Fylkingen

About

Fylkingen whispers through the annals of Swedish avant-garde as a cornerstone of experimental sound and intermedia art. Born in 1933, it gestated in the fertile soil of Stockholm, evolving from a venue into a label that sculpted sound into form with an artist's touch. By 1983, it had left behind a discography of 11 releases, each a fractal of interdisciplinary collaboration. Here, the boundary between score and sculpture blurs, where Brion Gysin's "Permutated Poems" on reel echoes alongside Lars-Gunnar Bodin's "Clouds" on vinyl — each a dialogue between artist and medium. In Fylkingen’s archive, the rhythmic pulse of Stockholms Elektronmusikfestival reverberates through the early '80s, captured in a series of LPs that document a moment of sonic confluence. Sten Hanson, a luminary of the text-sound composition realm, lends his voice to this narrative with releases like "Text-Sound Compositions" and the evocative "My Galloping Heart." Meanwhile, the "A Tribute To John Cage" LP stands as both homage and artifact, a sculptural soundscape of its own. The label’s essence is liminal, situated at the intersection of sound, performance, and the visual arts. It serves as a conduit for over 300 artists, each contributing their voice to a collective cacophony of contemporary performance and experimental soundscapes. The 1972 "Fylkingen Program Sheet London" remains a testament to its commitment to documentation and dissemination of intermedia art. Fylkingen, though no longer active as a label, persists as a historical node, an enduring influence in the exploratory continuum of sound.