Johan Klingwall is a 23 year old songwriter and artist, who recently released his debut single “En vacker dag” (“A beautiful day”), a smooth hip hop/pop-song with a quite catchy chorus. The song is taken from the upcoming EP “Känslan är allt”, and before the EP release he’s planning to release a music video and another single in November.
Johan Klingwall’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify
Rapper P.E. travels with a time machine to the 14th century and lands right into Nyköpings banquet, is chained, frees himself and travels back to our time. That’s the story of the hip hop duo P.E. & Kholebeatz’ new video “En tidsresa (Nyköpings gästabud)” (“A time travel (Nyköping’s banquet)). The song is the first single from the album the duo is working on right now, “Tung last” (“Heavy load”).
P.E. on Facebook – on Soundcloud
Kholebeatz on Facebook
Unusually enough, I thought I’d start this week with some hip hop. It’s Michel Dida who released the single “Make It Happen” recently. The last three years Michel Dida has toured with Adam Tensta in their project St. John’s Dance, and now he’s been working with the release of his first official solo material with the EP “Music For Her to Die to”. The EP is a collaboration with the producer duo Addeboy vs. Cliff and the plan was to release it in the beginning of Autumn. Until then we can enjoy the song “Make It Happen”.
Michel Dida on Facebook – on Soundcloud
SAM is a producer, rapper, songwriter, artist and graphic designer. He’s been producing music since the beginning of the nineties, in different constellations and in his own name, and this summer he released the seven tracks strong album “I Did It, Man”.
The song that I listened to first and caught me was actually the only instrumental song on the album, the irresistable “distGo”, with it’s cool disted trumpetsounding melody. It felt playful and creative, which is also significant for the rest of the album. It has it’s very own mix of electro, dub-step, hooky melody figures and other vibes, backing up a slick rap containing a large dose of satire and tounge-in-cheek. You can try out two songs here below.
SAM on Spotify – on Wimp
Koltrast (transl. Blackbird) is an odd bird in the world of hip hop, if I should call it hip hop. The band consists of the duo Bessem Bedziri, who is behind the beats and the soundscapes, and Olov Larsson, who delivers the lyrics. On their new album “Inre”, you can also find guests like Remedeeh, Henrik Stålnacke, Naomi Runa and Emilie Tejeda.
They explain that the core in the project from the start has been to experiment with the relation between words and sound, and even if the song below “Ruttna Röda Äpplen” (“Rotten Red Apples”) is closing in on hip hop with melody and a strong hook, much of what you can hear on the album would make a strong impression on a poetry recital as well as on a hip hop scene.
I think that they succeed extremely well in creating a connection between the somewhat desolate, melancholic music and Olov’s word imagery and a pleasant balance between the inner journeys and the outside scenery. There’s a strong bond to nature, which is evident in the song titles to start with, and to what I experince as being nordic. I also appreciate that Olov sings in his northern dialect which makes it feel more naked and closer.
You can listen to the album on Spotify. Follow the band on Facebook.
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