#Änglagård

[starlene]

Mission impossible: explaining the plot of Änglagård the musical to someone who hasn't seen it, without making it sound completely unhinged

#what is that show about? to be honest I don't really know #really enjoyed it though! #Änglagård

[musicals-in-sweden]

Production photos (Part 1) from Änglagård - Oscarsteatern, 2023-2024

Photograpy by Mats Bäcker

#änglagård #musikalen änglagård #oscarsteatern #änglagård oscarsteatern #2023-2024 #production photos #mats bäcker #musicals #musical theatre #musical theater #musicals in sweden

[rastronomicals]

Änglagård

#Änglagård

[blackbeardsrock]

Gentleoctopus: Änglagård / Buried Alive (1996)

#rock #progressive rock #symphonic prog #Änglagård #anglagard #isveç #buried alive

[jt1674]

#anglagard #hybris

[veilingofthesun]

I'm back home from my musical theatre trip to Stockholm and I'm still exhausted and on a musical theatre high. I saw three very different musicals who all left me with a lot of thoughts and feelings.

* Änglagård was intense, to say the least. I'm still processing it and I feel that I need to see it again to get a a full grasp of it.

Some thoughts: Fredrik Lycke singing 'Farfars händer' was absolutely beautiful, Helen Sjöholm is perfection, the set is beautiful and they really know how and when to use projections, the second act is quite a lot to take in, there's a lot going on there, beforehand I thought that the music and songs would be similar to Så som i himmelen, but it has it's own style and 'personality', I feel like Fanny was kind of underused. I think that the creators could have spent more time working on her character and given her one more song. Like I said, I'm still processing it. But it has a lot going for it.

* Moulin Rouge! was a real highlight of my weekend. I went into it a bit hesitant ( for various reasons) but I liked it so much more than I thought I would and I had so much fun:D It worked so much better at Chinateatern than I thought it would and Andreas Wijk won me over about halfway through the second act. It's visually stunning, it's got some great mashups that are stuck in my head, the choreography is fantastic and everyone on stage gave 100%. Marsha Songcome is a true superstar, she was made for the role of Satine.

* The one is very different from any other musical I've seen. Especially compared to other Swedish original productions. It was really interesting seeing a completely original musical that isn't based on a book or a movie. I really appreciate their intentions, to make a musical about young dancers and their lives, dreams and struggles. It's got a great cast of young talented performers trained in different styles of dance and with different backgrounds. (It's a very diverse cast too)

The choreography is (of course) amazing and the set is quite simple, but very effective and creates stunning visuals. The script could use some tweaks to make it flow better, but it's very promising. I would love for them to tweak it and bring it back again.

#emmas theatre thoughts #might write more in the future #my musical theatre overloaded head needs rest now #had a brilliant time though

[alwaysbeyondhope]

I leave for Sweden in two days and I need to finish packing. I’ve been in a slump so I just put on my Helen Sjöholm playlist on YouTube and right now her cover of Downtown is playing and I forgot how much I love her singing this song 😍😍

I’m so excited to see her in Änglagård! I’d love to be able to meet her again but I know they don’t really do “stage-dooring” like in the states. But that’s okay.

I just love her so much. Apart from getting closer to Pocki and all of the joy she’s brought into my life, introducing me to Helen Sjöholm was one of the best things to come from 2020.

#personal #helen sjöholm #pocki #pocket-elf

[burlveneer-music]

The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea – Book I & Book II - prog rock concept album from Norway, with Book III scheduled for Feb. 2024

The Chronicles of Father Robin is a Norwegian prog-rock supergroup, with members hailing from Norway’s symphonic prog kings Wobbler, the ever non-definable Tusmørke, seasoned post-rockers The Samuel Jackson Five and the elusive prog gem that is Jordsjø. “The Songs & Tales of Airoea”, 30 years in the making, is a cohesive triple concept album with 18 songs set in an alternate archaic world for over a period of three decades. The first album, “Book I”, will be released on September 15th, with the single Eleision Fields preceding it. The Chronicles of Father Robin (TCOFR) emerged from the remains of the band Fangorn back in 1993- 94, mainly inspired by the classic bands and albums of the early 1970s progressive music scene, alongside contemporary bands like Änglagård, Anekdoten, White Willow and Landberk. During the years the boys created the story of the entity Father Robin. The root idea was that this creature embodied all the members of the band into one being. And as the members experienced challenges in life and their development as human beings, this translated itself into the story of Father Robin, sprinkled on top with a fair amount of inspiration from different mythologies and such. Through lengthy jam sessions and then more finely tuned arranging and structuring, the band developed an ongoing system where every song linked itself to the others. Holistic impulsivity and ideas, altruistic friendship, music, fantasies and coherent concept - all melded together in one pot, and everything took place in the archaic world of Airoea. 

