This duo-album came to life in an unexpected way. Karl Jonas Winqvist wrote the lyrics and songs (except for the covers) and handed them over to Gilbert Johansson who did the rest (production, recording, instrumentation etc). This brilliant album have ten tracks on the vinyl edition and twelve on the cd/digital. It features great guests as Terre Roche (from the N.Y sister's trio The Roches) who sings on the duet "be not so fearful" and the macedonian clarinetist Use Mustafov and more. The lovely choir "hasch, bin & vin kören" (consisting of the three amazing vocalists elle kari sander, nina kinert and anja bigrell) also bless every track with their backing vocals. Analog mastering by the legendary Janne Hansson at Atlantis Studio, Stockholm.
"Ok, this is quite some album you have made here. It's sounds a little like if Talk Talk, The Flash and the pan and Yo la tengo had a band together. Which they don't and if they would I bet it would not sound anything like this...So, nevermind what I'm failing to describe here. Except this: I have played this album all week long and that seldom happen. Amazing lyrics/songs and ace arrangements. So, it's warmly recommended by yours truly." Alistair Robarts, nov 2016.
credits
released November 25, 2016
Songs and lyrics : Karl Jonas Winqvist
Except track 4 - original music and lyrics by Patrik Fitzgerald, remade by Gilbert Johansson. Track 6 - music and lyrics by
Bill Fay. Track 9 - music and lyrics by Lynsey DePaul. Track 11 - music by Gilbert Johansson.
Karl Jonas Winqvist - lead vocals, fender rhodes
Gilbert Johansson - guitars, bass, synth, drumkit etc.
Plus: Terre Roche (lead vocals on "be not so fearful"). Nina Kinert, Anja Bigrell and Ellekari Sander (backing vocals choir)
Use Mustafov (clarinets), Petter Kärnekull (violin on "Sugar me" and "the neighbour and the apple tree"), Fredrik Frigren (choir on "the brick wall and the insect"), Anders Molander (slide guitar on "sugar me" and "100 photos").
Recording, producing and mixing by Gilbert Johansson at Space Atlas, Stockholm, Sweden.
Recording the choir: Ludvig Larsson at the Helter Skelter studio.
Terre Roche's vocals was recorded by Mark Dunn in NYC.
Vocal mixing and final mixing by Henrik Sunbring at Helter Skelter studio. Mastering by Janne Hansson, Atlantis Studio.
The photos on the album artwork were collected by Karl Jonas and Gilbert. Album design by Leo Norgren.