Jorm is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Fredrik Andersson but began as a joke called "Riffkollektivet" (freely translated "The Riff Community") with the amibition of making old school progressive rock. As any good joke it detoured into more serious territory and became sort of a dual-existing project with a live directed band on one side and a recording project on the other and that's where we're at. The emphasis is still on symphonic prog rock but the palette has extended to include just about anything that pops into Fredrik's hairy head.
In short: Jorm is on one hand a one-man recording project and on the other hand a full band occaisonally performing selected songs live wherever they may get the chance.
Or even shorter: Jorm is a world.
See above.
Yes, when everyone involved in the band part of the project has got the time (we're students and stuff).
I've written this elswhere, so I'll go ahead and do some sweeping generalization: Progressive rock, symphonic rock, artrock, psychedelia, indie rock, britpop, electronica, folk rock.
Santander ES335 (Gibson copy)
Cheap and personally customized Telecaster copy
Konrad ES175 (vintage Gibson copy)
Sunsmile Doubleneck (Gibson copy)
Frank Morley acoustic guitar
Whatever bass guitar that I can get my hands on, often a friend's Fender Jazz
Whatever drums I can use, often a friend's Premier Artist Maple kit
Kawai K1 synthesizer, used strictly as a MIDI controller
Yamaha CS-5 analogue synthesizer
Roy Benson flute
Shure SM58 microphones
Korg ToneWorks AX1000G effect pedal
Stage Line MMX-802 mixer
VST plugins:
Native Instruments B4 (for Hammond)
Redtron (for Mellotron)
Lounge Lizard (for Rhodes/Wurlitzer)
Native Instruments Absynth
For anyone with opinions about the production and sound quality I reserve myself since all the tracks are laid down (apart from the drums, obviously) in my apartment.
