Groupe sudédois qui fit partie du mouvement Rock in Opposition... un des rares groupes de l'ancienne école "progressive" à viere vers l'experimen-rigolo ! Lars Hollmer est encore très actif et a dernièrement réuni le groupe originel ! Le batteur Hasse Brunussion  participera à " The Flower Kings ", " Ensemble Nimbus " entre autre.

SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA: SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA (1971)

SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA: MALTID (1973)
-Dundrets fröjder
-Oförutsedd förlossning
-Den aterupplivade laten
-Folkvisa i morse
-Syster system
-Tärningen
-Svackorpoängen
-Minareten
-Vaerelseds tilbud
+
-Minareten II
-Circus Apparatha
-Probably the probably

Lasse Hillmer: elec piano, piano, voc, breakfast
Lasse Krantz: bass, voc, door
Coste Apetrea: guit, voc
Hasse Bruniusson: drums, percu, voc, glass
+
Henrik Oberg: congas

Du rock progressif oui, mais du suédois: pas de symphonismle aberrant, pas de seriousité pompeuse, etc...
Génial et plein de bonne humeur !

SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA: KLOSSA KNAPITATET (1974)

SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA/ GREG FITZPATRICK: SNORUNGARNAS SYMFONI (1975)

ZAMLA MAMMAZ MANNA: SCHLAGERNS MYSTIK / FOR ALDRE NYBEGYNNARE(1977/1978)
The mystery of popular music:
-At Ragunda
-Seasoning
-Proffesion is the amateur's glue
-Buttonless
-Not MArgareta
-Little Karin
-Asphaltsong
-Joosan Lost
-The Fate

Hans bruniusson: drums, xylo, chimes, vib, song
Eino Haapala: elec guit, ac guit, vib, song
Lars Hollmer: elec piano, Korg polyphonic, Hohner symphonic grand piano, accordion, song
Lars Krantz: elec bass, double bass, ac guit, song

For older beginners (live improvisations):
-Watchmaker 1
-Watchmaker 2
-The funktrap
-Short inheritance
-The modern
-Temporal you are
-Harness in memoriam
-To the oval meter
-Do you think like me ?

Hans Bruniusson: drums, pinochet, chimes, xylo, radio, voc
Eino Haapala: guit, voc
Lars Hollmer: elec piano, Korg, Hohner, Farfisa organ, voc
Lars Krantz: bass, trumpet

RAMLOSA KVALLAR: RAMLOSA KVALLAR (1978)

ZAMLA MAMMAZ MANNA: LEJONET AV LJUGA (EP, 1979)

ZAMLA MAMMAZ MANNA: FAMILJESPRICKOR (1980)

FRED FRITH: GRAVITY (1980)
-The boy beats the rams (Kluck Tluce Berany)
-Spring any day now
-Don't cry for me
-Hands of the juggler
-Norrgarden Nyvla
-Year of the monkey
(enregistrés en août 1979)
Hans Bruniusson: drums
Fred Frith: bass, guit, violins
Eino Haapala: guit, mandolin
Lars Hollmer: piano, organ, accordion
Marc Hollander: alto sax, clarinet
+
Olivia Bruynhooghe: tap dancing, clapping
Chris Cutler: snaredrum, maraccas on 3, clapping
Tina Curran, Catherine Jaunieux: whirling, clapping
Frank Wuyts: whirling, recorders on 6, clapping
Michel Berckmans, Etienne Conod, Denis Van Hecke, Veronique Vincent: clapping
Asha Swanson: final comments

-What a dilemna
-Crack in the concrete
-Come across
-Dancing in the street/ Myenemy is a bad man
-Slapdance
-A career in real estate
-Dancing in Rock-ville, Maryland
(enregistrés en novembre 1979 et janvier 1980)
Fred Frith: bass, guit, violin, keyb, drums on 7.11.13
Marc Hollander: alto sax, bass clarinet
Dave Newhouse: alto sax, organ on 10
Tom Scott: soprano sax on 11
Paul Sears: drums on 7.8.10.11.13
Billy Swann: bass on 8.10.11.13
+
Tina Curran: subliminal bass on 7
Frank Wuyts: drums on 9
Hasse Bruniusson: subliminal bass on 10

EXTRA TRACKS:
-Waking against sleep (Henri Cow, mars 1978)
-Terrain (Henri Cow, janvier 1978)
-Moeris dancing (Henri Cow, janvier 1979)
Lindsay Cooper: basson, oboe, recorder
Chris Cutler: drums
Fred Frith: violin, bass, guit, keyb
Georgie Born: bass
Tim Hodgkinson: keyb
Dagmar Krause: voice

-Geistige nacht (Aqsak Maboul, janvier 1979)
Michel Berckmans: basson, oboe
Chris Cutler: drums
Fred Frith: bass
Denis VanHecke: cello
Marc Hollander: soprano sax
Frank Wuyts: keyb

-Life at the top (Skeleton Crew live, janvier 1984)
Tom Cora: bass, drums
Fred Frith: guit, violin

-Oh wie schön ist Panama ! (sept 1988)
Fred Frith: guit, drone (enregistré par Kramer)

(Fred Frith précise que " Lasse, Hasse and Eino are mebers of Zamla " , " Dave, Tom, Paul and Billy are members of the Muffins " et " Zamla and Aqsak Maboul are mebers of Rock In Opposition ")

C'est un album étrange et superbe où le fameux guitariste d'Henri Cow nous offre sa vision des danses balkaniques ! Folklore à l'état sauvage, sons et rythmes bruts, accompagnements variés des Muffins ou d'Aqsak Maboul...album pour le moins original devenu un grand classique ! A noter au passage les excellents bonustracks et les différents participants, ce qui donne à ce CD une valeur informative non négligeable.

