Johannes Bergmark's "Playing Cousins"

The concept "playing cousin" appeared on a Norwegian tour when we were talking about who we've played with and who those had played with. The kind of step-family that appears between musicians and artists you have collaborated with. A playing cousin is someone you haven't played with but that person has in turn played with someone you have played with: you have a "playing brother" or "playing sister" in common. This is of course just a funny concept with no credentials whatsoever. It just makes you feel like a part of something you are still outside, like a cousin from the country. So, here's a list - naturally far from complete! - of some of the people I've never played (or performed) with, but who have some time played with someone I've played with:

   Sweden:
Andreas Berthling, Anitas Livs, Chihuahua, Cirkus Cirkör, choreographer Björn Elisson, Öyvind Fahlström, Stefan Forssén, Dan Fröberg & Köksensemblen, The Great Learning Orchestra, Gul 3, Hallingkvartetten, Jarl Hammarberg, poet Bob Hansson, Harpo, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Jean-Louis Huhta, Iskra, Peter Jansson, Niels Jensen, Sven-Åke Johansson, dancer Per Jonsson, George Kentros, dancer Anna Koch, actor Marika Lagerkranz, Erik Malmberg, comedian Lasse O'Månsson, Hans Parment, Mats Persson, Position Alpha, Povel Ramel, Sabbath Hela Veckan, Kristine Scholtz, Johan Söderberg, Teatermaskinen, Träd Gräs och Stenar, Urban Turban, Urga, Vibafemba, Lasse Werner, Morgan Ågren, Änglaspel
   Norway:
Isak Andersen, And The Balcony Fell, Lars Beckstrøm, Mari Boine Persen, Jon Christensen, Cikada, Circulasjon Totale, Coleman Five, Dog Age, Dusty Cowshit, Sidsel Endresen, Grusomhetens Teater, Terje Isungset, Jazzpunkensemblet, Lasse Marhaug, Eivind One Pedersen, Supersilent, actor/director Lars Øyno
   England:
Derek Bailey, The Bill Posters Will Be Banned, John Butcher, Chris Burn, Bob Cobbing, Tom Cora, Lol Coxhill, Chris Cutler, Rhodri Davies, Phil Durrant, The Electro-acoustic Cabaret, Fred Frith, Barry Guy, Graham Lewis, Paul Lytton, Morphogenesis, Evan Parker, John Russell, Paul Rutherford, John Stevens, Roger Turner
   Germany:
Die Audio-Gruppe, Burkhard Beins, Peter Brötzmann, Ensemble Modern, Wolfgang Fuchs, Günther Christmann, Tristan Honsinger, video artist Thomas Kiesel, Torsten Müller, Andrea Neumann, Hans-Karsten Raecke, Ignatz Schick, Karlheinz Stockhausen
   Holland:
Han Bennink, Jaap Blonk, Kapotte Musiek
   Italy:
Massimo Pupillo, Zu
   USA:
Ron Anderson, Carla Bley, Anthony Braxton, Eugene Chadbourne, Don Cherry, Roger Cleier, John Coltrane, Tom Cora, Curlew, Hamid Drake, John Duncan, Henry Flynt, Slim Gaillard, Harry The Hipster Gibson, Greg Goodman, Annie Gosfield, Henry Kaiser, George Lewis, Alan Licht, Madonna, Bob Marsh, Roscoe Mitchell, Moondog, David Moss, The Residents, Terry Riley, Johnny Shines, Blaise Siwula, Sonic Youth, Cecil Taylor, John Tchikai, LaMonte Young, Frank Zappa
   Canada:
Zev Asher, CCMC, André Eric Letourneau, bp Nichol, John Oswald, Michael Snow, Nihilist Spasm Band, Six Heads
   Japan:
butoh dancer Yoko Ashikawa, Tetsuo Furudate, Sachiko M, Merzbow (Masami Akita), dancer Min Tanaka, Otomo Yoshihide
   Australia/NL:
Tony Buck, Jim Denley, Amanda Stewart
   Russia:
Sergei Kuryochin
   Vietnam:
The Khak Chi ensemble
   Poland:
Zbigniew Karkowski
   France:
Le Quan Ninh
   Iceland and ?:
The Hafler Trio
   Czech Republic:
Ida Bittová (=Ida Kellerova), Pavel Fajt
   Mongolia:
Mongolian National Folk Song and Dance Academic Ensemble, Davaasuren Bayarbaatar, Blue Sun Art Studio & Center.