Blomljud


Blomljud is the second album release from the Swedish progressive rock band Moon Safari. It is the band's first double album, containing 11 songs of various lengths. It was released in 2008, three years after their debut album, A Doorway to Summer. It was released on the independent label Blomljud Records.
Blomljud is Swedish and means "flowersound", although the lyrics on the album are all in English. The flowers are a recurring theme throughout the whole album.

Composition

Unlike on A Doorway to Summer, where all words and music were credited to the band as a whole, the booklet to gives credit to separate band members for each song, revealing Petter Sandström and Simon Åkesson as the main songwriters.

Music

Most of the music on the album is credited to Sandström and Åkesson, either by themselves or together. Johan Westerlund is credited as writing the music for "Bluebells", and former guitarist, Anthon Johansson, shares writing credits for "Yasgur's Farm".

Themes and motives

There are a few musical themes and lead motives that can be heard with different lyrics and some musical variations in different songs, making the album more of a single piece of music rather than eleven separate songs.

Choirs

One thing that typifies Moon Safari's music is the choir arrangements made by Simon Åkesson. These arrangements often include four voices or more.

Time signatures

Like many other progressive rock acts, Moon Safari's songs often use unusual changes and values of time signature. The following are some examples found on this album:
;Disc one
;Disc two

Personnel