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Swedish singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Alexander Sjödin, under the moniker Sailor & I, mines a territory that brings to mind melancholic, ambitious and richly orchestrated PRoductions and Massive Collaborations through the Underground Scene_ Track? !D. ARTist PResentation_
Premiered on Radio 1 last night and online today, Black Swan
is the first single taken from Sailor & Idebut album on Skint. A haunting and compelling piece of glacial
pop with a heart thumping climax, Black Swan reveals the true genre spanning
possibilities of Sailor & I.
The single comes with an atmospheric techno remix from Maceo Plex, Swedish singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Alexander Sjödin doesn’t
fit most of the archetypes associated with electronic music. Under the moniker
Sailor & I he mines a territory that brings to mind the melancholic, ambitious and richly orchestrated songwriting of Sigur Ros orBon Iver, as much as the deep Balearic techno class of DJ-producers such as
SolomunandDixon.
And yet it’ s all done in such a way that you’ reliable to hear his music
crop up in the sets of unashamed populists like Pete Tong and Eric Prydz. He is that rare creature, a serious, boundary-pushing producer who has the common touch.
He first caused an A&R storm on Soundcloud in 2012 with ‘Tough Love’ ,
a string-swathed ballad that would later get a full release on Black Butter,
the London label that discovered, Jessie Ware, Rudimental, Clean Bandit and Gorgon City. Sailor & I’s
reputation has been growing steadily since, with the Âme mix of ‘Turn Around’on the respected
Italian label Life and Death sealing his reputation.
Encompassing electronic dance and pop, Sjödin’ s forthcoming album
showcases both his dancefloor credentials and his flair for a memorable hook.
Amongst the stand out tracks 'Flickering
Lights' mingles a gradually building deep house pulse with widescreen atmospherics and grand
sweeps of synthesized melody whilst the haunted pop of 'Fire on the Moon' contains something of
Trentemøller's doomed orchestral techno
majesty.
The duality of his moniker Sailor & I, is intended to represent the two
wills competing inside Sjödin – reason and drive, ego and id. As it is for many people, music has always
been a release, from Sjödin’s discovery of Beastie Boys and Kiss to a Road-to-Damascus moment when he was lit up by an
orchestral performance on television as a boy.
Nowadays he enjoys everything from hip hop to hard rock, from the jazz of
Bill Evans, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis to caustic punk rock. Indeed, as the
b-side to last year’ s elegiac ‘Sweat’ single, released on his own The Invention of Loneliness label, Sjödin did a startling, plaintive cover of
Joy Division’ s ‘ Disorder’. His dance floor credentials belaying a singer
songwriters background, and a penchant for indie and rock.
“This started as an indie band project, but now I’ ve built a profile as an
electronic act. In the future, though, it could go anywhere. ”Alexander Sjödin concludes. To date Sjödin has played shows from Japan to Bukarest, Moscow to Ibiza, London to Paris.
“The important thing is for me to be able
to spend my time making music and delivering it to people. Until I know I’m
playing 100 shows next year, I won’ t be happy.”
INTERVIEW
Track? !D. :How did you initially become introduced to
Underground music?
Sailor & I: Ican't remember exactly, I've been listing to all different
kinds of underground music, not only electronic underground music. One of the
first acts I fell in love with was the New York-duo 'Suicide', that made me go
more into what I do now, away from the indie guitar scene.
When I heard what
they achieved production wise with such a few instruments and sparse
arrangements, I got totally blown away about how emotionally strong their music
was with such a few elements.
Track? !D. : Your Plans For 2017?
Sailor & I: Starting off the year by releasing my debut album 'The
Invention of Loneliness', Feb 24 to be more precise. I'm really excited about
to perform the songs from this album and I most of my time 2017 will be
dedicated to playing clubs and festivals.
I've been working on two different
live setups, one solo setup where I sing, play synths, electronic drums and
live mixing stems and loops, which is a setup that has been developing over the
past two years and is the result of the opening shows I've done for artists
like Tale Of Us & M83, so it works very well in both techno parties as well
as more eclectic events with experimental music.
The other setup is band
oriented and involves another synth player and a live drummer.
I will bring
this setup to bigger festivals and eventually to concert venues.
Track? !D. : How would you describe your sounds?
Sailor & I:The Invention Of Loneliness happened to become a much darker
and more electronic oriented album than the initial idea I had for it. It's a
mix of very filmic music and club music, indie electronic music with a deep
melancholic touch and of course with my signature sound that I think people
relate to as Sailor & I – my vocals and the strong emotional mood.
There's a lot of variations between the different songs in terms of sounds and feel,
but there is a main story throughout the album within the lyrics and the
melodies.
What I find interesting is that the album can be taken apart into
separated songs, like a collection of songs that represents my present musical
journey. It's also a classic album in that sense that is has a bigger story and
that you can listen to it from song 1-10. The main story theme I've chosen to
call 'The Invention of Loneliness'. It describes that kind of Loneliness that
can be found in all people making art, the relationship between the creative
person and his or her art and the struggle to connect with that to be able to
reach out with your message to other people.
When you're in this process,
you're connecting to something beyond yourconsciousness
and will easily get lost and very lonely, but when you're back up, above the
surface, you realize that this is what it takes to make something much bigger
than your little mind would be able to dream up.
Track?!D. :When you're not busy with music, then…
Sailor & I:I've always played a lot of ball sports, like table
tennis, soccer, basket ball, etc. If it's a nice sunny day and I feel restless,
I go out by myself to play in a park, I could do that for hours, but I'm not
doing any sport activity in an organized team. I also read quite a few books
every year, mostly classic novels.
When I'm finishing the work day (in the
nights) I always watch a documentary before I sleep, I love exploring others
stories and journeys.
Track? !D. : Top 5 records (of the moment)?
Sailor & I:
1. Pional – It's All Over
2. Eduardo De La Calle – Mondo 8
3. Tones Of Tail – When You're Smiling
4. Baba Stiltz – Ja Rule
5. Monotonic – Museum of Love
Track? !D. : Favourite or Inspiring artist/artists?
Sailor & I: There's
many many inspiring artists, but I tend to stick to the ones who is always
re-inventing themselves musically and still keep their core of expression. One
of my favorite composers and musician is the Japanese genius Ryuichi Sakamoto.
He creates these
minimalistic, beautifully orchestrated piece of music. I find him very
interesting because he has this Japanese way of doing things perfect with
subtle elements and creating something something very big with fine elegant
brushstrokes.
It can be boring when it's done too perfect and without a strong
theme, but that never happens with Nakamoto. Another favorite is Mark Hollis,
the composer and singer of the 80's band Talk Talk. His voice always sets a
tone in me.
Track? !D. Blog would like to thank Alexander Sjödin AKA Sailor & I, for PRoviding us all useful Material beyond that feature & Interview.
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