Adrian Recordings

Edda Magnason - Jona

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Tue, 1 May 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Conceptual “Chinese whisper” release from Edda Magnason and Adrian Recordings.

Artist: Edda Magnason
Title: Jona
Catalogue number: arweb 139
Label: Adrian Recordings
Release: EP

1.      Edda Magnason – Jona
2.      Edda Magnason – Jona (Vidderna Remix)
3.      Edda Magnason – Jona (Vidderna Remix) (Niva Remix)
4.      Edda Magnason – Jona (Vidderna Remix) (Niva Remix) (Justus Köhncke's BLAX OMEN Remix)

Get it at iTunes: itunes.apple.com/se/album/jona-ep/id519707011

Stream it from Filter: filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/listen_edda_magnason_reveals_new_track_remixes_filter_premiere

Watch the video to the original via The Arts Desk: theartsdesk.com/new-music/edda-magnason-interview-video-exclusive
Watch the video to “Jona (Vidderna Remix)” via No Modest Bear: nomodestbear.com/blog/video-premiere-edda-magnason-jona-vidderna-remix/
Watch the video to “Jona (Vidderna Remix) (Niva Remix)” via PSL: blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/04/30/premiar-edda-magnason-jona-vidderna-remix/
Watch the video to “Jona (Vidderna Remix) (Niva Remix) (Justus Köhncke's BLAX OMEN Remix)” via Discobelle:

Watch all videos via Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD07B50D01D2A328

Edda Magnason released her second album, Goods, (first on Adrian Recordings) last year to worldwide critical acclaim. It was also announced that she will be playing the leading role in a major film project about the Swedish all time great jazz singer Monica Zetterlund. The filming is taking place right now, but just before she went into the actor bubble, she recorded one off track that we now are releasing in one of our most interesting concepts up to date.

The release has one baring concept line in form of a musical ”Chinese whisper” and some bonus features.

This is the story:
Edda Magnason went into the studio with long time friend and mega electro pop star Familjen in the producer’s chair. Together they recorded her track Jona. That’s the first track of the release.

Instead of adding the usual 2 or 3 remixes of the track we started a “Chinese whisper”. We asked Vidderna to do a remix of the original track and then we asked Niva to do a remix of the Vidderna remix, without hearing the original, last Justus Köhncke remixed the Niva remix without having heard either the original or the Vidderna remix. It all became a musical “Chinese whisper” going from Familjen’s nearly Portisheadish sound to deep underground German techno from Justus Köhncke. This creates the EP Jona by Edda Magnason.

1.      Edda Magnason – Jona
The original track is produced by fluorescent Swedish electro star Familjen. Best known for his worldwide hit Det snurrar i min skalle. In 2012 he will release his 3rd album.

2.      Edda Magnason – Jona (Vidderna Remix)
Vidderna is the name of Niklas Tjäder. Deeply associated with the progressive disco sound of Malmö. He is also a live musician with Korallreven. Now touring the world.

3.      Edda Magnason – Jona (Vidderna Remix) (Niva Remix)
Niva is Sweden’s new contribution to the more danceable chill wave scene. His singles and remixes are floating around the web with high remarks in big magazines like Line of Best Fit and Pitchfork. He will release his debut album in 2012.

4.      Edda Magnason – Jona (Vidderna Remix) (Niva Remix) (Justus Köhncke's BLAX OMEN Remix)
Finishing of the release is the legendary German disco and techno producer Justus Köhncke. Nowadays best known for his work for the German techno label Kompakt, but even before that he was a big star on the European electronic scene as a member of the trio Whirlpool Productions that had a big hit with From Disco to Disco. In later days he has collaborated with Can’s Irmin Schmidt and been drawn to a more krautish sound. Here, however, he delivers a warehouse underground techno banger.

In addition to this Nisse Axman has made moving graphics, let’s call it videos, to the full release.

And as bonus features we throw in Edda’s demo version of the track, also recorded by Familjen though. When we asked pop sensation Simian Ghost to make a Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes he mashed up the Vidderna remix with a track from Den svenska tystnaden called Du ser träd and all of a sudden we had yet another fine bonus track to this release.

