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Anders Karlsmark is one of the founders of the Swedish new-wave band,Commando M Pigg. Karlsmark made his first soloalbum in 1994. In 2005 he released a new album, "Gonnabyeme". Watch the video from the single "Spitting Duckheads" below.After his eighties in the band Commando M Pigg, who later on became Commando and of which he took part in to form, Anders Karlsmark has led a rather anonymus musical existence,even though he has released a couple of albums since the band broke up. Now he is back with the album Gonnabyeme [Ogla/Fuego], with the name Karlsmark, which is a really pleasant experience. Anders Karlsmark was the bassplayer in his creation of the eighties who recorded eight albums and toured the country- [Sweden] and also visited countries in Europe and the U.S. After the break up of the band Karlsmark moved to Gothenburg, where he formed the band Submachines together with Per Dahlberg and he also released an album with the same name. His solo debut with the name Karlsmark was also a selfentitled album which was released eleven years ago. Now he is back again with an album on his own label Ogla, an album that he has produced himself and written all material for. It is himself who plays bass and guitarr and who sings all songs, and it is interesting that the former Commando - guitarrists Peter Puders and Bjorn Wallgren play guitarr in some tracks each. On drums we hear Dan Johansson and the mixdown is done by the experienced Micke Herrstrom. The new single Spitting Duckheads is supplied with a video directed by the artist Ernst Billgren. Karlsmarks meeting with modern studio technique is a pleasant experience, his artistic sense for rock music is intact from his time with Commando and there is a sence of timelessness about Karlsmarks new creation. The ten new songs could just as well been recorded 20 years ago, but they still feel wholly modern and adapted for today. Karlsmarks talents lies both in the songwriting and the arrangement of the songs, and also in the tasteful performance. There are elements of both pop and artrock and there are no limits to the playfullness and fantasy when Karlsmark sometimes offers sunny popmusic, one one track does Chinese rap, somethimes plays JJ Cale and somethimes offers powerpop of the purest carat. This is an exciting Swedish songwriter and artist, who for too long has stayed away from making records, but with Gonnabyeme Karlsmark starts a second career and maybe there can be a continuation with a more regular release of records. Tomas Fridholm, Musikindustrin
Get this video and more at MySpace.com Commando M Pigg-Morkt Blod 1986

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Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Website: karlsmark.se
Band Members: Anders Karlsmark
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Sounds Like: Commando M Pigg, the band from the eighties, who later on became Commando, is one of Swedens musical treasures. Songwriter and bassplayer there and then was Anders Karlsmark. As a lightning from a clear sky he now hits right on the head with an exellent solo album - the first in his own name for more than eleven years. It is far from a tired " back to how it once was " - performance. On the contrary, Anders Karlsmark, proves that he has a musical mind valid beyond time and space. The singles " Spitting Duckheads", " Face To Face, " " Live A Little Longer". The enumeration of exellent tracks can be made long. There is a creeping tension and a light feeling of attack which cooperates meritoriously.. Especially clearly in songs like "Seven " and the CMP- echo " The Fish ". An unexpected and pleasant return.Christer Paulstrup. Kristiandstadsbladet.New album available from
Record Label: Ogla/Fuego
Type of Label: Indie

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New Karlsmark video Bosse "Ketchup" 50

New KARLSMARK video Bosse "Ketchup" 50 rockstar from the eighties Made by Jessica Nilson
Posted by KARLSMARK on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:19:00 PST

New Video THE DOG

New Video  THE DOG filmed on location in New York City and Copacabana Rio de Janeiro made by Swe/Dan director Jessica Nilsson
Posted by KARLSMARK on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:22:00 PST

New video The Fish

New video The Fish made by Swe/Dan director Jessica Nilsson taken from the album Gonnabyeme
Posted by KARLSMARK on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:02:00 PST

A new KARLSMARK Ep

A new KARLSMARK Ep will be released on Fuego in December -07.  The Ep contains seven remastered songs from Anders Karlsmark´s first album "Karlsmark"       ...
Posted by KARLSMARK on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:05:00 PST

A new Commando M Pigg compilation

A new Commando M Pigg compilation" Decenniet 1980 - 90 " will be released on MNW/BAM in December -07. The album contains 19 tracks from CMP´swhole career.
Posted by KARLSMARK on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:38:00 PST