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ARCANE WILLOW
Arcane Willow started their musical journey in late 2009.
It all started in the flat landscapes of the southern parts
os Sweden. The two friends Fredrik and Marcus had been sharing
the idea of forming a band for some time, and after a few
brews on a cold evening, they decided to make it happen.
They both shared the vision of being an uncompromissed band
where raw emotion and creativety is the center point. But
first they needed to find a bass player! They asked their
friend Andreas who jumped the Arcane ship right away.
Next they started rehersing on some songs Fredrik had written
a while back, and it worked like a charm! After being a band
for a brief month the band decided to try their wings, playing
live at a huge party on the country side. The gig went really
well and they found even more fuel to keep things going. The
same night another mutual friend Max asked if they needed
another guitar player, and from that moment on, they had themselves
a great guitarist in Arcane Willow. The circle was complete
after Max joined and after a couple of months they ended up
recording their first EP "Barren Plains". After
that they spent countless days and evenings crafting songs
and playing some shows in between. They also managed to record
some songs in 2010 that were put out for free on myspace.
Later the same year they had finished writing songs for a
new EP. This would be their first official release recorded
proffessionaly by their great friend and musician Lotta Wenglén,
at her Margit Music Studio. The five track EP was released
in May 2011. Shortly thereafter the band also made their international
debute playing their first show in Germany.
Since then the band have pushed themselves even further musically
and has grown tighter as a unit. On their hands they have
10 of their best songs written to date, and will make up for
their first fullength to be recorded October 2011. The LP
will see the light of day in Spring 2012.
Creating new music, challenging themselves to get better and
bring new ideas to the table is the key for Arcane Willow.
With the love for early 90's indierock, 70's folkrock loud
guitars and powerpop you will find Arcane Willow making music
that they love.
Internet:
www.myspace.com/arcanewillow |
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BLIND LAKE
Originally a 2003 sci-fi novel by Robert Charles Wilson,
Blind Lake, the duo comprised of Lotta Wenglén (guitar,
bass, keyboards, drums, vocals) and Måns Wieslander
(guitar, drums, bass, vocals) derived their band name from
the book where in a small Minnesota locale, through alien
technology, scientists are able to follow the everyday lives
of aliens on a distant planet. The paranormal subject matter
aptly reflects the Böste, Sweden based duo’s approach
to art, music, philosophy and the perfectly normal events
in life which remain perfectly unexplainable.
Wieslander explains, “It’s sort of like what we
do, observe people (including ourselves) and situations from
the Blind Lake headquarters. We also liked the sound of it,
the sci-fi equivalent of a blank page, just waiting to be
filled.”
The duo’s approach to songwriting is much like an early
scene in a sci-fi plot where the observable is still hazy
until each clue appears to present vivid clarity. Wenglén
says, “The songs never arrive fully formed. We try to
keep them pretty shapeless and just mess around with them
until we get those shivers down our backs.” This approach
allows them to touch on a variety of genres including new
wave, soul, folk and pop to circle their core with voices
intimately intertwining into a slightly haunted, ruggedly
elegant soundscape.
As each song evolves and introduces a slightly varied genre,
it provides an eclectic and cinematic quality as if on a soundtrack
to a movie with many twists and turns, ups and downs. Although
this is a band who is solidly planted in the present, with
an eye to the future, history does a way of presenting itself
with the diversity of genres which infiltrate their music.
Much of this can be explained by not only what inspires them,
but also their own musical history as well.
Wenglén, whose range of experience includes folk and
pop, earned best of year accolades on her fourth solo album.
She has both played and recorded with Chip Taylor (“Wild
Thing”, “Angel of the Morning”) and toured
and recorded with Nina Persson of the Cardigans in support
of an award winning documentary called “Jag är
min egen Dolly Parton” (I Am My Own Dolly Parton). Her
pre-solo band ba-ba-loo toured with Whiskeytown and The Lotta
Wenglén band opened for The Cave Singers.
Wieslander played with Australian punk band The Saints while
his solo band Elevator Adam supported the likes of The Posies
and Hoodoo Gurus. He also has a long history with dream pop
act, Moonbabies’ Ola Frick in various projects.
