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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: KevShmev on April 11, 2013, 08:32:55 AM
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How fans do we have here?
I am just now finally checking out their earliest stuff from the mid to late 70s. The lyrics are Swedish, so that is a bit different, but what I am hearing is good so far. Of the newer stuff, Keyholder, which is phenomenal from start to finish, is the clear standout.
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Yeah, I love "Keyholder" definitely their best modern album. 5 stars :hat
"Mindrevolutions" was...OK 3 Stars
"Angling Feelings" is pretty good 3.5 Stars
"In The Wake of Evolution" is very good 4 Stars
I haven't really listened enough to Vittjar to rate it yet.
Haven't heard much of their 70's stuff at all.
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I still need to hear those newest albums. I remember reviews for Mindrevolutions and Angling Feelings not being overly great, so I didn't bother with either, but I have read very good things about both In the Wake of Evolution and Vittjar, so I need to get to those. And I will freely admit that Roine Stolt leaving the band made me less likely to check out the albums without him.
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I still have a ways to go with Kaipa. I've sampled a couple of their 70s albums, sounded good, but light. I know Keyholder which is outstanding. I also heard the first couple of tracks on their newest album when it came out, but never got it.
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I still need to hear those newest albums. I remember reviews for Mindrevolutions and Angling Feelings not being overly great, so I didn't bother with either, but I have read very good things about both In the Wake of Evolution and Vittjar, so I need to get to those. And I will freely admit that Roine Stolt leaving the band made me less likely to check out the albums without him.
To me, "In The Wake of Evolution" is a pretty close competitor to "Keyholder" - pretty close, but nothing will ever top "Keyholder" which is an amazing slab of prog.
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I'll echo the sentiments regarding Keyholder. The last two are also really good, at least better than AF and MR, and ITWOE is REALLY good, IMO, about as good as KH.
Like Kev, my interest in Kaipa waned after Roine left, but the last two albums have been pretty good so I have stuck it out with them. Also, Jonas Reingold has been playing bass, so that makes up for it!
-Marc.
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Notes from the Past has a higher rating than Keyholder at several prominent online sites. :eek :eek You have got to be freaking kidding me. I mean, Notes... has a few standout tracks, but also has a bunch of average songs, too. Meanwhile, Keyholder is one rock solid song after another, and clearly superior, IMO, yet the consensus thinks Notes from the Past is better? Not that those ratings mean a damn thing, but still. Wow is all I can say.
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For those unfamiliar with the band's earliest work, check out this killer tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB1izgi3e2Y
Roine's guitar work is smoking, even at a young age, and the Swedish vocals do not bother me at all (since the song is mostly instrumental). Also, the picture of the band...look how young Roine Stolt looks!
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I only got the english speaking albums but I love them all.
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too hippie for my taste :/
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Notes from the Past has a higher rating than Keyholder at several prominent online sites. :eek :eek You have got to be freaking kidding me. I mean, Notes... has a few standout tracks, but also has a bunch of average songs, too. Meanwhile, Keyholder is one rock solid song after another, and clearly superior, IMO, yet the consensus thinks Notes from the Past is better? Not that those ratings mean a damn thing, but still. Wow is all I can say.
Some of those ratings (like at ProgArchives) may reflect a time when the band had first reunited, so maybe the follow up Keyholder hadn't been released yet, or it was new, thus having Kaipa return with Notes boosted the ratings. I haven't heard the album myself so I'm just speculating.
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Only heard their first few reunion albums. Nice stuff, but I guess it didn't get me to explore further. I honestly can't remember which was my favourite.
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I listened to Inget Nytt Under Solen once and it was very good. I still need to check out more of their stuff.
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Nothing from the '70s.
I only have these four:
Notes From The Past
Keyholder
Mindrevolutions
Angling Feelings
While I do enjoy them (Probably like those first two up there best), it's probably been about a year since I've listened to any of them.
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Been getting into these guys in a pretty big way.
I can understand why people love Keyholder, and I do think it's a great album, but for me their standout really is In The Wake Of Evolution. It's just such a fantastic album, I can't stop listening to it!
Looking forward to the new one later this year.
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Same here, haven't checked out their back discography, but I enjoyed Vittjar thoroughly. Plus, Aleena Gibson is such a cutie :hearts:
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Very much enjoy Vittjar and Wake of Evolution.
