Lars Hollmer
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Lars Gustav Gabriel Hollmer, born 1948, is a Swedish musician (primarily accordion and other keyboards) and composer whose work has drawn on influences from Nordic folk tunes to progressive rock. Early work in the late 1960s-early 1970s with the band Samla Mammas Manna was considered progressive rock (even in 2002, a re-formed Samla Mammas Manna played a two-day festival called Progfest in North Carolina), but he is most centrally an empathetic and generous collaborator; whether as a member of Accordion Tribe, working with the experimental guitarist Fred Frith, or spending several months with Japanese jazz players, he seems to find a style that brings his partners to the fore while remaining identifiably Hollmer. He has been a member/founder of over half a dozen groups, most of whose work has been recorded at his low-tech studio in Uppsala, The Chickenhouse.
Consistent elements of his music throughout his career have been the use of irregular time signatures, often changing several times within a piece; a daring sense of improvisation, particularly vocal improvisation utilizing nonsense syllables; and complex polyrhythms. Though his work is little known in the United States, he won a Swedish Grammy award in 1999 for his record Andetag. He has also composed extensively for Swedish films, and for theater and dance productions.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] With Samla Mammas Manna:
- Samla Mammas Manna 1971
- Måltid 1973
- Klossa Knapitatet 1974
- Snorungarnas Symfoni 1975
[edit] With Zamla Mammaz Manna:
- Schlagerns Mystik / För Äldre Nybegynnare (The Mystery of Popular Music / For Older Beginners) 1977
- Familjesprickor (Family Cracks) 1980
[edit] With von Zamla:
- Zamlaranamma 1982
- No Make Up 1984
[edit] With Ramlösa Kvällar:
- Ramlösa Kvällar (Nights Without Frames) 1977
[edit] With Fem Söker En Skatt:
- Fem Söker En Skatt 1995
[edit] With Looping Home Orchestra:
- Vendeltid 1987
- Lars Hollmer. Looping Home Orchestra Live 92-93 (DOOR FLOOR SOMETHING WINDOW) 1994
[edit] With Accordion Tribe:
- Accordion Tribe 1998
[edit] With Japanese jazz students:
- SOLA 2000
[edit] Solo albums:
- XII Sibiriska Cyklar 1981
- Vill Du Höra Mer 1982
- XII Sibiriska cyklar
- Från Natt Idag 1983
- Joggingcharleston (Single, 1984)
- Tonöga 1985
- The Siberian Circus 1993
- Vandelmässa 1995
- Andetag 1998
