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SkagarackIn 1986 they got a national breakthrough with their untitled debut, featuring Jan Eliasson, percussionist Flemming Gerynx and Lars Christensen on background vocals. Especially the first single "I'm Alone" became a favourite on national radio. But the album also became some attention in Japan, England and in the rest of Scandinavia. In 1988 Skagarack released the very strong and dynamic "Hungry for a Game" produced by Tommy Hansen in the Jailhouse Studios. But for some reasons it did not have the same effect as their first album. And that is a shame because the album is one of my all time favorites with strong tracks like the title track, "Joanna" and the mighty "Outrageous". In 1990 Skagarack released their most ambitious record called "A Slice of Heaven" produced by Klaus Mack (Queen, Bonfire) and Michael Wagener (Dokken, White Lion), but before to long main man Torben Schmidt went solo and released "A Bit on the Side" in 1991, with the help from guitarists Kee Marcello (Easy Action, Europe), Torben Johansen (De5) and Henrik Janson, drummer Klaus Menzer, Keyboardplayer Steen Boel and bassist Lars Danielson (De5) and background vocals by Knud Lindhard and Joal. Shorly after Scmidt, Munch, Petersen and drummer Lars Daugaard tried to make a "IV" album - there were some sessions but the tracks was never released. Schmidt re-formed Skagarack in 1992 with guitarist Allan Gade, bassist Jens Brockhoff, keyboardplayer Steen Boel and drummer Lars Daugaard and in 1993 "Big Time" was released but the record flopped and Skagarack died a quiet death. Torben Schmidt is now an engineer and producer who worked with primary Mathias Eklundh's Freak Kitchen. Morten Munch also started a career as a session musician and producer. Tommy Rasmussen became keyboardplayer in danish pop-band called Fenders and has participated in the Danish edition of the European Music Contest with Danish pop/folk band Neighbours and worked with AOR/Westcoast duo Parber & Kerstein. Alvin Otto is still teaching and playing the drums in several "jam"-bands like Deepest Purple. He is now a ceramic art designer - see his work on alvinotto.dk. Guitarist Jan "Pind" Petersen who played in Deepest Purple, Jimi Hendrix Jam and now is active again in a style close to Steve Lukathers Candyman-project or Los Lobotomys. He is also working with Danish pop/rock/party outfit Foxx. Right after the split from Skagarack he moved to Copenhagen and made some demoes with vocalist Johnny Kühn, who actually made the art work for "Hungry for a Game". The tour manager af Skagarack Stephen Russell supplied a lot of these informations - he is now active in Celtic-inspired orchestra Willow. |
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829 446-2 |
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835 608-2 |
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Md 6353 |
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A bit on the Side |
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468540 1 |
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24007-2 |
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