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Rikard Sjöblom
Sjöblom performing with Big Big Train in 2024
Sjöblom performing with Big Big Train in 2024
Background information
Born (1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 42)
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  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
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Rikard Sjöblom (born 23 February 1982) is a Swedish singer and musician, best known as a member of Beardfish and Big Big Train, and also for his solo project, Gungfly.[1]

Biography

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Sjöblom started playing accordion at age 6, under the encouragement of his grandfather.[2][3] He started playing guitar at age 10, and bought a Hammond organ at age 17.[3] He started playing guitar because of metal bands like Helloween, Iron Maiden and Metallica.[2]

Sjöblom (left) performing with Beardfish in 2015.

After buying a Hammond organ, he formed a duo with drummer Petter Diamant called Bootcut,[3] who released two CDs, Hammond vs Drums (2002) and De Fluff (2005) and a digital release called Suspended Animation.[3] They continue to be active to the present day,[4] and released an album in 2017.[5]

He formed Beardfish in 2001, with guitarist David Zackrisson (with whom he had played in a Grunge band called Wooderson), drummer Petter Diamant (of Bootcut) and bassist Gabriel Olsson.[6] Diamant soon left the band due to not being into the bands progressive direction.[6] He was replaced by Magnus Östgren. The next addition to the band was multi-instrumentalist Stefan Aronsson in 2002 who played keyboards, guitar and flute.[6] Olsson was replaced Robert Hansen later in 2002. Aronsson left in 2003 reverting the band to a four piece line-up which it would stay until 2015, when they toured with keyboardist Martin Borgh.[7] Beardish mainly made progressive rock music, as well as verging into metal with The Void (2012).[8]

Sjöblom has also performed with The Tangent, providing narration.[9]

Sjöblom was recruited by Big Big Train in 2014 as a touring guitarist and keyboardist, as the band was considering the possibility of live performances.[10] He has since become a permanent member appearing on all of their releases since Wassail (2015).[11]

Gungfly is Sjoblom's pseudonym for his solo work, he releases studio work and also performs live under the name.[12]

Discography

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with Bootcut

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  • Real Music Beauty Of Soul (2000) demo[13]
  • Hammond vs Drums (2002)[14]
  • De Fluff (2006)
  • Suspended Animation (2013)

Solo

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  • Kretslopp (2001)[15]
  • Cyklonmannen (2006) with Den Gyllene Orkestern[16]
  • The Unbendable Sleep (2016)[17]

as Gungfly

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  • Please Be Quiet (2009)[18]
  • Lamentations (2011)[19]
  • On Her Journey To The Sun (2017)[20]
  • Friendship (2018)[21]
  • Alone Together (2020)[22]

With Beardfish

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See also: Beardfish (band) § Discography

With Big Big Train

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Main article: Big Big Train discography

Other releases

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Year Band Title Notes Cite
2001 Wooderson Wooderson album by band with David Zackrisson[6] [23]
2008 Ground Mower Ground Mower Hammond organ [24]
2009 Anna Frank Harriets' Grief noises on one track [25]
2010 The Saigon Sickness Invocation Of My Demon Brothers organ on four tracks [26]
2013 The Tangent Le Sacre Du Travail narration on one track [27]
2020 Dyble Longdon Between A Breath And A Breath accordion on one track [28]

References

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  1. ^ Lawson, Dom (2023-11-09). ""Maybe we could play a show at Stonehenge? That would be very cool." Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly and the making of Friendship". louder. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ a b "15 questions | Interview | Rikard Sjöblom | Zappa and Beyond". 15questions.net. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Band". Big Big Train. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ "BootcutBand on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.[self-published]
  5. ^ "Bootcut - MERRY CHRISTMAS BABIES!!! We might get the thumbs out of our bottoms and get the new album out in 2017. Thumbs crossed! | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.[self-published]
  6. ^ a b c d "Biography - BEARDFISHBAND.COM". BEARDFISHBAND.COM. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. ^ "Interview: Rikard Sjöblom from Beardfish". Echoes And Dust. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ^ Ling, Dave (2022-08-25). "How Beardfish went heavy with The Void". louder. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  9. ^ "Issue 2013-044: The Tangent - Le Sacre du Travail - Round Table Review • Album Reviews • DPRP.net". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  10. ^ BEARDFISH (January 8, 2014). "Big Big Train Recruit Beardfish's Sjoblom". beardfishband. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  11. ^ "Sold out gigs and new band members – third gig added". Bigbigtrain.com. 2014-10-21. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  12. ^ "Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.[self-published]
  13. ^ Real Music Beauty Of Soul (liner notes). 2000. BLACD 2000.
  14. ^ Hammond Vs Drums (liner notes). Jet-Set Music. 2002. JSM 001.
  15. ^ Kretslopp (liner notes). 2001.
  16. ^ Cyklonmannen (liner notes). No Budget HI-FI Productions. 2006. 7320470075715.
  17. ^ The Unbendable Sleep (liner notes). Gungfly Productions. 2016. JSM006.
  18. ^ Please Be Quiet (liner notes). Gungfly Productions. 2009. JSM 005.
  19. ^ Lamentations (liner notes). Progress Records. 2011. PRCD 044.
  20. ^ On Her Journey To The Sun (liner notes). Inside Out Music. 2017. IOMLP 477.
  21. ^ Friendship (liner notes). Inside Out Music. 2018. IOMLP 517.
  22. ^ Alone Together (liner notes). Inside Out Music. 2020. IOMLP 559.
  23. ^ Wooderson (liner notes). 2001.
  24. ^ Ground Mower (liner notes). Casket Music. 2008. CSK144.
  25. ^ Harriets' Grief (liner notes). Magpie Hollow Recordings. 2009. MHCD 01.
  26. ^ Invocation Of My Demon Brothers (liner notes). Suicide Records. 2010. SR005.
  27. ^ Le Sacre Du Travail (liner notes). Inside Out Music. 2013. IOMLTDCD 382.
  28. ^ Between A Breath And A Breath (liner notes). English Electric Recordings. 2020. EERCD0026.
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