Sinkadus
| Sinkadus | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock , retro prog |
| founding | 1993 |
| Founding members | |
| Rickard Biström | |
| Robert Sjöback | |
| Fredrik Karlsson | |
| Linda Johannson | |
| Lena Pettersson | |
| Mats Svensson | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, bass |
Rickard Biström |
guitar |
Robert Sjöback |
Keyboard |
Fredrik Karlsson |
Flute, vocals |
Van Pigtain |
Percussion |
Mats Segerdal |
Sinkadus is a Swedish progressive rock group.
history
The band's history goes back to 1987 when keyboardist Fredrik Karlsson and guitarist Robert Sjöback started playing covers of rock songs with other musicians. In 1991, Rickard Biström joined them as a drummer, who later contributed vocals and bass to the band's albums. At that time, the group only played progressive rock covers and began writing their own pieces. In the spring of 1993 the flutist Linda Johannsson joined the band, and in 1995 the cellist Lena Pettersson. Both musicians left the group after the release of the second album in 1999 to devote themselves to their families.
According to the band, the name "Sinkadus", under which the group has appeared since autumn 1993, has a double meaning: On the one hand, the word comes from a Swedish dialect, which means something like "Pay attention!" The other meaning is derived from a Swedish board game that is similar to backgammon . If a 5 and a 2 are rolled in one roll, then “sink a dus” must be called, which translates as “five and two”.
style
The musical work of Sinkadus is shaped by the style of the progressive rock groups Genesis , King Crimson and above all the Swedish band Änglagård . By using authentic instruments such as the Hammond organ , Rickenbacker bass and Mellotron , the musicians try to recreate the basic mood of progressive rock of the early 1970s ( retro-prog ), without, however, consistently achieving the atmospheric density and musical brilliance of their musical role models. Characteristic of Sinkadus' music is, similar to Änglagård and Anecdotes, a pronounced tendency towards “Scandinavian melancholy”, which is generated by the interplay of Swedish singing, acoustic guitar , flute and cello .
Discography
- 1996: Aurum Nostrum
- 1998: Live at Progfest
- 1999: Cirkus
Individual evidence
Web links
- Sinkadus on the baby blue pages
- Sinkadus at Discogs (English)