Episodes

  • Black Blind Light Mixtape

    Black Blind Light Mixtape

    · Arkivet

    A new mix of acoustic and lysergic folk music.

    Tracklist:

    Thomas Mera Gartz - En Lycklig SĂ„ng
    Poor Richard - The Gulls
    Amory Kane - Four Ravens (single version)
    Yellow Autumn - Energy
    Spilld Mjölk - Glasverandan
    Glenn Saiger - Dark Side of the Moon
    Art Gee - Tea Gardens
    All That the Name Implies - Black Tuesday
    Chris Rawlings - Song of Creation
    Rabindra Danks - Lords Sweet Name
    Logos - Peace
    Chas Rose - Ballad For World Heroes
    Moonstone - Black Blind Light
    Vandy - Wishing Well
    Owen B - All We Are Asking
    Turid - Före Kenora
    Lachlan Chace McLearn - Lady Come Lightly
    Sonstar - Save Wild Basin

  • The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

    The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

    · Arkivet

    A new episode to start off the new year, which we surely hope will be a better year. Here we listen to a mixed bag of new discoveries/finds from 2020, including some UK folk, privately pressed westcoast psych, dreamy pop-psych and funky Swedish blues. We also have the honor to play the new single from Kungens mĂ€n, which will be included in the upcoming 5 LP-box, “Innanför boxen” that will be out in February.

    Bruce Hamana – Hamana (Canyon Records, 1974)

    – The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

    Shelagh McDonald – First Album (B & C Records, 1970)

    –Look Over the Hills

    Cinderella (Imperial, 1971)

    –From Town to Town

    Mad Hatters (Fontana, 1966)

    –I’ll Come Running

    Red, White and Blues (MNW, 1971)

    –Far, Far Away

    Sage – Into the Wind (A & B Records, 1978)

    –Empty Man

    Sten Bergman – Lyckohjulet (Gump, 1974)

    – VĂ€gen Ă€r LĂ„ng

    Sally Christopherson – Autumn (Customs Records, 197?)

    –Autumn

    Kungens MĂ€n – Innanför boxen (Cardinal Fuzz, Adansonia Records och Kungens Ljud & Bild, 2021)

    –Hamra med slutna ögon

    You find more info on Kungens mÀn on their bandcamp-page.

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  • The Wheel Turns On Mixtape

    The Wheel Turns On Mixtape

    · Arkivet

    A new mix of privately pressed US and Canadian folk and folk-rock. We also included a few Swedish progg numbers and a great westcoast-sounding band from Japan.

    Tracklist:

    Summer Madness - In the Hills of Shiloh
    Trees - Psalm 46
    Handgjort - Worlds on Fire
    Doug McArthur - One-Eyed Walden
    David Sinclair - A Tale of Raven
    Scott Jones - Chattanooga To Lynchburg Trail
    Randy Palmer - Starlight, Daylight
    Darragh Nagle - Horse Mesa
    Chris Rawlings - The Wheel
    Jim Thompson - Train for Thought
    Larry Reese - Second Song
    Sten Bergman - MĂ€nniskofiskare
    Happy End - Dakishimetai
    D’Arcy - The Forest
    Sage - Empty Man
    Bernt Lööf & Jan Eriksson - Kan ljuset vÀnda Äter?

  • Interview with Paul Tescher

    Interview with Paul Tescher

    · Arkivet

    Paul Tescher has been collecting records for a long time and started already in the 80s to deal in obscure music. As part of the first generation underground collector he has seen the evolution of the collectors scene, from the beginning to what it is today. In this interview we talk about how he started to collect and sell records and he also share some stories from the weird world of record collecting. He also put together a selection of 6 track to play for us. Paul is still digging records weekly and still manage to find amazing records, although everyone is saying it’s drying up.

