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Vital, weird, romantic, aggressive, funny and most of all very, very swedishLATEST NEWS
Thursday, April 29th 2010
Behold: Epilog is now available over at Alvarsdotter.com! "This edition has a three-fold digipack with beautiful artwork printed in copper with relief. It also includes an additional CD, containing a bonus track "Rösten". Rösten was written in 1993 but recorded in 2008-2009", says the band.
Thursday, April 1st 2010
Quick update; here's tracklist for the bonus CD of the "Epilog"-rerelease:
- Rösten (recorded in 2009)
- Skogsranden (instrumental mix 1994)
- Thomas stämmar Mellotronen Part I (rehearsal recording 1992)
- Gånglåt (Melodifestivalen 1993 edit)
- Interlog (rehearsal jam 1993)
- Kördroj (tape experiment 1992)
- Thomas stämmar Mellotronen Part II (rehearsal recording 1993)
- In the Court of the Topogråphic Änglånd (rehearsal jam 1994)
- Kaffemaskinen av Mattias (rehearsal recording 2003)
- Thomas stämmar Mellotronen Part III (rehearsal recording 2002)
- Thomas stämmar fortfarande Mellotronen Part IV (rehearsal recording 2010)
- Oh yes, this is April Fools
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010
Anna provided some (in my opinion really good) news regarding the Epilog rerelease and the band's future. The reissue of Epilog is scheduled to be out in a month with a bonus CD included. It contains a new recording of an old song from 1992. All original members are participating, including Tord. Check out an excerpt from the acoustic guitar recording session here! (I'll send out a newsletter as soon as the album is available.) Also, Johan, Jonas, Anna and Thomas are rehearsing on regular basis, writing new songs. According to Anna, this is "very exciting!"
Friday, October 16th 2009
According to Mattias Olsson, Änglagård had a band meeting last night. A meeting regarding the future! I suspect they're planning to build a warrior robot race. But I might be wrong. Anyway, nobody told me that the frequently asked questions were outdated. Well, they're no longer. (Anyone disagreeing better have protection against the robot army's laser guns.)
Wednesday, July 29th 2009
Mattias Olsson posted the following message on Facebook:
"I think we have already released a livealbum that was possibly a bit so-so...Havent heard it in years though. The bands main things on the to-do list is a) making sure the old albums are available b) making new music and finding ways of making this exciting and pleasurable c) if possible recording and releasing new stuff...
"There is a lot of interesting material floating about. The band could easily start recording stuff as we have more or less all the old equipment available...we just need to find a sort of format and framing that will work for the band today.
"Thomas said once (in defense of splitting up the band in 95 (?) that he thought there were enough mediocre albums in the world without our band adding to the pile. If we make a new album it has to be an album we are excited about and we feel is strong and individual.
"We are very slow and very picky. We are snails with increasingly bad eye sight and long memories. We will never wear capes.
// Mattias
End of message
As for the content, I think it sums up the situation perfectly. The tentative date for the Epilog re-release ("with sexy surprises") is Fall 2009. No, I don't know what these surprises are. No, I can't promise delivery until Christmas. No, I don't think it's a good idea to do a fundraiser to buy the snail that is Änglagård new glasses. And by the way, I hope you (yes, you) are somewhat happy with Anglagard.net in its present state. It's not very fancy and some pages haven't been updated in ages. Still, it's pretty enduring and hopefully informative to keep you coming back every now and then (or, if it's your first visit, to help you discover this amazing band.)
Saturday, May 9th 2009
Mattias Olsson posted a blog with some Änglagård-related news a couple of days ago. He wrote: "About two weeks ago Änglagård had a small get together lacerated in Ricard and strong coffee where we listened to some musical Ideas and discussed the future. Why have a progressive rock band. What is relevant in the genre today? If we are supposed to reawaken Frankenstein I think it is important that he has got a new fresh hip haircut and some new dance moves. So in a effort to try to trace back to the bands old inspirations I have been listening to some old prog lately. Trying to avoid the horribleness of ELP and the squeakyness of Rush. A bit of Gentle Giant, some King Crimson around the edges.
"Also..please understand that I don't think/hope/expect the band will be venturing into any sort of electronic pathway or Warpness any time soon. There will not be any boogie woogie on this album either. The new material is very much old school stuff but it has a new harmonic edge. I just want it to have more dimensions and layers. Is that too much to ask?"
So they're alive. And talking to each other. And drinking coffee. Who knows what next? Will they exchange telephone numbers? I will keep you posted.
In terms of non-news, I recently attended a Per Gessle-concert in Germany. After the show I had a little chat with guitarist Christoffer Lundquist about Änglagård. He asked whether there band made any new album. (No, they haven't.) He also remarked that (being a recording studio owner similar to Mattias Olsson) he wants to have a Mellotron someday, one that stays in tune. Now I don't know much about the instrument, but I have the feeling that this is even less likely to happen than a new Änglagård album. We'll see.
