- Sven Grünberg
Sven Grünberg (
November 24 ,1956 ,Estonian SSR ) is anEstonia n ambient andprogressive rock composer and musician most known for his meditative organ and electronic works involving the concepts ofTibetan Buddhism . He has collaborated with the film directorOlav Neuland and written thesoundtrack s for the most of his films.In the 1970s Sven Grünberg was the leader of the
progressive rock band "Mess", which was founded by him in January 1974 together withHärmo Härm . Despite the years of the band's existence and many live performances, "Mess" didn't release a single studio album because of the contradictions of their musical style with the Soviet ideology; only in 1996 Grünberg released a compilation from several survived "Mess" recordings and a full remastered album in 2004.Sven Grünberg is also the Chairman of the Board of the
Estonian Institute of Buddhism .Albums
* Mess (1980)
* Hingus (1981)
* OM (1988)
* Milarepa (1993)
* Prana Symphony (1995)
* Hukkunud Alpinisti Hotell (2001)"Mess" Albums
* Mess (1996)
* Küsi eneselt (2004)External links
* [http://home.uninet.ee/~mel/estprog/proge/mess.html About "Mess"]
* [http://eer-music.com/EER_music_reviews/SVEN_GRUNBERG.html "OM" and "Hingus" reviewed]
* [http://www.budismiinstituut.ee Estonian Institute of Buddhism]
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