BACKMAN JOHANSON AND THE OTHERS “A Shout Out” CD

★Supervision and commentary: Kanazawa Toshikazu (Light Mellow)

The long-awaited third album from the Swedish two-man unit, following their two excellent albums! A masterpiece featuring important figures in the Nordic AOR scene, such as Ezil Erdogan of Rava and Tomi Malm!

"From Sweden's thriving AOR scene, Kai Backman and Mats Johansson's project BJATO has released their third album in about four years. In addition to "Mr. Nordic Voice" Göran Edman, who has been with them since the previous album, LAVA's Ozil Erdogan is on vocals and Tomi Malm is on composition. Once again, they deliver a sharp AOR sound that is typical of Nordic music." -- Kanazawa Toshikazu

This is the third album from the AOR project by veteran Swedish guitarist Mats Johansson and keyboardist Kai Backman. They have developed an increasingly diverse sound, ranging from refreshing West Coast to melodic rock reminiscent of Airplay and Toto.

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