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This is the web site for bassist, composer, producer and director Jonas Reingold.

From fretted to fretless bass, from melodic symphonic / progressive rock to classic rock, sophisticated jazz rock and fusion, Jonas brings all styles to a level where his bass goes beyond simply being a rhythm instrument. He brings his bass up front to be a lead instrument.

Jonas has recorded with numerous musicians, and he tours regularly - to date he has performed over 2,500 live shows. In September 2009 he founded his record company Reingold Records.

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Power Of Two, On Stage in October !

Karmakanic and Agents of Mercy will perform live as The Power Of Two again in October 2010. They will visit Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, England and Finland so take a look at the details below, get your tickets and prepare your trip. It's going to be a big party again with the two bands. AoM will play songs of their new album and maybe Karmakanic will play new songs too.

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Update September 2010

A short update with some news about Karmakanic, Agents of Mercy, the tour in October and Reingold Records.

Jonas is continuously working on his business and trying to find new markets for the releases of Reingold Records. He enjoys being a businessman and discussing about his ideas with other record companies, distributors and so on. The latest news is that Jonas is thinking about setting up an American branch of Reingold Records so he can easily release his titles in the USA.

At this moment Jonas has written about 90 minutes of music for the new Karmakanic album. He wants to write ten to fifteen minutes more, so he can pick the best pieces for the final recordings. In total he wants to record 60 minutes and release the new album in the Spring of 2011. Jonas added that he didn’t keep the three other releases of Karmakanic in his mind while writing the new songs. Instead he wanted to have an open and free mind to get new inspiration, break new grounds again and find some challenges. He thinks that this is the basic idea of progressive rock; try to build new songs upon the old foundations and incorporate new ideas all the time.

The new album of Agents Of Mercy has almost been finished and Roine is adding the finishing touch on the new album right now. They are planning their release in September so the album will be for sale for sure when they are on tour in October. And of course the band will play the new songs on stage. The line-up is: Roine Stolt (g, v), Jonas Reingold (b), Nad Sylvan (v), Lalle Larsson (k) and Mickael Wahlgren (d).

Talking about the live shows of Karmakanic and Agents Of Mercy.. Jonas told that Karmakanic will play one of the new songs, as a surprise for all his fans. Even though nothing has been recorded, we can hear a first arrangement of one of the new tracks. Oh, yes, for all the fans of the lovely and talented Inger Ohlén, there is a big disappointment: she will not join the bands on their tour. And, no, also Alex Reingold will not tour with his father!

A short update with some news about Karmakanic, Agents of Mercy, the tour in October and Reingold Records.

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Interview Nad Sylvan

Nad Sylvan is relatively unknown in the circle of friends of Jonas. Nad was part of a project called Unifaun up to 2009, and in Ittervoort there was a chance to ask him some questions. Among which the question why he quit Unifaun.

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Interview Goran Edman

After the sound check and prior to the live show in Ittervoort (March 2010), there was an opportunity to ask Göran Edman a few questions about his career and life as a rock musician. In his career Göran has recorded songs for mainstream hardrock, guitar rock and metal bands. He has worked with Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Jens and Anders Johansson, Richard Andersson and numerous other bands in different genres. So his choice to accept Jonas’ invitation to sing in Karmakanic, a progressive rock band, with strong jazz and fusion influences, in 2003, was remarkable. What made him decide to do this?

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2010 Kaipa - In The Wake Of Evolution

The 10th album of Kaipa continues where number 9 has left but adds a little extra. Stronger compositions and melodies, the singing is stronger overall and guitarist Per Nilsson has grown and shows how to lay down tasteful melodies.

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2010 - Karmakanic & Agents of Mercy - Live USA

The Power of Two was a joint-venture between Karmakanic and Agents Of Mercy in 2009. Why would two forces in music work seperately while it's more powerful to work together? In Autum 2009 both bands went on tour in Europe and USA playing two different repertoires performed by one single group. This live album has been recorded during the shows in the USA and represents the finest songs from both bands. And because Karmakanic drummer Zoltan could not join the US shows, Nick D'Virgillio (Spocks Beard) replaced him. He blended in perfectly, after rehearsing three hours of material in just 6 hours, and made it sound like they had been playing together for weeks.

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