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Mats Björke
Mats Anders Björke (born 10 June 1982 in Falun, Sweden) is a Swedish musician (keyboard) and producer. From 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the Swedish band Mando Diao. Biography Mats Anders Björke was born on June 10, 1982, in Falun (Sweden). In 2002 he moved to Stockholm due to music studies; at the same time he worked and played in bands. In spring 2003 Mats ended his music studies with no intention of continuing at another public institution. When he heard that Mando Diao were looking for a new keyboarder after the break-up with Daniel Haglund, he immediately applied for the job. Two months later he was accepted. According to Gustaf Norén it was silly that he didn't think of him in the first place, as they had grown up together in the same street, and had even been schoolmates. Officially he was not a band member in the beginning. The band even temporarily announced that being a four-piece (Gustaf Norén, Björn Dixgård, Carl-Johan Fogelklou, Samuel Giers) worked out mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Björke (Mando Diao)
Mats Anders Björke (born 10 June 1982) is a Swedish musician (keyboard) and producer. From 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the Swedish band Mando Diao. Biography Mats Anders Björke was born on 10 June 1982, in Falun, Sweden. In 2002 he moved to Stockholm due to music studies; at the same time he worked and played in bands. In spring 2003 Mats ended his music studies with no intention of continuing at another public institution. When he heard that Mando Diao were looking for a new keyboarder after the break-up with Daniel Haglund, he immediately applied for the job. Two months later he was accepted. According to Gustaf Norén it was silly that he did not think of him in the first place, as they had grown up together in the same street, and had even been schoolmates. Officially he was not a band member in the beginning. The band even temporarily announced that being a four-piece (Gustaf Norén, Björn Dixgård, Carl-Johan Fogelklou, Samuel Giers) worked out much better. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine, and is today an important service and industrial city even though the mine is closed (since 1992). Faluån is a river, flowing through the city, separating it into two sides. Falu copper mine is located on one of the sides which during many centuries was one of Sweden's main business. This side of the river was usually called "the mining side", where not many plants grew due to the toxic smoke which contaminated the soil. On the other side of the river, where the smoke did not reach, set many large villas, which made this side to be called "the delightful side". The centre of Falun consists of classical pedestrian streets with small shops. In 1998, the city reclaimed the award of "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mando Diao
Mando Diao is an alternative rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. The band got their breakthrough with the release of the album ''Hurricane Bar''. Their main fan base is in Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan. Band members are Björn Dixgård (vocals, guitar), Carl-Johan Fogelklou (bass), Jens Siverstedt (guitar), Daniel Haglund (keyboard) and Patrik Heinkipieti (drums). History Early years (1999–2002) The roots of Mando Diao date back to 1999 when Björn Dixgård (vocals, guitar) and Daniel Haglund (keyboard) played in a band called Butler, which they had founded in the middle of the 1990s. In 1996, Gustaf Norén (vocals, guitar), joined the band. In 1999, Carl-Johan Fogelklou (bass, backing vocals) and Samuel Giers (drums) became members and completed the original band. The current line-up decided to take the project more seriously. Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén locked themselves up in a summer house and spent 14 months writing songs. They claim the Beatle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infruset (Mando Diao Album)
''Infruset'' is the sixth studio album by Swedish band Mando Diao and the band's first album in their native language, Swedish. In 2011, on the occasion of Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding Gustaf Fröding (; 22 August 1860 – 8 February 1911) was a Swedish poet and writer, born in Alster outside Karlstad in Värmland. The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867. He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journali ...'s (1860–1911) hundredth death year, Gustaf Norén was asked to set one of his poems to music. The beauty and honesty of Fröding's poetry as well as his eccentric and anguished way of living was appealing to the band.MyMusicStory: Mando Diao – "INFRUSET" – Review (German) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Fröding
Gustaf Fröding (; 22 August 1860 – 8 February 1911) was a Swedish poet and writer, born in Alster outside Karlstad in Värmland. The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867. He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journalist in Karlstad.''Gustaf Fröding, Swedish Lyric Poet'' by , (Cedar Falls, IA: The North American Review, 1916). Vol. 204, No. 733 (December), pp. 897-908. Poetry His poetry combines formal virtuosity with a sympathy for the ordinary, the neglected and the down-trodden, sometimes written in his own regional ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring 'Em In (Mando Diao Album)
