Adolphson-Falk
Encyclopedia
Adolphson-Falk is a Swedish
synthpop
band, fronted by Tomas Adolphson (music, vocals) and Anders Falk (lyrics, music, vocals). Greg Fitzpatrick (keyboard) and Dagge Lundquist (mixing
) were of importance for the successful electronical sound.
Tomas Adolphson and Anders Falk met while completing their compulsory national service in 1968 and started their collaboration. In the 1970s they released a handful of singles and the album Nattexpressen and participated in Melodifestivalen 1979
. The breakthrough was when the single "Blinkar blå
" ("Flashing Blue") was played in the Swedish radio show Eldorado in 1981. The single was followed by the album Med rymden i blodet (With space in my/the blood). The single "Mer jul", with sounds from Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul (From All of Us to All of You) spicing up the background, was a hit in 1984 and in 2010 is still the most often played Swedish Christmas tune on Swedish radio.
The theme of the lyrics on Med rymden i blodet was mostly radio engineering, astronomy
and how man is related to cosmos
. Over the years the theme has shifted from one of technology
/natural science
to a more colloquial one.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band, fronted by Tomas Adolphson (music, vocals) and Anders Falk (lyrics, music, vocals). Greg Fitzpatrick (keyboard) and Dagge Lundquist (mixing
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
) were of importance for the successful electronical sound.
Tomas Adolphson and Anders Falk met while completing their compulsory national service in 1968 and started their collaboration. In the 1970s they released a handful of singles and the album Nattexpressen and participated in Melodifestivalen 1979
Melodifestivalen 1979
Melodifestivalen 1979 was the selection for the 19th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 18th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 452 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition...
. The breakthrough was when the single "Blinkar blå
Blinkar blå
"Blinkar blå" was the breakthrough single for the Swedish synthpop band Adolphson-Falk when it was played in the Swedish radio show Eldorado in 1981. The single was their first synth-single ....
" ("Flashing Blue") was played in the Swedish radio show Eldorado in 1981. The single was followed by the album Med rymden i blodet (With space in my/the blood). The single "Mer jul", with sounds from Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul (From All of Us to All of You) spicing up the background, was a hit in 1984 and in 2010 is still the most often played Swedish Christmas tune on Swedish radio.
The theme of the lyrics on Med rymden i blodet was mostly radio engineering, astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
and how man is related to cosmos
Cosmos
In the general sense, a cosmos is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from the Greek term κόσμος , meaning "order" or "ornament" and is antithetical to the concept of chaos. Today, the word is generally used as a synonym of the word Universe . The word cosmos originates from the same root...
. Over the years the theme has shifted from one of technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
/natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
to a more colloquial one.
Albums
- Nattexpressen (1978)
- Med rymden i blodet (1982)
- From Here to Eternity (English version of Med rymden…,1983)
- Över tid och rum (1984)
- I nattens lugn (1986)
- Det svåra valet (1987)
- Indigo (1990)
- 454 (1999)
- Vidare (2006)
Singles
- "För ung för att förstå" (1973)
- "Tillsammans (kan vi nå nånstans)" (1979)
- "Cinema" (1980)
- "Astronaut" (1981)
- "Blinkar blåBlinkar blå"Blinkar blå" was the breakthrough single for the Swedish synthpop band Adolphson-Falk when it was played in the Swedish radio show Eldorado in 1981. The single was their first synth-single ....
" (1981) - "Mer jul" (1984)
- "Blinkar Blå" (acoustic version) (2006)
Participation on other albums
- Eldorado. Stjärnornas musik (1982)
- Eldorado. Äventyret fortsätter... (1987)