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Yeah I'm getting into Vittjar a lot more as well, only heard it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Wasn't sure at first but I'm digging it a lot now.
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Thread Necromancy!
Surprise - Kaipa will be releasing a new album this September, with 5 tracks.
1. Children of the Sounds (11:31)
2. On the Edge of New Horizons (17:10)
3. Like a Serpentine (12:52)
4. The Shadowy Sunlight (6:57)
5. What's Behind the Fields (9:31)
https://teamrock.com/news/2017-07-10/kaipa-announce-new-album-children-of-the-sounds
-Marc.
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So we now have two versions of Kaipa doing the rounds, with Kaipa da Capo (original line-up reformed, I believe) releasing their "debut" last year.
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So we now have two versions of Kaipa doing the rounds, with Kaipa da Capo (original line-up reformed, I believe) releasing their "debut" last year.
Rumor has it Kaipa da Capo is being forced to change their name to Operation: Kaipacrime.
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Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Excellent music. The guitarist who took over from Roine (Per Nilsson) is brilliant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbZ27N9L3GQ
My only gripe is that the newer CDs don't have a proper sonic balance. Way too much treble. I have a kind of stereo which brutally reveals any bad mixing - I once heard a story that too much treble in the recording was a result of shot ears of the mixing engineers. Don't know if that is true here. That's also why I'll never buy a CD with Prince. The treble on his recordings is like ice picks in you ears :eek
One can clearly hear the difference when Roine was in the band - I'm very sure he had an influence on the mixing process - these CDs were mixed very much like all those with Flower Kings - perfect. I still have to get Vittjar and the new CD which is expected very soon, hope they improved the mixing on these.
BTW, anyone here who bought Sattyg? I got it from Amazon, without a booklet. There's an empty booklet holder in it, I wonder if there should be one?
Silent Man
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Love the newer Kaipa....
Only got into them recently and have Vittjar and Sattyg as my favorites. Also got a box of 'Discovering Kaipa' which included Keyholder and Notes from the past amongst others. But prefer the later ones..... can't wait for Children of Sounds.
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Love the newer Kaipa....
Only got into them recently and have Vittjar and Sattyg as my favorites. Also got a box of 'Discovering Kaipa' which included Keyholder and Notes from the past amongst others. But prefer the later ones..... can't wait for Children of Sounds.
...and please tell me...is there a booklet included in the Sattyg CD? Mine was delivered from Amazon without. It's a budget case obviously, but there's clearly a holder for a booklet.
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Love the newer Kaipa....
Only got into them recently and have Vittjar and Sattyg as my favorites. Also got a box of 'Discovering Kaipa' which included Keyholder and Notes from the past amongst others. But prefer the later ones..... can't wait for Children of Sounds.
...and please tell me...is there a booklet included in the Sattyg CD? Mine was delivered from Amazon without. It's a budget case obviously, but there's clearly a holder for a booklet.
I think so.... can check when I get home from work.
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Both Sattyg and Vittjar are Digipacks with booklets.
Angling feelings is a jewelcase with booklet.
Discovering Kaipa is a box with 3 cds in hard paper covers and one booklet. The CDs are Notes From The Past, Keyholder and In The Wake Of Evolution.
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Both Sattyg and Vittjar are Digipacks with booklets.
Angling feelings is a jewelcase with booklet.
Discovering Kaipa is a box with 3 cds in hard paper covers and one booklet. The CDs are Notes From The Past, Keyholder and In The Wake Of Evolution.
Thanks. I already have all the CDs you mention 😉
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Both Sattyg and Vittjar are Digipacks with booklets.
Angling feelings is a jewelcase with booklet.
Discovering Kaipa is a box with 3 cds in hard paper covers and one booklet. The CDs are Notes From The Past, Keyholder and In The Wake Of Evolution.
Thanks. I already have all the CDs you mention 😉
But no booklet in the Sattyg digipack?
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Both Sattyg and Vittjar are Digipacks with booklets.
Angling feelings is a jewelcase with booklet.
Discovering Kaipa is a box with 3 cds in hard paper covers and one booklet. The CDs are Notes From The Past, Keyholder and In The Wake Of Evolution.
Thanks. I already have all the CDs you mention 😉
But no booklet in the Sattyg digipack?
No booklet. I'll have to get back to Amazon about it. Maybe it's nit-picking, but I hate things like that.
