Hasse Bruniusson
Hasse started to play the drums in the mid-sixties, he was the drummer in the then famous
"OBJECTIONS".
This was the time when you could be a real pop star, and Hasse
was one of them. Then came the influences of psycedelia, The Doors etc. Beatles made the White album,
and the young drummer started to think in terms of JAZZ when listening to
"Revolution Number 9" (not really a jazz number but more like a electronic music experiment).
In 1969 Hasse started
a new group with Lars Kranz former Objections rhythm
guitarist on Bass and Lars Hollmer on Fender Rhodes
electric piano, plus Henrik "Bebben"
Ahberg on congas. They developed a highly original
sound thru jamming, classical meets folk meets blues, all in a very spacey,
high energy style of own compositions. The group was named "SAMLA MAMMAS
MANNA", and they were soon one of the most popular groups in
They added a guitarplayer - Coste
Apetrea - and "Bebben"
left for further studies. They recorded several albums and toured in
Scandinavia and
Hasse became highly respected among musicians in
"Samla"
split and Hasse worked as a theatre musician for a
while, plus different studio sessions with progrock.
1979 Hasse played
percussion in Fantasia - a group I formed after leaving
KAIPA. He has also done sessions with Fred Frith, Greg Fitzpatrick, Kenny Hakansson,
During the 80:s Hasse and I worked together on
several recordings and Live projects, including the "Mannaminne"
album that was Hasses (kind of) pop tribute album
with his own composing at the forefront, but he even sang, played Electric piano,
Simmons drums and Synthesizer... A rather humourous
and beautiful recording.
In the mid 80:s Hasse began devoting a lot of time and energy to develop
electric drumkits of different kinds. He worked close
to CLAVIA'S Hasse Nordelius,
and it's actually mostly Hasses drums and hitting
that can be heard on all worldwide rock superstar drummers who use D-drums live
& in the studio. He created "Apparatorium",
a futuristic electro acoustic drum kit, for generally one man playing.
After working with a "top 40 band" (Roynes!!? ...inspite
the similarity of name, I had nothing to do with that band...) Hasse returned to progrock 1991
with the fantastic reunion of "SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA" and with his
participating in "ENSEMBLE NIMBUS" and "THE FLOWER KINGS".
He also played on MERIT HEMMINGSSONS "ZODIAK"album.
Hasse is frequently jamming with friends in sort of free
form experimenting group called "Cyborg"
(mainly with Hakan Almkvist
of "Enseble Nimbus" and Per Nordin). The sessions are allways
recorded with possibility for future releases. That is precious, adventurous
music-making for Hasse who realy
loves the freedom of improvisasion as well as being a
fan of Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, David Thorn, Magma, YES, Avant Garde, free form and
electronic music. He is very happy with the Album/cassette "Ur Sync"
that is a jamsession with former "Zamla" member Eino Haapala and Per Nordin (our webspinner) recorded back in late 70:s
and released on cassette on the Swedish "Slask"
label.
As the Joker of Progrock
he's quite comfortable doing almost anything to acheive
a new experience, and to learn more, as he is hungry for knowledge by nature: a
Joker with a brain indee
The 'sixth TFK' member (TFKs
own George Martin? ;-)) Hasse Bruniusson's
album has also just been completed - again for a Spring
release...
Described by Roine as
'both naive, humoristic and experimental, but very rewarding indeed' Its a fine humoresque instrumental mixture legendry Swedish
band Samla Mammas Manna and Frank Zappa ('Hot Rats'
era)
Released under the band title 'Flying Food
Circus' - the album is called 'Eat This'
The members of FFC are :
- Hasse Bruniusson: Drumkit, Percussion, Marimba, Keyboards, Vocals (ex-Samla Mammas Manna)
- Mats Öberg: Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals (played with Zappas band also with Mats&Margan)
- Roine Stolt: Bass, Guitars, Keyboards (wasn't he in the King
Flowers ....or something)
- Hakan Almkvist: Sitar (Ensemble Nimbus)
- Bosse Hulphers: Accordion
- Johan Lund Andersson: Clarinet (debutant)
- Hans und Fritz: Accordion and voices (our Bavarian friends)