Arko Records has the pleasure to release Den Flygande Bokrullen's third full-length record

 Tarrschwein

 
1

Meshuggah
(Pohjola)
tuba, trombone, clarinet, cornet & drums + saz

This tune is inspired by old-time turkish military music, metal (the first part), 78's klezmer and our electronic ep (mainly the saz-break at the end). Crazy clarinet by Lars. It is suitable, because the title in english is something like 'crazy'. This was the last tune to be finished for the record.
 
2

Freylekhe Mekhutonim
(trad)
tuba, accordion, alto saxophone, mandolin & drums

A well known tune wich can be heard in many versions. Has been recorded in Finland as a 'humppa'-tune in the 30's or 40's and was even used in an old Mickey Mouse-movie. Our version contains two key raisings at the end.
 
3

Trisker Nign
(trad)
tuba, trombone, clarinet, cornet & drums

An old-world klezmer tune wich (for the first time) was recorded in the 1910's in the USA. From the repertoir of Harry Kandel.
 
4

Zefki
(trad)
piano, accordion, clarinet, tenor banjo & drums + double bass

Dave Tarras recorded this melody for his Greek series. Our version demanded loads of re-takes, during two different days, before it was okay. (Unusual for DFB). Normally the band is  satisfied after one or two takes. Tomas Dawidowski plays the double bass, as he does at three other tunes as well.
 
5

Ziganoff
(Pohjola)
tuba, accordion, alto sax, mandolin plus cornet, & drums + Horns of Hoodwink

This is inspired by rom/gypsy music. (Especially the last part wich is embellished by H of H.) Matti switches instrument (from mandolin to cornet) in the middle of the tune. Recording engineer Göran Freese assisted as a mandolin stand in the studio.
From the beginning is was ment that the the rhythm in the first part of the tune would be swing, but the group changed that quickly.
 
6

Schweir und Schwiger Tantz
(trad)
tuba, baritone horn, clarinet, cornet & baritone horn

From the beginning an Eastern European Jewish wedding-tune (the brother-in-law's and the sister-in-law's dance). It was recorded by Abe Schwartz Orchestra in New York 1920. This is the only Tarrschwein-track without drums, because Carl plays the baritone horn instead. Here we are a little inspired by old-time spa-orchestras and alp-umpa-pumpa as well as a pinch of dirt-punk, as usual.
 
7

Farshtinkener Boris
(G. Johansson)
tuba, accordion, clarinet, mandolin & drums/

This is dedicated to a guy called Boris who swindled us out of 20.000 SEK (approx. US $ 2.000). As we are pretty poor, we didn’t like that very much. Well, of course 'farshtinkener' is not a nice word, but Gustav thought it was appropriate.
 
8

Besaraber Khosidel
(trad)


tuba, accordion, clarinet, mandolin & drums

This tune was a part of J Hochmanns Jewish Orchestras' repertoire. They recorded it in December 1922. We did it in January 2002.
 
9

Kleopatras Leda
(Ydgren)
tuba, trombone, clarinet, cornet & drums + double bass

Originally this was planned with other instruments and other chords. But we tried something more simple with horns and some rhumba-inspired drum rhythm. A Swedish jounalist called it ’phlegm-stubborn’, or something like that – but in Swedish, of course. The title was inspired by a studio technician that told us about how Cleopatra used to stick needles in her slaves just to fight boredom.
 
10

Donner Bulgar
(trad)
tuba, accordion, clarinet, cornet & drums

This tune was the first to be ready for Tarrschwein. Was originally recorded in 1923 in the USA by Harry Kandel as ’Mamaliga’.
 
11

Lajka
(Pohjola)
piano, accordion, clarinet, mandolin & drums + double bass

Tomas Dawidowski playes the bowed intro. Inspired by Russian and Greek music plus Finnish humppa.
 
12

Evrejskij Tanets
(trad)
tuba, accordion, clarinet, euphonium & drums + piccolo flute

We have heard this tune in a version that was recorded in the Soviet Union in the late 30’s by a Soviet-state Jewish orchestra. Pretty unusual. Our version contains a piccolo flute by Mikael Sjöberg.
 
13

Karpat Jodel
(Pohjola)
tuba, accordion, clarinet, mandolin & drums

This was originally called ’Digeridoo and Djembe’, but got the resent name just as the record was going to be printed. Maybe other people would not find the title as fun as the members of the band did.
 
14

Honga
(trad)


tenor horn, trombone, clarinet, cornet and drums + double bass

Listen for Arvid’s ’elephant-at-the-savannah-horn’ at the end of the tune.
The original version of this tune was recorded on the 5th of December 1917 by Kandels Orchestra.
 

In the Nordic countries, you can order the CD from any record store because of our record company's contract with the music distributor Bonnier Amigo.
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