Infruset

Infruset
Studio album by Mando Diao
Released October 31, 2012 (Sweden)
November 2, 2012 (GER, AUT, SWI)
Genre Alternative rock
Label Universal Records
Producer Björn Olsson
Mando Diao chronology

Greatest Hits Volume 1
(2012)		 'Infruset'
(2012)		 Aelita
(2014)

INFRUSET is the sixth studio album by Swedish band Mando Diao and the band's first album in their mother language Swedish.

In 2011, on the occasion of Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding's (1860–1911) hundredth death year, Gustaf Norén was asked to set one of his poems to music. The beauty and honesty of Fröding's poetry as well as his eccentric and anguished way of living was appealing to the band.[1]

Fröding's poetry is telling stories about the beauty of nature, about love and life's challenges. Gustaf Norén and Björn Dixgård chose ten of his poems; the album's recording took place in an old barn that was transformed into a studio, and was finished after a few days only.[1]

The songs are slow and melancholic ballads. The band is using acoustic guitars and piano as main instruments; drums, bass and strings are providing the smooth and gentle background. The main focus is on Fröding's words, instruments and voices are emphasizing the melancholy within the lyrics.

Linnéa Dixgård, sister of Björn Dixgård, performs the song "Titania".[2][3]

On October 28, 2012, the first public performance of Infruset was celebrated as cinema event with broadcasts in cinemas and theaters in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland. The premiere consisted of two parts – a biography of Gustaf Fröding and interviews with band members, and the live performance of the new songs.[4][5][6][7]

Infruset has turned out to be the band´s most successful album in Sweden: it has won a Swedish Grammis award, sold four times platinum in Sweden. Due to their success, the band was awarded with the Swedish Rockbjörnen, a fan award, as best livegroup in 2013.[8] The album has been in Swedish charts for 97 weeks from November 2012 until September 2014 and is the fourth in the list of "best albums of all times" in Sweden.[9] The single Strövtåg i hembygden has been in Swedish radio top ten charts for 100 weeks in October 2014.[10]

Track listing

The listed tracks are:[11]

No. Title Length
1. "Den självslagne"   1:50
2. "En sångarsaga"   6:37
3. "Infruset"   5:23
4. "I ungdomen"   3:22
5. "Snigelns visa"   3:52
6. "Strövtåg i hembygden"   4:08
7. "Men"   2:56
8. "En ung mor"   3:00
9. "Titania"   3:24
10. "Gråbergssång"   3:08

Infruset Guld Edition

A special gold edition was released with 19 tracks, including the 10 original tracks, and 9 additional tracks (including two bonus tracks and seven "demo versions" from the tracklist) as follows:

Bonus tracks
Demo versions

Charts

Infruset became an immediate success in Sweden – one week after the release the album was number one in the Swedish charts and reached gold status. It is also the band's first album that entered the Norwegian charts.

Year (2012) Peak
position
VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 33
Sverigetopplistan Swedish Albums Chart[13] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 97

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 MyMusicStory: Mando Diao – "INFRUSET" – Review (German)
  2. ↑ NordBayern: Mando Diao – In der Chill-Out-Area mit "Infruset" (German)
  3. ↑ Name *. "Mando Diao – Infruset | jmc. journal for music and culture". Jmc-magazin.de. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Folkets Hus och Parker – Konsertfilm: Mando Diao". Fhp.nu. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  5. ↑ CineStar (2012-10-28). "Event – Mando Diao Documentary & Concert – CineStar – , Leipzig – 28.10.2012". Diginights. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  6. ↑ "Cinématte Restaurant Bar Kino – Startseite". Cinematte.ch. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Mando Diao – Mando Diao 'Gloria' FlyTV in the Courtyard music video on". Muzu.tv. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  8. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article17370041.ab
  9. ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mando+Diao&titel=Infruset&cat=a
  10. ↑ https://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023
  11. ↑ "Universal Music Austria – Mando Diao – Infruset". Universalmusic.at. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Mando Diao – ''Infruset'' page". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Mando Diao – ''Infruset'' page". Hitparad.se. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Mando Diao – ''Infruset'' page". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

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