New track from Den svenska tystnaden

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Title Barnomsorgen i Södra Sofielund
Artist Den svenska tystnaden

Download adrianfiles.com/Barnomsorgen_i_sodra_Sofielund.mp3
Spotify Den Svenska Tystnaden
iTunes itunes.apple.com/se/album/barnomsorgen-i-sodra-sofielund/id503217561

Release date 10th of april 2012

This new track from Den svenska tystnaden is taken from a documentary series about the Malmö police, that will be shown on Swedish National television this spring. Since the singer in the band works with child care in problem areas and are confronted with this everyday this is a perfect fit between reality and music.

Marcus Cato - now listen online

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Finally we decided to upload the music from Marcus Cato to the masses. We suggest that you listen on Spotify or chose your favorite platform.

Marcus Cato – 1H

Marcus Cato – 2H

In early 2008 two hungover people meet over a coffee in Malmö. One was Magnus Bjerkert of Adrian Recordings, the other was Marcus Cato. Cato was, and is, still one of the most talented songwriters and musicians Adrian Recordings ever met. He is also, however, on a different planet. Even though he played with, and made music with artists like Familjen, Emil Jensen, David & The Citizens and Jens Lekman, he doesn’t have the same ambitions as regular musicians and not the same agenda.

That very day Marcus was very frustrated, he complained about all the new music he heard, he said that he hadn’t heard anything truly new, interesting or emotionally captivating since the days of rag time. Magnus did not agree, but he was intrigued by Marcus’s enthusiasm and negativity. Magnus knew that Marcus himself was capable of making the music he wanted to hear himself, and Magnus was curious to hear the result. Magnus challenged Marcus. Magnus would buy recording devices to Marcus and in return he would record 3 tracks a week. The best of the tracks would be published on Adrian Recordings’ web site. This would continue for one year. The task was overwhelming but Marcus accepted. And Marcus Cato is the only one we know that actually have the skills and is stubborn enough to fulfill it.

This is the origin of one of the most interesting musical project in recent years.

The project had several purposes:

* What happens creatively with a musician if he is forced to produce music in a speed of 3 tracks a week for one year?

* How do you experience music when you are so overwhelmed by the quantity of it? You can’t divide it into parts. You have to accept that the parts are considered as a whole. This was, and still is, opposite to how many people consume music nowadays.

* At the time, internet was even more fragmentized than it is now. It was a puzzle, with too many platforms with no real impact. The result was that people tried to be everywhere without doing it really well. We decided to do it the other way around. We wanted the interested listeners to come to us. We figured we would reach the true music fans by the method. Therefore the only place online where you could hear Marcus’s music was from a small streaming player at www.adrianrecordings.com. We called it the opposite of internet. But Marcus is opposite of so many things. The player is still there.

Marcus Cato started to deliver and the tracks just kept coming. The quality is remarkably high and always out of interest. The frames was expanding by force. In his own world he created an ever expanding micro cosmos, and once you stepped into his language you where forever a native, but neither we nor Marcus Cato are telling you what to speak.

Marcus also delivered track titles but he let Magnus combine the music with the titles. He started the series with the track “Vasamuseet, spejar efter land” and finished 52 tracks later with “Ridå”. It’s an imprint of a person. We drained him of music. This music is meant as a whole. A whole person.

The additional 2 pictures is made by artist Leif Holmstrand and photos of them was taken by Mika Korhonen.

- - - -
“Close to the water I’m overwhelmed by the feeling that this is the place. But although I dig and dig there’s not a single gold nugget in sight. The dream changes. Suddenly I’m stuck in the hole with nothing but my head sticking up. I hear light tunes. They circle around my head. I wear a helmet but to no avail. The tunes penetrate my skull and nest inside my soul. It’s beautiful. It’s Cato. Cato, alas!, the smooth Marcus Cato and the one with sharpened canine teeth. Everything he does is reduced and simple – but seductive. He is allowed to trust every melodical whim. He knows how to manufacture these little whims out of large blocks of experience. How to slowly and carefully chisel out overlapping melodies on a piano. How to grind the barrel-organ in some fabulous French movie. How to make brittle and rustling guitar sounds hover above the landscape. I rise from the grave (still void of gold nuggets) and remove the helmet. Liberated.”
Leif Holmstrand,
writer & artist

More info: www.musicquack.com/2011/08/cato-one-year-project.html

New artist on Adrian Recordings: VED

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0100

It’s time to present a new artist on Adrian Recordings. Straight from the woods of Malmö we give you your new dance music. The mighty VED!

