"HIPPA" (Home 20)
Released on Home Records, April 2001.
Produced by Hoven Droven & Gustav Hylén.
Tracklisting: Syen, Vilse i Viljandi, Malört, Tornäs, Arto, Gudruns Vals, Gart Sjouf, Norsken, Larven, Skymning, Kuben.
The disc also contains an interactive CD-ROM with three videos and several MP3 tracks of previously unreleased live material.
Hoven Droven decided not to be a rock band for a while and recorded this album almost completely without their usual distorted guitars and big drums. A much cooler album than it's predecessors, but still with a very recognizable Hoven Droven feel to it.
Reviews:
"Quite quirky and original, these guys are saints!"
- Kenny B. Natural, www.amazon.com
"It is definitely their best album so far, and it is in fact as good that it might well make its way into FolkWorld's Top 10 2001. Magic modern folk music with a lot of spirit ... "Hippa" is an album that is extremely hip!
- Michael Moll, www.folkworld.de
"Hoven Drovens finest hour."
- Björn Bostrand, LT
"This is an absolutely wonderful disc! VERY relaxing and beautiful! The subtle distortion on the electric guitar with the pure toned fiddle together sound MAGIC! This is full of gorgeous little ditties to put you in a state of perfect bliss! I really love the drummer's approach to the tunes. Quite quirky and original, these guys are saints!"
- Amazon.com
European orders: www.cdon.com www.westparkmusic.com
Watch a video of the band recording "Hippa"
here.
