Taken by Trees, “Watch the Waves” MP3
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
Studio’s West Coast has become something of a classic album in this office, so as Gothenburg, Sweden enthusiasts are probably already aware, the lack of new original music from the duo is heartbreaking. Literally it is the saddest shit ever. Or it would be, if not for their continued work with other artists like Victoria Bergsman aka Taken by Trees aka the singer from The Concretes to inject some Club Med vibes (see also: pan flutes and something that sounds like a xylophone made out of, like, bird bones) into her music.
Download: Taken by Trees, “Watch the Waves” (via Gorilla vs. Bear)
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posted on Aug 7, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
The Crepes, “What Else” MP3
Just when there seemed to be a dearth of windy pop music coming from Gothenberg right now (apparently everyone is on vacation or working on their gardens and/or next projects), The Crepes drop this power-chilling heatrock on the tail end of summertime to soundtrack our boats riding off into the sunset. The newish group consists of The Embassy’s Fredrik Lindson and Studio’s Dan Lissvik, so even though it’s an acoustic beach-bonfire track stripped of the electronic factors in their other projects, the harmonies are still as infectious and yearny as 98 degree weather and a Fanta. They released this as a 12″ but it sold out in three days, which may speak to some kind of zeitgeist.
Download: The Crepes, “What Else” (via Discobelle)
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posted on Aug 3, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
Audio: Fever Ray, “When I Grow Up (Dan Lissvik)”
- story THE FADER
Before Studio’s Dan Lissvik got hold of “When I Grow Up”: we loved it but its contemplative, measured, melancholy backdrop made us yearn to be in the rainy Pacific Northwest where the green light is so incandescent and fractured it’s almost neon. After Studio’s Dan Lissvik got hold of “When I Grow Up”: we love it, and we are cheered! What is going on with the Swedes being all joyous-sounding and seaside-like? Can you even surf in Sweden?
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posted on Mar 6, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
Freeload/Video: Dan Lissvik of Studio, “Track One” and “Track Five”
- story THE FADER
Can you listen to Studio when it isn’t weather for the beach? Are they a soundtrack to sand and sea or just a mnemonic device to tug salty humid air to the front of your mind? What beach are they? They may be in Sweden, but they always sounded Pacific with the light twinkle. But Dan Lissvik, half of the group, has a solo debut that is total Indian Ocean at night. Heavy guitar and tiny drum patter, he’s slowed the strum and upped the castanets. “Track One,” the opener to to the forthcoming 7 Tracks + Intermission is a little Brazilian, a little irie, a little weird episode of Get Smart where they go to the Philippines. Just go with it.
Download: Dan Lissvik, “Track One”
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posted on Nov 25, 2008 in MP3 / STREAMS
Video: Studio Yearbook 2 Preview
- story THE FADER
Is watching hypercolor paint dry the same as watching boring paint dry? Well, no. But it’s definitely less dull with clips from the new Studio record, Yearbook 2. Studio-fied Kylie Minogue = endless heaven.
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posted on Jun 16, 2008 in MUSIC VIDEO