Sunday, March 22nd 2009
Anglagard Newsletter 1: The latest re-release of "Hybris" is now available for sale directly from the band over at www.alvarsdotter.com - and it should also be available at selected progressive rock vendours, soon. "Epilog" is supposed to be re-released in a couple of months. This is all the information I have so far.
Update: The content and packaging is the same as the 2003 Exergy edition (5 tracks, digipack).
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009
Things are taking shape: www.anglagardmusic.com...
Friday, February 20th 2009
Remember Hybris? Änglagård's debut? "The Holy Grail of 90s progressive music"? "Terrific, terrific stuff"? "A must-have for just about any fan of prog music"? "Pretty derivative stuff"? The album you always wanted to check out, but couldn't find anywhere for a reasonable price? RRRRRs (recent re-re-release rumors) suggest you may be lucky, soon.
Friday, December 26th 2008
Late(st) news: Änglagård might release the NEARfest 2003 live recording. I spoke with Thomas Johnson back in November and he said "it's not impossible." This statement certainly implies no warranty and no date of any kind. It's apparently not going to come out in time for Christmas 2008. Sorry to everyone who had that on their wish list. As a more realistic wish for 2009 I recommend Änglagård t-shirts. No promises here, either. But it might just happen. Sooner or (more likely) later.
Sunday, September 28th 2008
Summer came and went - and still no re-releases. Yesterday, Mattias Olsson blogged about a reunion with Johan Brand, Jonas Engdegård and Tord Lindman (including a picture), which took place last Wednesday in his studio. Although the name Änglagård is not mentioned, it is rather obvious. Still, I cannot say whether they've been recording new material or something like a Spandau Ballet tribute album.
In other news, Thomas Johnson is playing some gigs with Thieves' Kitchen in the U.K., Germany, Belgium, and France this fall. As for current gigs of Mattias Olsson's bands/projects (mainly in Stockholm), please check out his MySpace profile.
Wednesday, May 7th 2008
Some people wrote me about Amazon.com, which lists the old albums with a new release date (April 29, 2008) - but marked as out of stock. Now there are two reasonable possibilities that come to my mind:
a) the band moved faster than its shadow and the re-releases are already on their way;
b) some more or less automatic process on Amazon.com refreshed the (outdated) offers.
While option a) would be cool and very appreciated, option b) seems more realistic to me for a number of reasons.
- the same "updated" release date can be found for Reminder's "Broken Tone" album, for which no re-release is planned;
- I would like to think that the band would notify me if a) was true;
- the offers should pop up at various mailorders, not just on Amazon.com.
This being said, I'd like to thank everybody who added the Änglagård MySpace profile as friend. It is appreciated! If you haven't already done so, you might also like to check out the MySpace profiles of Anna Holmgren, Tord Lindman and Thieves' Kitchen (from their recently released album "The Water Road") - all filled with rather new music.
Monday, April 21st 2008
Yesterday, Mattias Olsson wrote in his MySpace blog about the Änglagård's plans to reissue their old albums: "Last night we had a meeting with my old band Änglagård to try to decide about how we are to proceed with re pressings of our old albums. We released two studio albums in the early 90s and then we put out a live album (of course). These albums have been out of print for a long time and now we are trying to decide in what format and in what kind of constellation the business side of things will take form...
We have a couple of different alternatives up in the air but for once we actually have a deadline. Within a week we have to make up our minds. I'll keep you posted on developments."
Tuesday, March 11th 2008
Anna Holmgren, Jonas Engdegård and Johan Brand are working together, "trying some new musical ideas that might lead to something... or not..." (Anna). Mattias Olsson wrote in his blog: "I have heard a quick ricochet and it sounds really promising. Who knows what the future brings..." Thanks to Dominik and Markus for notifying me.
In other "news", I've launched a MySpace profile for Änglagård. It is as semi-official as this website here. All updates will be posted on both sites from now on. Feel free to give me feedback - I'm sure there is some stuff that can still be improved.
Thursday, January 17th 2008
Thomas Johnson provided me with the results of the unofficial bowling tournament (which presumably took place during the recent Holidays): "in absence of one third of the band Mattias turned out to bowl most straight, thus scoring the highest, while Jonas had the most screw and Tord the most enthusiasm." Music-wise, Thomas and Thieves' Kitchen are busy with their upcoming album, scheduled for a release in spring 2007. The latest news from Mattias Olsson is probably that he actually spent more than five days away from making/producing music; but he is back on track now. Read (and hear) all about his current projects over at his MySpace page.
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