''The Genius of Komeda'' is the second full-length studio album by

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Komeda Komeda is a Swedish pop/indie band from Umeå. They were initially called Cosma Komeda, named in honour of composer Vladimir Cosma and jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate ...

. Released in 1996, this was the first Komeda release sung in

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. Licensed from Swedish record label

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Minty Fresh Minty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the d ...

, this was Komeda's first record to be given an international release. 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. In a 2020 interview with the Jeffrey Podcast, bass player Marcus Holmberg chose this as his favourite Komeda album. Its pop/rock sound brought about comparisons to Minty Fresh labelmates

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and also

Stereolab Stereolab are an Anglo- French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetit ...

Track listing

''All songs written by Komeda'' # "More is More" # "Fire" # "Rocket Plane (Music on the Moon)" # "Boogie Woogie / Rock'n'Roll" # "Disko" # "Top Star" # "Light o' My Life" # "If" # "Frolic" # "In Orbit" # "Arbogast" # "New New No"

References

1996 albums Komeda albums Minty Fresh Records albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub