The band was formed in early 70's taking their name from one of Sweden's highest mountains, and the musicians who contributed the album have been playing together since They use guitars, violins, mandolin, jembas, congas, drums, bass, and other assorted instruments on this album to create music which is influenced by traditional Swedish folk, African rhythms, old school Art-Rock and Folk-Rock.
This is mostly instrumental recording featuring Färg och Hälsa traditional tunes arranged by the band's members, and 5 original tracks of which 3 songs are with vocals in Swedish, French and Zuzu language. The instrumental performance is soft, elegant, and mellow, but vocal-tracks are a bit boring, unless you're a fan of "Northern" neofolk "Spelmannen" or "French West African" chanson "Aventure", "Battery".
Anyway, "Aventure" shows a lot of the band's talents. It's quite enjoyable effort but not their best recording. Review by apps79 Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator. With this work they deep more into a Folk Rock style, influenced by the Scandinavian tradition, the strong psychedelic elements start to fade away and the sound is based on the full violin-driven sound, backed up by the electric textures and the very tight and consistent rhythm section.
As expected, much of the material has this strange melancholy of Scandinavion music taste, but there are also extremely joyful parts with quirky and playful instrumental interactions. Vocals are pretty limited, of course all sung in Swedish, while the min.
Very good piece and a bit out of the general direction. Some great instrumental tracks, a generous and attractive long piece and several optimistic tunes. This record isn't as good as Kebnekaise II which was totally amazing but it still contains fantastic Swedish folk music is a very special representation.
They got a perfect ballance of melody and groove. This record will get a weak four star! It wouldn't be an excess to say that Kebnekaise not only had passed through a total lifting, musically speaking, but their new style defined a whole new world for Swedish Rock, with elements that plenty of groups borrowed in the future.
They mixed Psychedelic Rock with Swedish Folk in a charming way, combining the rock instrumentation with the some folky tunes and the heavy use of violins. Groovy, mid-tempo tracks with good interplays and an emphatic rhythm section, backing the main role players.
They even included a long composition, the min. The guitars had now a slight jazzy edge, the solos became more furious, the interactions between guitars and violins were endless and the track swirled between different atmospheres with upfront segments and more smooth lines.
The performances overall are pretty great with the Folk touches in the forefront but also many Psychedelic Rock offerings. A milestone album for Swedish Rock. Not totally flawless or masterfully composed, but certainly this is an album full of great moments and a very original mood.
Strongly recommended Review by Warthur Prog Reviewer. For me this is the perfect prog folk record. Kebnekaise which also is Sweden's highest mountain combines old folk songs with psychedelic rock and more experimental rock.