#Bandcamp #prog rock #rock #norway #oslo #wobbler #The Chronicles of Father Robin #tcofr

[cawamedia]

Änglagård - Musikalen - Premiär

ÄNGLAGÅRD MUSIKALEN Hyllade filmklassikern blir musikal! Vicky Nöjesproduktion har tillsammans med samproducenten 2Entertain, kunnat återsamla delar av teamet bakom Oscarsteaterns tidigare stora musikalsuccé Så som i himmelen. Fredrik Kempe är tillbaka som kompositör och Edward af Sillén som manusförfattare, denna gång tillsammans med Daniel Réhn. Edward står också för regin, efter att närmast…

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[importanttragedyfan]

#Spotify

[metalshockfinland]

THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN - Feat. Members of Wobbler Tusmørke, Samuel Jackson Five & Jordsjø - Sign with Karisma Records

Inspired by the classic bands and albums of the early 1970s progressive music scene, as well as  contemporary bands ÄNGLAGÅRD, ANEKDOTEN, WHITE WILLOW and LANDBERK, THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN (TCOFR for short) was founded back in 1993-94 by WOBBLER frontman Andreas W. S. Prestmo together with childhood friends Jon and Henrik, who shared a joint interest in folk tales, mythology, fantasy…

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#THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN

[starlene]

Okay so. Unless something unexpected happens at the last minute, I'm going to see Änglagård the musical in Stockholm next week, and here's the thing: I have literally no idea what it's about.

I haven't watched the movie or even read the synopsis on purpose, because I also didn't do that for Så som i himmelen, and getting to experience that story for the first time via Fredrik Kempe's music touched me to my core. Back then, though, I had some knowledge of Så som i himmelen as a concept and had listened to the Den tid jag har demo religiously (though I had no idea where it fit within the story, I guessed it was near the end of the first act where the main character starts to figure his life out, and then it turned out to be the opening song) – whereas here, I've somehow managed to miss nearly all of the songs, interviews and other stuff they've released.

I wonder if I should do some catch-up with the promotional material before leaving or if I should go in totally blind... but anyways, as a treat to future me and all of you Swedish movie/musical fans out there, here's what I think Änglagård the musical is about, based on the random assortment of Instagram promos I've seen (most watched without audio on):

Fredrik Lycke lives in an old farmhouse called Änglagård that his grandpa built with his very own hands. He feels extremely passionate about the farm and its legacy. Helen Sjöholm is married to Fredrik Lycke and she is also very fond of their home.

But then they either lose all their money and need to sell the farm, or maybe there's some Bennets vs. Mr. Collins kinda situation going on where grandpa willed that the house must be inherited by your idiot nephew in case you don't have any sons – and the buyers/inheritors are rebellious motorcycle rock'n'roll dude Lindy Larsson and his equally rebellious motorcycle striptease chick girlfriend Tuva B. Larsen. Or maybe one of them is Helen Sjöholm and/or Fredrik Lycke's estranged child who hasn't been in contact with them for years but suddenly wants to move back home?

Whatever the case, the young couple, who live in all manner of sin and probably have criminal records, upset the conservative sensibilities of the older couple... and they also remind them of being young and passionately in love, which they aren't anymore, and realising that causes a rift in their relationship. (Sidenote: I know Helen Sjöholm, Fredrik Lycke and Lindy Larsson are all about the same age irl, but onstage, the Larsson/Larsen couple is styled to look younger than the Sjöholm/Lycke couple. So I'm just making assumptions about the characters' ages here!) Furthermore, the older couple is afraid that the young couple won't honor the work and legacy of the people who lived in Änglagård before them. Thus, the young couple needs to prove their worth to the older couple before they can purchase/inherit/move in.

I have no idea how Tommy Körberg figures in all of this, except for that he seems to perform some kinda comic relief funny man song at some point, and possibly also feels passionate about the titular farm. Maybe he is Fredrik Lycke and/or Helen Sjöholm's brother (though hopefully not "and" if I'm correct that Helen Sjöholm and Fredrik Lycke are married in this) and the deal is that if you buy/inherit the farm, you gotta let him stay, so he'll be your resident old funny musical man?

Seriously, I have no idea. Looking forward to seeing what this musical is actually about!

#no spoilers in comments or tags please!! #not 100% serious about selling Tommy Körberg with the house... #but in Denmark I learned that selling grandpa with a house was a real thing in rural Denmark in the olden days! #Änglagård #ihmisraunio.