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No booklet. I'll have to get back to Amazon about it. Maybe it's nit-picking, but I hate things like that.
I would be royally pissed... go get them!
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Love the newer Kaipa....
Only got into them recently and have Vittjar and Sattyg as my favorites. Also got a box of 'Discovering Kaipa' which included Keyholder and Notes from the past amongst others. But prefer the later ones..... can't wait for Children of Sounds.
Similarly I prefer their more recent material. Looking forward to the new one!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2FhP3m9eDU
Lyric video for the new Kaipa song "What's Behind the Fields".
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Legendary Swedish progressive folk-fusion-rock band KAIPA return on the 29th April 2022 with their 14th studio album “Urskog” and a new drummer.
Get the limited CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g 2LP + CD & as Digital Album here: https://kaipa.lnk.to/Urskog
Urskog takes the listener on a breathtaking journey through the Swedish wilderness and the changing seasons. Hans Lundin's six new compositions draw influences from the landscapes he witnesses during his solitary countryside biking treks as well as from a less known part of his own vast song catalogue.
Hans comments: Most of the songs were written in 2018. At the time I was working on the 6-CD box “Hans Lundin: The Solo Years 1982-1989”, and revisiting my old solo albums informed my songwriting process for “Urskog”. Listening to these old compositions influenced my new compositions in a general way; there were also few instances where I took a nice chord structure or a melodic fragment of an old song and turned it into something entirely new. I also sampled some sounds from the 80's that can be heard on the new album.
While the rest of the band's lineup remains intact, Urskog introduces new drummer Darby Todd from London, UK. Guitarist Per Nilsson explains: When the time came around to start tracking drums, Morgan wasn't available within any reasonable timeframe so on Morgan's own suggestion, we decided to amicably part ways. Morgan's fantastic and imaginative drumming has adorned the music of Kaipa for almost two decades and eight albums, but for what it's worth, we felt that this could be an opportunity to bring some new grooves and new sounds into Kaipa. While Hans had a few ideas for the drummer position I only had one person in mind, someone whose creativity and chops rival those of Morgan's but with more of a hard-hitting rock edge, and upon seeing a few videos of this guy bashing the skins Hans was convinced too. So, it brings us great joy to present to you mr Darby Todd as the new drummer for Kaipa! Darby has a resumé fitting a musician of his caliber, having played with Devin Townsend, The Darkness, Gary Moore, Martin Barre and many more, and while the guy is capable of expertly playing everything from death metal to soft jazz, he's got a strong own voice on his instrument and it's been exciting hearing him take these six new Kaipa tunes to the skies... and beyond!
Funny enough I was just enjoying some Kaipa a couple weeks ago! What a pleasant surprise! Here is the tracklist:
01 The Frozen Dead of the Night [18:52]
02 In a World of Pines [10:04]
03 Urskog [7:57]
04 Wilderness Excursion [8:57]
05 In the Wastelands of My Mind [6:13]
06 The Bitter Setting Sun [15:20]
-Marc.
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Haven’t ever gotten into the modern iteration of this band, but those 70s albums with Roine were pretty cool. Solo in particular was great.
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Album trailer....
https://youtu.be/3wEzYG7LM7E
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Damn...Nilsson's guitars are so f'in sweet.
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Looking forward to this. Modern-day Kaipa has a lot of great music. Children Of The Sound was pretty good, but Vittjar and Sattyg are fantastic.
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https://youtu.be/Hwx-VhP7AYQ
The title track for the upcoming album has been released as the first single!
-Marc.
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The band also released a visualizer clip of their incredible instrumental track “Wilderness Excursion”. You can check out the video here: https://youtu.be/hx3YiKJbpkA
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The whole album is out. Really solid. Per in particular continues to dazzle. I was worried about Agren's absence, but Darby Todd was excellent.
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Looking forward to checking this out over weekend when I have a chance (real busy with work), between spinning early Tangent albums as well. Before I left my house for work today, the mail truck stopped by and my CD was delivered, so I have it in hand at least!
-Marc.
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According to a reply in the 2024 Album Release calendar, there seems to be a new Kaipa album coming this June 28th, titled Sommargryningsljus.
I checked their Facebook but no other details have been given other than the release date, and the release of a single tomorrow:
KAIPA – Sommargryningsljus (Single Edit) (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO) April 26th
-Marc.