    Bruce Cockburn – Ting/The Couldron (True North, 1971)

    Spilld Mjölk – Tills döden skiljer oss Ă„t (Svart Mjölk, 1975)

    Peter Bursch – Witchwood (PlĂ€ne, 1981)

    Anna koka 5 Ă€gg jag Ă€r vĂ€rd i huset – Kaffekokaren (FlĂ€rrp-skivor, 1975)

    Stenblomma – Kungen (Silence,1973)

    Jennifer Warnes – Sand and Foam (Reprise, 1972)

  • Interview with Mark Sabol

    Interview with Mark Sabol

    · Arkivet

    We’ve been in contact with Mark Sabol of Mark and Suzann Farmer for over a year and finally we found the time to record an interview with him. Mark and Suzann Farmer recorded one album, We’ve Been There, in 1978, which is still pretty obscure among collectors. It is mostly known for the moody late-night version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”, and although excellent, this album is far from a one-track-album and I’ve always considered that its true strength lies in Mark’s own compositions. About half of the songs are self-penned and Mark is a competent songwriter and creative arranger, using the sparsely equipped living room recording studio to full use while Suzann has a strong and mesmerizing voice that works well with the material. The overall feel evokes a late-night lounge set at a dimly lit countryside roadhouse and with a minimal instrumentation, including a simple drum machine and a lot of homemade production tricks, they create a mellow but still diverse experience, with enough nuances to keep you returning for repeated listening. The covers generally work well in the mix, and if anything, adds to the lounge vibe and reflex the sound of their live set. In this interview we talk about the making of the album and how it was in the lounge business in the late 70s. We also listen to Dreams, American Child, Waiting For the Dawn and We’ve Been There from the album.

  • Music in Isolation

    Music in Isolation

    · Arkivet

    Although we officially called it a quit with our 80th episode last summer, we’re back with a one-off episode for all of you who are in a lockdown/quarantine or to everyone who just wants to hear some new music. This episode presents records acquired since the last show and includes a mixed bag of communal folk (Huckle), lounge (Eddie Suzuki), Exotica (Dennise Norwood), Swedish progg (Rabatt and Kvartetten som sprĂ€ngde) and more. We’re also happy to include the great track “Blanket Fog Descends” from Sven Wunder’s forthcoming album, “Wabi Sabi”. Don’t sleep on this one as it will go quickly. We hope you are all doing well during these crazy times and that the selection can bring some enjoyment while maintaining social distancing. Stay safe everyone!

    More information on Sven Wunder and Wabi Sabi can be found on pianopianorecords.com.

    Huckle - Upon a Once Time (Homespun, 1974)

    -Get Down

    TrĂșbrot (Parlophone, 1970)

    -Ég sĂ© ĂŸaĂ°

    Jim Thompson II and Preflyte – Message at 33 1/3 (Sky Light Records, 1979)

    -Eternal Light Brigade

    Eddie Suzuki – New Hawaii (ESP Hawaii, mid-70s?)

    -Beauty Near Hanalei

    Rabatt (Marilla, 1971)

    -X:et

    Kvartetten som SprĂ€ngde – Kattvals (Gump, 1973)

    -GÄnglÄt frÄn VallahallvÀgen

    Dennise Norwood – In the Skin with Me (Dennise Records, 1961)

    -In the Skin with Me

  • Natural Highs Mixtape

    Natural Highs Mixtape

    · Arkivet

    A mix of back-to-nature folk, eastern-tinged psych and acoustic improvisations.

    “Nature’s beauty is so astonishing, makes you want to be around it all the time, you know it’s even been known to make people high” – Jerry and Nancy Stevens

    Tracklist:

    Children of One - Eastern Cloth (Real Records, 1969)
    Arbete och Fritid - Fantasins Lov (MNW, 1977)
    Big Lost Rainbow - Ocean (Big Lost, 1973)
    Huckle - Hello Sunshine (Homespun, 1974)
    Brent Titcomb - Falling Star (CBC, 1975)
    Becky Ryan - Pirate (Blossom Records, 1977)
    Magic Carpet - Alan’s Christmas Card (Mushroom, 1972)
    Caroline Peyton - Light-Years (Bar-B-Q Records, 1977)
    David Fishel - Faces to Match the Weather (Kateye Records, 1976)
    Jerry and Nancy Stevens - Stranded (Troll Records, 1976)
    Michael Styers - Pan’s Door (No label, 1980)
    Bob Alster - Hardwood Flats (No label, 1983)
    Chris Madsen - Sand and Foam (No label, 1983)
    Expanding Circle - Cova Kom (No label, 1980)
    Carl Erdmann - Within (No label, 1980)
    JB Sky-Blue Into Blue (Gypsy-Child Records, 1977)
    Scotti-Equal Time (Strawberry Records, 1974)

