Logh (band)
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Logh is a post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...

 band formed in 1998 in Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

, Sweden
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....

. With four members, their first LP was released in 2002 on Bad Taste Records, incorporating elements of indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 and shoegaze
Shoegazing
Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...

 with hushed vocals and introspective lyrics. The album was followed by two more, with lo-fi shoegazer elements, lightly brushed snares, subtle guitar strumming, and droning bass lines.

After their second album, Kristofer Ronstrom (drums) was dropped from the band lineup, eventually replaced by not one but three new members, Markku Hildén (drums), Mattias Jeppsson, (guitar) and Karl Arvidson (keyboards).

Discography

  • Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings
    Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings
    Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings is the first album by Swedish post rock band Logh. It was released in Sweden on January 21, 2002 and in the rest of Europe on July 23, 2002.-Track listing:#"In Cold Blood" – 5:24...

    (2002)
  • The Raging Sun
    The Raging Sun
    The Raging Sun is the second album by Swedish post-rock band Logh. It was released in 2003.An alternate version with a new black background cover was released in 2006, containing new and remixed songs along with videos and photo galleries. This version had a sticker stating "New version! New...

    (2003)
  • The Contractor and the Assassin EP (2003)
  • A Sunset Panorama
    A Sunset Panorama
    A Sunset Panorama is an album by Logh, released in 2005. This album was recorded live in the studio in one day, there was an edition of the album that shipped with a DVD, the DVD features the entire album, as it was performed by the band.The Japanese version of the album features two bonus tracks,...

    (2005)
  • North
    North (Logh album)
    North is the fourth album by Swedish post-rock band Logh. It was released in 2007.-Track listing:#"Saturday Nightmares" – 3:26#"Weather Island" – 3:32#"The Invitation" – 4:07#"All the Trees" – 3:52#"Death to My Home Town" – 3:22...

    (2007)


Compilations
  • The Emo Diaries Vol.8 (2002)


Singles (7" Vinyl)
  • Ghosts (2002)
  • An alliance of hearts (2003)
  • The bones of generations (2004)
  • Lights from sovereign states (2007)

Trivia

  • Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings
    Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings
    Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings is the first album by Swedish post rock band Logh. It was released in Sweden on January 21, 2002 and in the rest of Europe on July 23, 2002.-Track listing:#"In Cold Blood" – 5:24...

    was originally released under the name Log. The name was changed after the release and the album was re-released under the name Logh.

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