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Bakklandet Bassangforening – Ned Med Nidaros

Me and Elin went to Platekompaniet since there was a power breakdown in Oslo yesterday, because of that the movie we went to see was cancelled. Had been wandering around for a while when stumbeling over this record. Remember that my mother had it when I was a kid, I jused to play it, so I had to buy it. The following text in Norwegian is written inside the cover:

I 1972 var vi ivrige deltakere i to politiske oppgjør: Kampen for å bevare Bakklandet og kampen mot EEC. Vi så dem som to sider av samme sak. Derfor laget vi historien om Bakklandet Bassangforening for å omgå den politiske sensuren i NRK.
Da vi så skulle spille inn denne platen i 1975, hadde Norge sagt nei til EEC, og kampen for Bakklandet så ut til å være vunnet. Derfor må vi innrømme at historien om Bassangforeningen skled litt ut. Den ble nok ikke helt politisk korrekt.
Nå er EEC blitt EU, men ideen er den samme. Baklandet er blitt fint, men sjelen er den samme. Planter er blitt CD, men innholdet er det ikke noe å gjøre med.
Det er dette som kalles fremskritt.

As written above, this is really a project by Knutsen og Ludvigsen, but it’s given the name Bakklandet Bassangforening to decoy NRK 🙂

Bakklandet

Gorillaz – Demon days

Have heard their single Feel Good Inc. for quite a while now, and when I came accross the cd in Plovdiv for an affordable price I just had to buy it. Not able to judge it yet, since I just came home from vacation and haven’t been able to listen to it…but Feel Good Inc. is cool…!

Demon Days

Yet again, I’m hurt!

Same procedure as last week, I’ve been hurt while boxing. My nose is still a bit sore, but yesterday I managed to stretch a muscle in my neck. That’s quite plain, just give it a day or two and it will be all fine again – but, as that was’nt enough, just a minute after I recieved a rap on my left side. It almost made me hit the floor. I’m not sure if I have cracked or snaped a bone in my rib, maybe neither – but anyhow I’m quite reduced today…

…but, always look on the bright side of life….

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