You could say that we are like porridge.

Turid - Bilder (1973)



Turid was a singer/songwriter often written up as "the Swedish Joni Mitchell" by anyone who has tried to write about her (admittedly not that many). That's how I was introduced to her in the film Together - one of the characters in the film gives that description before placing one of her records on a turntable. Being who I am, and given my obsession with finding things like "the Turkish Bob Dylan" and "the Sudanese Nick Drake", I set out to find her records upon seeing this scene and hearing her music. There are similarities (namely her cover of "I Had A King."), but I am more caught up in this spectral world that exists around her music. Joni was a heavy-hitter - she plumbed some emotional depth that most singer-songwriters aren't going to be able to touch. But I don't know a lick of Swedish, so I don't know how Turid ranks up there, but she has some great songs. Like I mentioned - spectral, earthy, very elfin. "Tintomara" sounds like it was recorded in the middle of a forest, with ol' Turid perched up on a toadstool. "Låt mig se dig" is a more of a jam, an 8 minute space-out with Turid hitting all the high notes perfectly while the band play this really restrained, swirling mood piece. It's really set back in the mix which is a nice touch. Get ready to feel the magic! Or something.


Tintomara

Låt mig se dig