Hemåt
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| Studio album by International Harvester | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Label | Decibel |
A year after the release of Sov gott Rose-Marie by the Swedish experimental band International Harvester, the band changed its name once again, shortening it simply to "Harvester". The name change also saw a distinctive change in the tone of the music. The leader of the musical/performance art collective, Bo Anders Persson, had encountered the music of Joel Jansson, a famed old-time hurdy-gurdy player, in a book by Swedish music researcher Jan Ling. Joel Jansson's playing style had completely the modern aspects of the instrument, instead focusing on irregular rhythms and drone sounds, a pattern of sound that fit into the aesthetic of Pärson Sound/International Harvester and Harvester.
Hemåt, continuing with its predecessor's move towards a nationalist music that was both politically and environmentally charged, was recorded in "Kafe Marx", a small cafe owned by the youth league of the Swedish Communist Party.
[edit] Track listing
- När Lingonen Mognar (When the Lingonberries are Ripen) (3:24)
- Kristallen Den Fina (Beautiful Crystal) (6:28)
- Kuk-Polska (Cock-Polska) (2:46)
- Nepal Boogie (8:13)
- Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (7:22)
- Bacon Tomorrow (6:33)
- Och Solen Går Upp (And the Sun Rises) (6:33)
- Hemåt (Homeward) (7:47)
[edit] Sources
- Haglund, Marcus "The History of Parson Sound - International Harvester and Harvester" found in the cd booklets of International Harvester: Sov gott Rose-Marie and Harvester: Hemat.
