Omslag: Martin Kann
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Omslag: Martin Kann is the Swedish band bob hund
Bob hund
bob hund is a seven-piece indie rock band from Sweden. Their music, hard to classify, has been described as "what you might expect if you managed to merge Pere Ubu and Pixies with a touch of Kraftwerk"....

's second full length music album. The album actually has no title, but since the words "Omslag: Martin Kann" (meaning "Cover: Martin Kann") can be read on the cover, this has become its informal name. The cover is indeed designed by Martin Kann, who also features as the face on the front.

The album features mostly mid-tempo rock songs with humorous, slightly surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....

 lyrics, such as "Papperspåse", where the narrator wears a paper bag over his head, while riding the bus, noting a "un-swedish mood" around him. Allmusic praised the album, calling it "a more varied and dynamic album than 1994's rather one-dimensional Bob Hund
Bob hund (1994 album)
bob hund is the Swedish band bob hund's first full length music album and second self-titled release.-Track listing:# "Allseende ögat" – 1:40 ...

".

The album peaked at number 11 on the Swedish charts. The band, and the album, was awarded Best Lyrics at the Swedish Grammy Awards.

Track listing

(English translation within parentheses)
  1. "En pratstund" - 3:28 ("A chat")
  2. "Sommaren rasar" - 4:28 ("The summer's raging")
  3. "Upp, upp, upp, ner" - 3:18 ("Up, up, up, down")
  4. "Förträngda problem" - 4:41 ("Repressed problems")
  5. "bob hund" - 2:06
  6. "Reinkarnerad exakt som förut" - 4:26 ("Reincarnated exactly like before")
  7. "Nånting måste göras" - 4:04 ("Something must be done")
  8. "Indianernas park" - 4:07 ("The indians' park")
  9. "Düsseldorf" - 3:53
  10. "Papperspåse" - 6:00 ("Paper bag")
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