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Andreas Nilsson (film Director)
Andreas Nilsson is an artist and director based in Malmö, Sweden, best known for ''The Epic Split'', a Volvo advert, and his contributions to the music videos of 2 Chainz, The Knife, Fever Ray, MGMT, Goldfrapp, José González, White Lies, Peter, Björn & John, Moby and Bright Eyes. Videography 2013 * "Epic Split" for the Volvo Trucks ''Live Test'' 6", featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme * "Play Hard" - David Guetta featuring Ne-Yo and Akon 2012 * "Birthday Song" - 2 Chainz * " Paddling Out" - Miike Snow * " The Wave" - Miike Snow 2010 * "Madder Red" - Yeasayer * "Rabbit" - Miike Snow * " Flash Delirium" - MGMT * "Trigger Happy Hands" - Placebo 2009 * "This Must Be It" - Röyksopp * "Stranger Than Kindness" - Fever Ray * " It Don't Move Me" - Peter, Björn & John * " Nothing to Worry About" - Peter, Björn & John * " If I Had a Heart" - Fever Ray 2008 * "To Lose My Life" - White Lies * "I love the rain" - Yo Gabba Gabba * "Death" - White Lies * "Boo boo goo goo" - Cae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on the Øresund, Öresund Øresund, strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the Governors of Skåne County, gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Metropolitan Malmö, Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people. Malmö is the site of Sweden's only Fixed link, fixed direct link to continental Europe, the Öresund Bridge, completed in 2000. The bridge connects Sweden to Denmark, and carries both road and rail traffic. The Öresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to four million people. The city was one of the earliest and most-Industrial Revolution, industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play Hard
"Play Hard" is a song by French disc jockey, DJ and record producer David Guetta featuring vocals from American singers Ne-Yo and Akon. It was released on 15 March 2013 as the third single from the Nothing but the Beat#2.0 version, 2012 re-release of Guetta's fifth studio album, ''Nothing but the Beat'' (2011). This is the third collaboration between Guetta and Akon since "Sexy Bitch" in 2009 and "Crank It Up (David Guetta song), Crank It Up" in 2011. All three artists co-wrote the song along with Frédéric Riesterer and Giorgio Tuinfort, both of whom produced the song with Guetta. It features a prominent synthesizer riff Sampling (music), sampled from the 1998 song "Better Off Alone" by Dutch Eurodance project Alice Deejay; as a result, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg are credited as songwriters. "Play Hard" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, thus becoming his fourteenth top 10 hit in the UK as a lead artist. It also charted within the top 10 of the charts in seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Röyksopp
Röyksopp () a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of childhood friends Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland who formed Röyksopp during the Bergen Wave. After experimenting with different Electronic Music Genres, genres of electronic music, the band solidified their place in the electronica scene with their 2001 debut album, ''Melody A.M.'', released on the Wall of Sound (record label), Wall of Sound record label. Röyksopp has consistently experimented with various genres pertaining to electronic music. Stylistically, the band makes use of various genres, including ambient music, ambient, house music and synth-pop. The band is also known for its elaborate concert performances, which often feature Eccentricity (behavior), eccentric outfits. Since their 1998 debut, the duo has gained critical acclaim and popular success around the world. To date, Röyksopp has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, won seven Spellemannprisen awards, perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Must Be It
"This Must Be It" is the third single (music), single from the Norway, Norwegian duo Röyksopp's third album ''Junior (Röyksopp album), Junior''. It features the vocals of Karin Dreijer (Fever Ray, The Knife). The single was released on 2 November 2009 as a digital download and 12″ vinyl. "This Must Be It" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film ''Hall Pass''. Music video The official music video directed by Swedish directors Filip and Andreas Nilsson (film director), Andreas Nilsson has been released online on 28 September 2009. The band's website describes the video as "a semi-biblical story that takes place in an all nude utopic hippy-world." Track listing Remixes # "This Must Be It" (This Could Be Stuart Price, Thin White Duke Remix) – 7:01 # "This Must Be It" (Apparat (musician), Apparat Remix) - 5:58 # "This Must Be It" (Jake Williams, Rex The Dog's K-Dart Remix) - 7:27 # "This Must Be It" (The Bloody Sisters, T.B.S. Remix) - 3:40 # "This Must Be It" (Maxime D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Placebo (band)
Placebo ( ) are a British alternative rock band, formed in London in 1994 by vocalist–guitarist Brian Molko and bassist–guitarist Stefan Olsdal, and in late 1994 Robert Schultzberg joined as drummer. Molko was born in Belgium and Olsdal and Schultzberg in Sweden; Molko and Olsdal grew up in Luxembourg before separately relocating to London and becoming British citizens. Schultzberg left the band in 1996 shortly after the release of the band's Placebo (Placebo album), eponymous debut album due to conflicts with Molko, and was replaced the same year by Steve Hewitt. Following the release of a demo, a split single, and Placebo (Placebo album), their eponymous debut album, Placebo gained exposure in 1997 after the single "Nancy Boy" became popular in the UK, a song notorious at the time for its Gender bender, gender-bending content. The band stood out amongst the Britpop scene they were associated with at the time for their Androgyny, androgynous appearance and musical conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle For The Sun
''Battle for the Sun'' is the sixth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo. It was recorded in Canada in 2008 and released on 8 June 2009 by record label PIAS. It is their first album with new drummer Steve Forrest, following the departure of Steve Hewitt in 2007. ''Battle for the Sun'' reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart, and received a generally favourable reaction from critics. Four singles were released from the album: " For What It's Worth", " The Never-Ending Why", " Ashtray Heart" and " Bright Lights". Production David Bottrill produced the record, after having previously worked with Tool, Muse, Silverchair, Remy Zero, and dEUS. James Brown, who worked on the band's 2006 album '' Meds'', engineered. It is also the first album with the new drummer, Steve Forrest. Recording took place at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario. On ''Battle for the Sun'', the band utilize new instruments, such as trumpets and saxophones. Molko even experimented with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flash Delirium