On earth, Blind Lake’s upcoming album due out June 15
which could be best described as rootsy sci-fi, is like an
invitation in time travel. The duo journeys through Crosby,
Stills Nash & Young’s 70s style long, warm harmonies,The
Carpenters’ melancholy and the melodic intimacy of Laura
Veirs while Wieslander’s rich baritone simultaneously
bring to mind The National’s Matt Berninger as well
as 90s new wave acts such as The Church.
As the genres seamlessly interlace and meld into a cohesive
mix anchored by the harmonies between Wenglén and Wieslander,
Blind Lake is like an exploration into the unknown: love,
death, divorce and unconfirmed alien abductions-the everyday
big stuff through a slightly distorted lens.
Internet: www.blindlake.net
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CECILIA NORDLUND
Post-indie-non-ironic danceable electrobeat – and in Swedish.
3:52 minutes of indieelectro heaven is the first single "Alla
sa att allting var farligt"
. A hit perfectly adapted for airplay .
The first time Cecilia Nordlund (Souls, Monkeystrikes, Cilihili,
Dollykollot, Sunshine Rabbits) writes swedish lyrics she teams
up with electrolegend and producer Johan Sigerud (The Soft Eyes,
Cougar And Snail, my Orchard). The result is a four minute beatladen
discharge where grinding indieguitars collides with a kick drum
straight from the Ruhrgebiet. Add choirs of out of tune recorders
and everything adds up to create havoc on the dancefloor.
Drums: Fredrik Myhr Bass: Mattias Areskog. Mix: Joachim Ekermann.
Internet:
www.cecilianordlund.com |
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CILIHILI
(in swedish)
Cecilia Nordlund debuterar här som soloartist under namnet
”Cilihili” och vi på Margit Music är
stolta över att få ge ut hennes första album
”Not listening”.
Cilihili låter som inget annat samtidigt som låtarna
har ett tidlöst skimmer kring sig – vackert, spralligt,
hårt och roligt på samma gång.
”Not listening” blir en oförutsägbar
debutskiva med modigt låtmaterial, personliga texter
och direkta melodier som inspirerar till både glädje
och eftertänksamhet. Pippi Långstrump på
knark. Texterna handlar om allt ifrån hämmade hemmafruar,
drakar och Helsingborg till internetporr.
Arbetet med att spela in skivan ”Not Listening”
är redan påbörjat och produceras av Christoffer
Lundqvist i Aerosol Grey Machine-studios med musikerna Fredrik
Myhr och Lotta Wenglén.
Cecilia Nordlund är en av Sveriges mest originella sångerskor
och låtskrivare. Cecilias personliga röst och melodispråk
lämnar få oberörda och hon har blivit känd
för sina ärliga och angelägna texter fyllda
med både humor och svärta.
Under åren har Cecilia gjort samarbeten och varit duettpartner
till Freddie Wahling, Marit Bergman, Magnus Carlson och till
våren 2009 är hon återigen aktuell i en duett
med Karin Dreijer (The Knife) på hennes soloprojekt
”Moonshine”. Cecilia Nordlund blev först
känd som sångerska i rockbandet Souls sedan Monkeystrikes.
Nu spelar hon även i discobandet Sunshine Rabbits och
framöver kör hon sin solokarriär i eget namn,
Cecilia Nordlund.
Internet:
www.myspace.com/cilihili
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DOLLYKOLLOT (DOLLYCAMP)
Dollykollot is Nina Persson, Helena Josefsson, Cecilia Nordlund,
Gudrun Hauksdottir and Lotta Wenglén.
Dollykollot was conceived as a tribute to Dolly Parton by Gudrun
Hauksdottir in 2004. Originally planned as a one-off tribute
concert it soon grew to multiple shows over a number of years.
Documentary filmmaker Jessica Nettelbladt started filming the
concerts and doing in-depth interviews with the artists. During
5 years the artists share moments of joy, grief, and some very
private moments with the camera.
The film was released in 2011 titled; ”I´m my own
Dolly Parton”. On the opening tour the artists would perform
there own as well as Dolly Parton songs live right after the
film.
