King Hobo, by King Hobo

King Hobo

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Nick Jacobs When I first discovered this album I was blown away. My friends and I were making some hash one night and the album played on repeat. so I generally associate this music with good times. Favorite track: Best of Times.

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1.	Running 04:18	buy track
2.	Leaving Letter Blues 05:54	buy track
3.	Rolling In From The Sea 04:09	buy track
4.	Swede 03:13	buy track
5.	Moonshine 05:12	buy track
6.	Four Winds 04:23	buy track
7.	From Me To You 04:52	buy track
8.	Coffee Break 05:04	buy track
9.	Best of Times 03:25	buy track
10.	Mr Clean 11:45	buy track

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The 2005 Sounds of the Underground festival tour was about as decidedly “un-funky” as they come. Equally put off by the lack of anything remotely “in a pocket”, Per Wiberg of Opeth and Jean-Paul Gaster of Clutch set up shop outside the bus trailers and sent an open invitation to any like-minded musicians. Shortly thereafter, they commenced to fill the void. All told, this happed only a few times, but when it did, great spontaneous jams were pulled from the aether. They were a sorely needed respite from days crammed full with blast beats and monster howls. The good times, however, would inevitably come to a halt when a participant would insist upon “shredding” or “wailing”. This was not the spirit of said jams. The credo was “get funky or get out”.

Seeking to further reap the rewards only found in that spontaneity, Wiberg gathered a group of friends in a rented house in Falun, Sweden. It was somewhat of a leap of faith in that the session would rely primarily on the collective writing and recording of one week’s time. But considering whom Per had assembled, there was plenty of reason to be confident. Thomas Juneor Andersson (Kamchatka) on guitar and vocals, Ulf Rockis Ivarsson (Beat Under Control, countless sessions), Eric Oblander (Five Horse Johnson) harp on “Leaving Letter Blues”, Tomas Agnas on sax for “Mr. Clean”, Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch, The Bakerton Group) on drums, and finally Wiberg on vocals, keys, and guitar. Prior to the session, Wiberg sketched out a few ideas and Andersson had hummed a tune to him over the phone. But other than that, the session was an honest blank slate.

It was recorded together live as a whole by Roberth Ekholm. This was not an easy task. The studio was wired into a rented vacation home populated by musicians who love beer in equal measure to music. When all was said and done, the group banged out a full-length album of merciless blues, funk, and rock and roll. Two covers made the cut, “Running”, written by Curtis Mayfield, and a stellar Freddie Hubbard version of Weldon Irvine’s classic “Mr. Clean”. The album documents one week in Sweden when a small gathering traveling musicians threw their ingredients into the collective cauldron, enjoyed the meal, and then departed as quickly as they had come. For this reason, they call the group, and its debut release, King Hobo.

/Neil Fallon

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released June 1, 2008

Produced by King Hobo & Roberth Ekholm
Recorded at Fat Guitar Studio Falun, SE
Mixed by Roberth Ekholm & Per Wiberg
Mastered by Johan Eckerblad /Mintelligence
Design & layout by Hippograffix

All songs by King Hobo
Except Running by Curtis Mayfield, Published by Carnad Music/BMI
Mr Clean by Weldon Irvine, Published by Nodlew Music

Per Wiberg - Vocals, keys, guitar
Thomas Juneor Andersson - Vocals, guitar
Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums
Ulf Rockis Ivarsson - Bass

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Eric Oblander, Harp on Leaving Letter Blues
Tomas Agnas, Sax on Mr Clean

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Per Wiberg Music Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish musician Per Wiberg, has made a living out of playing most things heavy the last 30+ years. A multi-instrumentalist who has founded the bands Death Organ, Mojobone & King Hobo but also been a member as well as a session player for bands and artists like Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, Candlemass as well as Clutch/Bakerton Group, Switchblade and Kamchatka to name but a mere few. ... more

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