  • Full Circle - An Interview with Paul Major

    Full Circle - An Interview with Paul Major

    · Arkivet

    We are honored to have Paul Major with us for the 80th and final episode of Arkivet. Paul has been one of the most influential persons for this podcast as the guru of obscure psychedelic and private press records. In order to have a collector scene, context and coherency are key elements and Paul was one of the first to see the connections and to link private press and real people records to the canon of psychedelic music. Therefore, it is no surprise that many of the records he discovered are true classics and in this episode we play some of the records Paul discovered, and hear him telling the stories of how he found them. We also listen to a few records that are unknown to Paul but that we hope would fit his taste and his well-traveled ears. We couldn’t think of a better way to end this podcast, which has been running for over 6 years and almost 80 hours of recorded material, then to do it together with Paul. We want to thank all of you that have listened to our ramblings and that have participated, in one way or the other, to the show over the years. Thank you all!

    Darius-s/t (Chartmaker, 1968)
    -I Feel the Need To Carry On
    Dark-Dark Round the Edges (Sis, 1972)
    -Maypole
    Jazz Bend Me Blues Band (Algar, 1967-68)
    -Happiness Dream
    Morgen (ABC Probe, 1969)
    -Purple
    Randy DeMoss and the Space City Group (Planet Records, 197?)
    -Is This For Real?
    Ray Harlowe and Gyp Fox (Waterwheel Records, 1978)
    -Gettin’ Keyed
    Sounds of Salvation-s/t (Reflection, 1974)
    -Overseers
    The Clap-Have You Reached Yet? (Nova Sol Records, 1972) -Out of the Shadows

    Also, don’t forget to listen to our previous interview with Paul and a DJ-set we did together last time he was in Stockholm.

  • Westcoast Jams

    Westcoast Jams

    · Arkivet

    Here we engulf ourselves in some westcoast jams, with bands that doesn’t necessarily have to come from the west coast but all playing that laid-back breezy Californian vibe. Among the highlights of the show is the extremely rare self-titled mini-album by Al Manfredi, which he pressed in about 100 copies for demo purposes and with only very few known to exist today. Also the highly acclaimed Kristyl album is worthy a mention, as it is not only a solid album but one of the true classics in the private press world and discovered already in the ®80s by the legendary Paul Major. Furthermore, we want to highlight the underrated debut of Help Yourself, which in our opinion, is one of the best westcoast-sounding albums from the UK. With that said, we hope you will enjoy our selection of (mostly) 7 minutes westcoast jams.

    Al Manfredi-s/t (Band n’ Vocal, 1973)
    -Blue Gold
    Help Yourself-s/t (Liberty, 1971)
    -Old Man
    Snakegrinder-And the shredded Fieldmice (Alligator Shoes, 1977)
    -Love Junkie
    Turnquist Remedy-Iowa By the Sea (Pentagram, 1970)
    -All Gone Blues Act II
    Lacewing – s/t (Mainstream, 1971)
    -Paradox
    Kristyl – s/t (No label, 1975)
    -The Valley of Life

  • Swedish Psychedelic Music Part 2

    Swedish Psychedelic Music Part 2

    · Arkivet

    We seldom highlight music from our home country but in this episode we turn the spotlight on some Swedish underground and psychedelic bands. In the episode we listen to some of the most obscure bands of the Swedish underground, like Paul Edoh’s Class Breakers, which only release was a test pressing with just a few copies made, but we also play well established acts, such as Nature and Mecki Mark Men. To add some confusion, we also throw in a Finnish band, Cirius, and the reason for the inclusion is that they do a little-known but great version of Bosses LĂ„t (originally recorded by the Swedish band FlĂ€sket Brinner). On top of this, we also listen to some contemporary Swedish progressive music with Pocket-Size and the track Clairvoyant from their new album Immortality (released in December 2018).

