Asoka (Sweden) - 2 albums (1971, 2007)

Artist: Asoka
Album: 36 Years Later
Year: 2007
Label: July Morning Rec. AB
Style: Progressive rock
Genre: Eclectic Prog
Format: FLAC (separate) +CUE+LOG+SCANS
Size: 309 Mb + 33 Mb scans
Source: my CD collection

Asoka was formed in 1971. Evolved out of the 60´s group "Taste of blues". After a short but intensive period of touring and recordmaking, including their highly sought after first album, the members went separate ways and the group split up.

In 2004, three of the original members rejoined, now in a blues band with no other ambitions than to have a nice time and make music together. In connection to a performance at a big music seacruise called "Rock at Sea", together with other legendary Swedish rock groups, the idea of a rebirth of Asoka came up. Asoka was born again, this time including some new members. The three original members together with the two guitarists from the blues band and a new singer became the new ASOKA.

Today, at the time of the making of this record, ASOKA consists of Tore (guitar, chorus), Falsterbosse (singing, percussion), Daffy (drums, percussion), Tjobbe (bass, chorus) and Clabbe ( Keyboard, chorus). One of the original members wrote a lot of songs between 1979 and 1989 which were not recorded. These songs had a strong connection to the original Asoka concept and therefore it seemed natural to have these songs as a point of departure, a kind of skeleton that in certain aspects were modified and completed. Gradually the repertoire increased and in the summer of 2007 the group felt ready to show its new face on a record.


Line Up:
Bo Malmqvist - vocals, percussion
Tore Kjell - guitars, backing vocals
Claes Ericsson - keyboards, backing vocals
Kent Bengtsson - bass, backing vocals
Alf Bengtsson - drums, backing vocals

Track listings:
1. Varje gang (5:16)
2. Du kan soka (5:34)
3. Berit Osterberg (5:52)
4. Geographic love (6:06)
5. Negative people (4:11)
6. Madavisan (3:37)
7. Merry-go-round (5:43)
8. Jag blir sa kat (6:17)
9. Tryck pa knappen (5:23)
10. Visst ar det batter, men int’ ar det (3:51)


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Thanks Fovit I have the 1971album and am quite curious to hear this one

Artist: Asoka
Album: Asoka
Year: 1971
Label: Mellotronen, 2005
Style: Progressive rock
Genre: Eclectic Prog
Format: FLAC (separate) +CUE+LOG+SCANS
Size: 502 Mb
Source: my CD collection


Line Up:
Robban Larsson - Guitars
Patrick Erixcon - Vocals, Bongos
Claes Ericsson - Piano, Organ
Tjobbe Bengtson - Bass
Daffy Bengtson - Drums

Track listings:
1. Psykofoni For Ekogitarr Och Poporkester (2:11)
2. Ataraxia (3:28)
3. Leave Me (3:34)
4. Svensson Blues (3:27)
5. 1975 (3:48)
6. If You Feel (4:25)
7. Tvivlaren (4:37)
8. I'm Trying (To Find a Way to Paradise) (6:15)
9. Psykofoni For Ekogitarr Och Poporkester (Reprise) (2:51)
Additional tracks:
10. The Seeker (3:54)
11. At El-Yago 9-3 (1:58)
12. Ohio (5:22)
13. Mama (4:35)
14. Southern Comfort (6:46)
15. I Need Ypur Love (4:45)
16. Another Kind Of Love (3:52)
17. Take Off Jam (9:10)


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ENJOY!

To Asoka - 36 Years Later new link added