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Levande Väsen / Levande Vasen

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Download links and information about Levande Väsen / Levande Vasen by Väsen / Vasen. This album was released in 1996 and it belongs to World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 24 tracks with total duration of 56:50 minutes.

Artist: Väsen / Vasen
Release date: 1996
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Tracks: 24
Duration: 56:50
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Inledning 0:33
2. Brudmarscher efter Byss-Calle 4:03
3. Till Rogers volympedal 0:29
4. Pedalpolska 3:57
5. Färska skandinavier 1:39
6. Sugghugg 3:00
7. Auktionsutroparen 1:41
8. Jätteliken 3:59
9. Det musikaliska apoteket 0:44
10. Ny schottis / Nitti Pomfritti 3:26
11. Vadslagning 0:56
12. Byggnan 3:58
13. Salamimackan Väsen 1:50
14. Vals efter Jan-Olov Olsson 3:20
15. Hit men inte längre 0:24
16. Femtolen 3:56
17. Finns det några smålänningar här? 2:06
18. Långt ner i Småland 3:21
19. Grannen 1:41
20. Grannens Favorit 2:35
21. Pråmdragarna vid Älvkarleby 0:44
22. Slängpolska efter Byss-Calle 3:04
23. Åhhh! 1:14
24. Spelmansglädje 4:10

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Linnaeus was the Swede who created the system of taxonomy we use for plants and animals, and 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of his birth. So it's hardly surprising that Sweden's best acoustic band, Väsen, should have been commissioned to make the music for the celebration. The remarkable thing is that what they've assembled, apart from one track, is music that relates pretty directly to Linnaeus. Even better is the fact that it's superbly played by the quartet. They've continued to grow in stature, and now they have the power of a rock band — except for the amplification. They're not afraid to get atonal — moments of the solo on "Skimspolska" resemble a feedback electric guitar solo. There's real elegance in the arrangements, which play to the strengths of all four musicians, and the percussion, in particular, deserves a mention. It's subtle, often unobtrusive, but gives a real propulsion to everything. Every aspect of this impresses, from the research to the performance, on a superb record.