Göteborg Soul & Jazz Soundmap
SILK SCREEN PRINTED ON RECLYCLED CARD
DIMENSION 707mm X 500mm
Gothenburg and Sweden’s engagement with the music of the American’s dispossessed goes back a long way. From New Orleans Jazz, to the big band era, through to the development of Bop from the late 40’s, the latest recording of American Jazz players flowed into the port city of Göteborg where avid music fans we’re eager to hear and learn the latest transatlantic innovations of the form.
There was also a political dimension to jazz affiliation. Representing the music of American’s oppressed, it told the story of Black American and those who had been subjugated under the yoke of capitalism. Many of Sweden’s Youth saw it as a more worthy alternative to the gaudy, sensationalist and often downright infantile form of Rock ‘N’ Roll.
Represented on the sound map are early Jazz clubs 40’s and 50’ such as Club Bohemia, through to Art Dur in the 60’s and 70’s, to the plethora of current venues such as Unity Jazz Club, Utopia Jazz, Klubb Impuls, and the Gothenburg institution which is Nefertiti, demonstrating how Jazz still plays a pivotal position in the soundscape of the city.
Twinning this interest in Jazz, was a keen interest in Rhythm & Blues and Soul. Blues can be heavily discerned in the development Swedish Rock and ‘Prog’ and Motown, Stax and Rhythm and Blues songs were a staple of most Beat Band’s repertoire and the ‘Mod’ sound of the mid 60’s. Major Soul artist such as Arthur Conley and James Brown drew crowds at Liseberg summer concerts.
At the club level, Soul music has always had a very audible presence on the dancefloors of the city. The ground breaking G Club was a venue dedicated exclusively to Soul Music during the 1960’s, and playlist at the incredibly popular ‘Pop-In’ club was dominated by DJ Clem Dalton ‘exclusive’ Soul imports. Hip venues such as The Globe, Yaki-Da and Klubb Karl made in their business to make sure the latest Soul sounds were heard. This interest in rare, underground Soul sounds continued throughout the years, with respected Northern Soul and Rare Soul clubs such as On The Real side and Soulastaic ‘Keeping the Faith.’
Design by Craig Jamieson
SILK SCREEN PRINTED ON RECLYCLED CARD
DIMENSION 707mm X 500mm
Gothenburg and Sweden’s engagement with the music of the American’s dispossessed goes back a long way. From New Orleans Jazz, to the big band era, through to the development of Bop from the late 40’s, the latest recording of American Jazz players flowed into the port city of Göteborg where avid music fans we’re eager to hear and learn the latest transatlantic innovations of the form.
There was also a political dimension to jazz affiliation. Representing the music of American’s oppressed, it told the story of Black American and those who had been subjugated under the yoke of capitalism. Many of Sweden’s Youth saw it as a more worthy alternative to the gaudy, sensationalist and often downright infantile form of Rock ‘N’ Roll.
Represented on the sound map are early Jazz clubs 40’s and 50’ such as Club Bohemia, through to Art Dur in the 60’s and 70’s, to the plethora of current venues such as Unity Jazz Club, Utopia Jazz, Klubb Impuls, and the Gothenburg institution which is Nefertiti, demonstrating how Jazz still plays a pivotal position in the soundscape of the city.
Twinning this interest in Jazz, was a keen interest in Rhythm & Blues and Soul. Blues can be heavily discerned in the development Swedish Rock and ‘Prog’ and Motown, Stax and Rhythm and Blues songs were a staple of most Beat Band’s repertoire and the ‘Mod’ sound of the mid 60’s. Major Soul artist such as Arthur Conley and James Brown drew crowds at Liseberg summer concerts.
At the club level, Soul music has always had a very audible presence on the dancefloors of the city. The ground breaking G Club was a venue dedicated exclusively to Soul Music during the 1960’s, and playlist at the incredibly popular ‘Pop-In’ club was dominated by DJ Clem Dalton ‘exclusive’ Soul imports. Hip venues such as The Globe, Yaki-Da and Klubb Karl made in their business to make sure the latest Soul sounds were heard. This interest in rare, underground Soul sounds continued throughout the years, with respected Northern Soul and Rare Soul clubs such as On The Real side and Soulastaic ‘Keeping the Faith.’
Design by Craig Jamieson
