Mezzoforte (band)

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Mezzoforte is an instrumental funk fusion-band from Iceland. Their greatest hit was "Garden Party" in 1983.

The band is named after the traditional musical term "mezzoforte", an instruction to play "half-loudly".

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[edit] Line-up

Original line-up since 1977:

  • Eyþór Gunnarsson – Keyboards
  • Jóhann Ásmundsson – Bass
  • Gunnlaugur Briem (Gulli) – Drums
  • Friðrik Karlsson (Frissi) – Guitar

[edit] Discography

  • Mezzoforte (1979)
  • I Hakanum (Octopus) (1980)
  • Thvilikt og annad eins (Dreamland) (1982)
  • Surprise Surprise (1983)
  • Observations (1984)
  • Rising (1985)
  • No Limits (1987)
  • Playing for Time (1989)
  • Daybreak (1993)
  • Monkey Fields (1996)
  • Forward Motion (2004)

[edit] Compilations

  • Catching up with Mezzoforte (1984)
  • Sprellifandi - Live at the Dominion (1983)
  • The Saga so far (1985)
  • Fortissimos (1991)
  • Garden Party Time (1999)
  • Anniversary Edition (2007)

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