The one and only album from this band from Norway.
The band was a quartet with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars, keyboards and vocals.
This album was originally released on LP in 1979 by the local Norwegian record label Briskeby Records. It was then re-released on CD through the NAKCD re-releases series in 2024 (see cover above). That is how I got my copy hos I became aware of this short-lived band.
The drummer here, Pål Søvik, is one of the veterans in the Norwegian progressive rock scene and the owner of Briskeby Records, a good prog rock label who has released some albums.
This album is clocking in at fifty-six minutes and the music is a blend of neo-prog, funk and new-wave rock.
Both the sound and music are youthful and brash. That is, on the first tracks. The music become a bit more pastoral and mellow on the final half of the album.
The vocals are both in Norwegian and English. They are pretty good.
The band-name Villblomst translates to Wild Flower in English and the band-name really describes their music very well. The music is wild but still flowery. The quality is decent enough and this album is an interesting wild flower in the garden of Norwegian progressive rock albums.
2 points
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