Gabble Ratchet
Senior Member
Kaipa are a Swedish prog rock band formed in 1973 by Hans Ludin. A few months after their creation, they recruited guitarist Roine Stolt (Who would go on to form The Flower Kings in 1994) and created their debut selftitled album in 1975. Kaipa made 2 more albums with Roine, before he departed in 1978. The band continued on without him for 2 more albumbs before disbanding in 1982.
They re-united in 1993 for only one album before taking another hiatus, this time until 2000. This time, Roine returned to the band and they have been making music ever since. 5 albums have been made this millenium, including one released only a few months ago, In The Wake Of Evolution. This is the album I was introduced to them by, and it's a stunner.
With a sound influenced by Yes, they even make reference to them with one of the lyrics of the title track: "We're closer to the edge than yesterday". They also have two lead singers, one male and one female, a feature that English band Mostly Autumn adopted. They also delve into folk music at times, while retaining a heavy guitar sound. Kaipa is definitely a band for a lot of prog fans to listen to, they've blown me away and are sure to do the same to many others