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Album
Almqvist, Andi
Red Room Stories
(Rootsy.nu)

Price: 69 SEK

I was born in Vienna on July 2. My father a Swedish mathematician, my mother an Austrian cello player. Due to dad’s line of work we moved around a lot during my childhood. America, the Soviet union and several eastern- and western European countries. This, of course, has influenced my music.

At an early age I started to fool around with different kinds of instruments. Piano, accordion, pump organ, guitar. Found out I had a special talent for singing and fronted several rock- and punk bands during my youth.

Inspired by the raw energy of Pixies, Nirvana and 16 Horsepower, the poetry of Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Bob Dylan, and the angst of Depeche Mode and Skip James, my own musical identity started taking form.

In 2005 my first solo album “Can’t Stop Laughing” was released. It was recorded live in the studio in just three days. Vocals, two guitars and drums. Down to the core.

When I started to write the songs for “Red Room Stories”, I realized I needed a totally different approach. A bigger, heavier and more cinematic sound. It all fell into place when I met gypsy violin player, Sara Jefta and bass player, Jonas Hakansson in the beginning of 2007. They intuitively understood my music, playing strange ghost notes as well as writing beautiful string-arrangements. When drummer and multi-instrumentalist, Svante Sjoblom, joined the band the cast was complete.

»Red Room Stories« was produced song by song, giving each tune its own character.

- Andi Almqvist, October 4, 2007

Andi has toured with Woven Hand, BB King, Kaizer's Orchestra, Bettye LaVette etc.

1. Low-Dive Jenny		Listen
2. Red Room		Listen
3. Katzenjammer		Listen
4. Midnight		Listen
5. I Was Not To You What You Were To Me		Listen
6. Mother Nature		Listen
7. Jezebel		Listen
8. Confession		Listen
9. Purple Brno Snow		Listen
10. Sour Grapes		Listen
11. Vampire Fangs		Listen

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Other albums by Almqvist, Andi:
Can't Stop Laughing
Glimmer
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Kirseberg
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The Misadventures of Andi Almqvist
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