Growing up in Varberg, a small town on the west coast of Sweden, Roger, Thomas and Tobias were all rehearsing at the same place, though in different bands, except for the occasional weekend jam session. In their mid teens, Roger and Thomas moved to pursue their musical career elsewhere, Roger to the east and Thomas to the north, while Tobias continued his back home. Some educational years of touring and recording albums with all kinds of different acts later, they met up again in Varberg for a Jimi Hendrix tribute concert in 2001, and after a successful performance the guys simply came to the conclusion that they should start a band. This match was too good to go to waste. Kamchatka was formed.
A few years later, after saving up enough money, they decided to record an album in their own studio (which has been developing ever since), with the help of an old friend of Rogers, Nicholas Elgstrand, who recorded,
mixed and produced it together with the band. Bullen & Sillen, friends of the band, mastered it at Studio Mega in Valinge, just outside of Varberg. An old friend of Thomas’, Per Wiberg, who also designed the album cover, hooked them up with a New York based indie label called Grooveyard Records, where the first Kamchatka album was released January 1st 2005.
After about a year of an occasional gig here and there, which were all well received, the guys started to get restless, so they decided to record another album, subsequently known as “Volume II”, this time recording it themselves on an eight-track, Tobias bringing the technical expertise. Once again they called in Nicholas to help mix and produce, but this time mastered it themselves, lending the gear from Jonas Eckerström, another old friend of the band, mainly with Tobias behind the controls. Per, again, standing for the artwork. It was released on Grooveyard Records in January 2007.
After yet another year of an occasional gig here and there (there is a serious lack of venues to play at in Sweden), they had started recording their third album when the American rockband Clutch, whom they had opened a few gigs for in Sweden in 2007, invited Kamchatka to open for them on their US-tour, which gave the guys their first opportunity to prove themselves to the American audience. After 21 successful performances they returned back home to complete “Volume III”, Tobias standing for the technical expertise, and Per Wiberg adding his magic, this time both with beautiful keyboards,and magnificent artwork. It was mastered by Johan Eckerblad at Mintelligence Studios and released on Swedish label Superpuma Records
at the beginning of March, 2009.
In November 2009 Kamchatka were once again invited by Clutch to open for them, this time on a month long tour of 23 gigs throughout western Europe.
2010 Kamchatka first and foremost focused on the writing of their fourth album. It was recorded and mixed in their very own Shrimpmonkey Studios, once again mainly with Tobias behind the controls, during the winter and spring of 2010/2111, and mastered by Johan Eckerblad at Mintelligence Studios. Like on the previous albums, the cover art is the work of Per Wiberg, who also appears on keyboards on one of the songs. The album is released September 5th on GMR.
Seed
Kamchatka Lyrics
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Look inside my
Self-satisfied mind,
You chose not to
Understand these
Things you came to find.
I have given something
Now you sleep with
One eye open.
Fear maintains to shine,
Yet, you fail to
See the beauty
In this work of mine.
I have given something
You couldn't possibly share with anyone.
Feel the seed I've
Sown inside you
Grow into curiosity.
I know one day
You'll give in to
The wonder what it's like to be me.
I have given something
You couldn't possibly share with anyone.
The lyrics of Kamchatka's "Seed" explore themes of individuality, insecurity, and the fear of rejection. The song seems to be addressed to someone who has tried to get to know the singer on a deeper level and has instead found themselves unable to understand or appreciate their unique perspective. The singer seems to take this as a sign that they are simply too different from others to ever fully be understood.
The opening lines suggest that the person in question has delved into the singer's "self-satisfied mind" and found things they do not understand. Despite this, the singer insists that they have given something to this person that they could not possibly share with anyone else. The repetition of this line throughout the song emphasizes the singer's belief in their own individuality and the idea that they have something valuable to offer.
The second stanza seems to suggest that the person in question is now afraid of the singer, perhaps because of the things they have seen or heard. The singer, in turn, seems saddened that this fear prevents the person from seeing the beauty in their work, whatever that may be. The final stanza shifts slightly in tone, with the singer expressing a hope that the seed they have planted inside the person will one day grow into curiosity and lead them to understand what it's like to be in the singer's shoes.
Despite its somewhat cryptic lyrics, "Seed" is a poignant reflection on the difficulties of being truly understood as an individual. It speaks to the fear many of us have of rejection and the struggle to reconcile our own uniqueness with the desire to connect with others.
Line by Line Meaning
When you took a
Look inside my
Self-satisfied mind,
You chose not to
Understand these
Things you came to find.
You had the opportunity to explore my content mind, but you decided not to comprehend the things you discovered.
I have given something
You couldn't possibly share with anyone.
I have offered something that is unique and cannot be conveyed or experienced by anyone else.
Now you sleep with
One eye open.
Fear maintains to shine,
Yet, you fail to
See the beauty
In this work of mine.
You have become paranoid and alert, but you are still unable to admire the beauty of my work due to your fear.
Feel the seed I've
Sown inside you
Grow into curiosity.
I know one day
You'll give in to
The wonder what it's like to be me.
Experience the seed I have planted within you grow into a strong sense of interest that will one day give you the urge to comprehend what it's like to be me.
I have given something
You couldn't possibly share with anyone.
I have offered something that is unique and cannot be conveyed or experienced by anyone else.
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