du inte planera in en livespelning i sthlm/uppsala trakten snart? Skulle vara så fint o få höra den vackra musiken live :)
