Du & jag döden

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Du & jag döden
Du & jag döden cover
Studio album by Kent
Released March 15, 2005
Genre Rock
Length 48:22
Label BMG
Producer(s) Kent & Stefan Boman
Professional reviews
  • RockReviews (8/10) link
Kent chronology
Vapen & ammunition
(2002)		 Du & jag döden
(2005)		 The hjärta & smärta EP
(2005)


Du & jag döden (Swedish for “You & I Death”) is a 2005 album by the Swedish band Kent. As the title implies, death is a major theme of the album which before its release was described by the band as dark and depressing.

The album sold more than 200 000 copies in Scandinavia during the weeks following its March 15 release.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by J. Berg except 5, 7 and 9 by J. Berg/M. Sköld.

  1. "400 slag" (400 blows) – 4:58
  2. "Du är ånga" (You are vapor) – 3:51
  3. "Den döda vinkeln" (The dead angle) – 4:19
  4. "Du var min armé" (You were my army) – 3:30
  5. "Palace & Main" – 4:05
  6. "Järnspöken" (Iron ghosts)* – 3:48
  7. "Klåparen" (The klutz) – 5:25
  8. "Max 500" – 3:35
  9. "Romeo återvänder ensam" (Romeo returns alone) – 4:03
  10. "Rosor & palmblad" (Roses & palmleaves) – 4:05
  11. "Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)" (The man in the white hat (16 years later)) – 6:38
  • The song name “Järnspöken” plays on an expression in Swedish, “Hjärnspöken", which means imaginary ghosts, or ghosts in one's brain. “Hjärna” is Swedish for “brain”, whereas “järn" means “iron”, but the two words are pronounced the same way.

[edit] Singles

  • Max 500 - 2005-02-09
  • Palace & Main - 2005-05-04
  • Den döda vinkeln - 2005-08-31

[edit] Personnel

  • Joakim Berg
  • Martin Sköld
  • Sami Sirviö
  • Harri Mänty
  • Markus Mustonen

[edit] Other info

  • The plastic album cover and the playable side of the CD is black.
  • A limited edition of the CD was also available. This included postcards sensitive to UV-light, a booklet printed on especially thin paper and a poster with the cover picture, among other things. The limitation was 9000 items.
  • The album was also available on vinyl, limited to 1500 items.
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