~ News ~
December, 2008:
My latest web design is a website for the composer and musician Nils Lindberg. It is a beautiful site inspired by Swedish folk music, jazz and all other of Nils Lindberg's music production.
Read more on Web Show.
Nils Lindberg's website is located at nilslindberg.com.
November, 2008:
I have made a total rebuild of the composer Rolf Martinsson's website. The site is a huge work in itself with information of everything there is to know about the composer and his works.
Rolf Martinsson's website is located at rolfmartinsson.com.
Photo Gallery
A photo gallery is connected to this site. You will find it on Kartis' Gallery. Enjoy!
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~ Dame Wiggens ~
Dame Wiggens is a rock band which is based in Malmö, Sweden and was created by the singer Cristin Lindqvist and the composer/guitarist Kent Olofsson in the mid 90s. The duo has mainly worked in the studio as a hobby.
Dame Wiggens has released one CD, "divine images" (Ten Point 10PCD 001), and is planning to finish several more recordings for future release. Dame Wiggens' official site can be found on http://www.damewiggens.com.
Influences
The similar background and music taste of Kent and Cristin, as well as an interest for experimenting with music, has created an exciting breeding ground for a new kind of experimental pop and rock music. An eccentric mix of Progressive Rock, Electronica, Jazz and Art Music blends into a remarkable breadth. Influences from bands and artists like Björk, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, as well as influences from Contemporary Art Music, Jazz, EAM and Folk Music can be noticed. Yet all ingredients are well melted into a most personal style of the band. Art Rock is the closest definition of Dame Wiggens' mixed style.
Lyrics, instruments and technique
Using old poems (on this album William Blake's more than 200 year old poems) as lyrics for the music, Dame Wiggens builds a connection to a rich art form which is almost forgotten. The classical English poetry is more or less unknown in Sweden, and perhaps most countries with languages other than English. Several of Lewis Carroll's poems, like "The Mad Gardener's Song", "Little Birds" and "Final Alice" are interpreted. The latest project is poems from Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake, of which 14 poems are put on 11 tracks of Dame Wiggens' first CD, "divine images".
Even though the foundation of the band is the traditional setting of rock instruments, Dame Wiggens most often expands with odd elements. Traditional instruments like sitar, tabla, mandola or djembe are used in several recordings.
Kent Olofsson's vast experience from working with EAM is remarkably clear in songs where the music mainly builds on electronic sounds. But also more "traditional" rock songs have some kind of electronic background. Sometimes both voice and instruments are treated with different EAM techniques, and different sampling techniques are important ingredients in the sound.
CD and musicians
The record company dB Productions heard some of Dame Wiggens' music and wanted to release the first CD on their new label TEN POINT. Dame Wiggens chose to make an album with some of the compositions to William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience that they already had started recording. The album is out on the market since October 30, 2007. Buy Dame Wiggens' album "divine images" at CDON.COM or at Swedish Music Shop.
Dame Wiggens was successfully increased with several great musicians for the recordings of this first album:
• Martin Hedin (Andromeda) /keyboards • Allan Skrobe /bass, mandola • Tomas Erlandsson (ACT, The Love) /drums • Tobias Broström /percussion • David Fremberg (Andromeda) /lead guitar • Sazed Ul Alam /sitar • Jai Shankar /tabla.