Back
in the mid to late 1970s Ragnarök began recording a series
of instrumental albums that helped put progressive rock musicthat
classic early '70s instro prog sound
originally
pioneered by Bo Hanssonfrom
Sweden on the map. After way too long away from the woods of Koppom
and the ears of original Silence Records producer / engineer Anders
Lind, the original Ragnarök amazingly reunited and released
a great CD in 2009, simply called Path. Could
this be the start of a new renaissance of the classic 70s Ragnarök
sound? Let's hope so. Well, with long time Ragnarök guitarist
/ visionary Peter Bryngelsson once again leading the charge,
the band includes long time Ragnarök drummer Thomas Wiegert,
early Ragnarök members Peder Nabo (keyboards, guitars),
guitarist Henrik Strindberg (guitar) and on bass, Staffan
Strindberg. Bryngelsson and Nabo joined forces for some brilliant
song writing in Ragnarök
back in
the late 70s and, echoing the band's progressive Swedish instrumental
guitar roots, there are some great tracks on Path, especially
the upbeat ones like Waterlevels and Angel
each featuring fantastic unfolding sonic waves of sound. Since the
days of Bo Hansson and Samla, Sweden has always excelled with their
own unique approach to guitars and especially instrumental rock composers.
Putting
forth a compelling revival of the classic original Ragnarök
instrumental
rock sound,
Peter Bryngelsson and his esteemed band mates honor the fascinating
30+ year legacy of Ragnarök
on Path.
www.RagnarokProgg.se