Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter

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Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1998
Recorded1997 & 1998 at BFG Studios & Six String Studios in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock
Length56:11
LanguageSwedish
Label Record Heaven
Qoph chronology
Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter
(1998)
Pyrola
(2004)

Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter (Kaleidoscopic Activities) is the first studio album by Swedish progressive rock band Qoph, released in 1998. The band recorded two versions of the album, one that was sung in English and the other in Swedish, but the English version was never released. [1] One of the many jam sessions recorded during the studio work, the 18:31-minute long instrumental title song "Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter", with guesting keyboardist Joakim Svalberg (Opeth, Yngwie Malmsteen), was released as a bonus track on the double vinyl version. [2]

Contents

Album information

The album cover was painted by legendary Swiss/Swedish surrealist artist Hans Arnold, who also did the cover for the 1976's ABBA album, Greatest Hits .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Vansinnet"7:34
2."Ta farväl"5:56
3."Än lyser månen (Nadir I)"6:15
4."Månvarv (Nadir II)"4:53
5."En Måne Som Ler (Nadir III)"1:36
6."Aldrig Tillbaks"6:20
7."Herr Qophs Villfarelser"9:37
8."Förförande Rädsla"13:55

Personnel

Guest musicians

Production

Mastered by Claes Persson.

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