Kungens Män "CHEF"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Krautrock, Space Rock
Label: Riot Season Records - REPOSELP074 (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 22, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Fyrkantig böjelse (11:22)
2. Öppen för stängda dörrar (8:02)
3. Män med medel (10:10)
4. Eftertankens blanka krankhet (11:23)

Total Time 40:57

Line-up: 
Mikael Tuominen - Guitar
Hans Hjelm - Guitar
Gustav Nygren - Guitar
Mattias "Indy" Pettersson - Drums
Peter Erikson - Synthesizer
Magnus Öhrn - Bass

Description/Reviews: 

The record consists of four lengthy tracks, each displaying a different aspect of the Kungens Män sound. Opening track ‘Fyrkantig Böjelse’ is very much rooted in krautrock with a classic motorik beat and insistent bassline underpinning eleven minutes of guitar explorations that build from wispy flurries of eastern influenced notes and harmonics into a meatier space rock workout with dense guitar interplay consisting of clouds of high flying notes and squalls of intense pedal powered riffing.

Read the full review by Francis Comyn at terrascope.co.uk

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Kungens Män "Fuzz På Svenska"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Krautrock
Label: Kungens Ljud & Bild - KLB008 (CD), Adansonia Records - AR 027 (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 20, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Tesen - 15:35

2. Starta gruff - 06:54

3. Fuzz på svenska - 14:17  

4. Centrala mellanplanet - 07:02  

5. Tung pedagog - 05:11

6. Tung dialog - 14:09  

7. Ljupt djud - 19:15

Line-up: 
Mattias Indy Pettersson: drums
Hans Hjelm: guitar
Mikael Tuominen: guitar, percussion
Magnus Öhrn: bass
Peter Erikson: synth
Gustav Nygren: saxophone, percussion

Description/Reviews: 

This is the sound of a band experimenting, of kicking out through more barriers and, on occasions, of finding new levels of intensity and experience. This is also a different approach from ‘Dag & Natt’ and, freed from the need to develop an overall concept this gives us more opportunities to explore new sonic topographies.

Read the full review at psychinsightmusic.com

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Fanatism "The Future Past"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Krautrock, Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Drone Rock Records ‎– DRR018
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: July 31, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. När Man Allting Sett (7:30)
2. Shiv-Li-Yeah (3:46)
3. Quantum Fuzz (6:28)
4. Upon The Cross (4:24)
5. Tiden Rinner (6:25)
6. Nackögon (4:23)
7. One Of Us Can Not Be Me (5:40)
8. The Future Past (6:51)

Total Time 45:27

Line-up: 
Tomas Bergstrand: Electric Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Peter Erikson (Kungens Män): Synthesizers, Vocals
Gustav Nygren (Kungens Män): Tenor Saxophone (3, 4, 8)
Mikael Tuominen (Kungens Män): Electric and Double Bass, Vocals, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer
Jonas Yrlid: Drums, Percussion

Description/Reviews: 

'The Future Past' threw me at first for the very reason I mentioned in the intro...I was expecting something along the lines of Kungens Män but, to reiterate, this is an album all of its own and a damn good one at that. The variety contained within makes it a real smorgasbord of delights...the way it trips from motorik based krautrock to more pastoral psych and finishing with some retro synth sounds is truly wonderful and goes to make this an album of many dimensions... a trait that is sadly missing in so much music these days. To use a well-worn cliche...it is an album that keeps on giving; after many run-throughs I am still discovering little facets and nuances to the music...a sign of an accomplished album made by accomplished musicians. 

Read the full review at dayzofpurpleandorange.blogspot.com

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Automatism "From the Lake"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Space Rock, Krautrock, Psychedelic
Label: Tonzonen Records - TON039
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: July 20, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Standing Wave (12:38)
2. At Sea (5:22)
3. October Swim (2:22)
4. Propeller Propulsion (12:09)
5. Floating Downstream (6:36)
6. Ice-Floe (4:36)

Total Time 43:43

Line-up: 
Hans Hjelm (Kungens Män): guitar, phin, synthesizer
Gustav Nygren: guitar, bass
Mikael Tuominen (Kungens Män): bass, guitar
Jonas Yrlid: drums
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Andreas Axelsson (Kungens Män): percussion
Peter Erikson (Kungens Män): drum machine, synthesizer
Jesper Skarin: drums, percussion