LARS HOLLMER: XII SIBIRISKA CYKLAR (1981)

VON ZAMLA: ZAMLARANNAMA (1981)

LARS HOLLMER: VILL DU HORA MER (1982)

LARS HOLLMER: FRAN NATT IDAG (1983)

VON ZAMLA: 1983 (1999)
-Ten Tango
-Forgeetyde
-Harujanta
-Temporal you are
-Ansong
-Fur Munju/ Indojazz
-Glassmusic
-Rainbox
-Doppler
-Akarondo
-Dancing madras
-Clandestine
-Odet

Michel Berckmans: bassoon, oboe
Eino Haapala: guit
Lars Hollmer: piano, organ, Korg, accordion
Hans Loelv: piano, organ, Korg, melodica
Wolfgang Salomon: bass
Marten Liselius: drums

VON ZAMLA: NO MAKE UP ! (1983)

LARS HOLLMER: JOGGINGCHARLESTON (1984)

LARS HOLLMER: TONOGA (1985)

LOOPING HOME ORCHESTRA: VENDELTID (1987)

FRED FRITH: STEP ACROSS THE BORDER (1990)
-Sparrow song
-Voice of America part3 /Legs
-Selluloid restaurant/ The old man puts out the fire
-After dinner
-Houston st
-Drum factory
-Regardless of rain
-Candy machine
-Romanisches cafe
-The border
-Nirvana again
-Scottish roppongi
-Norrgarden nyvla
-Birds
-The as usual dance towards the other flight to what is not part3
-Williamsburg bridge
-Same old me / Williamsburg bridge reprise
-The as usual dance...part5
Lost and found
-Nine by nine
-Evolution
-Union square
-Morning song
-Voice of America part4
Too much too little
-Too late

Avec Iva Bittova, Hans Bruniusson, Tom Cora, Tina Curran, Jean Derome, Pavel Fajt, Eino Haapala, Haco, Eitetsu Hayashi, Tim Hodgkinson, Lasse Hollmer, Bill Laswell, René Lussier, Fred Maher, Kevin Norton, Bob Ostertag, Zeena Parkins, John Zorn

VA: HARDIS BRUTS (1992)

LARS HOLLMER: THE SIBERIAN CIRCUS (1992)

LARS HOLLMER: VANDELMASSA (1993)

LOOPING HOME ORCHESTRA: LIVE 92-93 (1993)

VA: ANGELICA'92 (1993?)
Infos disponibles

FEM SOKER EN SKATT: FEM SOKER EN SKATT (1995)

LARS HOLLMER: ANDETAG (1997)

ACCORDION TRIBE: ACCORDION TRIBE (1998)

LARS HOLLMER: TONOGA/FRAN NATT IDAG/VENDELTID (2CD, 1998)
+ 7 bonus tracks

SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA: KAKA (1999)
-Stämma lite
-Lyckliga titanic
-Oh sa masalana jämfört med alman river
-Första Ikarien
-Reptilgärna
-Satori
-Vegetariskt impro, svar direkt
-Frestelsens café
-Tung krupa tejpraga tra la la
-Andra Ikarien
-Aven oss far tiden aldras spasmodskij Engelbert Humperdinck blues
-Hatman
-Tredje Ikarien
-OQ

Coste Apetrea: guit, bouzouki, veena, voc
Hans Bruniusson: drums, percu, marimba, voc
Lars Hollmer: keyb, accordion, melodica, voc
Lars Krantz: bass, voc

Retour de la formation quasi-originelle ! Et la musique n'a guère changé non plus...Tant mieux ! Les morceaux composés, sorte de réminiscences joyeuses de "Maltid" ou de Von Zamla, sont entrecoupés d'enregistrements live improvisés, aussi sérieux et construits que dans "For older beginners"... Un retour réussi donc !

LARS HOLLMER: UTSIKTER (2000)
-Augustins tema
-Nat
-Drums.mm...
-Denglad
-Skum
-Ambler
-Ladereld
-Nu racker det
-Lelle katta
-CHoleric in Geneva
-Voilapuk
-Lat minut
-Sudaf
-Dron
-Brev
-In limbo
-Utsikter...nan kanske vet

Lars Hollmer: accordion, melodica, piano, keyb, harmonium, voices, fake tuba, percu
Michel Berckmans: bassoon, oboe, english horn, recorder, percu, voc
Santiago Jimenez: violin, mandolin, cajon
Wolfgang Salomon: acoustic and elec bass, guit
Coste Apetrea: six stringed banjo
Matti Andersson: flute
Kalle Eriksson: trumpet