Esteemed Gothenburg based Dan Lissvik produces the third album from Canada’s Young Galaxy. According to Chris Tapley they’re “intoxicated by re-invention” and pushing themselves toward a more sleek and optimistic sound with captivating results. TLOBF Recommended.

Korallreven x Dan Lissvik
Stripping out friend and past collaborator Victoria Bergsman’s vocal from recent single ‘Honey Mine’, Lissvik has created an instrumental take – heavy on the sass with a double helping of sea breeze. Shaken not stirred. Take a deep breath and dive in below.

Young Galaxy team up with Dan Lissvik for new album ‘Shapeshifting’
A producer that has defined the sound of the Swedish underground over the course of five or so years, Lissvik has once again employed his tropical tones to great effect. Download ‘Peripheral Visionaries’ inside. ‘Shapeshifting’ is out February 8 via Paper Bag.

Joe Worricker announces new Rough Trade single, gets the D. Lissvik treatment
Following the release of his debut Joe Worricker EP earlier in the year and host of festival appearances, Joe Worricker will release a new single ‘Finger Waggers’ on 15 November via Rough Trade. Ahead of the single comes a remix of ‘Bobby Blue’ (from the forthcoming album) by Studio’s Dan Lissvik.

SOTD #121 // James Yuill: ‘First In Line (Lissvik Remix)’
James Yuill from the Moshi Moshi stable gets the D. Lissvik makeover and it’s as splendid as one might expect from the man who took Fever Ray’s ‘When I Grow Up’ and owned it. Did someone just say “archipelagan balearic”?

SOTD #34 // This Is Head: ’0003′
This Is Head manage to churn out a sound that is exceedingly fresh and frightfully exhilarating. “0003″ is a ten minute long adventure down the autobahn of life. The adventure starts now!
Lake Heartbeat – Trust In Numbers
Floating in on the last fine breeze before winter hits, Stockholm, Sweden’s Lake Heartbeat provide enough blissful pop melodies on ‘Trust In Numbers’ to remind us what summer felt like before our memories of it begin to fade.

Taken By Trees – East Of Eden
What really works on ‘East Of Eden’ is the warmth it exudes, the field recordings of street noise or people talking in the street are done in such a way as to draw you in and soothe.

Lake Heartbeat annouce debut album, produced by D. Lissvik
Lake Heartbeat are the next great pop band to come from Sweden. Their debut album is out in November and was produced by D. Lissvik, the man behind Studio.
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