Hässleholms Musikforum - Perrong 23

FREDRIK är Malmös senaste popsensation. Medlemmar från Lovekevins, Scraps of Tape, Band in Box och Vit Päls skapar sagomusik som låter lyssnaren känna sig tio år gammal igen.

Debutskivan NANANI släpps i oktober (Jezebel Recordings / Pol Recordings) och bandet spelar mycket i höst. Se till att låta dem besöka Perrong 23.

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http://www.myspace.com/fredriktheband
http://www.sagomusik.com
Jerker, Jezebel Recordings: 070 - 678 91 74

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Fredrik - Nanani

"Scandinavian storytelling in experimental pop"

Fredrik is a new remarkable pop outfit striving to embody the spirit
of classic nordic storytelling through a unique, fresh brand of
experimental pop. Despite the name, Fredrik is actually a small
orchestra of two to ten people, sporting input from the very finest
of the swedish pop and experimental underground. Drawing on
traditional european folk influences like the Fairport Convention, as
well as a host of more exotic references like Moondog, Steve Reich,
Bo Hansson, Jim O'Rourke, Maja Ratke or Barbara Morgenstern, Fredrik
forges a sound that is both daring and reassuring.
Some of the peaks of the record evoke a very primal feeling of
being ten years old again, lost in a dark, threatening forest with
only a faint, humming voice leading you to safety. But apart from the
sheer escapism the music carries a considerable emotional heft.
Themes of light versus darkness, good versus evil as well as daylight
and seasonal changes are painted in rough but colourful strokes,
leaving just enough room for us to fill in the blanks. The lyrics and
vocal expression, although sketchy and subdued, also manage to
punctuate the episodes of the record with remarkable clarity.This is
apparent in the low key narration of Evil and I: "we could analyze
what has caused me so much pain, i didn't mean it"
or the slammer "noble blood will nobly die" from the album opener
"Black Fur".

Contemporary sound-alikes include: Sufjan Stevens, Múm, Sigur Ròs,
Movietone, Hood, Dungen or Animal Collective.