On The Mat And Off, by Thomas Wydler

On The Mat And Off

by Thomas Wydler

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1.	Swedish Memories 03:06	buy track
2.	Even A Man Like Me 04:11	buy track
3.	Strongman´s Dream 03:36	buy track
4.	Crack-G-Men 05:33	buy track
5.	Bravado 02:16	buy track
6.	Get Cool 06:32	buy track
7.	Slow Space 04:17	buy track
8.	Syncrophonia 04:11	buy track
9.	The Lion Of Scandinavia 04:47	buy track
10.	Dumb-Bell-Cafe 05:14	buy track
11.	Faraway From Home 03:48	buy track
12.	Duel With Cyr 04:10	buy track
13.	Lost American 06:09	buy track

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“On the Mat and Off”, the fourth Album from Bad Seeds drummer Thomas Wydler, is inspired by the life of his Swedish great grandfather, August W. Johnson, known as “The Lion of Scandinavia” and “August the Strong”. For years, Wydler has wanted to do a tribute album to honour this beautiful and largely forgotten strong man.

In music, text and pictures, Wydler evokes Johnson’s life as an immigrant and touring strongman in turn of the century America. Despite this historical inspiration, musically, Wydler works within his unique contemporary style. He steers clear of period quotes and clichés. Playing his drums with restraint, he lays percussive foundations for melodies of melancholy beauty.

Train travels with weights in his luggage to compete against the strongest men in the world, winner of the Strongman’s Contest at Madison Square Garden in 1903, his Dumbbell-Cafe in Manhattan, his Swedish specialties shop in the Bronx, promoting live music daily at Palm Garden, are a few of the colourful elements in Johnson’s story captured by Wydler and musician friends, including singer, Dave Graney, Katarina Johnson, Sara Lunden and Wydler’s “Bad Seeds” band mate, Jim Sclavunos in the 13 tracks of this album.

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released September 11, 2012

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