Artist: VED
Album title: VED
Cat#: arcd 142
Artwork: adrianfiles.com/VED300.jpg
Artwork by Svärta & VED
Scandinavian album release date: May 16th

The area Möllan in Malmö Sweden is unique not only in Sweden. In just a couple of blocks; bars, night clubs and concert venues are in every corner. The inhabitants are mainly people under 25 and people from the Middle east. Living side by side in a mixed culture. It creates something where it’s as natural to go clubbing on a weekday as having a baklava or halawi with your coffee. It’s in the core of this you find VED. Music made for dancing and meditation.

VED started as a solo-project by Mattias Nihlén taking inspiration from filmmusic, progressive rock, early electronic music and folk music. From a more drone-based ambient, the music has developed into a rhythmic machinery with elements of horror movie soundtracks, surf-rock and found cassettes. VED is now also a fully developed live band delivering hypnotic instrumental rock music.

Mattias Nihlén - Electric guitar, Bouzouki and almost never flute
Adam Vilgot Persson - Electric guitar, clarinet, samples and broken KORG synth
Martin Holm - Bass guitar and sunglasses
David Hagberg - Drums with additional tingeltangel
Mattias Almlund - Organ, zither, samples and white noise

Label: Double Sun | Artist: YAST

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

We have 2 fantastic news to share with you from Adrian Recordings.

1. We have started a sub label. It is called Double Sun. It will be run by Jocke Lindberg.
2. First release, on Double Sun, will be a 7” vinyl from lo-fi romantics YAST. The release is a collaboration with Stockholm based label Hare Tracks.

Artist: YAST
Title: Believes
Catalogue nr: DS7”002/HT03
Format: Vinyl 7”
Label: Double Sun/Hare Tracks

A: Believes B: Because of you

Release date: 2012-02-06

Stream the title track Believes HERE: soundcloud.com/yast/believes

All of a sudden, people are talking about Sandviken - a small, sleepy town in the middle of Sweden, formerly known for its steel industry. Rap star 50 Cent chose to perform one of his two European shows in the city. Pitchfork predicts Sandviken’s dream pop act Simian Ghost will take over the world and back in the days the greatest artists of the 60’s, like Jimi Hendrix, did exclusive performances in Sandviken.

Lo-fi romantics YAST started in Sandviken 2007, but moved to Malmö the following year. They were three back then, Carl Jensen, Tobias Widman and Marcus Norberg. In 2010 they got help from Markus Johansson and Niklas Wennerstrand, drummer and bass player in post rock act Aerial.

Together with producer Emil Isaksson the band recorded a few songs in Studio Möllan. Electronica producer Andreas Tilliander mastered the single that will be released by Double Sun and Hare Tracks in February 2012. Double Sun is a new sub label of Adrian Recordings. “Believes” is perfect pop, slightly naive and melodic in the best of ways. It reminds you of lazy days by the shore, of romance and daydreaming. All essential to YAST.

YAST www.soundcloud.com/yast | yastmusic.tumblr.com
Double Sun www.doublesunrecordings.com | contact@doublesunrecordings.com
Hare Tracks www.haretracks.tumblr.com | emelie@debaser.se

NEW VIDEO: Familjen & Emil Jensen - Nyår

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Two of Adrian’s finest artists is collaborating in a loving duet, celebrating the New Year’s spirit. The track “Nyår” with Emil Jensen & Familjen is now out.

Produced by Sanna Lindström at Rooster Film and directed by Andreas von Kern.

Spotify: Emil Jensen & Familjen – Nyår
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/se/album/nyar-single/id485325087

The track is written by Emil Jensen, produced by Familjen and performed by both.

Familjen’s and Emil’s paths have crossed before. Familjen produced Emil’s two first albums and Emil is singing on the chorus of Familjen’s hit “ Det snurrar i min skalle”.

