Hemåt
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A year after the release of Sov gott Rose-Marie
by the Swedish experimental band International Harvester
, the band changed its name once again, shortening it simply to "Harvester". The name change also saw a distinctive change in the tone of the music. The leader of the musical/performance art collective, Bo Anders Persson, had encountered the music of Joel Jansson, a famed old-time hurdy-gurdy player, in a book by Swedish music researcher Jan Ling. Joel Jansson's playing style had completely the modern aspects of the instrument, instead focusing on irregular rhythms and drone sounds, a pattern of sound that fit into the aesthetic of Pärson Sound/International Harvester
and Harvester.
Hemåt, continuing with its predecessor's move towards a nationalist music that was both politically and environmentally charged, was recorded in "Kafe Marx", a small cafe owned by the youth league of the Swedish Communist Party
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Sov gott Rose-Marie
Sov gott Rose-Marie is the 1968 debut album of International Harvester, the second incarnation of the Stockholm based band Pärson Sound...
by the Swedish experimental band International Harvester
Träd, Gräs & Stenar
Träd, Gräs & Stenar is a Swedish rock band formed in 1969. The group was one of the front acts of the Swedish progg scene, although noticeably less political than their contemporary counterparts....
, the band changed its name once again, shortening it simply to "Harvester". The name change also saw a distinctive change in the tone of the music. The leader of the musical/performance art collective, Bo Anders Persson, had encountered the music of Joel Jansson, a famed old-time hurdy-gurdy player, in a book by Swedish music researcher Jan Ling. Joel Jansson's playing style had completely the modern aspects of the instrument, instead focusing on irregular rhythms and drone sounds, a pattern of sound that fit into the aesthetic of Pärson Sound/International Harvester
International Harvester
International Harvester Company was a United States agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P...
and Harvester.
Hemåt, continuing with its predecessor's move towards a nationalist music that was both politically and environmentally charged, was recorded in "Kafe Marx", a small cafe owned by the youth league of the Swedish Communist Party
Communist Party of Sweden (1967)
Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna was formed at the 1967 party congress of VPK, when a pro-Chinese group left the party.-1967–1980:...
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Track listing
- När Lingonen Mognar (When the Lingonberries are Ripen) (3:24)
- Kristallen Den Fina (Beautiful Crystal) (6:28)
- Kuk-Polska (Cock-Polska) (2:46)
- Nepal Boogie (8:13)
- Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (7:22)
- Bacon Tomorrow (6:33)
- Och Solen Går Upp (And the Sun Rises) (6:33)
- Hemåt (Homeward) (7:47)
Sources
- Haglund, Marcus "The History of Parson Sound - International Harvester and Harvester" found in the cd booklets of International Harvester: Sov gott Rose-Marie and Harvester: Hemat.