Internet:
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DUNDUN
Phsycadelic rock with: Christine Owman, Erika Rosén,
Tittie Åsberg, Henrik Hoffer and Magnus Sveningsson
Debute album release in 2013.
Internet:
dundunmalmo.bandcamp.com |
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ERIKA ROSÉN
Erika lives on the countryside (of Skåne), in the south
part of Sweden. Music is, has been and will always be a big
part of my life and my way of living. I have recorded many
songs through out the years, all through different bands,
some bad songs, some short ones, some good songs, som odd
ones and some with a bit of everything. I like to record new
stuff as soon as the inspiration hits me. I have also toured
and got the oppertunity to meet fantastic people.
Its somehow not easy to describe my own music, but I guess
that some of my influences tells something - Sonic Youth,
Lisa Germano, John Frusciante, Damien jurado, Mazzy star for
example. Sometimes I make traditional indie/folk music and
other days I make more dirty, guitarrbased songs combined
with the drummachine. The alternative Indierock music from
the 80-90ties is always present in my life. Simple recordings
with a lot of love and emotions goes straight into me. My
friends inspire me a lot, both to make, write my own music,
perform it, to share it, to record it and live it. Thanks
to all of you.
You are all my source of inspiration. .... ....The lovely
bands I am in: .... Small flowers crack concrete, DunDun,
Minus at the mill and a coperation with Affictionados.
Internet:
www.erikarosen.bandcamp.com/ |
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GRENWERK
Popular, contemporary music with electronic and acoustic
elements.
Remixes, covers and music by GRENWERK.
Guest singers from around the world appears in the songs.
Internet:
www.grenwerk.com
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LOTTA WENGLÉN
Lotta was born in Malmoe in 1971 and started playing guitar
and writing songs at an early age. She soon began making taperecordings
with her older brother. When the two of them were introduced
to a four channel portastudio it was pure heaven.
In her teens Lotta started her first band, but it wasn´t
until the winter of 1995, when Lotta and two friends formed
the band "ba-ba-loo", that things started to sound
any good. They did
some local gigs in Malmoe and then got the danish recordcompany
Mega Records to record
and release their album "Frosting- the american way"
in 1998.
In 1999, Lotta and Uffe, the bassplayer from ba-ba-loo took
in two new band members and changed their name to "bobby
ray". The band did a demo and played at Popstad 2000
in Malmoe.
In the year 2000 Lotta went solo and recorded the album "Golden
Green" (DUNDRET STUDIO). It was released through Adrian
Recordings in 2001. American songwriter Chip Taylor joined
her in a duett on the album, "The hard part´s to
stay". The song was also released as a single two months
before the album came out.
Lotta started her own label in 2001, Margit Music (after her
grandmother) and released the ep "Scratch", the
single "Ambassador of love" and the album "Paintbrush"
that same year. All recorded at MIN STUDIO in Malmoe.
During the years 2003 and 2004 she wrote, produced and recorded
her third album by the computer at her house in Hököpinge
Kyrkby. She namned it "Ask Harry" and released it
in Sweden through Margit Music in February 2005. Lotta moved
into Malmoe in 2005 and wrote
new songs. She had no plan of making them into an album. Instead
she recorded songs and released them the next day on myspace.
It felt like a more pleasant way of working and much more
efficiant way to release songs.
When she found out that she had been granted financial support
from Statens Kulturråd to produce an album her plans
changed drasticly. She already had songs to fill an album
so the switch in her brain was easly turned. Her fourth album
" In The Core" was released in September 2008.
Lotta started playing with Carolina Carlcom, Magnus Sveningsson
and Måns Wieslander. They toured in Germany and new
songs where written. The songs became Lottas fifth album "Thanks
for your generous donations!"
Erika Rosén, Sofia Härdig and Katharina Nuttall
joined her on the album alongside the band. The album was
recorded during a short period of time and followed a crazy
production plan that Lotta had come up with. Alot of the humour
and fun recordings made it through the mix and hopefully this
can be heard by the people who listen to the album. Album
relase in May 2011.
The Bands
Lottas soloband contains great musicians such as Måns
Wieslander on guitar, Magnus Sveningsson on bass and Carolina
Carlbom on drums.
