Samedi - Between Two Hearts 7" / Doubts & Beliefs

Quando vi o nome Samedi pensei em alguma banda de som denso, pesado, etc., devido a ter associado o nome da banda com o Barão Samedi cultuado no Voodoo. Porém, bem pelo contrário, o som do Samedi é um synthpop/new wave bem animado, no melhor do estilo Pet Shop Boys, com sintetizadores percorrendo todos os trechos da música. A banda surgiu na cidade de Bollnäs na Suécia em 1983 com Mats Kjellberg, Per Norin, Kent Jonsson e Annika Engström, e teve vida durante os 80's. 

Desde a sua formação foram saindo e entrando membros na banda. A formação resultante (Manne Kjellberg, Hans Kjellberg e Per Norin) foi a que obteve um relativo sucesso no fim da década de 80, gravou 3 singles 7" (ou 45 rpm) e o LP Doubts & Beliefs, que apresento-lhes hoje junto ao single Between Two Hearts 7". Destaco "In Our Time", "Above Me", "Strangers In The Night" e "Open Up". "Winter's Coming To Town" é uma canção mais lenta, com aqueles loops que ficam na mente que percorrem toda a música. E destaco também as duas músicas do single Between Two Hearts, que talvez sejam melhores do que todo o LP. :D

Samedi:

Manne Kjellberg (vocais)
Hans Kjellberg (programações, sintetizadores e backing vocals)
Per Norin (programações, sintetizadores e backing vocals)

Samedi - Between Two Hearts 7" (1987)

A1 - Between Two Hearts
B1 - World

Samedi - Doubts & Beliefs (1989)

01 - Big
02 - In Our Time
03 - Above Me
04 - Strangers In The Night
05 - Say Say Goodbye
06 - Winter's Coming To Town
07 - Touch
08 - Give Me All
09 - Oh Mother Earth
10 - I'll Fly
11 - Lay Down Your Head
12 - Open Up (Long Dist Distance Mix)

>>> When I read Samedi, I thought about a band with heavy or dense sound, 'cause I've associated the band name with Baron Samedi worshiped in the Voodoo. However, I was wrong, the Samedi's sound is a lively synthpop/new wave, in the Pet Shop Boys style, with synthesizers walking through all the song. The band emerged in Boolnäs, Sweden, in 1983 with Mats Kjellberg, Per Norin, Kent Jonsson and Annika Engström, and was active during the 80s.

Since your first line-up were leaving and entering some members. The last line-up (Manne Kjellberg, Hans Kjellberg and Per Norin) was that achieved a relative success in the late 80. They recorded 3 EP 7" and Doubts & Beliefs LP, that I present to you today united with the Between Two Hearts 7". I highlight "In Our Time", "Above Me", "Strangers In The Night" and "Open Up". "Winter's Coming To Town" is a slower song, but not for that reason cease to be a great music. And I point out too the two songs from Between Two Hearts single, that might be better than LP. :D

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