    Raunchy (Scam records, 1975)
    -Flygmaskinen
    Nature-Earthmover (Sonet, 1974)
    -Mystery Brew
    Paul Edoh’s Class Breakers (No label/test pressing, 1970)
    -It’s Raining
    Mecki Mark Men (Philips, 1967)
    -Midnight Land
    Cirius-Cirius II (Blue Master Special, 1974)
    -Bossen Laulu (Bosses LĂ„t)
    Älgarnas TrĂ€dgĂ„rd-Framtiden Ă€r ett svĂ€vande skepp, förankrat i forntiden (Silence, 1972)
    -Saturnus Ringar

    You find more info on Pocket-Size and upcoming shows on their homepage and Facebook. For more on Swedish psychedelia, check out this previous episode. Thanks to Stefan KĂ©ry from Subliminal Sounds for providing with information for this episode.

  • Late Night Vibes

    Late Night Vibes

    · Arkivet

    In this episode we go into a late-night mood with some nocturnal psychedelic and private press records. For many of the artists featured in this episode the information is scarce and most of them are still flying under-the-radar, so we hope to shed some light on these great records and hopefully you’ll find something new and interesting that you have not heard before.

    Jazz Bend Me Blues Band (Algar, 1967/68)
    -Lady Weaver
    Moonlyte – Better Late Than Never
 (Astro Records, 1974)
    -Magic Stencils
    Jimmy Thompson (Dek Records, 1969)
    -In My Dreams
    Last of the Unknowns (Thundermen, ?)
    -1, 2 Many XÂŽs
    Ben Bogaardt – s/t (Can-Aussie Distributors, 1971)
    -U.F.O.
    Tim Callander – Future (IJCM, 1979)
    -Headin’ To Redwood

    Thanks to Aaron Dunn for help with background info on the Brothers Bogaardt.

  • Not Your Average Joe

    Not Your Average Joe

    · Arkivet

    We have put together an eclectic mix of unique artistic expressions in this show. The tracks doesn’t follow a specific genre but all are from the parallel universe of privately pressed music. For the episode we’ve also been in contact with Garrett Schroeder who helped us to fill in some gaps regarding his debut album “Lack of Sleep”. We end this episode with Thunder Tillman and the great track Condor Sunflower from their long-awaited new EP.

    David S Mull (Alpine Records, 197?)
    -Far From Home
    Garrett Schroeder – Lack of Sleep (Earth Records, 1979)
    -Maze of Dreams
    Del Buckingham-No Gimmicks (Genera, 1974)
    -Wrong Is Right
    IngegĂ€rd Nordell – KĂ€nsla (Retone, 1973)
    -Vart Steg Du Tar
    Warhorse – Seduction (No label, 1979)
    -She Looks So Good
    Michael Kamper – s/t (No label, ?)
    -The White Haired Lady
    Steve Akin (Ash Records, 1970)
    -I’m Trippin’ Alone

    Thanks to Jonathan Kirby of Numero Group and Garrett Schroeder for helping us with background info for the episode.

  • The Perennial Philosophy Mix

    The Perennial Philosophy Mix

    · Arkivet

    A new mix of folk, spiritual psych and post-hippie mindsets.

    Aldous Huxley – Excerpt from Visionary Experience Vol. II
    Sounds of Salvation – Love III
    Hosanna – Why Are Thou Disquieted?
    Brent Titcomb – Tibetan Bells
    Murari – The One Who Loves Me Best
    The Two Rivers! – Cast Out From the Castle
    Dennis Loren – Let Go
    Michael Cassidy – There Is a Light
    Michael McGrath – The Awakened
    Severance and Cassidy – Feather In the Wind
    Bob Patterson – Bed of Roses
    Patterson and Pults – Loneliness Is Only In Your Own Mind
    Don Ebbett – Fire In the Sky
    Windwords – Take Me Away
    Ebbanflo – The Unicorn Song
    Demi Heure – Clochers et Maisons
    Garrett Schroeder – Maze of Dreams

  • Mystery Jukebox with Jens Unosson

    Mystery Jukebox with Jens Unosson

    · Arkivet

    In this episode we introduce a new concept for the podcast and we call it the Mystery Jukebox. The idea is simple, we let a collector or listener send us a secret playlist, which we have no pre-knowledge about and let the selector take us on a journey to the unknown. After we have listened and discussed each of the track the artist identity will be revealed for us and you. For the first episode in this series Jens Unosson have selected 11 tracks for us. Jens is a long-time collector and psychedelic scholar from the deep forest of Northern Sweden. When he’s not tending to his farm he runs an on-line webpage, beautifullies, where you can find weird and esoteric records for sale. As this is a secret playlist we will not disclose Jens® selection by writing it out beforehand and ruin all the fun for you guys and girls. Hope you’ll like it!

