Here’s one of those great records that makes you shake your head and wonder if you just heard it or if it was a dream. Ronny is such an amazing song it’s almost unreal. Fast and driving drums, a great guitar riff and one of the weirdest synthesizers in the history of punk! The only downside is that it makes the b-side less interesting, even if it’s still a pretty catchy song as well.
The main guy behind the band, Ola Löhman, is now known as the guy who introduced ethic pension funds in Sweden and he’s a popular business lecturer. ABKK released another 7″ in 1982, but by then they were more of a dark wave band and not very interesting.
Country: Sweden
Year: 1981
Label: EFMD
Format: 7″
Songs:
Ronny.mp3
Morker.mp3
ABKK – Ronny/Morker 7″.
Wow! This is a fantastic record! The A side is incredible. Synths remind me of Wall of Voodoo…
Cheesy! Corny! Kitschig! Wonderful!!!
Congrats on a great first post Martin. An underrated gem. 500 copies for those who’s interested.
Yeah, this is truly a great record. So much better than that crappy Lögnhalsmottagningen EP!
doodling synthesizer is crazy
ABKK – Ronny/Morker 7″
Thanks Jerk Ass…I don’t think I would have figured that one out on my own.
@ Jay Thurston: guess Drunk and Armed was busy :)
Hahahahaha…
Oops…looks like Jerk Ass beat you to it, Drunk and Armed….hahahaha
When I heard this I cried, spewed green liquid, repeatedly bashed my head against a brick wall, and french kissed my cat, because it’s so good! – OK, that’s a lie – but it’s jolly good though.
Thanks Blenheim Shots for making me smile. Is there anything you like? Or was your childhood really that bad?
The most obscure 80’s bands I like that never made it onto CD are: THE STITCHED BACK FOOT AIRMAN, & THE NICE MEN. When I was a kid, some of the bands I listened to were more obscure then than they are now – like Wire & Crass. I went to school with the chick from Action Pact – this is my one and only claim to fame. From my childhood, I desperately want to hear SNOW by The Mekons again, The Cigarettes & Dead Man’s Shadow. The strangest thing I’ve got: a Uruguayan post-punk LP from 1985 Band: “Los Estomagos” (Translation: The Stomachs) Album: “Tango Que Me Hiciste Mal” (Translation: That Tango Fucked Me Up). Want me to email to you? It’s a bit Joybauhausdiviosioney, but it’s good. I’ve also got an EXCELLENT HC Brazilian comp from 1983 called SUB, BRILLIANT! however, I think this was CD’d in Brazil this century.
Not even back in the days I would’ve called bands like Wire and Crass obscure but that’s just me. Mekons and The Cigarettes might be posted someday here. Dead Man’s Shadow will not make it. I used to have the SUB comp. but never liked it so I had to sell it. And as you say it has probably made it to CD.
“Not even back in the days I would’ve called bands like Wire and Crass obscure” – well they wern’t exactly like The Buzzcocks & Clash in my neighbourhood – although they should have been. I remember a Cigarettes track with a piano intro… I loved it. The SUB comp took me a long time to get used to – but it eventually grew on me. All a matter of taste I suppose. I am getting into the Australian band X from the late 70’s, (not the US X) (coz I live in Oz now). Although I recently picked up their second album, from 85, and it was nothing special – but ASPIRATIONS (79?) blows my mind. I think half of X had died by 85, (RIP) and unfortunately I think a lot of their original raw sound went to the grave with them. There’s a newish local band to me (Wollongong) called MUTTON (old school punk) who are really good – worth listening to if you ever stumble across them. They’ve 2 CD’s to date.
Anyway dude, thanks again for this site – solid gold!
I love your country, and I love what I’m hearing.
Fuck, I really like this.
where would i hear sweedish masterpieces were it not for you? i swear youre the sweedish mother teresa of posting bitchen records.
That synth sounds exactly like Boulder Dash for the Commodore 64! :D
ABKK stod tydligen för Aktiebolaget Konstruktivt Klotter. Inte lika ballt som Aktiebolaget Konkurs, men rätt OK ändå.