Comments on: Newtone – “Newtone” (1996)

By: Gustafsson

Gustafsson — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:28:07 +0000

These guys give serious credibility to Swedish musicians. Wish they would come back on the scene.

By: Aki

Aki — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:33:39 +0000

Hi.
I’m Japanese and I bought this CD in late’90. I forgot them for long time, but today I googled their name hoping to hear another album. It’s sad they made only this.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:38:53 +0000

Some VERY smooth listening. I’ve found many Swedish bands (not necessarily in the jazz/funk genre) and even Finnish bands that provide some really solid musicianship but don’t get anything but a brief mention in the States. It’s a low-down, cryin’ shame, I tell ya.

By: Kwizats Haderach

Kwizats Haderach — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:37:17 +0000

Some additional info:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Newtone+%283%29

http://www.bluedesert.dk/newtone.html

By: pete

pete — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:30:34 +0000

got this on tape once from a friend, it was about the same time that they had just released this album, so late ’96. just today a got a copy for myself since the tape i had was long destroyed. played it over and over all day, its just as good as i remembered it, even though i haven’t heard it for the past ten tears or so. superb production throughout, what a waste of talent that they didn’t reach anywhere with the record. i saw somewhere that max linder, the singer is employed by or part-owner of a music production company in stockholm, producing background music for mini series on tv or various film projects. forgot the name of the company. perhaps someone could google his name and reach him there so he could post some info about the band here, and what became of them?

By: ultrafunk

ultrafunk — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:49:14 +0000

Japanese edition? Two bonus tracks? Please tell me how I can get hold of these from you in some way!

I’ll try to digitize the whole cover and publish it when I’m able to get my hands on a proper flatbed scanner.

By: julio aguilar

julio aguilar — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:24:47 +0000

ohh by the way …the japanese edition contains two bonus tracks….=)

Regards from Peru from the only one (yes, the only) newtone fan!

Julio

By: julio aguilar

julio aguilar — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:22:42 +0000

hi everyone…
i’m just end to convert my japanese cd in FLAC (which i keep under lock and key) format if anyone need it please let me know …newtone is a great acid jazz band and sooo underrated..they deserve be known by all the whole world!!!

peace and a happy new year 2011

julio aguilar
Pd: hi ultrafunk can you please upload the front, inside and back cover from the sweden edition pls?

By: ultrafunk

ultrafunk — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:23:31 +0000

Hi Micke, here are the album credits straight from the CD cover (click on the image to get the complete list):

Produced and arranged by Newtone: Max Linder – vocals and guitars, Carl Linder – drums and additional percussion, Josef Zackrisson – bass, Andres Barrén – keyboards, Magnus Thorell – trumpet, flugelhorn and lead trumpet, Max Waltmann – trumpet, flugelhorn, french horn, and distorted trumpet, Erik Bergström – tenor, alto and baritone saxophones.

If you manage to find out anything more about these guys I’d really like to hear about it… I still dream of a reunion concert (or even a new album!) happening someday

By: Micke

Micke — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:43:14 +0000

Thanks!!! This is probably the record i´ve been listening to most over the last ten years, but unfortenatly I lost the record long time ago and only had a bad copy.
Beeing a swede I´m so frustrated not knowing who actually plays on this record! Can anyone help me out? Have searched the web for hours without finding anything. They are so extremely good so they must have done more work, not as a group but in other ones.