Hambo

Record label

Kontra Musik

Catalog Number

KM052

Release Date

September 24th 2018

Genres

Electronic

Tracks

play	pos	title	artists	duration
play_circle_outline	A1	Hemma Med Familjen
play_circle_outline	A2	(O)Hambo
play_circle_outline	A3	Hitlers Dreamboy-Och Flickor
play_circle_outline	A4	Dina Drommar Lever
play_circle_outline	A5	(Orkestern Spelar) Hor Oss Svea
play_circle_outline	B1	TKO
play_circle_outline	B2	Nagons Ogon Blanger
play_circle_outline	B3	Grisebassen
play_circle_outline	B4	Dali Vajb
play_circle_outline	B5	O

This album is a collaboration between labels Kontra-Musik and Kess Kill. What would have become of D.A.F. if they had been signed to Trojan instead of Mute back in the day? Add a good pinch of absurdism and social realism in the vein of prized film director Roy Andersson and Vanligt Folk might just be the answer. The Gothenburg group's name can be translated to 'common people' and they make use of primitive electronics, drums and skewed vocals - ranging from harsh social commentary to the purely nonsensical - to create their own take on body music. 'Hambo' is the name of a traditional Swedish folk dance that was highly popular among the common people at the turn of the last century. With this album, Vanligt Folk juxtaposes the working class dance phenomena of Hambo with modern day rave culture. This is done in the most blasphemous manner thinkable, as is the way of Vanligt Folk. Concepts like nationalism, race and tradition are all treated with the same merry lack of reverence. The only thing that needs to be respected is The Dance and those who take part in it, whether accompanied by accordions or drum machines. Or both.