''Bring 'Em In'' is the debut album of the Swedish band Mando Diao, released 2002 in Sweden. In 2003 the album was released as both a CD and an LP internationally, and was well received by critics. The Japan release of the album adds three bonus tracks, shuffled amongst the original track listing. In 2005, a limited edition of the album was released, adding a second disc of B-sides and demos. Singles and EP releases The album spawned several singles in Sweden, "Motown Blood", " Mr Moon", " The Band", "Sheepdog" and "Paralyzed." Internationally, "Sheepdog" and "Paralyzed" were selected as the only singles. "Motown Blood EP", was released in 2002 in Sweden by EMI Music Sweden as the first release from the band Mando Diao. The title track, "Little Boy Jr" and "Lady" all later appeared on the band's first album, ''Bring 'Em In'', while "A Picture Of Them All" was only included on the Japanese version of the album, as a B-side on the Swedish "Paralyzed" EP and on the B-side compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Bar
''Hurricane Bar'' is the second album from the Sweden, Swedish band Mando Diao, released in 2004. The album was chosen as No. 92 of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. The tracks for the limited edition's bonus disc were recorded at the Southside Festival in Tuttlingen (Germany) on 11 June 2005. Track listing # "Cut the Rope" 1:51 # "God Knows (song), God Knows" 3:52 # "Clean Town" 3:43 # "Down in the Past" 3:58 # "You Can't Steal My Love" 5:30 # "Added Family" 4:18 # "Annie's Angle" 3:04 # "If I Leave You" 2:53 # "Ringing Bells" 2:36 # "This Dream Is Over" 3:24 # "White Wall" 3:51 # "All My Senses" 4:13 # "Kingdom & Glory" 4:16 # "Next to Be Lowered" 3:45 *US bonus tracks # "Clean Town" (video) # "God Knows (song), God Knows" (video) # "Down in the Past" (video) *Japan bonus tracks # "Your Lover's Nerve" (You Can't Steal My Love, B-side) # "Jeanette" (previously unreleased) *Limited edition bonus tracks # "Son of Dad" (previously unreleased) 4:39 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode To Ochrasy
''Ode to Ochrasy'' is the third studio album by Mando Diao. The first single to be from the album was "Long Before Rock 'n' Roll"; the second was "Good Morning, Herr Horst". "The Wildfire (If It Was True)" appears in the video game ''NHL 08''. Track listing All songs written by Dixgård/Norén. # "Welcome Home, Luc Robitaille" – 4:33 # "Killer Kaczynski" – 2:31 # "Long Before Rock 'n' Roll" – 2:49 # "The Wildfire (If It Was True)" – 4:25 # "You Don't Understand Me" – 4:09 # "Tony Zoulias (Lustful Life)" – 3:22 # "Amsterdam" – 3:23 # "TV & Me" – 3:46 # "Josephine" – 4:27 # "The New Boy" – 3:22 # "Morning Paper Dirt" – 2:30 # "Good Morning, Herr Horst" – 1:57 # "Song for Aberdeen" – 3:22 # "Ochrasy" – 3:17 * Vinyl bonus tracks # "San Francisco Bay" (Previously Unreleased) # "Duel of the Dynamite" (previously unreleased) # "With or Without Love" (B-side) # "Moonshine Fever" (previously unreleased) # "Chi" (B-side) * iTunes bonus track # "Moonshine Fever" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Seen The Light Of Day
Never Seen the Light of Day is the fourth studio album by Swedish band Mando Diao. The album was produced by Björn Olsson and engineered by Patrik Heikinpieti. It was recorded in 2007 while the band were on an exhaustive tour of the world. Frontman Björn Dixgård stated in a recent interview that the band was dissatisfied with their management and tired of the tediousness of the studios so they recorded the album independently in a small studio with producer Björn Olsson. The album was titled 'Never Seen The Light Of Day' because the band believed that the album might not be released, and thus would not see the light of day. The album was preceded by a single, '' If I Don't Live Today, I Might Be Here Tomorrow'', all around the world on 24 September 2007. The songs are said to be calmer and more sensitive than the band's usual style. A limited edition of the album was released (on the same day as the regular edition) in a special digipak. The cover for the album (and the acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me Fire!
''Give Me Fire!'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish band Mando Diao, produced by Salla Salazar of hip hop group The Latin Kings and his brother Masse. The album was released in Sweden on 13 February 2009. One of Mando Diao's roadies knew the hip hop producing brothers and introduced Gustaf Norén to them. Norén says he originally approached The Salazar Brothers as he is a massive Latin Kings fan and wanted to get an autograph, but the visit ended with a recorded song. After sitting on the song for a while he played it for the other members of the band and they decided to record more tracks with Salle & Masse. Björn Dixgård says that the band has been inspired by movies and television with this album and cites Quentin Tarantino and ''Twin Peaks''. He also says that the producers' record collection has been a source of inspiration as well. This album is a danceable album with a strong focus on drums, bass and percussion. The final mix of the album was done in Los Angeles. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists From Dalarna
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