She has a new formed band called BLIND LAKE with Måns
Wieslander
Former bands: ba-ba-loo, Up the mountain and Sunshine Rabbits
Internet:
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MINUS AT THE MILL
Erika Rosén and Lotta Wenglén´s
bonus project. All recordings are made outside a recording studio.
The songs made so far where written and reorded at a small cottage
in the woods outside of Höör in Sweden. Some songs
came to life i Spain when the couple stayed at an apartment
in Almunecar.
Internet:
www.myspace.com/minusathemill
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MIRANDA GJERSTAD
Miranda started out 16 years old to make a name of herself
in the music scene of Malmoe, Sweden.
With her pumporgan, powerful voice and cabaret inspired performances
she could be seen playing at parties in the dark swedish woods,
rockclubs and theaters, wearing glittering clowncostumes and
feathered dress-coats.
When Miranda at the age of 18 moved to Berlin she had already
been playing on radio and tv, composed theater music and been
nominated by the Swedish independent music award "Manifestgalan"
as Best unsigned artist of the year -09.
In Berlin you could hear her sing in trainstations, bars,
clubs and festivals. The theatrical teenager was fading away
and forth came a simple and honest sound with suggestive folky
tunes and a voice more sensitive and frail.
Internet:
www.mirandamiranda.bandcamp.com
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MÅNS WIESLANDER (also Twin Piloda)
Måns Wieslander grew up on the coast of southern Sweden
in the 70’s among fish, summer visitors and very small
alien creatures. At the age of 9 he started playing songs
by Human League, Pretenders, Duran Duran, Ramones, Kim Wilde
& Yazoo on a one-string guitar. Only months later he made
his cassette-debut with The Drugit; a guitar/skillet duo featuring
Måns and one of two elder brothers (and one half of
cult-band Twist Intim), Staffan Wieslander. Propelled by the
fascination with the exciting lives and exotic record collections
of the two siblings, a fourteen-year old Måns formed
Nowhere Kings, short-lived local rockgods who later evolved
into Teenage Head.
The beginning of the 90’s saw Wieslander and best friend
Johan Weitner relocating to Malmö. There, another brother
was found–bassplayer Anders Wieslander. Together with
drumwizard Conny Städe they completed the line-up of
powerpop heroes Elevator Adam. The band lasted until 2000,
releasing only an EP and a single (but recording hundreds
of songs) and having very limited commercial success. During
this period, Wieslander started playing the bass with Ossler,
had a brief stint with Australian legends The Saints, and
began collaborating with Moonbabies’ Ola Frick on various
projects.
Endless nights were spent listening to American Music Club,
Kate Bush, The Church, Joni Mitchell, The Fall, Replacements,
Nick Drake, New Order, Buffalo Tom, Kevin Ayers, XTC, Residents,
Prince, Robyn Hitchcock, Pet Shop Boys, NRBQ, Husker Du &
Gösta Linderholm.
Rumours (unconfirmed up to this day) spread about Wieslander
being involved in the infamous/unfamiliar psych-portapop-wreckage-orchestra
The Spy who loved me. Time will tell the truth.
The first solo album, Twin Piloda, was released in 2000 and
nr.2, Yet came out in 2002 on the Illinois based label Parasol.
Måns became a member of Lotta Wenglen’s band in
2004, and has since appeared on two albums: In the core (2007)
& Thanks for your generous donations (2011). In 2012,
Måns composed and recorded music for the documentary
Enclosed moments (En värld av kalk) by Jens Klevje &
Fabian Svensson. A third solo album, Brother Jona (MargitMusic),
was released under the Twin Piloda moniker in 2009. Most people
thought it was Wieslanders’ debut album re-issued with
new cover art… An EP, Beautiful without me, was released
in May 2013.
Some exhaustive cassette-excavation/restoration will result
in material from 1982-2013 being made available anytime soon.
And more EP’s are on the way.
Blind Lake, a dusty yet fresh and elegant duo comprised of
Lotta Wenglen & Måns, are working on their debut
album as we speak. There are rumours of a Blind Lake documentary
at work, featuring endless monotone babble about various microphone
placements, a demon-foetus and brain-tissue on display.
