10+10 Fishermen Against the Wind. 6) Åke Sandin Melonen Rariteter I Kokäkta Konvolut
Throughout his life, Åke Sandin (1927-1997) believed in his music: he founded a record label (Jay Records) to produce his music, hired large orchestras to perform and record it, and rented prominent concert halls to present it to the public; all funded by his (meager) salary as a postal worker (the number of outsider musicians who have worked in the postal service is so high that I have now convinced myself this cannot be a coincidence).
The problem was that no one ever bought his records or attended his concerts. The few and far between listeners who, by pure chance, came across his works mostly laughed at them; it didn't get any better when our Åke tried to contact press officers or cultural operators or various promoters: chuckles and shrugs.
Thus, upon his death, all the material from Jay Records was seized by the Swedish state, which proceeded to destroy and burn almost everything.
Fortunately, a certain Stefan Kéry, a collector and music archaeologist, saved part of that material; especially one of his records from '68 whose packaging consisted of a fabric sleeve claimed to be "cooking-resistant!"
In short, Stefan is working hard to republish and circulate Sandin's music and, thanks to the "success" of people like Eilert Pilarm (if you haven’t listened to him, return to Fisherman Against the Wind no. 3), and the writings of Irwin Chusid, he even manages to secure public funding from the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs. Thus, Subliminal Records has been able to bring back these incredible sounds for my (and hopefully your) delight!
Throughout his life, Åke Sandin (1927-1997) believed in his music: he founded a record label (Jay Records) to produce his music, hired large orchestras to perform and record it, and rented prominent concert halls to present it to the public; all funded by his (meager) salary as a postal worker (the number of outsider musicians who have worked in the postal service is so high that I have now convinced myself this cannot be a coincidence).
The problem was that no one ever bought his records or attended his concerts. The few and far between listeners who, by pure chance, came across his works mostly laughed at them; it didn't get any better when our Åke tried to contact press officers or cultural operators or various promoters: chuckles and shrugs.
Thus, upon his death, all the material from Jay Records was seized by the Swedish state, which proceeded to destroy and burn almost everything.
Fortunately, a certain Stefan Kéry, a collector and music archaeologist, saved part of that material; especially one of his records from '68 whose packaging consisted of a fabric sleeve claimed to be "cooking-resistant!"
In short, Stefan is working hard to republish and circulate Sandin's music and, thanks to the "success" of people like Eilert Pilarm (if you haven’t listened to him, return to Fisherman Against the Wind no. 3), and the writings of Irwin Chusid, he even manages to secure public funding from the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs. Thus, Subliminal Records has been able to bring back these incredible sounds for my (and hopefully your) delight!
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8 may 19
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