Retropolis

{{Infobox album

| name = Retropolis

| type = Album

| artist = The Flower Kings

| cover = Retropolis.jpg

| released = 25 May 1996

| recorded = December 1995 – March 1996

| studio =

| genre = Progressive rock

| length = 69:16

| label = Foxtrot Records

| producer = Don Azzaro

| prev_title = Back in the World of Adventures

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Stardust We Are

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r498834|first=François|last=Couture}}

| rev2 = Progressiveworld.net

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20020416113405/http://www.progressiveworld.net:80/flowerkings17.html link]

}}

Retropolis, released in 1996, is the second studio album by Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings (not counting Roine Stolt's 1994 solo album). The album's art is inspired by the film Metropolis.{{cite web |url=https://www.insideoutmusic.com/release.aspx?IdRelease=1033 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019115102/http://insideoutmusic.com/release.aspx?IdRelease=1033 |archive-date=2012-10-19 |title=INSIDE OUT MUSIC - The Flower Kings - Retropolis}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing = Roine Stolt, except where noted

| title1 = Rhythm of Life

| note1 = instrumental

| writer1 = Tomas Bodin

| length1 = 0:32

| title2 = Retropolis

| note2 = instrumental

| length2 = 11:07

| title3 = Rhythm of the Sea

| length3 = 6:12

| title4 = There Is More to This World

| length4 = 10:15

| title5 = Romancing the City

| note5 = instrumental

| writer5 = Bodin

| length5 = 0:57

| title6 = The Melting Pot

| note6 = instrumental

| length6 = 5:45

| title7 = Silent Sorrow

| length7 = 7:42

| title8 = The Judas Kiss

| length8 = 7:43

| title9 = Retropolis by Night

| note9 = instrumental

| writer9 = Bodin

| length9 = 3:18

| title10 = Flora Majora

| note10 = instrumental

| length10 = 6:50

| title11 = The Road Back Home

| length11 = 8:55

}}

Credits

Roine Stolt – lead vocals, guitars, additional keyboards
Tomas Bodin – Hammond C3 organ, piano, Mellotron, synthesizers, effects
Hasse Bruniusson – percussion, drumkit (10)
Jaime Salazar – drumkit, percussion
Michael Stolt – bass guitar

;Guests:

Hasse Fröberg – vocals (4, 7)
Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone (6, 11)

;Production

Per Aleskog – cover art
Hippiefied Art (i.e. Roine Stolt) – sleeve design assistant
DCM – sleeve design assistant
Lilian Forsberg – photography
Dexter Frank Jr. (i.e. Roine Stolt) – engineer, mixing
Tegelmann – photography

References

Category:1996 albums

Category:The Flower Kings albums