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011 4th Advent By Simian Ghost

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011
4th Advent
By Simian Ghost

Duration – 30:14
Artwork - Martin Löfqvist (www.ilovebrain.se)
Stream: soundcloud.com/adrianrec/simian-ghost
Download: www.adrianfiles.com/SIMIAN_GHOST-Adrian_Recordings_Advent_Sunday_Mixtapes.mp3

Songs used: (Click on links to listen to original tracks)
1. YAST – New song from the new stuff we recording! Nice One (Camera recording)
2. Edda Magnason – Hur Jag Föreställer Mig Det Är Att Segla (How I Imagine Sailing)
3. Edda Magnason – Magpie´s Nest
4. Edda Magnason - Jona (Vidderna remix)
5. Den svenska tystnaden – Du ser träd
6. This Is Head – 0007 (A remix by Korallreven)
7. Den svenska tystnaden – Åttahundra barn
8. MF/MB/ – The Window (Artisan Loyalist Remix)
9. This Is Head – De Trop (Johanna Knutsson Cosmic Support Remix)

Progression:
YAST/ Edda Magnason
Edda Magnason (Ambient cut-up)
Edda Magnason/Den svenska tystnaden Mashup
This Is Head (A remix by Korallreven)
MF/MB/ (Artisan Loyalist Remix)/Den svenska tystnaden Mashup
This Is Head (Johanna Knutsson Cosmic Support Remix)

Almost all tracks are released by Adrian Recordings during 2011 and can be bought in the web shop at www.adrianrecordings.com www.adrianrecordings.com or at your favorite digital retailer.

With super hype all year and good remarks on sites like Pitchfork, Simian Ghost is part of what you can call a Swedish wave of chill wave, together with the likes of Niva, Korallreven and Summer Heart etc. During the year Adrian Recordings' MF/MB/ did a great remix of Simian Ghost’s track Bicycle Theme and we’re glad to have Simian Ghost onboard on the 4th Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011.

And what we have here is one of the most ambitious mixtapes ever. It’s mashup heaven and a completely wonderful melting pot on Adrian Recordings 2011. But as always it is also a glimpse in the crystal ball with a unreleased track from Edda Magnason. When Simian Ghost starts off with a sample from a wicked camera recording from when YAST is recording their debut album, we know that we are just here and now. Enjoy!

More about Simian Ghost: facebook.com/simianghost

Listen to all Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011 HERE: soundcloud.com/adrianrec/sets/adrian-recordings-advent/soundcloud.com/adrianrec/sets/adrian-recordings-advent/

Listen to 2010 years mixtapes HERE: soundcloud.com/adrianrec/sets/adrian-recordings-advent-sunday-mixtapes-2010/soundcloud.com/adrianrec/sets/adrian-recordings-advent-sunday-mixtapes-2010/

and MORE: facebook.com/group.php?gid=37766145908facebook.com/group.php?gid=37766145908

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011 3rd Advent By Hans Appelqvist

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011
3rd Advent
By Hans Appelqvist
Duration – 31:55
Artwork - Martin Löfqvist (www.ilovebrain.se)
Stream: soundcloud.com/adrianrec/hans-appelqvist
Download: www.adrianfiles.com/HANS_APPELQVIST-Adrian_Recordings_Advent_Sunday_Mixtapes.mp3

Track list: (Click on links to listen to original tracks)
1. Edda Magnason – Beatle (No song edit)
2. Fex Fellini - Barcelona (Boeoes Kaelstigen Remix)
3. Edda Magnason – Magpie´s Nest (No song edit)
4. YAST - Believes
5. Edda Magnason – Hur Jag Föreställer Mig Det Är Att Segla (How I Imagine Sailing)
6. This Is Head – De Trop (Johanna Knutsson Cosmic Support Remix)
7. This Is Head – 0007 (A remix by Korallreven)
8. Edda Magnason – Ancient Star My Innocent Heart (No song edit)
9. Den svenska tystnaden – Du ser träd
10. Edda Magnason – Jormine (No song edit)
11. YAST - Because of You
12. Edda Magnason – Jormine (No song edit)

Almost all tracks are released by Adrian Recordings during 2011 and can be bought in the web shop at www.adrianrecordings.com or at your favorite digital retailer.

