And now for something slightly different: Once a month or so (or really whenever I think about it/feel like it) I want to do a little artist spotlight, give recognition to artists that should be a whole hell of a lot more popular than I am. Our first spotlight is going to be David Sandström, a prolific genius of a man who seems to have slipped under the radar; while everyone knows about seminal Swedes Refused (for which David was a drummer, natch) the man has put out smash hit after smash hit since that band's breakup (and hopefully he will continue now that they've at least temporarily reformed). The smorgasbord offered today is focusing on his ethereal/experimental work as a solo artist and with the band TEXT, kicking off with one of my all-time favorite songs, it's a crime that more people haven't heard 'Sound is Compressed; Words Rebel and Hiss' (and some that have have only heard the awkwardly-edited single version, one must hear its 11-minute bestial glory). Hopefully this will send you legions rushing to the record store, or Amazon, or iTunes, or whatever, but until then, dig it.
1. Sound is Compressed; Words Rebel and Hiss
2. Promise
3. David
-Commercial: Revlon Natural Wonder-
4. Those Kids are Gone
5. Degernäs
Swing, swing away here.
Hey, thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteI'm really into David Sandstrom and was so happy to found this, however the file is no longer available for download. Would you please upload it again?
Thanks in advance!
John-
DeleteThanks for the kind words. I love David's work and am always amazed that his solo records are unknown. Amusingly, this was the only episode of the show that for whateevr reason I no longer had, so I quickly whipped it back together...it doesn't have the commercial break but it still has all the music. Enjoy!