For those not in the know, Swedish guitarist Henrik Cederblom has just released yet another quite masterful 8-track album entitled Zobop (via Kakafon Records) that melds his devout love for 21st century instrumental jazz-fusion and ethnic Scandinavian folk music.

What's that? You've never heard of such a thing? Well, trust me when I say if ever there was music to be heard, to be absorbed, to be devoured within the head, heart and soul, it's anything brought forth by the uber talented Cederblom.

1. 'Giragala'
2. 'Fillevaeren'
3. 'Franx'
4. 'Sköldpaddan'
5. 'Drömmen'
6. 'Happy Buddha'
7. 'Zobop'
8. 'Bergrummet'

On an album where ambience, traditional folk, classical and in many ways soundtrack elements are combined together with some rather transcendent work, the album begins with the free flowing beauty of 'Giragala' which is backed by the upbeat jazz notes of 'Fillevaeren,' the drifting Americana of 'Franx,' and then my own personal favorite, the melodic meandering of 'Sköldpaddan.'

Another jazz-weaved gem is 'Drömmen' which is backed seamlessly by the gentle one-two rhythms of 'Happy Buddha,' and then this quite exquisite album rounds out with the frenetic title track 'Zobop,' coming to a close with the structured metabolism of 'Bergrummet.'

Musicians: Henrik Cederblom, electric guitars, lap steel; Viktor Turegård, electric bass; Tapha Ndiongue, drums; Sten Källman, sax, percussion; and Finn Björnulfson, percussion on 'Zobop.

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