Your favorite Swede in the prog-sphere?
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Topic: Your favorite Swede in the prog-sphere?
Posted By: Disconnect
Subject: Your favorite Swede in the prog-sphere?
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 11:20
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Select your favorite Swede from the wide world of the prog-sphere. ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 11:52
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Roine Stolt. That's a no-brainer for me. BTW, Mike En Regalia is a German person, who lives in Skåne, Sweden. ------------- 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 12:23
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The selection felt a bit limited in scope to me, I'm afraid. Among their contemporaries, its undoublty: Reine Fiske: Morte Macabre Dungen Anna Järvinen The Amazing Elephant9 Motorpsycho Landberk ...and more But my actual favorite is: Bo Hansson Björn J:Son Lindh and Janne Schaffer have been involved in plenty of great stuff as well (including their solo works) In regards to the options in the poll: I think I used to argue with Mike En Regalia back in the day when I was closer to being that disgusting snob still Grumpy considers me to be. Mike seems like a perfectly fine specimen, but I also happen to know that he's actually German. I quite like Gösta Berlings Saga and selected growl-era Opeth. So it's either Mattias Olsson or Åkerfeldt. I don't know which one. *never been the biggest fan of Anglagard - but although their music doesn't really connect, I acknowledge that they are good at what they do. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 13:04
I voted for Rikard Sjöblom for his involvement in Bootcut over any of his other bands.
For Morte Macabre alone, I'd vote for Fiske. Björn J:Son Lindh is another great Swede.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Saperlipopette! wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 13:30
Par Lindh 
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Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 13:43
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Plenty of Swedes, but no Turnips in this poll? ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 13:50
Your comments speak for themselves.
From the list Gildenlöw. Outside the list Mattias Eklundh. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 13:55
| ^ Being correct isn't snobby. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 14:09
| Daniel Gildenlöw |
Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 14:54
| Stolt...but I would have picked Hans Lundin (Kaipa) if he were on the list; he has a lot to do with their sound as co-producer or producer, and, of course, keyboards... |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 15:19
Technically I am German, but I'll soon have Swedish citizenship as well, so I guess it counts ... and I'm a https://open.spotify.com/album/7lkDKYIrwiGW5kcq4M79sJ" rel="nofollow - published artist  Daniel Gildenlöw for me. Stolt might be more influential overall, especially with Transatlantic, but the first four PoS releases are just above and beyond. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Gnik Nosmirc
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 16:13
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Gotta give a vote for Kaipa. Not a fan of their newer releases, but their old stuff is top-notch. And I appreciate their shot at synth-pop believe it or not. ------------- Jazz Rock / Fusion · Canterbury · Psych / Space Rock · Krautrock · Prog Electronic · RIO / Avant-Prog · Post Rock |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 16:15
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 16:44
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Jonas Hellborg. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 16:49
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As the initiator of this poll, and recognizing Mike's pending Swedish citizenship, I declare his nomination valid. Also, I voted for Mike accordingly. ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 17:47
The next poll should have Jens Johansson.  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 19:40
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From the list Jonas Reingold the world class bass player followed by Mattias Olsson. I would vote for either Reine Fiske or Nicklas Barker over anyone on this list though. With Barker my number one. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 09 2025 at 23:31
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Posted By: proto-baldrick
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 00:32
| Shouldn't Simon Steensland be in there? I would vote for him! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 00:50
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As far as I practice having favourite Swedes, I'd say Anna von Hausswolff. ------------- 
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 00:54
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Surprised no one's voted for Mikael Akerfeldt yet, he's long been my "number 1" Swede in the prog world... whatever that means. On a side note, I do like all Swedes in prog and while that list looks fabulous, why did you leave out Nicklas Barker of Anekdoten??? He even had his birthday yesterday! He's way up there on my list. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 00:59
Also Dan Swanö is worth mentioning. He's got a diverse discography and helped a ton of bands as a producer. |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 05:35
| The bloke with the beard from Abba |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 07:34
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I like all of the Swedes listed. My vote went for Roine Stolt. ------------- 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 08:42
Yes I like most of the others as well, but Morte Macabre is the reason I felt strongly about mentioning him. |
Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 08:43
| I've like most everything Jonas Reingold has done. I pick him, and he plays with everybody! |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: July 10 2025 at 19:26
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Roine Stolt ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: July 11 2025 at 08:34
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First vote for Mattias Olsson. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |