Blod's "Förlorarnas Natt": A Review of Gustaf Dicksson's Swedish Progg-Inspired Album
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Harry Thorfinn-George
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Summary
A review of Gustaf Dicksson's musical project Blod and their album "Förlorarnas Natt," which draws heavily from the Swedish Progg movement of the 1960s-70s—a left-wing, anti-commercial music movement distinct from prog rock. The article explores how Blod channels the mossier, experimental ends of that tradition through ramshackle folk, medieval jam sessions, and home-spun hymns recorded to tape.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe world of Gustaf Dicksson's musical project Blod may seem unbearably esoteric.
Dicksson is a spiritual descendant of Swedish Progg movement of the 1960s and '70s—not to be confused with prog rock, it was a left-wing, anti-commercial music movement that encompassed a wide range of styles.
Blod is indebted to the mossier, more experimental ends of the movement.
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