Representative Albums: "What Makes It Go?," "Pop På Svenska + Plan 714 Till," "The Genius of Komeda"
Biography
Named in honor of Krzysztof Komeda, the late jazz musican/film composer best known for his work with Roman Polanski and Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish kitsch-pop outfit Komeda originated in 1991 as the pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. A series of other festival performances followed, with the quartet -- comprised of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist Mattias Nordlander, bassist Marcus Holmberg and Holmberg's brother Jonas on drums -- often renaming themselves Projektor 7 for their cinema-related work. In 1993, they issued their debut album Pop På Svenska, which they followed with the Plan 714 Till Komeda EP two years later. The full-length The Genius of Komeda arrived in 1996, with What Makes It Go? appearing two years later. Komeda gained more acclaim with their appearance on 2000's Heroes and Villains, the soundtrack to Cartoon Network's popular Powerpuff Girls series, and the following year saw a burst of activity from the band, including reissues of Pop På Svenska and Plan 714 Till Komeda on Minty Fresh. Nordlander departed the group before the release of their fourth album Kokomemedada, which came out in Europe in 2003 and was issued in the U.S. in 2004. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Komeda is a Swedishpop/indie band from Umeå. The group is named in honour of the late jazzmusicianKrzysztof Komeda. The band started in 1991 as a pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. Forming as a quartet, Komeda consisted of vocalist Lena Karlsson, guitarist Henrik Andersson (in 1994 replaced by Mattias Norlander), bassist Marcus Holmberg and Holmberg's brother Jonas on drums. During 2001 the band was reduced to a trio with the departure of Norlander.
Komeda provided the score music for the animated film Pettson och Findus - Kattonauten (2000). They have also recorded under the name Projektor 7, adding music to silent movies.
In 2006, "Check It Out", a hidden track from the Kokomemedada album, was used in commercials for Old Navy[1]. Simultaneously, the song "Out From the Rain" from the same album was used in a Nintendo commercial, for "Kirby Canvas Curse."
