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Tusmorke ‎–Bydyra lp

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Black vinyl with gatefold cover, printed innersleeve and two booklets

Few was expecting Tusmorke to cough up two albums in one year, but they did, starting with Hinsides in May 2017, and then Bydyra in November. The group now includes Håkon Oftung from Jordsjø, I guess I can’t be too surprised as I get reminded of Tusmørke from time to time with Jordsjø¸ (as well as Wobbler and Änglagård). When I heard Bydyra was going to be a children’s album I was suspicious. Children’s music conjures up images of insipid music from Disney and Barney The Dinosaur. Tusmørke totally avoids that trap big time by creating an honest to god children’s prog album with moog and mellotron. Lyric wise the album seems to be about urban life, rising housing prices in already expensive Oslo, and apparently magic. The band included a children’s chorus from some Oslo primary school. Despite the child-like approach, it’s easy to see this is basically the same group that brought us Underjordisk Tusmørke exactly five years before, just you hear children singing along with the Tusmørke guys (Benediktator and Krizla share vocal duties). That’s an ingenious way to introduce children to prog. The songs are all short, since I doubt children will be ready for Tales From Topographic Oceans at that age. But that totally makes since and they didn’t sacrifice prog just because the songs are shorter. The folk elements are still present as before. For those who wonder if a children’s prog album can succeed, I’m happy to say, it succeeds here. Doing a children’s album is certainly a very risky gamble, and in this case it paid off well. Well worth listening to, even if you can’t get much out of what they’re singing due to language barrier. By far the best children’s music album by a country mile!

Track list:
1. Tre Som Bor I Et Tre
2. Trefar
3. Mellomspill
4. Rottekongen
5. På Biblioteket
6. Vi Er Eid
7. Dyrene I Byen
8. Elvene I Oslo
9. Signekjerringa
10. Tenkeren
11. Trollmannen
12. Lær De Fattige Å Trylle
13. Dyrene Bor Ute
14. Underboerne
15. Katabasis

Additional information

Label

Karisma Records

Catalogue Number

KAR132LP

Release Year

2017