Supporting unknown bands since 2017
Using a DIY approach to his craft, Shredder makes use of vintage sounds such like synths, 808 drumbeats, and an 80's sound that's both fresh and surrounding. Keeping it minimal, he uses just a few instruments and a single laptop. His goal is to translate his musical adventures and to show that you don't need a big studio to make music that you love.
"This EP has really captured our live, at times imperfect sound. We know we could have found a polished vocalist and spent time on overdubs, but then it wouldn't be a Driving South EP" - Jürgen Joarder
Big City experiments with various sounds, genres, and moods to make us feel as if we were traveling through a city and its vistas writing down everything we see. The EP is an atmospheric journey that invites us to "become one with the city". I
"The meaning of each song was validated the more the project came together. The EP as a whole speaks a narrative of what one can do in the aftermath of difficult times, that no matter hard things get we will make it through alright and come out with many lessons learned.
The EP is home to 5 tracks with total runtime of 22 minutes. Those minutes will be spent with some of the most heartwarming music with a strong festive feel in the floating jazz-pop soundscapes.
"After we discovered Radiohead at about about 15, a lot changed. We both really felt like this music was something more than the pop music on the radio. It had something cold, something dark and unsolved. Discovering Radiohead was kinda the start of our own sound. We experimented a little for a while and eventually came to LÖNA. Which has a Scandinavian, and therefore cold and dark, sound to it (...)"
"Me and Mark go way back, but we never played in a band together, but we always talked about it since we both love noisy indie rock like Sonic Youth and bands like that. We met Sara when we needed a bass player for our other band Bring the Hoax. During Covid me, Mark and Sara started sending ideas to each other and soon we discovered that it worked out well and just like that we had 15 songs written and recorded.
A Whole New Life spans the globe, having been written in Oklahoma City in the United States and Alberta, Canada, mixed in Italy and mastered in the UK. With some 80s influence, the EP conjures a feeling of hopefulness in a time of need.
“Las Despedidas” is a last 'hurra' for all our loved ones who are no longer with us.” - MadZen
"I have produced this EP in collaboration with my friend, who is also a musician and artist. We both used our complementary skills in order to produce both of our EPs. (...) By the end of 2020, I had already written many songs. I usually compose them on the guitar. And I was determined to release my first project, so I was actively looking for a producer to help me do that." Mya Luv