On the 3rd Advent we move a little away from dance music. There hasn’t been so much dance on Adrian Recordings during 2011 and to melt together Adrian’s 2011 we couldn’t think of anyone better than the musical storyteller Hans Appelqvist. Hans explores the concept of mixtapes and uses Edda Magnason’s piano playing as a shrine where he pulls up jewelry in forms of different tracks, puts them down again and lets us enjoy the shrine and then brings up another diamond.

Hans Appelqvist did a haunting remix of This Is Head’s 0007 during the year that we released on vinyl. He has also recently released a new album - Sjunga slutet nu (Sing the end now) - to critical acclaim.

In the mixtape you’ll also find some surprises that we have to get back on.

More about Hans Appelqvist HERE:
sifantin.net
facebook.com/hansappelqvist

New single - Emil Jensen & Familjen - Nyår

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Two of Adrian’s finest artists is collaborating in a loving duet, celebrating the New Year’s spirit. The track “Nyår” with Emil Jensen & Familjen is now out.

Spotify: Emil Jensen & Familjen – Nyår
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/se/album/nyar-single/id485325087
Download: adrianfiles.com/01.Nyar.mp3

Familjen’s and Emil’s paths have crossed before. Familjen produced Emil’s two first albums and Emil is singing on the chorus of Familjen’s hit “Det snurrar i min skalle”.

A video will soon be out produced by Sanna Lindström at Rooster Film and directed by Andreas von Kern

Emil is doing a few more shows this year:

2011-12-08 Länsteatern - Visby - 12:00
2011-12-09 Länsteatern - Visby - 19:00
2011-12-09 Länsteatern - Visby - 12:00

2011-12-16 Babel - Malmö - with Nour El-Refai
2011-12-17 Babel - Malmö - with Nour El-Refai
2011-12-18 Babel - Malmö - with Nour El-Refai

Buy tickets for the Malmö show HERE: babelmalmo.se/biljetter

emiljensen.se
familj-en.com

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011 2nd Advent By Rigas

info@adrianrecordings.com (Adrian Recordings) — Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011
2nd Advent
By Rigas
Duration – 33:29
Artwork - Martin Löfqvist (www.ilovebrain.se )
Stream: soundcloud.com/adrianrec/rigas
Download: adrianfiles.com/RIGAS-Adrian_Recordings_Advent_Sunday_Mixtapes.mp3

Track list: (Click on links to listen to original tracks)
1. Familjen – Vems lilla hjärta flyger (Rigas Edit)
2. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Kantillo (Rutger Hofbahn Remix)
3. This Is Head – 0007 (A remix by Korallreven)
4. MF/MB/ – The Window (Artisan Loyalist Remix)
5. Den svenska tystnaden – Reaktor
6. Fex Fellini - Barcelona (Boeoes Kaelstigen Remix)
7. Familjen – Man ser det från månen
8. Boeoes Kaelstigen – Kantillo
9. This Is Head – De Trop (Johanna Knutsson Cosmic Support Remix)

All tracks is released by Adrian Recordings during 2011 and can be bought in the web shop at www.adrianrecordings.com or at your favorite digital retailer.

Second Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes 2011 comes from Stockholm and the mighty Rigas. It’s hard to summarize all projects that Rigas AKA Henrik Von Euler is part of. Besides being one of the forces behind the excellent label Flora & Fauna he is part of acts like Parken and Sjöarna and many more. He is also part of creating the Skwee genre, with his alias Rigas den andra. But Rigas is and has always been his main focus. Rigas is the perfect blend of Prince and Bruce Springsteen if they were produced by Daft Punk. During 2011 Rigas released the outstanding album Bring The Dead. Don’t miss out.

In Rigas Adrian Recordings Advent Sunday Mixtapes he shows proofs of his eclectic and border breaking attitude. He starts of with screwing down Familjen and before the show is over he has managed to melt together Swedish kraut rock with German techno. How is that for a Sunday dish?

Read more and listen to Rigas here: rigas.blackside.org
Listen to earlier years mixtapes and future ones HERE