Kultivator
Barndomens Stigar
Format2CDLabelBelle AntiqueGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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Kultivator formed in Sweden in 1978 around three former members of the group Tunnelbanan: bassist Stefan Carlsson, drummer Johan Svärd and keyboard player Johan Hedrén. With guitarist and singer Jonas Linge and Ingemo Rylander on vocals, recorder and piano, they recorded Barndomens Stigar in September 1980 at AVO-Studio in Linköping, and the LP came out on Bauta Records in 1981. The band split up soon after.
The songs are sung in Swedish, mostly by Rylander, whose clear voice and recorder sit on top of busy organ, piano and synthesizer lines and a rhythm section that likes odd meters and repeated, hammering figures. Listeners usually place the record between the Canterbury school and the Zeuhl sound of Magma, with a folk tint in the melodies. Pieces such as Grottekvarnen and Novarest stretch out past six minutes and move through several sections.
The second disc gathers eight bonus tracks, including live versions of Novarest and the title track and a medley named after Tunnelbanan.
Japanese 2CD reissue by Belle Antique, expanded edition, remastered, in two cardboard sleeves: the first is a mini LP replica with a Japanese folded insert. CD1 is an SHM-CD. Eight bonus tracks on CD2.
Release notes
Tracks 2-1 to 2-8 are bonus tracks. Recorded and mixed September,1980 at AVO-Studio,Lindköping (Sweden). ©2022 Belle Antique Originally released on [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1504985-Kultivator-Barndomens-Stigar]LP[/url] (Bauta Records BAR 6101) 1981 Issued in two separate cardboard sleeves. The first one is a Mini LP CD replica. The first sleeve includes a Japanese folded insert.
| 1-1 | Höga Hästar | 3:37 | |
| 1-2 | Vemod | 2:38 | |
| 1-3 | Småfolket | 5:12 | |
| 1-4 | Kära Jord | 7:05 | |
| 1-5 | Barndomens Stigar | 5:13 | |
| 1-6 | Grottekvarnen | 7:01 | |
| 1-7 | Vårföl | 2:53 | |
| 1-8 | Novarest | 6:16 | |
| 2-1 | Häxdans | 6:36 | |
| 2-2 | Tunnelbanan Medley | 2:19 | |
| 2-3 | Novarest Live | 12:23 | |
| 2-4 | In The Darkness's Plate | 4:39 | |
| 2-5 | Bringing Water | 5:11 | |
| 2-6 | Another Day In Life | 3:45 | |
| Waiting Paths | |||
| 2-7a | Before | ||
| 2-7b | Presence | ||
| 2-8c | And Further On | ||
| 2-8 | Barndomens Stigar [Live] | 5:46 | |
- Stefan Carlsson
- Bass, Pedalboard [Bass-pedal], Written-By (1-1, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-7a to 8)
- Izumi Idogawa
- Coordinator [CD Artwork Coordinator], Artwork [CD Artwork Coordinator]
- Johan Svärd
- Drums, Cymbal [Symbal], Triangle, Written-By (2-1)
- Curt Wallberg
- Engineer [Engineered By]
- Peter Färnlöf
- Engineer [Engineered By]
- Hädan Sväv
- Featuring [With], Choir
- Jonas Linge
- Guitar, Vocals [Vocal], Written-By (2-1), Written-By (2-5, 2-7a to 2-7c)
- Johan Hedren
- Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Written-By (1-2, 1-4, 1-6 to 2-4, 2-6)
- Yuta Yamazaki
- Remastered By [Digitally]
- Ingemo Rylander
- Vocals, Recorder, Piano, Written-By (1-3, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7a to 2-7c)
- Elmer Diktonius
- Written-By (2-4)
