J O H A N • A G E B J Ö R N

 

about me

I live in Lund, Sweden. I study psychology. I'm a father. I make music from time to time.

I have two main projects. At times they cross over into each other, but OK, let's be simple:

• 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. On some tracks I collaborate with the singer Lisa Barra. I've played live a few times and released my two albums "Mossebo" (2008) and "The Mountain Lake" (2011) on Lotuspike / Spotted Peccary (and you can listen to more examples in the music section). I have also appeared with exclusive tracks on the compilations "Chilltronica vol. 1" (Soundcolours) and "Collection 4" (Databloem). 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. I've made official remixes in ambient-ish style for Glass Candy, Brain Machine and Halftone.

• My disco music, especially as part of the project Sally Shapiro. 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. We have released two albums "Disco Romance" (2007) and "My Guilty Pleasures" (2009), as well as a few EPs and remix collections with remixes by Junior Boys, Lindstrøm, Juan MacLean, Tensnake to mention a few. However, Sally is too shy to perform live, so this is a studio project only. In 2011 I released a disco album "Casablanca Nights" under my own name, with different collaborators (for example Sally Shapiro, Fred Ventura, Janne Kask, CFCF). I sometimes DJ with this kind of music. 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 disco-inspired acts like FPU, Bogdan Irkük, Lindstrøm and Alden Tyrell. I've made official remixes in disco style for Lindstrøm, Jam & Spoon, CFCF, Wolfram feat. Hercules And Love Affair & Holy Ghost, to mention a few.

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

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

Political statement: 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. I don't like capitalism and I think the welfare state is worth defending.

There's also a short (a few years old) biography on Billboard.