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The Squid's Ear Magazine

Johansson, Karin / Finn Loxbo

Vent

Johansson, Karin / Finn Loxbo : Vent (Omlott)

Performing on prepared piano & accordion (Karin Johansson) and guitar & electronics (Fin Loxbo), this Swedish duo explore unhurried and varied soundscapes, their skill and discerning motion allowing individual sounds space for clear expression in virtual narratives, the album's tracks captured in a variety of locations including the resonance of an old water reservoir.
 

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Karin Johansson-piano, accordion

Finn Loxbo-guitar, electronics, voice

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Label: Omlott
Catalog ID: MLR022
Squidco Product Code: 34812

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2018
Country: Sweden
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
All tracks recorded and mixed by Rasmus Persson on various locations in Gothenburg, Sweden.Track 01-04, 06 & 07 were recorded at Atalante, track 05 in the attic of Karin Johansson's house.Track 08 in the old water reservoir of Kulturtemplet, track 09 in Karin's apartment.
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"Karin Johansson" pianist / composer / accordionist. Improvised music / experimental / jazz / music for theatre and contemporary dance."

-Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/karinjohansson)
6/16/2026

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"Finn Loxbo from Göteborg, Sweden is a guitarist and player of the musical saw, known as one of the two guitarists on Mats Gustafsson's Fire Orchestra's Ritual Incarnation, and also a member of Dog Life, Fire! Orchestra, and Strändernas Svall."

-Squidco 6/16/2026

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