Trubrot - 3 Albums 1969-1971 (Icelandic 60's supergroup)
Shady Owens - vocals
Gunnar ?or?arson - guitar, flute, vocals
Karl J. Sighvatsson - organ, piano
Runar Juliusson - vocals, bass
Gunnar Hakonarson - drums, vocals
Magnus Kjartansson - piano, organ, vocals
Olafur Gar?arsson - drums
Albums:
Trubrot - 1969 Steinar SPCMA 27
Undir Ahrifum - 1970 Parlophone MOAK 23 (DK)
Lifun - 1971 Geimsteinn GS 150
Mandala - 1972 Private Press TR1 (DK)
Trubrot were born when members of Hljomar (Owens, Juliusson and ?or?arson) and Flowers (Sighvatsson and Hakonarson) decided to form a 'supergroup' in 1969. Their first album appeared in the same year - a collection of late-sixties pop songs (featuring male and female vocals) with orchestral arrangements on some tracks and a kind of Bacharach-like aura, due to the frequent use of jazz chords. They did Icelandic versions of Jose Feliciano's "Rain", Lennon-McCartney's "I'll Be Back" and Holland-Dozier-Holland's "My World Is Empty Without You". More ambitious is their pop version of an extract from Richard Wagner's opera, "Tannhauser" and their own tongue-in-cheek pop opera, "Afgangar" (9:00). The album was recorded at the Trident Studios in London. It was strongly influenced by British pop music. Perhaps those tracks with a hint of hippie folk and vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, flute and percussion are the most memorable ones. It is not a bad album within its field.
"Undir Ahrifum" (1970) was recorded in Denmark by a revamped version of the band. All of the material was written by the group this time around, but mostly featuring English lyrics. Among the 8 tracks were some fantastic imitations of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ("In The Country" and "Everything's Alright"). Slightly more progressive tendencies are detectable on the great closing track, "Stjornuryk" (7:28).
"...Lifun" (1971) was their pop opera comprised of interconnected tracks, influenced by The Move, Led Zeppelin and Keith Emerson (and also the Beatles and CSN&Y). The album came in a hexagonal cover and was their most accomplished work, recorded with Gerry Boys in London.
"Mandala" (1972) was a simpler offering and a return to basic, well-crafted pop style.
Taken from Scented Gardens of the Mind - A guide to the Golden Era of Progressive Rock (1968-1980) in more than 20 European Countries, by Dag Erik Asbjornsen, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-12-2
Trubrot 1969
Track Listing
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1. A Glimpse Of Heaven (2:44)
2. Rain (2:43)
3. You Will Have Me (4:44)
4. US (3:48)
5. Freedom Of The Spirit (3:07)
6. The Woman Thief (2:58)
7. Byrjenda Boogin (0:31)
8. Love Your Fellow Man (5:08)
9. Without You (4:40)
10. As I Watch Children Play (3:28)
11. Remainders (9:14)
12. Change Yourself (3:06)
13. I See It (3:49)
14. I Know You'll Come (3:28)
15. Starlight (5:11)
16. Mr. White Shirt & A Tie (2:44)
17. A Little Song Of Love (2:16)
Undir Ahrifum 1970
Track Listing
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1. Going ( 4:43)
2. Everything's Alright ( 4:23)
3. In The Country ( 2:46)
4. Relax ( 2:44)
5. Sunbath ( 3:47)
6. Tracks ( 3:55)
7. Fell Me (10:34)
8. Stjornuryk ( 7:41)
Total Playing Time: 40:37 (min:sec)
Total Size : 93,0 MB (97 509 204 bytes)
...Lifun 1971
Track Listing
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1. Live Overture (1:29)
2. Margford Eru Lifun Er Did Ein (1:43)
3. Hush-A-Bye (2:39)
4. To Be Grateful (2:35)
5. School Complex (1:45)
6. Tangerine Girl (2:12)
7. Am I Really Livin (3:48)
8. Circulation (2:58)
9. What We Beleive In (3:27)
10. Is There A Hope For Tomorrow (2:37)
11. Just Another Face (1:54)
12. Old Man (3:09)
13. Death And Finale (3:26)
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