The gig on Wednesday went great! It was a new experience keeping the volume down and it sounded very well. Everyone was on top of things and Jonte made it extremely well at this, his first, concert. We started things up with a set with Anders on drums. Then we totally changed everything around and played Bill's soul set, only to change back again to continue with a set of jazz rock with Åke on drums. It seemed like an appreciated mix!
The gig at Regent Pub is getting closer! Don't miss it!
On Sunday the last rehearsal before the gig will take place.
Yesterday Berglund, Kullhammar & Bergman Trio was rehearsing in Janne's cellar. It was a great moment and we exceeded the limit for what is healthy for Janne's neighbours, 22.00.
Next time I will publish some more from the Backstage Festival and hopefully some mixes from the BKB Trio rehearsal. But today I have to share a great clip with Peter Gabriel as punk rocker performing The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
I hope you are looking forward to the concert at Regent Pub.
It will be a great evening!
On February 28 is the Berglund, Kullhammar & Bergman Trio doing its first gig at Stampen/Stockholm Fusion Club. There are some new tunes on the way!
Here follows the 4th song performed by Carl-Eiwar Sect. It is a song by the Cambodian group Thra Ka Band. There are very few traces of the group and their members. They were probably executed by the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, Khmer Rouge, when it became the totalitarian ruling party in 1975. But the tapes were saved and stored till present day! Listen to the original further down!
On Sunday the 17th of this month we had the first rehearsal with Bill Öhrström singing 60s soul. It was great and the performance on 17th of February will be great I'm sure. Bill really knows his genre and he guided us through the repertoire like a captain steering his ship. We rehearsed eight songs.
I will now present you with the last and 4th song that we recorded in Jannes basement on January 4. The song is called Strange Train and is written by Thomas Berglund. It fades after about three and a half minute because a string broke on the guitar and then it got out of tune. We spare you that part!
This time I also present you with the 3rd song performed by Carl-Eiwar Sect at the Backstage Festival in August 2009, Voice From The Inner Soul by Confusions from India.
You are welcome to read about the song and Confusions here.
Restaurang Lilla Wien on Swedenborgsgatan 20 on May 14 and 15.
Maybe there is a new concept at hands. Bill Öhrström, who played with us at Kolingen, is a great singer and has a special place in his heart for 60s soul music. At Regent Pub Reform will accompany him during the first set and then there will be psychedelic jazz rock in the second. If it works well we will do the same thing at Restaurang Lilla Wien.
We will perform under the name Reform & Soul Tribute. I am really looking forward to it!!!
Here is yet another track from the jam session att Janne Kulhammar on January 4th. This one is written by Thomas Berglund and is called Ica Store. I don't really know why, but maybe he likes to do his shopping there. Since it's a great tune he must like it! Anyway, I really like the tempo changes during the solo! Nice energy!
The second tune from the session in Janne's basement is mixed. The tune is called Rawfusion and is written by me. Everything glued and I'm very satisfied with the result. It was recorded the second time we played it! So was the tune (Downhill) I presented you with yesterday.
Yesterday me and Thomas, the guitarist of Wasa Express, was over at Janne Kullhammar for some jamming. I had written two tunes and Thomas too. I had brought my recording equipment and today I have mixed the first tune for you to like or dislike. It all went very smoothly. The tunes were presented and we just played and jammed. It was a great feeling, very spontaneous. Just the way I like it!
The first tune is called Downhill and is written by me.
I also present you with a video of the second tune that Carl-Eiwar Sect played at the Backstage festival:
For Your Information: Cedars (Lebanon)
Yes a Lebanese psyche group! Cool! Read more about the Cedars and listen to the original under the video clip.
"Formed in Beirut, Lebanon, around 1964, they were originally known as the Top 5. By 1966 they’d become the Sea-ders with Albert Haddad on lead guitar, Joe Shehadeh on rhythm, Raymond Azoury on bass and Zad Tarmush on drums; all four band members sang. Their first 45, “Thanks A Lot” b/w “Better Loved,” was released in Lebanon in 1966 on the Symbol label. The A-side in particular was really strong, propelled by Haddad’s spellbinding double-picked Eastern motif and Azoury’s unusual pulsating bassline. It quickly became a smash hit in Lebanon, selling around 10,000 copies and topping the charts. Shortly afterwards, Decca Records made contact with the group and offered them a record deal in the UK. The group relocated to London, and in 1967 Decca released “Thanks A Lot” b/w “Undecidedly” as their first British single. The flipside was another excellent Middle Eastern flavored beat number, which had been recorded in Lebanon at the same session as the A-side. The record got some airplay on the pirate stations, but failed to break into the charts.
Nevertheless, Decca went ahead with an EP release, featuring the three previously released tracks along with the fine “Cause I Do Care.” Apparently the record had a very limited pressing as it’s now very rare.
By 1968 the Sea-ders had become the Cedars. Their next single paired two of their strongest original songs to date, “For Your Information” and “Hide If You Want to Hide.” For the recording session the group was teamed with producer Tony Clarke, who also worked with the Tremeloes. This time they employed an authentic Middle Eastern instrument, a bouzouki. Played in tandem with an electric lead guitar, the acoustic bouzouki gave the record a highly unique and appealing flavor. Unfortunately, despite the high quality and originality of both the material and the production, the record again went nowhere.
Much to the group’s disappointment, their producer turned to outside songwriters for their third and final British single, “I Like the Way” (written by Richie Cordell) and “I Don’t Know Why.” Nevertheless the Cedars infused the songs with their own Eastern-derived sound to pleasing effect. When this single failed to click, Decca not only dropped the group, but also presented them with a huge bill for studio time. Defeated and nearly destitute, the four Cedars headed home to Beirut, leaving their prized musical equipment behind.
The story didn’t end there, though—not quite anyway. The following year, 1969, “For Your Information” was released in Turkey, where it became a huge hit, going on to be covered by several Turkish artists. The Cedars, though, had by now gone their separate ways. Fortunately, their eight-song recorded legacy remains to remind the world of their uniquely exotic sound. Thanks a lot for that.
