Musketörerna - Bortom Alla Ord 7" 198?

Great very obscure single from Sweden. This was their only release. Sounds a bit like Echo & the Bunnymen!

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Temp - Kärlekssång 7" 1983

Fantastic band from Gothenburg. They sound a lot like Gang of four! Great hard driving post punk. This is their first single.

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Lix - No. 2 7" 1982

Interesting new wave-band from Örebro in Sweden. This was their first singel, released on Sjunne Ferger's FAT Records and tapes. This is great new wave-pop a bit like Talking Heads or B52's. Later on they released an album.

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Mekano Christmas Party LP 1985

Obscure synth and pop compilation from the short-lived Mekano records. Among the better known acts on this one we can see Car Skid and Crash, Paris Bizarre (one of Tom Wolgers projects) and assorted bits done by Janis Bokalders. Excellent stuff if you like this sort of plastic synth music!

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Astral Dance - Mindgate LP 1986

Weird album that seems to be getting more and more expensive. I don't know much about the band. Seems that they were based in Stockholm, Sweden and consisted of two guys. Although it looks like a new age-record it also has elements of more experimental stuff and symphonic rock.

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Öyvind Fahlström - Öyvind Fahlström i etern - Manipulera världen 2CD 1999

The Swedish master of text sound composition, Öyvind Fahlström, made two very exciting radioplays in the 60's. In this great and sold-out book we can hear almost the complete versions of "Fåglar i Sverige (Birds in Sweden)" and "Den helige Torsten Nilsson (The holy Torsten Nilsson)". This is experimental poetry / narrative in it's most pure form. Great stuff.

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Bullshot Babies - Frankensteins Heart Cassette 1983

Don't know much about Bullshot Babies. At some point they were located in Lund, Sweden, and were led by singer-guitarist Michael Seldevall. Apart from this cassette they also released a self-released mini-LP. After Bullshot Babies Seldevall moved to Stockholm and played in Hedda Gambler. This is raw, dark punk.

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Brainbombs - Jack The Ripper Lover 7" 1989

Classic single from noise rock maniacs from Hudiksvall, Sweden. I believe both of these maniacs also played in the excellent industrial band Eingürdetz. Much recommended!

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The Audience / Dede - Världsvan Nervositet Cassette 1982

A strange and very rare tape from the depths of the Swedish underground. I don't know anything about The Audience, but they sound a bit like Danny & The Dressmakers. Short songs performed in an amateurish way with loads of humor. This recording seems to be from a live performance. Dede was a punk poet from Gothenburg. Sort of a legendary figure, I suppose. I'd love to know more about this release!

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Tom Wolgers - Rush Music 12" 1986

It seems it was only yesterday I could pick up Wolgers records for about 10 eur each. These days the prices have sky-rocketed and all of his solo works seems to be very hard to find. Time for a reissue? I know there have been talks with Tom about this. This is sort of middle-era Wolgers, between synth pop and full-on ambient. Great stuff!

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Gunnar Ekelöf - Läser Egna Dikter LP 1967

Gunnar was one of the major figures in the mid-1900's literary scene in Sweden. He was among the first to bring in influences from the surrealists and his first books is heralds of the whole modern age. This is a  record published by the Swedish public radio consisting of the elder Ekelöf reading a selections of his poems.

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Stain - 22 Hästar 7" 1981

Stain were from Uppsala in Sweden and only released this single and one song on a compilation cassette. Great, poppy post punk/wave.

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Linje Lusta - Se På Mej 7" 1982

Great post punk pop from Eskilstuna in Sweden. The band only released this single and did two songs on a compilation album before disbanding. The music is pretty standard wave/post punk but with an edge I really like. See for yourself:

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Mollrör - Med Muskelmun Och Mannarap LP 1982

This is a rare and exciting record. It was put out by Brute force records which was partly run by Umeå legend Lars Gillén. He also played drums on this one. I believe Mollrör were an development of the band Peppe & the Popping Peanuts, which later morphed into garage psych-rockers Jukon Speakers. The music here is strangely good produced psych/prog rock. Especially the song "Rönnskärsverken", concerning a major industry in nearby town Skellefteå, is a real knock-out!

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Green's Restaurant - Viktoriaplan Cassette 1990

Another cassette from the brilliant Patrik Markusson and his Green's Restaurant. At this point he was in full midi-mode but despite of this kind of synth-sound the music is still brilliant and full of interesting turns and stops. Do not miss this stuff!

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Green's Restaurant - Mulna Dagar Cassette 1988

Green's Restaurant were from Sweden and participated in the very interesting experimental scene in the late 80's. They released a lot of cassettes and one LP full of strange and wonderful music. This is the bands third release.

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Anathema - Crucified 7" 1987

Anathema were a short lived goth band based in Malmö. The band consisted of Stefan Celitsa and Tobias Lorentz, some synths and a drum machine. They only released this single which is a classic late 80's goth single kind of like The Mission, Sisters of Mercy or any German goth band. After Anathema Stefan started Colour Collision and Tobbe started working in the music business.

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Ana Chron Sex - Crow Dance 7" 1986

I think this was the first release on the label Accelerating Blue Fish, based in Malmö in Sweden. I don't know much about Ana Chron Sex. They only released this single and made one track on the compilation I posted before. Some of the members later played in Chainsaw Zombies. This is excellent gothic rock in the late 80's vein.

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Knep & Knåp Cassette 1986

Another one of local organization 33-45 based in Malmö, Sweden. This is their annual report in 1986 showing a lot of great bands from the area. Ana Chron Sex also made one excellent goth single. Påskharen made one incomprehensible single and also appears on the newly released "Ingen våg"-compilation on Rundgång Rekords (check it out!). Page is silly minimal synth as usual. Dr Evil & the Boys From Below were an industrial band that also made a single at about the same time as this release. Sun Connections features Louise Epstein, now a famous radio host in Sweden. Anathema is great goth rock (also made a single). Arvid Tuba is, of course, the famous drum machine-poet from Falun. The rest is pretty decent rock from -86. All very obscure and intriguing.

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Mobile - Swedish Magazines 7" 1980

Mobile were a Swedish band. I think they came from Malmö and only released this single. I include it here despite it progressive leanings since it's actually a good single. It's like a cross between full-on prog and British DIY punk. If anyone knows more about the band I would be very grateful.

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