a r t i s t : Joakim Skogsberg
t i t l e : Jola Rota
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Tiliqua (TILAR-5011)
g e n r e : Psychedelic
r l s. d a t e : May/2008
t r a c k s : 06
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 46,5 MB
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First time official reissue of one of Sweden's greatest and
sadly unknown psychedelic treasure is this sole album by
Joakim Skogsberg out of 1971. Tiliqua acquired the exclusive
rights to this gem and this reissue comes with a remastered
sound taken directly from the original master tapes and with
the kind assistance of Mr. Joakim Skogsberg himself. The album
"Jola Rota" is about Joakim Skogsberg's love for the grandiose
Swedish landscapes, which has put its imprint upon his songs.
On "Jola Rota" Joakim single-handedly created a minimal
psychedelic and acid folk masterpiece infused with incredible
soundscapes of derailed fuzzed out violins, soaring guitars,
rattling hand percussion, droning vocals and pulsating bass
rhythms, complimented by Joakim's "jolor", a special singing
style with roots in an ancient Swedish tradition of folk
music. The album was for the most part recorded out in the
woods, with a portable Nagra-reel-to-reel-tape recorder and a
simple Philips-cassette recorder. Upon completion it was
suggested for the album to appear on Gump Records, a
subsidiary of Metronome. The reason was that the music was
just too underground and weird to be in Metronome's register.
Apart from Joakim's original recordings, some overdubs and
effects were done in the studio during the autumn of 1971.
Some of the droning sounds on the record were recorded in a
tiny closet in Karrtorp; a suburb to Stockholm where Joakim
was living at the time. The album was pressed into
approximately 1000 copies and only about 300 to 400 copies
were actually sold. The rest of them were melted down and used
in the pressing of other Gump records, making "Jola Rota" a
much rumoured and sought after Swedish droned-out and
mesmerizing psychedelic artefact. This edition of "Jola Rota"
comes housed in high quality sturdy hard card mini-LP styled
gatefold sleeve. Original artwork is faithfully reproduced and
previously unpublished archival pictures can be found within
the liner notes and gatefold. The liner notes are by the hand
of Adam Gustafsson. Digitally remastered from the original
master tapes and graced with faithfully reproduced artwork and
obi. One time only limited pressing. Price 24 Dollars OUT NOW
Around May, Tiliqua will also release this album as a
subscription only LP edition, housed in heavy jacket, complete
with obi and pressed on heavy vinyl. The LP will be a 250
copies only limited edition and solely available directly from
Tiliqua Records. For this one we are taking pre-orders now.
http://www.tiliqua-records.com/
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01-Jola Fran Ingbo [08:02]
02-Offer Rota [06:01]
03-Fridens Liljor [04:45]
04-Besvarjelse Rota [05:42]
05-Jola Fran Stensate [09:12]
06-Jola Fran Leksand [03:45]
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37:27 min