Mattias Olsson (born 9 January 1975) started his career as a classical percussionist playing in orchestras and big bands on

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outside of

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. As a sideline to recording and producing bands Mattias Olsson writes articles (music-related) for several Swedish magazines.

Early life

He was born in

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parents. In 1981 he moved to

. Starting as a drummer at eight years old he started off playing in big bands, pop and classical ensembles.

Career

When he was 17 he joined

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band

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. Änglagård consisted of musicians from Ekerö as well as Waxholm. The band was heavily influenced by bands such as

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and

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but also listened to less famous bands such as

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, Cathedral and

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. Änglagård quickly became known for their instrumentation skills and their dynamic range often reminiscent of classical music. When the band started the current trend in progressive rock was to use the newest digital equipment. Änglagård decided instead to use old classic prog equipment like the

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bass,

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and the

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recorded two studio albums in the 1990s, '' Hybris'' (1992) and ''

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'' (1994). They also recorded a live album called ''

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'' (1996). The title was a joke from Mattias, ''the worst title for a live album must be ...Buried Alive''. After a long hiatus, the band released their third album ''

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'' in 2012. He also did some sessions with

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and

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. After Änglagård, he joined Swedish pop band

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who have so far recorded three albums: ''Make Believe'', ''Watergarden'' and ''Panamarenko''. The band's influences ranged from R.E.M, American Music Club to King Crimson and the Sundays. Pineforest Crunch had a very strong D.I.Y ethos and recorded six demos before getting signed to Abbas' old label Polar. The band had a hit from the first album, "Cup Noodle Song". The single was a hit in Sweden and

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and led to intensive touring. The second album, ''Watergarden'', was recorded in

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with

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producer Jim Warren. ''Watergarden'' mixed orchestral textures with

s and experimental guitars. Parallel with Pineforest Crunch, he started playing drums and occasional keyboards with Reminder. He has since then played in numerous projects and is now active as a record producer. He has recorded albums with

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, Clockwork,

AK-Momo AK-Momo are a musical duo from Stockholm, Sweden. They met through mutual friends at a bar in central Stockholm. Olsson invited Malmborg to his studio for a visit. The group consists of Anna Karin ('AK') von Malmborg (vocals, Optigan and whistli ...

Nanook of the North ''Nanook of the North'' is a 1922 American silent film that combines elements of documentary and docudrama/docufiction, at a time when the concept of separating films into documentary and drama did not yet exist. In the tradition of what would ...

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and others.

Theatre and film

Together with musician and composer Matti Bye, Mattias Olsson has written music for both film and theatre. In 2009 they wrote music for productions at both Dramaten and Stadsteatern in Stockholm. They have also played together at silent movie festivals and showings both in

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and Stockholm. They have written and played music for

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and

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Studio

Mattias Olsson runs his own studio outside of Stockholm called Roth Händle Studio. The studio started as a simple home studio using an

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Dps-12 and a handful microphones. There was no plan to become a producer but as bookings started to appear albums started getting recorded. The small home studio is where the Swedish pop band Andreas & Jag started recording three albums. Andreas & Jag was Mattias Olsson and Andreas Morland. Other bands that recorded at the home studio are Pineforest Crunch and Nanook of the North. The first real location was at Finnboda Varv just outside Stockholm. At this studio location bands like Kit le fever and Clockwork recorded early EPs. The Studio has a collection of musical artifacts including

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s and

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s. In 2010 the location in

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closed and the studio went into storage for a brief while before being relocated to Sollentuna.

Personal life

Mattias Olsson is married to Åsa Carild and has three children.

Film Scores

Lapporten Blått Blod När världen kom till Ronneby Lollipop

Selected discography

* The Winter Tree - Earth Below * Andreas & Jag – The Uri Geller Syndrome * Andreas & Jag – Everyone Loves You * Andreas & Jag – Aretha Live in Pakistan *

Anima Morte Anima Morte is an instrumental progressive rock band formed in Stockholm, Sweden 2004 by Fredrik Klingwall. Influenced by Goblin, Fabio Frizzi and other composers of the Italian giallo and zombie movies of the seventies and eighties. The group ma ...

– The Nightmare Becomes Reality * Krysztof Antkowiak – Antkowiak * Clockwork – Garden * Ellesmere - Wyrd * Gösta Berlings Saga – Detta har hänt * Gösta Berlings Saga – Glue Works * Ingranaggi Della Valle – In Hoc Signo * Necromonkey – The shadow of the blind man * Necromonkey – Necroplex * Necromonkey – Live at Pianos (N.Y) * Necromonkey – Show me where it Hz * Necromonkey – A Glimpse of Possible Endings *

The Opium Cartel The Opium Cartel is Jacob Holm-Lupo's solo-project away from his other band, White Willow. The project involves musicians from White Willow, Wobbler, Änglagård, Pineforest Crunch, Jaga Jazzist, No-Man, Rhys Marsh and the Autumn Ghost, The Rental ...

– Night Blooms * Vera Vinter – Du gör mig Rädd *

– Ardor * Vly - Vly *

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- Kaukasus *

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– Gothic Impressions *

– Make Believe * Pineforest Crunch – "Cup Noodle Song" (single) * Pineforest Crunch – Watergarden * Pineforest Crunch – Shangri-la (Japanese version of Watergarden with bonus tracks) * Pixie Ninja - Ultrasound * Pixie Ninja - Colours Out Of Space * Reminder – Broken Tone * Geller – "Judas" (single) *

– Vijaya * Two Times the Trauma – "A Little Sign" (single) * Two Times the Trauma – I Fell in Love With an Ocean *

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– The Tarantula Waltz *

– The Täby Tapes * Ludvig Andersson – S.R.O * Mellodrama – OST * Molesome – Songs for Vowels & Mammals * Molesome - Aftonland * Molesome - Are you there * Molesome - Tom & Tiger * Molesome - Be my Baby tonight * Molesome – Dial *

– Return to N.Y *

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& Mattias Olsson – Elephant & Castle * In these Murky waters - In these murky waters *

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– Ska jag berätta en hemlighet * Tiger Olsson - Vässarö (Single) * Tiger Olsson - Box of hearts * Von Andersson noise system - Echoes * Lennart Grabe - Sånger 1967 - 2017 *

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– Soldier Blue * Rising Shadows – Finis Gloriae Mundi (2010) * Therion – ''

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'' (2010) * Therion – ''

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'' (2012) *

– ''

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'' (2011) *

- Future Hopes *

– '' Hybris'' (1992) *

– ''

'' (1994) *

– ''

'' (1996) *

– Ptolemaic Terrascope 7" Gånglåt från Knapptibble *

– ''

'' (2012) * Döskalle - Aliver at Copperfields (2019) * The Devils staircase - The devils staircase (2020) * Isobar - Isobar

References

Änglagård Interviews (with Mattias Olsson)

Roth Händle Studio

External links

* attias Olsson's appearances & credits on different albumsat

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