In the fall of 2005, vocalist Emil Gammeltoft planted the seed that would become Some Kind of Rubus. By that time, he'd been in a number of different hard rock acts, including Nerved, who released their ultra heavy album "Offline" in 2004.
After touring with legendary rockers Nazareth, Emil's all time favorite band, and contributing vocals on original Naz guitarist Manny Charlton's album "Sharp Reloaded", Emil seized the opportunity while in Manny's studio in Texas, to bounce some ideas around that he'd been nurturing for quite some time. This collaboration resulted in the song "Haunted", which encouraged Emil to go in a new direction; maybe he wasn't this angry hard rock guy anymore, but rather a quite happy folk rock singer. With an edge, of course!
Rubus is the Latin name for a number of flowering plants in the rose family. Raspberries and blackberries are among these. Moreover, the Arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus) is a symbol for the province in the north of Sweden where Emil was born. As a boy growing up, Emil would see this Rubus Arcticus on the back of milk cartons every day. So, with the intention of "going back to the roots", the name Rubus popped up in his head - Some Kind of Rubus was born.
A happy camper. Going back to his roots. With tons of melodies. Joy. Passion for music. And a whole lot of determination.
Petter Axelsson was the first to join Emil in his quest to turn all of these ideas into actual songs. A seasoned pro - Petter had toured Robert Wells "Rhapsody in Rock" several times, as well as making contributions to albums from artists as wide ranging as The Ark and Therion.
Örjan Johansson, a guitarist trained in the States, soon followed. Emil and Örjan had collaborated on and off on a number of projects over the years.
Together they recorded a few demos, and it did not take long for these first few songs to stir up attention. "Hippo" quickly became a favorite on several Swedish music sites and people started to take notice.
Drummer Robert Iversen, formerly with progressive rockers Cross, helped out recording the drum tracks for "My Balloon" and decided pretty quickly that this would be his home.
The last piece of the puzzle was Anders Thorgren, whose punk rock background, solid bass playing and even more solid attitude was the perfect fit for the band.
"MicrophoneMotherHippo EP" was released in 2008 and genereted rave reviews, more attention on music sites and even some solid airplay on Scottish radio.
2009 was spent playing gigs all over Sweden, gelling and becoming a solid live act, and finding out that the unique mix of folk, pop, rock and punk was really striking a nerve with the crowds.
The band has now released their second EP: C C C P E P, which is available NOW on iTunes, CDon, Amazon, Spotify among other online outlets. So get ready to watch as Some Kind of Rubus starts to bloom!
“How modern folk rock should sound like today”Breakout Magazine”Genuint originella, väldigt medryckande”Sweden Rock Magazine”Tokbra!”Zero Magazine”Crazy and fun”Graeme Scott, Leith FM Radio, Scotland“Brandneue – und brandheisse”Bright Eyes Magazine Germany
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