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I encourage those who have enjoyed the efforts of Wintergatan to also check out the bandleader’s previous effort: Detektivbyrån. It’s a rare glimpse into Swedis
by SOLAR_FIELDS 7y ago
I encourage those who have enjoyed the efforts of Wintergatan to also check out the bandleader’s previous effort: Detektivbyrån. It’s a rare glimpse into Swedish street music and really captures a beautiful Göteborg vibe. It’s a nice Scandinavian minimalist approach to music that I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of.
For further Nordic minimalism I also recommend the band Múm from Iceland, specifically the album Finally We Are No One. This album features the beautifully calming lyricist Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, who was a former wife of David Portner, who some in America might know as Avery Tare of the band Animal Collective. She is featured on their 2005 album “Feels” singing and playing a deliberately off-key piano with some really interesting and very flower-child-in-the-fields melodies such as on the track “Did You See The Words”.
- Legogris 7y agoHey, got to say say that I am a big fan of your music as well. Seen you live outside Volvo and at big festivals. Random Friday eat all are excellent for unwinding and reflecting as the darkness comes. I feel there’s something particularly Scandinavian to the style of you and Carbon Based Lifeforms as well, but in a very different way to Wintergatan’s urban vibes of course... Makes me think of misty fern forests, the barren broken-up landscapes in the north and something mysterious in the twilight. Have not heard about the others you mentioned though, will definitely check out!
- ptr 7y agoIs SOLAR_FIELDS actually the real Solar Fields (Magnus B)?
- Legogris 7y agoOh, I actually have no idea, I just assumed it must be him given the comment..
- SOLAR_FIELDS 7y agoI am not, only a fan. Sorry to disappoint :)
- rags2riches 7y agoFor more related music, check out Anders Flanderz. He is a brother of Martin Molin (in Wintergatan, building the Marble Machines) and was a member of Detektivbyrån. There are many videos of him busking as a one man band on YouTube.
- aloisdg 7y agoDetektivbyrån's music has a huge Yann Tiersen's vibe for my neophyte ears. I love it. Thank you for this.
- throwaway66920 7y agoThis is great. Thanks. I’ve also become quite fond of Icelandic band Low Roar, notable for making one of the songs in the Death Stranding trailer
- krilly 7y agoIn my opinion Kria's best work is on Pullhair Rubeye, the album she did together with Dave. Unfortunately they chose to release the album completely reversed, so you'll have to find a fixed version on YouTube.