Paatos - V (2012)

On a cold clear February evening in Falkoping 1993 the two Stockholm based groups Landberk and Agg plays together for the first time at a local rock club. Out of this meeting comes a sense of musical unity, which is reinforced a year later when they meet again at a concert in Vanersborg in May 1994. When in 1999 Reine Fiske, the guitar player of Landberk, is asked to play with the famous Swedish folk rock singer Turid he chooses to team up with Stefan from Landberk and Ricard and Johan from Agg.

After the last concert with Turid at a festival in August 2000 it feels natural for Reine, Stefan, Ricard and Johan to continue their collaboration. The musical energy between them is now flowing at full speed. As an instrumental band they play two TV shows, and now the idea of recording takes form. But who is to sing? A female voice seems natural since the time with Turid.

Close by is Petronella, who together with Ricard for a long time has been writing music. Suddenly PAATOS comes to existence. Turid contributes with a song called "Tea", which she writes the same night as Ricard and Petronella have their first baby. The lyrics are about this event of which Turid at the time is unaware.

"Tea" and the song "Perception" is recorded "live" at Goran Freeses analouge studio and released as a 7' vinyl singel in the early spring of 2001.

In the fall of 2001 and spring of 2002 the band writes and records what is to become the debut album in their rehearsal studio using Ricards recording equipment. During this process Paatos gets an offer to compose and perform music to the classic silent movie Nosferatu at a film festival in Umea. This is an offer the band can't refuse, although it will delay the release of the album. In less than two month the band writes and rehearses music for the one and a half hour long movie. It is performed in front of an excited live audience on the 2:nd of November.

The recording of the album continues in the spring. The band is supported by the David Wilczevski (clarinet, bass clarinet and flute), Micke Sorensen (trumpet), Jonas Wall (saxophone), Per Kristensson (trombone).

The mixing of the album is carried out at the legendary Atlantic studios, with the sound engineer Jan Hansson. The idea of recording the album in the own rehearsal studio with time to try out all ideas for arrangements, then to do the mixing in a large studio without having to compromise with sound quality, has been crucial for the final result.