Until then, Repent! Repent!
Internet:
www.manswieslander.com
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NIGHTBIRD
Nightbird is Anna-Stina Jungerstam, a Fenno-swedish singer-songwriter
from Ostrobothnia, Finland. Nightbird is not only roots blues
that is deep in mud, but also moon gazing guitars, lone nightly
bird songs, and the soundtrack for sleepless nights, with influences
from old blues pioneers and a blend of American folk and Finnish
forest folk music. Nightbird songs are about the passing of
time, heartbreak, longing and dreams.
Internet:
http://www.nightbirdishere.com/ |
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SANDY MOUCHE
The Swedish band consists of the married couple and lead singers
Martinique and Helena Josefsson and the brother couple Ola
and Per Blomgren (lead guitar / drums, additional instruments).
The long break has given them musical experiences through making
soloprojects and touring with
other artists (this has created a fan base spread worldwide).
Per built a studio by his house in the countryside, not far
from the city Malmö (Tirup).
This changed the way the band could use its most important qualities.
Sandy Mouche is a very organic live band, who interacts with
the audience and the mood of the day.
You rarely hear a version more than three times. The biggest
challenge has been to capture that in a
recording, and to make the voices sound as dynamic as they really
are.
The bands forthcoming album ”Glory & Grace”
took years to develop. Finally Sandy Mouche found a way to collaborate
in the studio- more than ever they created the music together.
They let it take all the time that was needed. ”L´elephant
dans la chambre” is a good example of this. Ola came with
the guitar
composition and the others completed it with French lyrics and
melodies. Two different arrangements
were tried, until they fell for the bossa nova feeling.
”Rainbow” is another example- where Helena
refused to accept the first completed version and tore
her hair- until she wrote a chorus that could carry Martiniques
stunning verse. As for the production-
Per sitting behind the knobs- sometimes the song got its perfect
suit immediately (Singletrack ”Glory
& Grace”
and ”The Garden”) , sometimes the song had to be
turned inside and out several times,
until the heart of the song was bare and strong (”Hurt”).
Their two first albums- ”White Lucky Dragon” (2004)
and ”Sandy Mouche…and poems for the
unborn” (2007) were released in Sweden, France, Australia
and Japan. The hit single ”Spiderweb Suit”
was a part of the soundtrack of the independent movie ”New
York Waiting”. These two albums took
the band to concerts and radioshows in Sweden, Poland and France.
The music of Sandy Mouche is not a dayfly, but a companion through
the joy, the sorrow and the
laughter. ”Spiderweb Suit” has become an independent
wedding song, on beaches and cliffs around
Sweden- and people around the world, especially South America,
North America and Europe (Poland,
Germany, England) has waited patiently for this album to come.
Internet:
www.sandymouche.com
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SJÖBLINDS
Blind Lake in swedish and with a sound from from a 60'
"dansband".
The Sjöblinds song "Älskade stjärna"
was heard in the movie "Flaket" or the english title
"Above all species" with Reine Brynolfsson, Marika
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SMALL FLOWERS CRACK CONCRETE
From the heart of Malmö, through parts of Europe, to
the country side in Skåne, Small flowers crack concrete!
It all started in 2005 at First take recordings. Erika Rosén,
Henrik Hoffer and (former and first drummer) Magnus Berg decided
they would record an album, it turned out to be "Build
me a brand new sky" and released in 2007.
After a couple of years, touring and supporting the band Built
to spill, SFCC now with Fredrik Nyström (on drums) wanted
to record and release their second album "Hide and seek"
2009. With the album the band toured in Germany and Sweden.
SFCC is now a part of the record label Margit music and have
distro through Border/Broken Silence. SFCC always make music
from heart and with lust. They feel free together and are
satasfied to be a part of the experimental Indierock-scene.
Since 2007 they have been touring in Germany every year. After
a wellneeded brake the band is now back in the studio heading
for the third album - Released in early 2013.
SFCC have a lovely and talented guest member on guitar since
2010 - Christine Owman
Internet:
www.sfcc.bandcamp.com/ |
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SOFIA HÄRDIG
Sofia Härdig has been called Sweden's best-kept secret.
