KAIPA - The History Part 1 - 1973 - 1982 The true story containing well known facts and fragments found in the labyrinths of oblivion. KAIPA was the leading Scandinavian progressive band in the 70's and recorded five albums during the years 1975 - 1982. Taking basic inspiration from the Swedish folk music they performed an elaborate symphonic music aiming at the expression of emotions and feelings in an aesthetic of formal beauty and melodic perfection. Kaipa, however, intended to differentiate themselves from past and present styles, producing a personal and original music taking its inspiration from the past yet looking to the future. KAIPA - The History Part 2 - The rebirth Allow yourself to be proud of your past without losing your present identity. In year 2000 Hans Lundin and Roine Stolt decided to bring their forces together again and reform KAIPA. The album "Notes from the past" is filled with all new material. All the colours, shapes and vibes of the unique Kaipa-music from the 70's are present, but with enough new grooves and textures to be attractive to both die hard fans and the uninitiated alike. This is definitely progressive rock for the new millennium - rocking, and raving with blistering guitars and distorted synths, paving the way for all those glorious Mellotrons and Hammond organs that have been and are still the trademarks of 70's progressive rock. Although Hans and Roine had been musically parted for more than twenty years, "Notes from the past" is proof the chemistry is still alive and well. It's as if the band and music were teleported directly from 1976. It doesn't take long to realize that all the right pieces are in place again. As was the case during their heyday, Kaipa is a force once again with Hans and Roine at the helm. Together with a handful of Swedens top musicians in the prog and fusion genre, they excel with this most recent offering of classic vocal lines, textured keyboard and guitar wizardry. It also features Patrik Lundstöm (of Ritual) on lead vocals and Morgan Ågren (Zappa, Mats&Morgan) pounding the drums in his own unique frenzied style - a true master class experience in percussion. New bass phenomenon Jonas Reingold, (The FlowerKings) adds his slightly distorted, high energy basslines to this fusion drive, and makes for a completely solid rhythm section. They fire off a cascade of prog-folk-symph- rock that has as many similarities to the previous Kaipa records as it has differences.