Time for another 7inch collection (check out this Blog for others) by this one man band from Stockholm: Total Egon is Mart Hällgren, better known as lead singer/bassist, songwriter and frontman of melodic punk band De Lyckliga Kompisarna (DLK). 1979 started Hällgren his first punk band called Likström. Ten years later he formed De Lyckliga Kompisarna with Bjorn Gunér. The band was active until 1997 and reunited in 2008. Besides he always had some other bands like Dr.Anti-Skval, Crudity, Brackor, Ubba and Greven & James. Total Egon was created in 1984 because he didn't managed to play in Egon Egoist and has been around since 1984 and has been more or less active due to Mart's involvement in other bands. He connected two tape recorders and started to play drums, bass and guitar by himself. It was music without any arguing in rehearsal room. Since then it has become alots of recordings, and nowadays there are computers to arrange the music. "Sure it's nice to play in a band, but home on your own the music become its best." So this file contains all three 7inches he made, all self-released. In individual: Fördomar Mot EP ('87), Guldkängan EP ('88) and the Män EP ('89). Musically he's at home in solid melodic punk rock embellished with "quiet" passages and fast ass kickers. Great talent, decent songs, keep it up!
- Special Thx to Fredrik -
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