Tuesday, March 24, 2009

KEBNEKAJSE-ELEFANTEN, LP, 1977, SWEDEN



Following my post of this Swedish outfit's sublime second album, here's their fifth from four years on (with their name now spelled with a J instead of an I) and it's suffused with much the same elevated vibe of scintillating Swedish folk theme-derived aerated upfullness as was "II". Some of the bits here could conceivably scan as being a bit more whimsically slight of tone than their earlier era (mid-period Hoelderlin occasionally comes to mind), only for the proceedings to lunge into a blistering ethno-rock jam that'll quiet any reservations. A funk component is undeniably creeping into their formulation here on occasion as well, but that just adds a sexy new wrinkle to their admixture via their snaky way with a groove, methinks.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this.

Any chance of finding Kenny Håkansson's "Spelar Springlekar och Gånglåtar" for us?

Anonymous said...

For my taste it's their first that counts.

William said...

The first track -- Ingenting -- what does that remind you of?

I can't quite place it, but I think it's somehow related to a 70's TV show.

thoth said...

sounds very interesting. any mention of hoelderlin gets me intrigued. thank you so much for sharing.