  • Cosmic American Music Part 2

    Cosmic American Music Part 2

    · Arkivet

    Here we return yet again to the concept of Cosmic American Music, as we didn’t have the time to play you all of the tracks in part 1. In this second part, we mix lesser-known records with some true classics as well as revisiting a few artists that we have already listened to in pervious episodes. We also highlight two great new acts, James Matthew VII and Dalton Correction. James Matthew VII will have his debut LP “Cosmic Folk Ballads” released next year and we listen to his composition “Stoned When I Pray”, while Dalton Correction put out their debut in 2017 on Possible Records, and from that one we play “Yarará”.

    JB Sky-Reach for the Sky (Gypsy Child Records, 1977)
    -Lonesome Cowboys
    Euphoria – A Gift From Euphoria (Capitol, 1969)
    -Sweet Fanny Adams
    Bob Patterson (R.D.P, 1971)
    -Darlin’ Good Girl
    Alexander “Skip” Spence-Oar (Columbia, 1969)
    -Broken Heart
    Scotti-For Friends (Strawberry, 1974)
    -Brand New Day
    Cambridge-Share A Song (Green Dolphin, 1977)
    -Share A Song
    Mark and Suzann Farmer – We’ve Been There (MSJ, 1978)
    -Waiting For the Dawn

  • It's Completely Hypnotic

    It's Completely Hypnotic

    · Arkivet

    We’re thrilled to finally have our friend Anders Alexander with us on the show. Anders is a record collector and dealer from Southern Sweden (now living in Stockholm) who’s been hunting records since the 80s. Nowadays he sells records under the name Vinylkatten at record fairs and in his own pop-up record store. For the show, he brought an eclectic mix of records, ranging from under-the-radar gems and dollar-bin alerts to psych grails, and we promise an episode filled with psychedelic saxophones, cocaine flutes (Anders favorite instrument), troglodyte rock and hypnotic vibes.

    Bob Seger System (Capitol, 1968)
    -Death Row
    Adam (Mala, 1966)
    -Eve
    The Facedancers-s/t (Paramount, 1972)
    -Dreamer’s Lullabye
    Baris Manco (TĂŒrkĂŒola, 1972)
    -Ölum Allahin Emri
    Wizz Jones-Right On (CBS, 1972)
    -One Grain of Sand
    Amazing Friendly Apple (Decca, 1969)
    -Magician
    Joseph-Stoned Age Man (Scepter, 1970)
    -I Ain’t Fattenin’ No More Frogs For Snakes
    The Electric Toilet-In the Hands of Karma (Nasco, 1970)
    -Within Your State of Mind

  • Let's Get Personal

    Let's Get Personal

    · Arkivet

    We’ve been doing this podcast for over five years now and recorded 70 episodes, including 23 interviews with other collectors and musicians. Over the years some have asked us about how we got into collecting records, so in this episode we’re going to tell you about our personal musical journeys and how we got deeper into the psychedelic rabbit hole. The records in this episode represent a development in terms of taste or collecting and while my selection is all about the psych classics, Viktor throws in a wild bunch of songs.

    MC5 – Kick Out the Jams (Elektra, 1969)
    -Ramblin’ Rose
    Dantalian’s Chariot (Columbia, 1967)
    -The Madman Running Through the Fields
    Tom Waits – Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Anti-, 2006)
    -Two Sisters
    West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Part One (Reprise, 1967)
    -Leiyla
    King Khan & the BBQ Show (Goner, 2005)
    -Waddlin’ Around
    Mu – s/t (RTV, 1971)
    -Blue Form
    Gandalf – s/t (Capitol, 1969)
    -Me About You
    Frank Ocean (Blonded, 2018)
    -Moon River
    Darius – s/t (Chartmaker, 1968)
    -Blow My Mind
    Perry Leopold – Experiments in Metaphysics (no label, 1970)
    -Cold In Philadelphia

