Track list: 1. Kaledoniska Orogenesen (Fredin-Åkerberg-Thörnvall) 5:20 2. Röster från minus till plus (Fredin-Thörnvall) 7:54 3. Fjärilsattityder (Åkerberg-Thörnvall) 5:26 4. Mina löjen (Fredin-Thörnvall) 8:09 5. Ur djupen (Fredin Thörnvall) 3:46 6. Handlingens skugga (Fredin-Åkerberg-Thörnvall) 7:39 BonusTracks 7. Under the pendent roof (Fredin) 9:36 8. I´ve got no time (Lundquist) 3:39 9. Perspektiv (Fredin-Thörnvall) 7:40

Stefan Fredin- bass guitar Dag Lundquist- drums, Mellotron Robert Zima- vocals Christer Åkerberg- guitars plus Dag Kronlund- piano on track 7

Recorded and mixed in Q8 Regular Matrix 4 Channel Stereo at Europa Film Studios 1 & 3 Stockholm, Sweden may-july 1974. Engineer: Björn Almstedt Bonustracks 7 & 8 recorded at Samskolan, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden by Björn Carlsson & Dag Lundquist dec 1972. Bonustrack 9 recorded live at the Concert Hall, Kristiansstad, Sweden feb. 1975. Original cover artwork by Johan Gullberg. Cover design by Ossie and Johan Gullberg. Photos recording studio: Jan-Åke Persson Remastered by Claes Persson & Dag Lundquist at CRP Recording, Stockholm, Sweden june 2004. Original album produced by Adrian Moar.

From Progressiveears.com: I had been meaning to check out this album for quite a while due to the excellent reputation it has. I’m always reading great things about this group from several sites on the Internet. The name Trettioåriga Kriget translates to “The Thirty Years War” and true to that title, the band is amazingly still going strong to this day. I caught their performance at Progday X last year and I must say they put on an incredible show. The group is basically unchanged since this self-titled release in 1974; they may have put on a few pounds and lost a few hairs but they’ve given up none of their trademark aggressive sound. The main thing that distinguishes Kriget from most of the other progressive rock bands of the day is the lack of keyboards or other instruments like flute or violin. What we have is basically guitars, bass and drums, but even with that configuration the band just exudes complexity and style that never gets tiresome. The vocals (sung in Swedish) take a little getting used to but when you do, the singing/talking style remains very unique and quite enjoyable. Instrumentally, the defining aspect of this band is bassist Stefan Fredin who plays as if his bass were a lead instrument. Similar in many respects to greats like Chris Squire and John Wetton, Stefan employs effects like distortion and wah-wah for added emphasis and isn’t afraid to step up front of the band for a lead run or even a solo from time to time. Not to take anything away from the other members of the band, who are indeed excellent musicians as well, but it’s the bass that stands out and what I’m usually listening for. Although I mentioned earlier that there are no keyboards, upon closer listening I’m hearing a few keyboard parts in a couple tunes. Nothing that spectacular, just sort of atmospheric mellotron or synth bits here and there. My guess is these parts were performed by someone in the band that didn’t get credited for it. There is a nice piano part on the bonus track “Under the Pendent Roof” that is credited to Dag Krolund. The reissue of this CD was released last year on the Mellotronen label and what a fantastic job they did. The excellent digi-pack disc contains the gorgeous design reproduction of the original LP, a very informative essay by Olle Thörnvall detailing the events surrounding this recording and three seemingly indispensable bonus tracks that for once enhance the original album rather than draw attention from it. If you’re a fan of the classic progressive rock of the Seventies, you really need to investigate this one and the subsequent release Krigssång (also recently reissued by Mellotronen). It may have been more than thirty years since Trettioåriga Kriget burst onto the scene, but this is one war that doesn’t need to end anytime soon.