Ensemble Nimbus history in brief: The group was formed in late 1992 by Håkan Almkvist and Hasse Bruniusson, and appeared on one compilation CD released 1993 in USA on FOT RECORDS together with artists like Pere Ubu, Daevid Allen, Henry Kaiser, Arthur Brown, Peter Blegvad, Ron Geesin and many others. That year the band grows up to five members including Lars Björk, Kirk Chilton, Stefan Carlsson, and works in the studio, recording "Key Figures" released on the Swedish APM label in 1994. During the following year live performances are made at various places in Sweden. In 1995 a live show is done including a female dancer and a painter, with some new musical arrangements on the material from the Key Figures CD. (Available on Videocassette TAP/RHV-1) A short tour to France is also made this year. In 1996 Briskeby Records in Norway are releasing one live track from this show on a compilation CD of Scandinavian Progressive Rock called "Revenge of the Orange". Except gigs in Sweden, a short tour goes to Poland. Plenty of time is spent in the studio, recording new material for the second CD Scapegoat. This time putting more focus on improvisation, and invited guests frequently appears in the studio. Keyboard player Stefan Carlsson leaves the group during this year. Due to financial problems with the record label APM, no CD release is possible. After more than one and a half years of waiting, the record contracts on two releases for the APM-label are finally disbanded. During this period there are no live performances made and all time available is devoted to the recording studio, exploring new technical devices. Also recording facilities are improved. Thanks to the Swedish record label RECORD HEAVEN and TAP, a release of the "SCAPEGOAT" CD TAP/RHCD12 is possible by the end of 1998. During the year of 1999 recording facilities are further improved and all available time is dedicated to the studio work with the third CD release titled "GARMONBOZIA" TAP/RHCD25 which is released in early spring year 2000. A new located rehearsal
and recording studio is still under construction and the band is
currently working with their fourth album titled "SEVEN SIGNS". |
