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TURID – I Retur. Silence Records SRSCD 3629.
Swedish release. FACTORY SEALED NEW CD. Collects tracks from her (Turid
Lundqvist) 3 albums Vittras Visor, Bilder, & Tredje Dagen,
issued in 1971, 1973, & 1975, respectively. This edition issued in 2003
with 16-page informative/photo insert booklet, however it’s in Swedish. Swedish
progressisve folk psych vocalist; somewhere between Buffy Sainte-Marie and a
much more cosmic Joni Mitchell with a Swedish accent.
MUSICIANS:
Turid Lundqvist, Kenny Hakansson, Palle Danielsson, Bjorn
Jason Lindh, Greg Fitzpatrick, Susi Heine, Bosse Skoglund, Thomas Netzler,
Gunnar Andersson, Mats Glenngard, Gunnar Berstren, Owe Gustavsson, Par Nasbom,
Stefan Nylander, Sven Philip, Pelle Lindstrom, Tommy Johnsson, Bengt Berger,
Bjorn Wold, Claes Wang, Janne Tolf, Ulf Adaker, Johnny Lundberg, Sussie
Wigelius, Arne Hultman, Kalle Sjostrom,, and Janne Hansen.
TRACKS:
01) Song (4:27)
02)
Den Gamla
Vanliga Historien (2:45)
03)
Klagovisa (0:38)
04)
Om Snallhet
(2:38)
05)
Tom I Bollen
(3:56)
06)
Bilder
(1:45)
07)
Pa Tredje
Dagen Uppstandna (6:09)
08)
Stjarnor Och
Anglar (6:54)
09)
Valkomme-Hus
(2:48)
10)
Odegardar
(6:42)
11)
Nyckelbanepigevisa
(1:21)
12)
Sometimes I
Think Age Is A Treasure (3:50)
13)
Lat Mig Se
Dig (8:10)
14)
Vargen
(4:05)
15)
Shri Ram
(1:25)
16)
Vakna, Mitt
Barn (2:41)
17)
Visa Om
Imperialismens Taktik (5:41)
18)
Och Sommar’n
Kom (1:34)
19)
Crystal
Shade Of Loneliness (2:44)
20)
Tintomaras
Sang (I Kolmarden) (3:99)
21)
Vittras
Vaggvisa (3:50)
DESCRIPTION:
This album is the first compilation of the work of
Turid Lundqvist, whose voice has been likened to a Swedish Buffy Sainte-Marie
and, closer to home, the music and voice of Norway’s Tirill. This compilation
(roughly translataed as In Return)
gathers selections from her three Silence albums, the 1971 debut, Vittras Visor (Vittra's Songs), 1973's Bilder
(Pictures) and 1975's Tredje Dagen (The Third Day), and adds one track from her later work with Thomas
Wiehe, 1982's, Flow Soma. Lazy Lilting Lady is a perfect
description of this Swedish flower child, whose simple folk tunes (mostly
self-penned) and angelic utterances (mostly in Swedish) return us to the hazy,
heady days of sitting cross-legged on the floor amidst a circle of friends with
the sultry sounds of Buffy, Melanie, and Joni Mitchell wafting through the
room. Some of the tracks on Bilder
feature members of Sweden’s Kebnekajse. Two members of I Resa guest on one
track from Tredje Dagen. This is
certainly not far removed from listening to a folky ABBA (fans of Agnetha
Fältskog's solo material sung in her native tongue should especially take
note), and while you (the non Swedish speakers among us) won't understand a
word of what she's going on about, you'll certainly enjoy listening to her sing
about it. With instrumentation as varied as the lilting flute on Song and Bilder, the wild mandolin strumming on Tom I Bollen, the romantic trumpet and Garcia-styled guitar licks
of Kenny Håkansson (Kebnekajse) on Stjärnor
och Änglar, and the tastefully orchestrated, violin-led Välkomme-Hus, this would fit comfortably
in the Swedish pop or international wyrdfolk section of your music collection.
Other highlights include the innocent, childlike simplicity of Melanie at her
precocious best on Om Snällhet and Vakna, mitt Barn, the tender Vargen, with its melody reminiscent of
The Beatles' Michelle, the gorgeous a
capella (minus a little bird chirping in the background) traditional tune, Shri Ram, the (English) tale of growing
old and leaving youthful exuberance behind on Sometimes I Think Age Is A Treasure, and the heavy, fuzz-drenched
psychedelia of Låt Mig Se Dig. If you
close your eyes and open your imagination, you can almost smell the inside of
The Avalon Ballroom in full flight, ca. 1968. The lengthy, dreamy På Tredja Dagen Uppståndna, is a marvel
in any language and it didn't bother me one bit that I couldn't understand a
word she was saying. I almost interpreted it as one of those made-up languages
of a Liz (Cocteau Twins) Fraser or Jón Thor (Sigur Rós) Birgisson. So if those
bands don't scare you off, don't let the language barrier prevent you from
investigating Turid. Like the equally enigmatic Linda Perhacs, Shirley Collins,
and Anne Briggs, Turid more or less retired from the music business (shortly
after completing Flow Soma) and her
current whereabouts are unknown. (I'm guessing here, unfortunately; all the credits,
including commentary from Turid herself, are in Swedish.) Nevertheless, this
lovingly assembled retrospective is a welcome introduction to her work and
will, hopefully, coax her out of retirement for some new recordings, a la
Vashti Bunyan and Magic Carpet's Alisha Sufit. A thoroughly enjoyable album,
and quite generously packed with 21 tracks. Highly recommended!
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