The Genius of Komeda is the second full-length studio album by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 band Komeda

Komeda

Komeda is a Swedish pop/indie band from Umeå. The group is named in honour of the late jazz musician Krzysztof Komeda. The band started in 1991 as a pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. Forming as a quartet, Komeda consisted of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist Henrik Andersson , bassist Marcus...

. Released in 1996, this was the first Komeda release sung in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. Licensed from Swedish record label North of No South to Minty Fresh

Minty Fresh

Minty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair...

, this was Komeda's first record to be given an international release.

Its pop/rock sound brought about comparisons to Minty Fresh labelmates The Cardigans

The Cardigans

The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...

 and also Stereolab

Stereolab

Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...

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Track listing

All songs written by Komeda

1. "More is More"
2. "Fire"
3. "Rocket Plane (Music on the Moon)"
4. "Boogie Woogie / Rock'n'Roll"
5. "Disko"
6. "Top Star"
7. "Light o' My Life"
8. "If"
9. "Frolic"
10. "In Orbit"
11. "Arbogast"
12. "New New No"