{"id":800,"date":"2014-07-15T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T14:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/?page_id=800"},"modified":"2024-10-24T17:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:24:03","slug":"parallel-activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/former-bands-projects\/parallel-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"PARALLEL ACTIVITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parallel Activity - Amalfi (teaser)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/piihhhchrcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parallel Activity  - wounded knee short clip S NY   SD 480p\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WOW-MOcL3Yk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"California\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2jrVL9dbCo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parallel Activity @ Br\u00f6tz 150408\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZllqpwg3cM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Parallel Activity\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/2GQvyJ2D8BOwJhaiLoQ4l3?si=6lW6MbmOTLm3nmVZF3klrg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><!--?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?--><\/p>\n<div>Four strong individuals with broad and varied<\/div>\n<div>musical backgrounds forms this eclectic group.<\/div>\n<div>Together they create an genre crossing music that<\/div>\n<div>spans from heavy riff-based songs to lyrical and<\/div>\n<div>delicate ballads. Strong compositions and expressive<\/div>\n<div>improvisations live in nice symbiosis.<\/div>\n<div>Playfulness and relaxation exist all the time in the<\/div>\n<div>groups musical creations, even at its most powerful<\/div>\n<div>and intense moments.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The Gothenburg-based group consists of<\/div>\n<div>Carl Svensson and Erik Ivarsson on guitars, which<\/div>\n<div>with their different styles of playing create a wide<\/div>\n<div>and varied palette of sounds, rhythms and moods.<\/div>\n<div>Alfred Lorinius on the bass and Johan Bj\u00f6rklund on<\/div>\n<div>drums form a very powerful, dynamic and creative<\/div>\n<div>rhythm section that complements the group in a<\/div>\n<div>great and totally unique way.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>In November 2017 the debut album \u201dRubicon\u201d was released on Imogena Records.<br \/>The follow-up &#8221;8 Millimeter&#8221; was released in September 2021 on the label Toppkonst.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The music can be associated with the minimalist and ambient soundscapes of Bill Frisell as well as Allman Brothers Band or 70\u00b4s phsycadelic rock. Instrumental jazz-rock meets lyrical, northern sounds and melodies. Someone at a concert heard an instrumental version of Fleetwood Mac. The ear of the listener decides&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Is this the 3rd dimension?<\/div>\n<h2>Musicians<\/h2>\n<p>Carl Emil Svensson &#8211; guitars<br \/>Erik Ivarsson &#8211; guitars<br \/>Alfred Lorinius &#8211; electric bass<br \/>Johan Bj\u00f6rklund &#8211; drums<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parallelactivitysweden\">Facebook<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2GQvyJ2D8BOwJhaiLoQ4l3?si=HtQb7UB9TTqhcICYxDHo_Q&amp;dl_branch=1\">Spotify<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/parallel_activityswe\/\">Instagram<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/toppkonst.bandcamp.com\/album\/8-millimeter\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four strong individuals with broad and varied musical backgrounds forms this eclectic group. Together they create an genre crossing music that spans from heavy riff-based songs to lyrical and delicate ballads. Strong compositions and expressive improvisations live in nice symbiosis. Playfulness and relaxation exist all the time in the groups musical creations, even at its &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/former-bands-projects\/parallel-activity\/\" class=\"more-link\">Forts\u00e4tt l\u00e4sa<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8221;PARALLEL ACTIVITY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1754,"parent":1606,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800\/revisions\/2577"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}