ELGGREN, LEIF - Das Baank

"We are proud to present the new solo album from veteran Swedish artist Leif Elggren, co-released with Rekem Records, London/Athens. Skirting both the area of pure sound, as well as that of symbolism, this record is a powerful statement on the limits of social and political absurdity and corruption in our present time.\r\nLeif Elggren is a Swedish artist who lives and works in Stockholm. Active since the late 1970s, he is a writer, visual artist, stage performer and composer. He has many sound-works to his credit, both solo and with the Sons of God (with Kent Tankred), on labels such as Ash International, Touch, Radium and Firework Edition Records (which he co-runs with Kent Tankred). His music usually presents carefully selected sound sources over a long stretch of time and can range from quiet electronics to harsh noise. His wide-ranging and prolific body of art often involves dreams and subtle absurdities, social hierarchies turned upside-down, hidden actions and events taking on the quality of icons.\r\nTogether with artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff, he is a founder of the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV) where he enjoys the title of king." - Fragment Factory.\r\n\r\n