We got to know Andreas Österberg and his Det mekaniska undret (“The mechanical wonder”) a couple of years ago, when he composed music for and filmed tram line 11 in Göteborg. Now he’s started a new project which will eventually lead to the album “Industriromantik”. It’s about old industries in Göteborg, large brick brick buildings, silent today, but where we can divine a long history behind these mighty walls. Like with the majestic Sockerbruket (sugar plant) in the image above, which is the object of the first song in the project.

Det mekaniska undret’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud

Andreas Österberg wondered what everyone is listening to as they ride buses and trams through the cities. He ended up creating a soundtrack to a tramway line in Göteborg, line 11 from Bergsjön to Saltholmen.

The music, both instrumental and with vocals, catches the atmosphere around the stops along the line and is also adpated to the time it takes to ride the tram from the start in Bergsjön to the last stop in Saltholmen.

To the project; Det Mekaniska Undret he calls it (“The Mechanical Wonder”); he’s also added video clips for each distance, filmed riding the tram. A brilliant and skilfully implemented idea you can follow through his blog. Listen more on Bandcamp, on Youtube or on Spotify. Here are a couple of tracks/stops and one of the clips:

Bergsjön
Mariaplan med Svartsjön