[musicals-in-sweden]

Trailer for Änglagård - Oscarsteatern, 2023-2034

#änglagård #musikalen änglagård #änglagård oscarsteatern #oscarsteatern #2023-2024 #trailer #production footage #production clips #musicals #musical theatre #musical theater #musicals in sweden #Youtube

[rastronomicals]

3:39 PM EST February 19, 2024:

Änglagård - "Vandringar I Vilsenhet" From the album Hybris (1992)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Scandinavian Neo-Prog

#Änglagård #Hybris #Vandringar I Vilsenhet

[patriciathomasbandmanagement]

THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN, A FULL BLOWN CONCEPTUAL PROG ROCK ADVENTURE WITH MEMBERS FROM WOBBLER, TUSMØRKE, SAMUEL JACKSON FIVE AND JORDSJØ TO BE RELEASED ON KARISMA RECORDS IN JOINT VENTURE WITH OLD OAK RECORDS

Inspired by the classic bands and albums of the early 1970s progressive music scene, as well as  contemporary bands ÄNGLAGÅRD, ANEKDOTEN, WHITE WILLOW and LANDBERK, THE CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN (TCOFR for short) was founded back in 1993-94 by WOBBLER frontman Andreas W. S. Prestmo together with childhood friends Jon and Henrik, who shared a joint interest in folk tales, mythology, fantasy…

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#Adventure #Conceptual #Fantasy #Folk #Jordsjø #Karisma Records #Mythology #Norway #Prog #Progressive #Psychedelia #Samuel Jackson Five #The Chronicles of Father Robin #Tusmorke #Wobbler

[db-reviews]

#145 - Let Them Eat Cake - Motorpsycho (2000)

The turn of a new century marked a new change in Motorpsycho’s approach to music. As with every new release of this band, they try a variety of things like new sounds or new approaches in how they want to craft their albums. With this new release, the band was trying to capture a wider audience in their grasp, while still retaining their very psychedelic, and now more progressive flavors of sound. This obviously makes this record their quote on quote “pop” album, but Motorpsycho’s pop is not necessarily gonna be as accessible as Yes’ or Genesis’ pop.

Let Them Eat Cake is a smaller album, not one of their big hour long monuments. It is 45 minutes long and contains 9, 3-6 minute tracks that all feature different approaches to a more pop sound, while keeping up with the band’s image. I think this is actually one of the band’s strongest albums as a whole. It is not a complete masterpiece by any means, but I find this to be an album that, no matter my mood, or my feelings, I find to be one of the band’s most consistent and concrete albums. There are no bad songs on this album, and in fact I think they might be the band’s most stable efforts.

The sound found here is very reminiscent of early 70s Prog Rock. I am getting flavors of Gentle Giant and King Crimson within the violins, and some more jazzy elements that groups like Weather Report included in their sound, but in a more Motorpsychoesque aura that is a lot more jammy and rocking. I really enjoy this sort of direction the band is taking, sort of homaging this classic era of Prog music while still keeping up with their sound. You also get some psychedelic pop/rock elements from songs like Big Surprise and Never Let You Out, heck Never Let You Out has a little bit at the start that sounds kinda like a Syd Barrett song. This homage really does let this album grab a hold of me, and most likely newer, more younger fans of Motorpsycho. When people say this is their pop record, I see it more as less of a pop sounding album and more of an album that resonates with pop culture. Obviously Prog is an alternative genre, though that said it is still really highly popular in pop culture. I mean it is a given, bands like Pink Floyd are extremely popular, and around this time TOOL was also going up in popularity and charts, especially since one year after this record was released they’d create Lateralus, which we all know is extremely popular, even to non Progheads.

To me, this album is Motorpsycho’s take on the retro Prog scene that The Flower Kings, Echolyn, and Änglagård were experimenting with, and I am all for it. Motorpsycho creating a more contemporary, and jammy approach to that type of sound really does let the music bend and shape to their heart's content.

If I do have to say one issue this album has, it’s probably really only the last track of 30/30. It isn’t a bad song per say, but I feel as though it could’ve been a way better ending for this album to take. It kinda makes this album end with a sour whimper than a sweet bang, and when you call your album something related to a sweet dessert and a quote from a monarch, it is a little bad on your part to end the album off with something a bit lackluster.

If I had one word to describe this album, it’d be concrete. It is a very solid record that really has no bad parts aside from the last track, and even then it never sours the experience to where it ruins the album. If you really like the classic 70s sound of Prog and more jammy music, then this album is one that is a must listen, and I think also one that can be a serviceable introduction to the band’s forefront. It is an album that shows that Motorpsycho was a lot more progressive than some may think, even in a more pop context.

4.5/5

#music review #album review #progressive rock #psychedelic rock #pop #rock