Chords (or Jens Eric Resch Thomason; born 12 August 1978 in
Lund
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(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...
) is a
Swedish musician
A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who fol ...
. He has his own studio and label called Svart Lax but was previously signed to
Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.
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's label JuJu Records, together with
J-Ro
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of
The Alkaholiks among others. The rapper/musician released his first single in 2001 and has since gained national fame in Sweden through his music, and most notably when his group
Helt Off with
Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census.
...
made the title track for the Swedish film ''
Babylonsjukan''.
Discography
Albums
* 2003: Chords - ''The Garden Around The Mansion''
* 2004: Helt Off - ''Helt Off''
* 2006: Helt Off - ''I Huset''
* 2006: Chords - ''The Garden Around The Mansion'' (U.S. Release)
* 2007: Chords - ''Something To Chew On'' (Bootleg)
* 2008: Chords - ''Things We Do For Things''
* 2012: Chords - ''Looped State Of Mind''
*2020: Chords - Poisson Noir_sans bars
Singles / EPs
* 2001: Chords & Scissors - "Urinall Disses"
* 2001: Smuts & Co. - "Lågbudget"
* 2002: Chords - "Idiot Savant"
* 2003: Chords feat. Timbuktu & Rantoboko - "Chillin' (Like Matt Dillon)"
* 2004: Chords - "Wrap Your Chops"
* 2006: Chords - "Get Off Mi Couch" (U.S. Release)
* 2008: Chords - "Appetite for Consumption" (feat. Timbuktu)
* 2012: Chords - "The Dude / Song for You"
Filmography
*2004: ''Babylonsjukan''
*2005: Timbuktu - ''"Funken Styr Våra Steg"'' (DVD, 2005)
References
Biographyat JuJu Records
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External links
Official site
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1978 births
Living people
Swedish reggae musicians
Swedish male rappers
Musicians from Lund