BOSSES LÅT

The Finnish prog band FANTASIA are known from their eponymous sole album (1975), one of the definitive classics of the 'smaller' Finnish prog acts of the seventies. The album line-up already changed in 1976 but the group disbanded in 1979 without further releases at the time. In the early 2010's guitarist-vocalist Hannu Lindblom gathered a new line-up under the name Fantasia, after the album had seen its first CD reissue. In 2017 was released this three-track EP of new material.

The instrumental 'Bosses låt' is a cover of a piece by the Swedish prog band Fläsket Brinner, featured on their 1971 album and composed by the band's organist Bo[sse] Hansson -- yes, the Sagan om Ringen guy. This version is sonically tighter and more emphasized on guitar whereas the original has also flute plus some sax in the end. Although the composition per se doesn't much progress, it is easy to recognize as an early 70's prog instrumental.

'Desert Storm' is composed by Lindblom to the English lyrics by Pirkko Hautamäki. Also this one is very 70's in style, slightly resembling the Meddle era Pink Floyd, or rather, A Tab in the Ocean era Nektar for the hard- rocking psychedelic atmosphere. Lindblom's vocals have aged and roughened but they're still ok. The playing is powerful especially for the organ and electric guitar.

'Tämä uni' (= This dream) turns out to be the same piece in different Finnish lyrics by Kari Ilmonen who had also written the lyrics for the album in 1975. "Good, but non-essential" three stars. The fourth star would need a little more material than one cover and one new tune in two langauages.