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Kungens Män "Dag and Natt"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Krautrock
Label: Kungens Ljud & Bild KLB006 (CD), Adansonia Records AR 019 (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: July 31, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Morgonrodnad (13:04)
2. Dag (8:51)
3. Samtidigt (9:00)
4. Aftonstjarnan (13:51)
5. Natt (6:20)
6. Manen Tur Och Retur (8:15)
7. Ett Tappat Perspektiv (8:26)
8. Mara (3:21)
9. Vargtimmen (8:14)
10. Cirkeln Ar Slut (8:50)

Total Time 88:12

Line-up: 
Mattias Indy Pettersson: drums
Hans Hjelm: guitar
Mikael Tuominen: guitar & vocals
Magnus Öhrn: bass
Peter Erikson: synth & drum machine
Gustav Nygren: saxophone (1, 5)
Tomas Bergstrand: guitar (8, 10)

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Kungens Män "Bränna Tid"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock
Label: Auricle (AMCDR 236)
Format: CDR, digital
Release date: February 1, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. K-rauta (14:30)
2. Ring Så Spelar Vi (12:29)
3. Third War Three (13:21)

Total time 40:20

Line-up: 
Hans Hjelm: guitar
Mikael Tuominen: guitar & vocals
Magnus Öhrn: bass
Mattias Indy Pettersson: drums (2, 3)
Peter Erikson: synth (1, 2)
Tomas Bergstrand: guitar (1)

Description/Reviews: 

One of the finest current Swedish bands Kungens Män play a trippy groove along brand of (mostly instrumental) psychedelic jam / space-rock. On the one hand they do great chug-along grooves and rhythms in the Krautrock tradition, whereas on the other hand they show roots and influences from the dawn of Swedish underground rock, not afraid to add local cultural elements into the melting pot.

Also read the review at psychinsightmusic.com

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Kungens Män "Stockholm Maraton"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock
Label: Adansonia Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: September 5, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Var God Stig På (16:35)
2. Second Third War Three (5:21)
3. Ohälsoresan (13:09)
4. Raketens Vandring Över Himlen (8:49)
5. Otakt Är Världens Lön (7:44)
6. Undre Inre Yttre Rymden (16:02)
7. Bortkopplad Från Tiden (20:16)

Total time: 87:56

Line-up: 
Peter Erikson - synthesizer
Hans Hjelm - guitar
Mattias Indy Pettersson - drums
Mikael Tuominen - guitar, vocals
Magnus Baset Öhrn - bass, vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Inspired by classical Scandinavian Rockbands of the 70th these five Swedish guys presents a genre-crossing mixture of styles on their latest album “Stockholm Maraton” - as ever each track is totally improvised.  The band goes head first into the unknown and end up with soundscapes deeply rooted in steady drone rock, but also swirling off in spacey, psychedelic and sometimes harsh territories.

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Kungens Män "Förnekaren"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock
Label: Adansonia Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: December 1, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Järmägsdröm (9:47)
2. Förnekaren (12:14)
3. Sista Ordets Krigsdans Genom Snickeriet (22:04)
4. Krautespark (6:36)
5. Kringströdda Silverbestick (13:44)
6. Förensligandet I Det Fogentliga Aspudden (10:10)
7. Hur Ska Vi Sta? (10:34)

Total time: 85:09

Line-up: 
Mattias Indy Pettersson: drums
Hans Hjelm: guitar
Mikael Tuominen: guitar & Fender VI
Magnus Öhrn: bass
Peter Erikson: synth (2, 3, 5, 7)
Patrik Wirén: vocals (1)
Björn Eriksson: guitar (3)
Andreas Axelsson: percussion (5)

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Kungens Män "Transportkatalogen"

Country: Sweden
Sub Genre: Krautrock, Psychedelic, Space Rock, Ambient
Release date: May 6, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Apokalypsanalys (10:24)
02. Vaknaden (18:04)
03. Förtrollningsmandatet (12:03)
04. Interplanetär kafferast (11:50)

Line-up: 
Hans Hjelm
Mattias Indy Pettersson
Mikael Tuominen
Magnus Öhrn
Tomas Bergstrand

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