2017 - August 23 - Kalhoz

Today's song is from another classic album in Norwegian rock history. De Press was a trio featuring Andrei Dziubek Nebb on bass guitar and vocals, Jørn Christensen on guitar, and Ola Snortheim on drums. Andrei Nebb was a immigrant to Norway from Poland, and, as you will see in the video, was missing two fingers on his left hand, which influenced his bass playing significantly. De Press had massive energy, which was captured fully on Block to Block, their debut album. The lyrics are... well... they are... hard to understand, maybe? There are traces of English and Norwegian there - and then there is Polish. The opening track from Block to Block was Kalhoz, and I found a live version from the Norwegian TV music show ZikkZakk - which really did capture a lot of what was going on in Norway and the world. I have absolutely no clue what they are singing in this song, but I know that I love the energy they exude. (For a complete set of De Press, you can check out Nattrock from April 30, 1981 - Norwegian TV had this idea that all the vandalism and rioting that Norwegian youth did the night leading into May Day, May 1, could be solved if they just played a good rock concert on TV).