J O H A N • A G E B J Ö R N

e l e c t r o n i c • m u s i c

 

about me

I live in Gothenburg, Sweden. I study in order to become a librarian. I'm a father. I make music from time to time.

I have wide range of styles - electro, house, piano music - but I have two main projects:

• My ambient music. It could be described as "ambient electro" or "arctic ambient"; not too far away from the sounds of Krister Linder (Sweden) and early Biosphere (Norway). That is, ambient with electro beats, giving the music a rich atmosphere as well as a distinct move forward in a sci-fi kind of way. I experiment with ideas - in the music you can hear everything from Gregorian singing and robotic vocoders to computer game samples and train sounds. But no experimentation just for the sake of it - it has to be part of the music and pleasant for the ears. On some tracks I collaborate with the singer Lisa Barra. I've played live a few times and will release my debut ambient album "Mossebo" in September 2008 on Lotuspike / Spotted Peccary, though to this date still nothing is released (but you can listen to examples in the music section). Influences include Biosphere, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Kraftwerk, The KLF, Future Sound of London, Krister Linder, Derrick May, Pete Namlook, Laurent Garnier, early Moby, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy.

• Sally Shapiro. This started as a side-project of mine, but has become more and more inspiring. Sally Shapiro is a ”neo-italo disco” project consisting of a female singer (whose real name remains a secret) with me as a composer and producer. Our vinyl 12"s and the CD/LP album "Disco Romance" have become appreciated by italo disco fans of today, and received good reviews from magazines like Pitchfork Media, Der Spiegel and Vice as well as airplay on radio stations like Swedish P3. However, Sally is too shy to perform live, so so far this is a studio project only. I often DJ with this kind of music though. Full-length streams are available from MySpace and mp3 samples from the discography. Influences include 80s italo disco artists like Valerie Dore, Katy Gray, Savage, Fun Fun and German singer Sandra as well as modern italo disco-inspired electro acts like FPU and Alden Tyrell.

Also check out my own little label, Husmus Media, where I have released one floppy disk single with an 8bit-ish track and one piano album on CDR.

If you want to know what kind of music I listen to, check this link for some top 10 & top 5 lists.

Other info: I care about animals, global justice and the environment. I am a vegan and I try to purchase ecological and fair trade products as much as I can.