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Garmarna

About Me

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We started this band in 1990, when we all of a sudden fell in love with the more dramatic old folk music of Sweden. A period of trial and error led to our first recording in 1993, and the setup we have today. The music has evolved from pure folk to something radically different, incorporating elements from almost every musical genre we listen to. It's quite a stew now..

5 releases to date:

"Garmarna", in ´93,
"Vittrad", in ´94,
"Guds spelmän", in ´96,
"Vedergällningen", in ´99
"Hildegard von Bingen" in´01.

The band has been having a lengthy break but we will update this space whenever any news emerge. Please bear with us... stay tuned!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/27/2006
Band Website: garmarna.se
Influences: Einstürzende Neubauten, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, D.A.F, Stina Nordenstam, Gram Parsons, PJ Harvey, The Knife, Nick Cave, Madonna, Emmylou Harris, Shellac, Nitzer Ebb, Arvo Pärt, Deltahead, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Neu!, Mirah, Calexico, The Faint, Anders Norudde, Kiss, Marillion, Jenny Wilson, Igor Stravinsky, Nine Inch Nails, The Ark, Public Enemy, Nick Drake, Andrea Parker, Allman Brothers, Velvet Underground, Underworld, Ale Möller, Attrition, The Waterboys, Robyn, The Ramones, Kraftwerk, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Le Tigre, Hedningarna, The Wonderstuff, Eric Satie, Aphex Twin, Mano Negra, Iron Maiden, Cornelius, Fidget, The Band, Datach'i, Harv, Blue for two, Frida Hyvönen, Folk & Rackare, Joy Division, Kate Bush, M.I.A, Cat Power, The Clash, Karl Heinz Stockhausen, Lena Willemark, Dire Straits, Front 242, Hunters & Collectors, Marit Bergman, Damien Rice, Peaches, The Byrds, Hederos & Hellberg, Beck, Paul Hindemith, The Saints, Groupa, Khonnor, Skinny Puppy, Bob Hund, Chemical Brothers, Legendary Pink Dots, The Pixies, Kent, Primal Scream, Monster Magnet, Rasta Hunden, Merz, Rufus Wainwright, Imperiet, Telefon Tel Aviv, Wilco, Beastie Boys, Pelle Björnlert, S.P.K, Bob Dylan, Howard Jones, Johnny Thunders, Curve, Diamanda Galas, Teddybears STHLM, Smashing Pumpkins, Final Fantasy, Nirvana, Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Faint, Wu Tang Clan, Merzbow, Béla Bartok, Alphaville, Lydia Lunch, Dungen, Soundtrack of our lives, Led Zeppelin, Mats Gustafsson, Sator, Kaleidoscope, Ane Brun, The Pogues, Vive la féte, The Rolling Stones, The Incredible Stringband, The Weathermen, The Young Gods, Blur, Talking Heads, Jan Johansson, The Jayhawks, Ron Sexsmith, Placebo ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------Yes it's fair to say all of the above have contributed to our music. All the other music we listen to might as well.. but this is pretty much it. Until it's updated!
Sounds Like: FROM THE ARCHIVES:

"Gamen" was the first single from our 1999 release "Vedergällningen", aka "Vengeance". We did a low budget live shoot at Studion, a now shut down rock club in Stockholm. Just back from a couple of days in Cannes, it helped that drinks were free.. and it seems to have helped the overall atmosphere too..

"Herr Holger" was a single from the "Guds spelmän" release. We did this video to it. Yes, it's very low budget. Yes, we do understand that it's not the coolest video ever made..

"Den Bortsålda": Our first video. Budget: Absolute zero. Shot illegally without anyone knowing. It's brutal and we like it... and look how absolutely adorable we are! It's 1994 and we look about 8.. the quality is pretty sad but we hope to replace it with a better conversion in the future.

"Vänner & Fränder" is an old live favourite. We tried to shoot a simple video in the same colour scheme as the cover to the album, "Guds spelmän". This is the shorter single version

Filmed in Sardinia, this is the promo video for the second single of the "Vengeance" album. Nuns and bald men and a beatiful scene with Emma and some black birds..

Euchari

This is back on YouTube now.. so enjoy our live version of "En gång skall han gråta"!

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

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Posted by Garmarna on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:35:00 PST

Very rare version of Herr Olof found on lost DAT tape!

While browsing through some old DAT tapes, I found this ´98 live recording from Falun, Sweden. I remember it was a hysterical night where everything broke and we had a technology meltdown. Pretty much...
Posted by Garmarna on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:21:00 PST

Found on Youtube

Bizarre.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbxJZCSOm5c
Posted by Garmarna on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:45:00 PST

To all who write us and send things

I would like to apologize to all of you who have been sending me CD:s and writing me letters and e-mails, that I haven't always come back with the response you've been waiting for. I feel ashamed abou...
Posted by Garmarna on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:36:00 PST

Xmas and L.A

Enjoying some quality time in Gothenburg, spending christmas here in the wind and rain.. In two days, I'll fly to Los Angeles to work. More news about that later.. I wish that everyone gets a real nic...
Posted by Garmarna on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:06:00 PST

lastfm

I'm writing e-mails and listening to iTunes:I think I heard about Zeigenback Kopf from Daniel Miller of Mute records. Can't find anything on the band online.. but can someone fill me in? It's fucking ...
Posted by Garmarna on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:37:00 PST

Aggy Anger

Since Halloween is approaching, this came very timely. Very cute story with cute body parts. Not Garmarna related at all, just a very good animation!www.aggyanger.comwww.myspace.com/aggyangerwww.yout u...
Posted by Garmarna on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:41:00 PST

A little bit of jamming

Me, Gotte, Emma and producer Sank had a really good pre prod jam. Pre prod? Yeah, I feel that it is that still. Everything right up to the point where everything fall together and it's time to do the ...
Posted by Garmarna on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:48:00 PST

4 new oldies and an update

Nothing much has happened lately. Not entirely true but in comparison to a somewhat explosive pre production period things have moved a little slow. I've been in Prague, enjoying one of the last reall...
Posted by Garmarna on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:28:00 PST

Some classics and the start of a new recording

Last week has been spent in a HOT and small little studio room.. Producer Sank's in the vibe and there are ideas and stuff started on the new album. Very Exciting! To celebrate this, let's look back a...
Posted by Garmarna on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:26:00 PST