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This was sadly the last Samla/Zamla album to be released for nearly a 20-year period. This album has a more serious and mature style to it than earlier Samla albums, and more avant- prog-ish, though covering equally as many genres as before, only in a even more technical and tight style. This is nothing like "Måltid" and "Klossa Knapitatet", but you can still hear the SMM style to it, and the playfulness is still present. I wish they could have continued in this style because I enjoyed this album so much that it is now my favourite Samla/Zamla release, at least from what I've heard of them. It's just so interesting and great to listen too. There are only one song with lyrics here, track number six named "Pappa" (which means "Daddy"). The lyrics is plain silly and goes like this:

"Daddy, why aren't you home yet? Daddy, why aren't you home yet? I've been waiting the all night long, I've been waiting all night long, I've been waiting the all night long, I've been waiting all night long" followed by: "Now I'm happy again, cause I am going to buy a daddy". Sick, but extremely funny.

Over to the musicianship, drummer Hasse Bruniusson only plays on one track here, while Vilgot Hansson takes over the drums for the rest of the album. He does an excellent job throughout and fills Bruniusson's shoes very well. Lars Hollmer plays some really interesting accordion parts here, as well as his usual keyboard melodies that is very dominant here along with the Eino Haapala's guitar. Lars Krantz's bass is excellent and backs up the music extremely well. There is none bad tracks here; all of them are great, with the best ones being "Farmhand", "Five Single Combats" and "The Forge". The weakest one being "The Thrall" because it doesn't really fit in, but it's still very good nonetheless.

In sum, this is a well-arranged, tight and complex album. Less happy than previous releases, but the playfulness and creativity is still present all the time. It's a bit unpredictable and quirky and last but not least: Unique, as with all Samla/Zamla albums. I'll give this one 4.75/5. Definitely Essential in every RIO/Avant-Prog lover's collection!

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