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В середине 70х годов миру были известны только шведская ABBA.
О том, что в Швеции есть очень качественный арт рок, никто даже и не подозревал. А тем не менее там пользовались огромной популярностью такие коллективы как Kaipa и Atlas.
Первые стали в последствии очень известны на мировой прогсцене, благодаря неутомимому Ройне Столту(Kaipa, The Flower kings, Karmakanic, Transatlantic, Tangent)
Вторые(ATLAS) до сих пор неизвестны широкому кругу прогфэнов.
Начинали Atlas в одно и тоже время с Kaipa. Да и в музыкальном отношении стиль их напоминал классический арт рок в вене Genesis, Yes.
Atlas, отличались лишь необычным составом, -в группе было два клавишника.
Группа могла бы занять достойное место среди грандов арт рока (Genesis, Yes, ELP), если бы о ней узнали в те прекрасные времена.
Это инструментальный арт рок высшего качества. Музыка группы индивидуальна и оригинальна(ссылки на известные группы упоминались, для простой ориентации)
В меру сложна и очень красива и дущевна.
Два клавишника очень красиво и гармонично устраивают фантастические переклички
Меллотроном, малым мугом, хаммондом и электропиано.
Любитель артрока найдёт много того, что использовали самые лучшие представители прогрессивной музыки в 70 годах.
Выпущен только один диск (Bla Vardag-1978) , который я рекомендую всем фанам артрока.
Atlas [Sweden]
Updated 2/2/01
Discography
Bla Vardag (79)
Reviews
While Kaipa might be the best known Swedish band from the '70s, I think Atlas' debut far exceeds the quality of the debut of their fellow countrymen. Style-wise, though, Kaipa does serve as a good comparison. Atlas were a quintet fronted by two keyboardists employing the usual organ, electric piano, Mellotron and mini-moog. Organ, electric piano and synth are the main stars. The keyboard players were Erik Bjorn Nielsen and Bjorn Ekbom. The other three members of Atlas were Janne Persson (elec. guitar), Utte Hedlund (Rickenbacker bass) and Micke Pinotti (drums). One need only listen to the two part, 14 minute "Pa Gata" to hear all that is good about this band. With both keyboardists playing against each other and the guitar, and with the entire band galloping through different thematic variations every few measures, the band whips out complex, melodic arrangements with relaxed ease. After racing through the first ten minutes, the band settles back into the second section, a breezy jam to close out the last few minutes. These instrumentals, with an aura typical of most Swedish bands, sound just as fresh today as they would have in 1979. The first five tracks of this disc are from the original LP and there is not a slacker among them, whether it is the three minute "Ganglat" or the seven minute title track. APM's reissue includes three bonus tracks. The first is "Bjornstorp," and is culled from Mosaik, the "follow-up" release after Bla Vardag. (I am not clear whether Mosaik is an Atlas album. "Bjornstorp" contains four of the five Atlas members, and three of them play on only one other song on the album. Guitarist Persson is the only Atlas member to appear on most of the album, playing on all but one track; this one song doesn't feature any Atlas members.) "Hemifran" was composed in 1977, but the band reunited in early 1995 to re-record the track. Finally is "Sebastian," recording during rehearsals in 1978. While the bonus tracks enhance an already fine album, the reason to buy this disc is for the tracks that comprised the original LP. Highly recommended. -- Mike Taylor
This Swedish group featured: double-keyboards, guitars, bass and drums. All tracks on Bla Vardag are instrumental and showcase the excellent melodic work of the keyboards and guitars. The rhythms are also solid and very appropriate. You will then find all the instrumental elements that made the bands from the '70s so famous. Despite the obvious references, the music remains original and accessible, while maintaining a considerable level of complexity. A solid production that proudly represents its era. -- Paul Charbonneau
Состав:
Erik Bjorn Nielsen -keyboards.
Bjorn Ekbom- keyboards.
Janne Persson- guitars.
Utte Hedlund - bass.
Micke Pinotti-drums.
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