Welcome to another new edition of our bi-weekly record-diving sampling extravaganza!
Thank you all for joining in another week of sampling goodness! Before we get into our artist and track in focus, and in case you aren’t already aware, there are some other Mission Briefs/Challenges currently taking place that you may also fancy spending some time on here:
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Just recently, I was having a discussion with a fellow naut, and realized that up until this point we haven’t sampled any Swedish artists before, and that felt rude. So, @everyone let us join in wandering into the lands of our musical machine forefathers here based in Sweden, through a tight guitarist, Janne Schaffer. “Den Blå Porten (The Blue Gate)” is the third track from Schaffer’s album, titled, “Katharsis,” which was originally released in Scandinavia in 1976 through CBS Records (CBS – CBS 81142).
Here is some information about Janne Schaffer, and the album, from Wikipedia and AllMusic:
Jan Erik Tage “Janne” Schaffer (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams. He also played at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival.
Schaffer’s 1979 album Earmeal included session work from brothers Jeff, Steve and Mike Porcaro, as well as their father, Joe Porcaro. This is one of the few instances where the entire Porcaro family appears together on one album, the most well-known examples being Toto’s Toto IV and The Seventh One.
Schaffer is a member of the Electric Banana Band where he plays guitar as the character ‘Zebra’. He also performs with the group The Night Agent.[1] Schaffer received the Albin Hagström Memorial Award in 1999 and in 2005 Illis quorum.[2]
-Taken from Wikipedia.org
“Katharsis: purification by shock or fear. Few albums have a less well selected title, for if there is one thing that Janne Schaffer’s Katharsis is not, this would be it. Katharsis is extremely well played and smoothly produced, and mixes African and Arabic influences with jazz fusion. Most of it is guitar-based, but never to the extent where it verges on masturbation, Schaffer is too disciplined, and maybe too humble, to fall into that trap. This mix could have been exciting and funky. It could even have been shocking, though that isn’t necessary. But instead, the entire album is very harmless. Not bad, not for example like when Schaffer, in a collaboration with Björn Jason Lindh in the late '80s, produced something that could be branded Muzak. It is just so very non-disturbing. There is attitude in some songs, or soul if you prefer, but you have to look deep down, beneath the production and probably even beneath the intention: Buried so deep down, the attitude may be a leftover from Schaffer’s first two solo albums, because on these he was something more than just nice. Niceness may not be the worst of traits, but in Schaffer’s case there seem to be corresponding curves through his career, where increasing kindness is followed by decreasing quality.”
- Review for AllMusic by Lars Lovén
Here are two versions of the track available on YouTube, in case anyone experiences regional playback issues:
Here is a link to a version of the track that has been converted to 16bit/44.1KHz wav, and to the STEMS, please delete it after using:
JANNE SCHAFFER - DEN BLÅ PORTEN - (WAV)
JANNE SCHAFFER - DEN BLÅ PORTEN - (STEMS)
links are active for one week from today (05/11/24)
Album Photos:
images from google search
THE BRIEF
YOU have been selected by the notorious Global Sound Syndicate for a top-secret operation. Not really, please, share with your friends, family, and even the hardworking people manufacturing the beautiful glassware that we enjoy taking sips from on a daily basis.
Mission:
-Sample any part(s) of the track we’ve nominated
-Spend no more than 1 week turning it into music
-Post your creations here for us all to enjoy
Deadline: Sunday, May 19, 2024
Submit your entry no later than 11:59 PM, Sunday, May 19, 2024, or be faced with a brief moment of self-loathing for not participating. Submissions entered on later dates are also welcome!
Compensation:
Hearts and compliments from the community
(not guaranteed)
You can use as much or as little of the sample track as you like, you just have to use it. No winners, no losers, just good times!
Every two weeks we will post a track from our record collections, ideally something you’ve not heard before. Jams, full tracks, noodles - share whatever you like!