[Blomljud] | ||||
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Released | 2008 | |||
Recorded | February–September 2007 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 103:52 | |||
Label | Blomljud Records | |||
Producer | Moon Safari | |||
Moon Safari chronology | ||||
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Blomljud is the second album by Swedish progressive rock band Moon Safari. It is the band's first double album, containing 11 songs of various lengths. It was released in 2008, three years after their debut album, A Doorway to Summer . It was released on the independent label Blomljud Records.
Blomljud (pronounced [ˈblʊ̂mːjʉːd] ) is Swedish and means "flowersound", although the lyrics on the album are all in English. The flowers are a recurring theme throughout the whole album.
Unlike on A Doorway to Summer, where all words and music were credited to the band as a whole, the booklet to [Blomljud] gives credit to separate band members for each song, revealing Petter Sandström and Simon Åkesson as the main songwriters.
Most of the music on the album is credited to Sandström and Åkesson, either by themselves or together. Johan Westerlund is credited as writing the music for "Bluebells", and former guitarist, Anthon Johansson, shares writing credits for "Yasgur's Farm".
There are a few musical themes and lead motives that can be heard with different lyrics and some musical variations in different songs, making the album more of a single piece of music rather than eleven separate songs.
One thing that typifies Moon Safari's music is the choir arrangements made by Simon Åkesson. These arrangements often include four voices or more (note that all five members receive vocal credit).
Like many other progressive rock acts, Moon Safari's songs often use unusual changes and values of time signature. The following are some examples found on this album:
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Constant Bloom" | Johan Westerlund | Simon Åkesson | 1:27 |
2. | "Methuselah's Children"
| Petter Sandström | S. Åkesson, Sandström | 15:43 |
3. | "In the Countryside" | Sandström | Sandström | 5:43 |
4. | "Moonwalk" | (Instrumental) | S. Åkesson, Sandström | 8:49 |
5. | "Bluebells" | Westerlund | Westerlund | 10:11 |
6. | "The Ghost of Flowers Past" | Sandström, Westerlund | S. Åkesson | 9:46 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Yasgur's Farm" | Sandström | S. Åkesson, Anthon Johansson, Sandström | 8:06 |
2. | "Lady of the Woodlands" | Sandström | S. Åkesson, Sandström | 3:37 |
3. | "A Tale of Three and Tree" | Sandström, Westerlund | S. Åkesson | 3:28 |
4. | "Other Half of the Sky"
| Sandström | Sandström | 31:44 |
5. | "To Sail Beyond the Sunset" | Sandström, Westerlund | S. Åkesson | 5:18 |
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