Lognhalsmottagningen
Summary by Casey DeHoedt
Picture in your mind that touching scene of romance clichés. The long separated lovers viewing each other across the lea of heather. Overwhelmed by the joy of reunion they float on angel wings, magnetized to one another by celestial fates. And as Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet reaches a climax, the two lovers embrace; becoming one in a moment of bliss and beauty. Now, take that image and substitute some things: lea of heather becomes downtown Athens; Tchaikovsky’s concerted strings become the raucous thrash of Lognhalsmottagningen; and – well – beauty is still beauty but now it’s laden with old school bad-assery.
This Swedish slash Arizonian duet is the result of a phone conversation between Boyracer’s Stewart Anderson and the Faintest Idea’s Martin (and the kids thought the Postal Service overcame a spatial snag). Lo-fi recordings, machine-gun vocals, and amphetamine guitars kick you in the shins with a grunted “OI!” (or whatever the Swedish translation would be).
Five Questions with Lognhalsmottagningen
1. What are your five desert island records?
The Remains: S/T (LP)
Minor Threat: Complete discography (LP)
De La Soul: 3 feet high and rising (LP)
Bikini Kill: Reject all american (LP)
Lars Langs: Greatest hit (7")
(Extras: The Shocking Blue: At home and The Carpettes: Small wonder 7")
2. Could you classify your sound for people who haven't heard it before?
Swedish/ American hardcore punk assault in the vein of Missbrukarna, Incest Brothers and Minor Threat
3. What is your favorite place to play, and why?
Athens Popfest as it will be our only show ever.
4. What is the weirdest thing you take on tour?
Math books
5. What should people expect from your Athens PopFest performance?
Our first tete a tete rehearsal and tinnitus.
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