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New Kaipa is interesting. I feel like they’ve released the same album about 6 times now but all of them are still pretty good even if nothing stands out. Curious to hear this one and see if they’ve changed up the formula at all.
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https://www.facebook.com/share/4zfUgNy3rrDnhMe4/?mibextid=xfxF2i
Legendary Swedish progressive folk-fusion-rockband KAIPA returns in June 2024 with their 15th studio album “Sommargryningsljus”.
In the summer of 1964 Hans Lundin's musical career started when he became a member of his first band as organist and singer. He says that the following years were "the best education I could ever get". Nine years later in 1973 he formed the group KAIPA.
Now 60 years into his career he and his current bandmates Per Nilsson, Jonas Reingold, Darby Todd, Patrik Lundström & Aleena Gibson are proud to announce the release of Kaipa's 15th studio album Sommargryningsljus (Summer Dawn Light).
”A whispering dawn the sun's on its way to open up a brand new day out of the shadows of the night” is the opening phrase of the song Songs in Our Hands.
The dawn theme has always been close to Hans Lundin's heart in his songwriting. On the self titled debut album released in 1975, 49 years ago, he wrote about this in the song Se var morgon gry. Also in the songs Dagens port and Visa i sommaren on the following albums he returned to this theme. With the new album he closes the circle and returns to where it all began.
Sommargryningsljus contains eight tracks portraying a nocturnal journey from dusk until dawn, with the first two tracks representing the twilight and the closing two indicating dawn. This nighttime odyssey can be seen as a metaphor for the state between death and rebirth, or as an allegory of life told in reverse.
As a bonus track Sommargryningsljus (single edit) is included where the entire song can be heard as it was originally written including Sommarskymningsljus.
The basic structures of two of the songs on the album (Seven Birds & Spiderweb Train) were originally written in the late 90's. The same period as the songs for Kaipas comeback album Notes from the past (2002) were written.
Hans comments: I found two old long instrumental songs that I really liked. I only had the songs mixed on a cassette tape. At the time when they were recorded, I used an Atari computer and the Logic program Notator where I could record midi-files addressed to all my different keyboards. The songs were saved on a floppy disc. I managed to transfer these midi-files into my modern recording system and slowly I could build up these old songs again. I had to dust off a couple of old synthesizers, that had not been used for many years, to find some of the original sounds I used at that time. I edited the songs, removed some parts and wrote some new bridges. I also decided to use some of the instrumental melodies as vocal tracks and wrote lyrics. One of the songs was called Seven Birds and it inspired me to write lyrics where I could keep the title intact. Some of the synthesizer solos on these tracks are actually recorded in the 90's. Working with these songs was really fun and inspiring and I felt I was building a bridge between the past and the future, the old and the new. This is the 10th KAIPA album on Inside Out and I think it's logical to celebrate this with two songs that are like a melting pot, born some 25 years ago and dressed up for success today.
Sommargryningsljus will be available as
Ltd. CD Mediabook with extensive 24-pages booklet
12’’ Gatefold 180g 2LP black vinyl
digital album
Release date June 28th 2024
KAIPA:
Hans Lundin – keyboards, vocals
Per Nilsson – electric & acoustic guitars
Jonas Reingold – bass
Darby Todd – drums
Patrik Lundström – vocals
Aleena Gibson – vocals
Special guests:
Elin Rubinsztein – violin
Fredrik Lindqvist – recorders & whistles
Olof Åslund – saxophone
Tracklist:
01 Sommarskymningsljus [1:30]
02 Seven Birds [9:50]
03 Like Thousand Dawns [11:08]
04 Revelationview [9:28]
05 Chased by Wolves and Burned by the Sun [10:17]
06 Spiderweb Train [15:29]
07 Songs in Our Hands [13:00]
08 Sommargryningsljus [3:58]
Bonus track
Sommargryningsljus (single edit) [5:24]
KAIPA – Sommargryningsljus (Single Edit) (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)
https://youtu.be/I0m_ESOv2Ao?si=2OPptPbxoZYRNEXY
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/440379142_872219961376932_9204382117654077890_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=E2xyYOV9vHAAb5yvBBi&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=00_AfCS0aHmK2f1akrNsJ8g0bmBKZWDFuuDSfbDrK6jf7IOvA&oe=66316E1D)
-Marc.
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An auspicious start so far. Not much Per, but I'm sure he'll be featured more on other tracks.