New Culture Quartet

Ship of Fools

The New Culture Quartet existed between the years 1983 – 1997 as an inter-media group consisting of Jan Bark, Fuzzy (Jens Wilhelm Pedersen), Thord Norman and Folke Rabe.

The Quartet performed their music live on ordinary as well as specially designed instruments, and with pre-recorded electronic music. In addition, there were films, multi slide presentations, light-and-shadow play, scenography and acting.

Ship of Fools was the Quartet’s first production, which, after a couple of public dress rehearsals in Stockholm, moved on to the Zagreb Biennale and Austria in 1983. The production was performed 56 times in various countries. The Swedish Television, Channel 1 did a TV version that was broadcast for the first time in 1986. The production eventually evolved into a Fools Trilogy. A selection of the music from the Trilogy is presented on this CD.

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    • 1.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Excentrisk Prolog Text: Folke Rabe
      3'33
    • 2.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Sanza Rag Text: Folke Rabe
      5'44
    • 3.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Final Rag Text: Folke Rabe
      5'08
    • 4.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Farbrors Första Dröm Text: Folke Rabe
      3'42
    • 5.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Vinare, mellanspel Text: Folke Rabe
      0'52
    • 6.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Tarantella Text: Folke Rabe
      11'16
    • 7.
      Ur Narrskeppet: Gryning Text: Folke Rabe
      6'11
    • 8.
      Ur Världsmuséet: Skogsjävel Text: Folke Rabe
      3'23
    • 9.
      Ur Världsmuséet: Fultrio Text: Folke Rabe
      1'16
    • 10.
      Ur Världsmuséet: Undervattenslåt Text: Folke Rabe
      3'35
    • 11.
      Ur Narragonien: Farbrors sista dröm Text: Folke Rabe
      6'52
    • 12.
      Ur Narragonien: Mykofon d'amore Text: Folke Rabe
      3'11
    • 13.
      Ur Narragonien: Krympande Trio Text: Folke Rabe
      1'03
    • 14.
      Ur Narragonien: Fanfar Text: Folke Rabe
      1'39
    • 15.
      Ur Narragonien: Aragon, Växande Trio Text: Folke Rabe
      1'03
    • 16.
      Ur Narragonien: Navet Text: Folke Rabe
      3'34
    • 17.
      Ur Narragonien: Contrapunctus Text: Folke Rabe
      2'19
    • 18.
      Ur Narragonien: Majestatis Text: Folke Rabe
      4'02
  • Total playtime 65'43

Compact Disc // CAP 21619 // Classical // Releasedate: 8 October, 2002