Reform – “Reformed”
I’ve been listening to Reform‘s album “Reformed”, an album that was released in 2009. It feels like progressive rock, jazz-fusion and the seventies close to Björn J:son Lindh, Bo Hansson in style, but more based on guitars and with some blues vibes.
“Reformed” is the band’s fifth album since they started, and is maybe more of a music collective than a band, with members coming and going. The only members that have been with the band the entire journey are bass player Jesper Bergman and drummer Anders Bergman. And after having listened to the the other albums I note that the style and sound change a bit between albums.
You can listen to their music on Spotify or on Myspace. Reform also has a Facebook page and on their blog you can listen to some new upcoming tracks. Here’s “Happy Landing” from “Reformed”:
Konträr is a solo project by Linus Sundin Eriksson. I’d say it’s about jazz, where electro jazz meets acoustic, hammond and other intruments. It’s beautifully combined and creates a special atmosphere.
That I would enjoy listening to dubstep and drum’n’bass, I wouldn’t have believed a while ago. Not that I dislike these genres in any way, it’s just that my music radar has led me in other directions and that I’ve never really entered this type of music in an interesting way.
If I were to explain groove to someone, I think that the afro-beat band Music Is the Weapon would be a great example. The 12-membered band creates a music with a liveliness I can listen to for a long time. It’s party, fighting spirit and a lot of joy. With funk, jazz and caribbean influences this makes a great mix.
We all need some breathing space somtimes, a moment where we can sit down and just look out the window, maybe daydream a little, maybe just watch what’s happening outside and just be. I find this space when i listen to Lovisa Samuelsson. Maybe it also helps that two of her songs are called “Andrum” (“Breathing Space”) and “Fönsterplats” (“Window Seat”). :-)
