Vatten

Swedish christian experimental blues rock group formed in Gothenburg in 1970 by the composer and guitarist Tomas Ernvik and was one of the first Christian bands to play heavy blues rock. In 1975, the debut album "Heavy Water" was released with blues rock with influences from, for example, ZZ Top. During the 1980s, the group started from Stockholm. Tours were made in Sweden and the rest of the Nordic countries as well as in England. The band participated in the Greenbelt Festival on two occasions and a track by Vatten is included on the live album that was released in 1979. Many more or less famous musicians have been members of water, for example Anders Kjellberg, Danne Gansmoe, Anders Mossberg, Matz Mjörnheim, Björn Millton, Backa-Hans Eriksson, Sven Lindvall, Matte Marklund, Bengan Andersson, Lalle Isaksson, Micke Kerslow, Johan Dereborn and Bosse Lindqvist. With its blues funk rock, Vatten was a musical style maker for many subsequent music groups. Vatten's texts (most by Tomas Ernvik) are often about peace, the environment and social issues from a Christian perspective.