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This is the debut solo album from the multi-instrumentalist Björn
Johansson who is known for his work with Pär Lindh. If you have
heard Pär Lindh & Björn Johansson's CD "Bilbo" from 1996, you've
got a picture of how this CD sounds like. Pär Lindh is
participating on this CD too, as he's playing the main part of the
keyboards and the drums.
Four of the albums six tracks are instrumental. The music has
influences from progressive rock from the 60's to the 90's,
baroque and classical music, and it's a mix between Bach,
Mussorgsky, Mike Oldfield, Sinkadus, Änglagård and of course Pär
Lindh Project. Both Björn Johansson and Pär Lindh are excellent
musicians, and to my joy, as always when Pär Lindh is involved
there's a great amount of Church Organ, Hammond Organ and
Mellotron.
The best tracks are "King of Gold", "The Last Minstrel of Marble"
and "Discus Ursi's rapsody".
This is a true masterpiece in progressive rock and I can only
recommend it to you. This was one of the top-releases in 1998.
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