Kultiration

swedish roots reggae

Swedish roots reggae, you read, with your eyebrow arching high? Oh yes. Of course I gave it the same skepticism that I give Japanese hip hop; how exactly can a culture so far away and even with different climatology bring authenticity and maturity to the genre? And yet this Swedish nonet creates a sound that is both respectful and innovative. You can’t deny ‘Ur Jord’ doesn’t have the catchiness of a Ben Harper or Dispatch tune, while ‘En Timme Kvar Att Leva’ starts you off completely differently−suddenly you feel like you’re in a Yann Tiersen score. (Amelie, perhaps?)

Musical roots meet songwriting ingenuity.
Kultiration – Ur Jord
Kultiration – En Timme Kvar Att Leva
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Posted by Paul Irish on Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 under reggae, scandinavian.

13 Responses to “Kultiration”

  1. James said on February 8th at 10:48 am :

    Ya rasta. The reggae music is universal. Keep the soul pulsing through the heart, sound vibrations dance down to tapping toes, jah love flows… spread positivity, sustainability, mama gaia offers livity, feet grounded, head in the clouds, heart surrounds everything… creating balance

  2. Anonymous said on February 8th at 3:41 pm :

    I love it! I’ve been listening to these two tracks all afternoon non-stop!

    The spoken part in “Ur Jord” with the mock Spanish accent sounds like a parody, which is a pity…

    Anyway, great stuff.

  3. Paul Irish said on February 8th at 4:20 pm :

    Hah. I’m with you, anon.
    Don’t really know why they put that in, definitely takes away from the groove.
    But whatever, I can’t stop scatting along to this track.

  4. DJ-RJ said on February 12th at 11:20 pm :

    Nice tracks! Thanks for turning me to them!

    DJ-RJ
    TexasReggae.org

  5. Fredrik said on February 13th at 12:44 pm :

    Hey! How come that you often post bands from Scandinavia? You’ve heard of bands that I’ve never heard of and I’m from Sweden :) Well well, it’s good shit so keep posting!

    /Fred

  6. Paul Irish said on February 13th at 12:48 pm :

    Fredrik, haha i’m not sure! Scandinavian groups just have this allure to them that I can’t escape. I’m glad you’re digging on it. I bet Kultiration’s live show is killer; seek it out!
    Cheers

  7. Anonymous said on February 16th at 9:07 pm :

    Brilliant!! I really lik it. Im a native spanish speaker and you know for me the spanish part in Ur Jord sound very good and they send us a very nice message – One people One love – One planet
    The right reggae spirit
    Thank you bro for share, again you have 5 stars
    paz y baile+
    Manuelito Rastafari

  8. Anonymous said on March 10th at 2:17 pm :

    this song sort of snuck up on me. nice pick.

  9. Christofer said on March 13th at 1:45 pm :

    Who says the Spanish is faked? Sounds like authentic Spanish to me. This is my favorite band and I just wanted you to know that you should put up “Utan fotfäste”, one of my favorites. They’re coming out with a new CD in April. Just found this site BTW, might stick around :)

  10. Jemist said on March 14th at 5:11 pm :

    Hey man, how’s thangs? Just wondering if you were down with the New Zealand dub/ reggae/ drum n’ bass sound?

    I don’t have much time at the moment (in class), but I’m assuming you’ve heard what is probably the most famous of them all — Fat Freddy’s Drop? Totally recommended. If you haven’t heard it yet, check out Based On A True Story. All sorts of ill.

    Then there’s names like Salmonella Dub, Rhombus, etc., etc.,

    Hit me up if you wanna get down, ya?

  11. javejavor said on April 12th at 12:30 am :

    Excellent roots reggae sound, with a folk twist. Just brilliant! It’s just so hard to get over in Germany or Switzerland…

  12. gorida said on January 24th at 9:18 pm :

    Kultiration are just wowwow – live. Jemist, thanx for mentioning ‘Fat Freddy’s Drop’. Btw, ‘ love your blog. Good job.

  13. Tony said on April 15th at 4:06 pm :

    Kultiration is Awesome! One of the best Ive heard in years. Damn! I hope they tour Los Angele, California USA. Regae here sucks.lol the only band we have that even comes close is Groundation.

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