"Flash Delirium" is a song released by the American psychedelic rock band MGMT on their second album ''Congratulations''. It was the first single to be released from the album and was originally referred to as a "taster" before the band abandoned their original plan to not release any singles from ''Congratulations'' in order to solidify its existence as a singular body of work. A free digital download of the song was given away on the band's official website. "Flash Delirium" was made available as a digital download from iTunes on March 24, 2010. On this song Andrew Vanwyngarden expresses his feelings towards social networking and directly references to a popular site with the line "stab your Facebook." He expands on this in an interview with online magazinCoup De Mainstating his disgust at the distraction it causes from real life. "It's just this weird little world which is fueled by vanity and looking at pictures of yourself." The song is on the soundtrack for the 2010 video gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeasayer
Yeasayer () was an American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2006. The band consisted of Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder. They announced their split on December 19, 2019. History Formation The band's three core members, Chris Keating (born ), Ira Wolf Tuton (born ), and Anand Wilder (born ), first came to attention after appearing at the SXSW festival in early 2007. Keating and Wilder had previously met and begun performing together while in high school, at the Park School of Baltimore (the alma mater of fellow experimental musicians Animal Collective). Chris Keating attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), graduating from the Film, Animation, Video department in 2004. While attending RISD, Keating started experimenting in playing a new type of musical sound. He reached out to Anand Wilder and they started playing music together again, eventually forming the band. ''All Hour Cymbals'' Keating and Wilder both served as lead voca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wave (Miike Snow Song)
"The Wave" is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album ''Happy to You'' (2012) on 14 May 2012, through Axwell, Axtone, Columbia Records, Columbia, Downtown Records, Downtown and Republic Records, Universal Republic. The song was written and produced by the band. Musically, "The Wave" is an electropop song with marching band influences and autoharp, military drums, military drum and piano instrumentation. It features Swedish musician Gustav Ejstes on autoharp and the Royal Swedish Army Drum Corps, Swedish Army drum corps on military drums. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended its catchiness and musical direction. However, some critics were divided regarding lead singer Andrew Wyatt's falsetto vocals. The single failed to match the commercial performance of ''Happy to You'' lead single "Paddling Out"; it charted on the Dutch Dutch Top 40, Tipparade chart at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miike Snow
Miike Snow ( ) is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant and American singer Andrew Wyatt. The band is often represented by a silhouette image of a jackalope. In their career, the band has released three studio albums: ''Miike Snow (album), Miike Snow'' (2009), ''Happy to You'' (2012), and ''iii (Miike Snow album), iii'' (2016). History Early years Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Band members Christian Karlsson (DJ), Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout the city of Gothenburg. Karlsson was a former member of the Swedish hip-hop band Goldmine, who toured with The Fugees. After separate moves to Stockholm, they reunited in 2000. Karlsson and Winnberg collaborated under the moniker Bloodshy & Avant and enjoyed a significant amount of success as producers and songwriters. They have worked with artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddling Out
"Paddling Out" is a song by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow from their second studio album, ''Happy to You'' (2012). It was released as the album's lead single on 23 January 2012 through Columbia Records, Columbia, Downtown Records, Downtown and Universal Republic Records, Universal Republic. Written and produced by the band, the song was recorded in a studio previously occupied by Swedish pop group ABBA, which influenced its sound. Band member Bloodshy & Avant, Pontus Winnberg dubbed the track an homage to dance floor disco. Musically, "Paddling Out" is a piano-driven electropop and house music, house song with disco, Italo house and acid jazz elements, backed by a four on the floor (music), four on the floor beat. "Paddling Out" received positive reviews from music critics, some of whom praised its dance production and hailed it as one of the best tracks on ''Happy to You''. Commercially, the release is among the band's most successful singles. It achieved its highest national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthday Song (2 Chainz Song)
"Birthday Song" is a song by American rapper 2 Chainz, released on July 24, 2012, as the second single from his debut studio album, '' Based on a T.R.U. Story'' (2012). The song, which features fellow American rapper Kanye West, was produced by Sonny Digital and co-produced by West and BWheezy, with additional production by Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and Mike Dean. The hip hop song is about the rapper's yearning for women with large buttocks. Music video The music video, released on August 30, 2012, was directed by Andreas Nilsson. Live performances On October 9, 2012, 2 Chainz performed the song along with " I'm Different" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. He also performed the song along with "I'm Different" on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live''. Chart performance "Birthday Song" debuted at number 91 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week of August 11, 2012. The song fell off the chart the following week. It re-entered the chart at number 100 on the week of September 1, 2012. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