She has worked with musicians from The Hellacopters, bob
hund, Free Kitten, Bordoms, OOIOO and Sunburned Hand Of
The Man (US). She has been hailed as both an "electronica
queen" and "the next girl in experimental music".
She has had double-page spreads in international press,
and the word is that it's just a matter of time before she
will become a household name amongst the rock aficionados.
In Denmark the press is already saying that Sofia gives
new hope for the Swedish rock scene!
She is releasing a new album "The Norm Of The Locked
Room" in december 2012! And in 2013 the album hits
the german audience our friends at Solaris Emipre.
During autumn and winter Sofia is touring solo and with
her new live band. Playing in Great Britain, Germany, Denmark
and Sweden.
The live band is:
Sofia Härdig, John Essing (bob hund), Knut Finsrud
(No)(Television Pic up, Sekten) Per Svensson (Freddie Wadling
) samt Jörgen Teller (dk)(Jörgen Teller and the
Empty stairs)
Internet:
www.myspace.com/sofiahardig
www.sofiahardig.net
email: info@sofiahardig.net
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SUNSHINE RABBITS
PATH OF LIFE, CONFIDENCE, HEAT OCH MAMA FEARLESS
The founders of fur pop want one thing - YOU to dance!
Sunshine Rabbits is swedens best underground party band.
Sunshine Rabbits has Michael Jackson´s soul, Leila K´s
spirit and Donna Summer´s sexy confidence.
Equipped with irresistable, boogie friendly beats and lyrics
that will make you laugh and cry at the same time they invite
you into their furry world of electropopsongs where humour
meets beats with a message.
With their provocative live show they have visited Ladyfest
in Umeå, Skånes Ljudpark in Malmoe and numoerous
venues where audiences succumbed to the big furry beat machine.
Sunshine Rabbits is what happens when some of Swedens finest
musicians join forces and gives self-censorship a fat furry
finger.
The members of this super group is:
Cecilia Nordlund (Souls, Monkeystrikes, Cilihili), Lotta Wenglén,
Petra Lilja (Sobsisters) and Carolina Carlbom (The Pusjkins)
Internet:
www.sunshinerabbits.com |
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ÅSA GUSTAFSSON
(only in swedish)
Åsas sång, hennes munspel och hennes
texter berör och stör på ett sätt som
ingen annan gör. Som om Thomas Öberg mötte
Monica Z, som i sin tur mött Bob Hansson som i sin tur
möter Aimee Mann som just hejat på Björn Olsson,
som i sin tur gått och visslat på en Emmylou Harrislåt
och som då sagt åt Cecilia Nordlund att se till
att säga åt Lotta Wenglén som då gick
och tänkte på Lou Reed, att ta hand om Åsa
Gustafsson innan nån annan gör det.
Förutom som soloartist med egenskrivet material har Åsa
genom åren arbetat med humor, dramatik och reflektioner
i andra format som skådespelare, dramatiker, musiker,
krönikör och radiopratare. Hon har gjort sig känd
för sin alldeles unika röst där hon med humor,
skärpa och charm betraktar oss människor och vårt
samhälles utveckling.
Känner du igen Åsas röst? Det kan bero på
flera år på Sveriges Radio; Rally, Fredag i P3
och Så funkar det bl a. Tycker du dig känna igen
Åsas munspel och sång? Då kan det bero på
att det är hennes munspelande som regerar på Winnerbäcks
album Kom. Eller hennes medverkan på platina-albumet
En salig samling, medverkan på ett flertal artisters
album och som blåsare (munspel, flöjter och sax)
på Cilihili-turnén (Cecilia Nordlunds soloprojekt).
Hennes nuna har synts och hörts på scener och i
film och teve. Senast i öppningsscenen i filmen Känn
ingen sorg, i egen show Bättre än så här
blir det inte på Folkteatern i Göteborg.
(Och häromdan var det nån som sa så här,
när han tjuvlyssnat på några av låtarna
på debutplattan "Orsak och verkan: Det låter
som om Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) gick solo. Vilket han
också gjorde för några år sedan.)
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