  • Cosmic American Music Part 1

    Cosmic American Music Part 1

    · Arkivet

    Inspired by Numero Group’s compilation Cosmic American Music we felt we wanted to do a take on that theme. However, as neither of us have so much country records in our collections this episode turned out to be a little bit more eclectic with songs inspired by American roots music in general, so it will be some country-tinged tracks but also blues and folk. As we had more tunes lined up than we could squeeze into this episode we will return with a part 2 of this theme. Featured in this episode is also two contemporary artists, Part-Time Lover and Evan Haywood, as we continue with our new segment of playing modern music. Part-Time Lover will release an EP in October on Blue Arrow Records in Cleveland and included here is one of the tracks, “Magic Child”. Evan Haywood is just finishing up his second album “Perfumed Gardens” and we play “Ashes of Oblivion” from the LP.

    George Law – s/t (Bongwater Records, 1977)
    -Clouded Mind
    Drendall, Thrower and Friends – Papa Never Let Me Sing the Blues (Deacon Productions, 1972)
    -Papa Never Let Me Sing the Blues
    Peter Grudzien – Album nr. 2 (in Two Sides) “The Garden of Love” (Subliminal Sounds, 2007)
    -Kiss Me Another
    Kathy Ford – s/t (The Great Arts and Farces Company, 1980)
    -Kid From Colorado
    Dennis – Lay By Me (Roadside Records, 1978)
    -Open the Door
    Bureman & O’Rourke – Strawberry Pickin’s (Pearce, 1974)
    -Genevieve
    The Trio – s/t (No label, 1969-70/2015)
    -Kind Sir

  • DJ-set with Paul Major

    DJ-set with Paul Major

    · Arkivet

    This is part of a DJ-set that we did together with Paul Major at Geronimo's FGT in Stockholm, July 2018.

    Darius - I Feel the Need to Carry On
    St John Green - Canyon Woman
    Daisy Chain - All Because of You
    Anonymous - Who’s Been Foolin’?
    Jade Stone and Luv - Reality
    Marcus - Sweet Inspiration
    New Dawn - Life Goes On
    Peter Grudzien - The Unicorn
    Dark - Maypole
    Jeff Liberman - Phenaphen no. 3
    Last Call of Shiloh - Marriage Supper of the Lamb
    Help - Life Worth Living
    Relatively Clean Rivers - A Thousand Years
    Snakegrinder - Love Junkie
    Tripsichord - Fly Baby
    Bent Wind - Riverside
    Creation of Sunlight - David
    D.R. Hooker - This Thing
    Stonewall - Outer Spaced
    Travis - Lovin You’
    Majic Ship - Life’s Lonely Road
    Zerfas - You Never Win
    Erik - Rebel Woman
    The Red House - Mary Anne
    Conception - Babylon
    Frank Monroe - Looking At You
    Village STOP - Vibration
    Clap - Out of the Shadows
    Steve Morgen - Beggin’ Your Pardon (Miss Joan)

  • News From the Singles Department Part 2

    News From the Singles Department Part 2

    · Arkivet

    Here we continue to explore some great psych 45s (press here for part 1). The focus in Part 1 was more on heavy psych and hard rock while in this epsiode we listen to some classic psych and folk-psych sounding singles. We also do a follow-up on Conception (which we included in Part 1) as we been in contact with more people involved in the band and we now have a more complete history of the group. In this episode we also introduce a new segment to the podcast where we highlight some newly released tracks and first out is the band Salt Lick with their heavy sounding Doctor (of Love).

    The Red House (Big K, 1969)
    -Mary Anne
    Simple Simon and the Piemen (Regency, 1967)
    -People of Time
    Plastic Cloud (Allied, 1968)
    -Shadows of Your Mind
    Conception (Perfection, 1969)
    -The Game
    David Santo (Phoenix, 1968)
    -Rising of Scorpio
    Yankee Dollar (Dot, 1969)
    -Reflection of a Shattered Mind
    Gerry Pond (Reprise, 1966)
    -The Sometime Girl
    Two Rivers! (Manfred Janssen/Jim Vautour) (CBC, 197?)
    -Sweet Harmony

    For more info on Salt Lick press here

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