From: Stockholm, Sweden
Style: Psychedelic, Ambient
Debut album: “Fever Ray” (2009, Rabid Records)
Label: Rabid Records
Quote: “Half of what the songs are about is the subconscious.”
Facts: Karin Dreijer Andersson, formerly singer with 90's pop hopes Honey Is Cool and now one half of The Knife, named her solo album and new project “Fever Ray”. The name mirrors her music: it is intense and anxious, yet still luminous. When The Knife decided to take time out in 2007, Karin Dreijer Andersson began to work on her own.
Having composed the songs in eight months, she took half to Christoffer Berg – who mixed The Knife’s work –, half to Stockholm production duo Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid for a final brush and tickle.
“I think the music should be able to stand alone without interference, just like the artist’s look. That’s something you find out during the process, it’s a steady ongoing process about how you survive. When you work with music, you can create magic”, Andersson says. Fever Ray works its magic. At springnine, you could easily fall under Fever Ray’s spell.
