The Genius of Komeda is the second full-length studio album by Swedish band Komeda. Released in 1996, this was the first Komeda release sung in English. Licensed from Swedish record label North of No South to Minty Fresh, this was Komeda's first record to be given an international release.

The Genius of Komeda
Studio album by
Released1996
Recorded1995
GenrePop, rock
LabelNorth of No South, Minty Fresh
ProducerKomeda
Pelle Henricsson
Eskil Lövström
Komeda chronology
Plan 714 till Komeda
(1995)
The Genius of Komeda
(1996)
What Makes it Go?
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[2]

The album was packaged as if it were a compilation with a (mainly) fake back catalogue based on an idea by the band's graphic designers.[3] In a 2020 interview with the Jeffrey Podcast, bass player Marcus Holmberg chose this as his favourite Komeda album.[3]

Its pop/rock sound brought about comparisons to Minty Fresh labelmates The Cardigans and also Stereolab.

Track listing

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All songs written by Komeda

  1. "More is More"
  2. "Fire"
  3. "Rocket Plane (Music on the Moon)"
  4. "Boogie Woogie / Rock'n'Roll"
  5. "Disko"
  6. "Top Star"
  7. "Light o' My Life"
  8. "If"
  9. "Frolic"
  10. "In Orbit"
  11. "Arbogast"
  12. "New New No"

References

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  1. ^ The Genius of Komeda at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Archived copy". www.live-wire.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 1999. Retrieved 10 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b Development, PodBean. "Episode 4a - a Jeffrey Extra: Marcus Holmberg (Komeda) interview". jeffreypodcast.podbean.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.