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David Åhlén
Watch and Pray

My Face Will Shine

»If there is a voice in the world that marries new classical and pop music more beautifully than David Åhlén’s, we’ve yet to hear it. There is a religiosity inherent in his work that’s not for everyone. But Åhlén’s not out to convert you. This is new music in the tradition of Arvo Pärt – gently inviting, on whichever level you choose.« the Moderns (CAN)

»David Åhlén è unto dei tesori nascosti provenienti dalla Svezia. Il cantautore di Stoccolma forgia la sua musica intorno alla sua incantevole voce, un falsetto che rimanda subito alla sua connotazione da artista immaginifico.« L’Indiependente, IT

»Impossibly beautiful vocal pieces from austere Swedish genius, David Åhlén« East Portland Blog, US

»Åhlén creates heavenly textures with underlying electronics and soothing synths, dissolved subtly into the soft vocals. As the vocals melt, strings provide the melodic aspect to the ever-floating track, the 2 minutes and 53 seconds passing in a slow blink.« Everything is Noise, FR

»Plein de piété, And her voice was heard démontre le talent de l’artiste à nous emmener au plus profond de nous-mêmes et à y trouver une forme de recueillement intime puissant. Douce, sa musique reste chargée de sous-entendu quand à nos croyances, quant à la fugacité de la vie aussi.« Litzic, FR

»It is constructed by masterfully produced electronics, effected instrumentation, and beautiful, sonorous vocals. The overall feeling is like the entrance to heaven itself. Vast, warm, protective, peaceful«. Issues Magazine, US

»Le sujet touche la corde sensible par des filigranes de harpe, d’instruments à corde, par petites couches, la guitare électrique baryton se dilue dans cette intimité émotive. Le chant falsetto d'Åhlén et de ses invité.es en libelle la douceur et la mélancolie comme des psaumes cotonneux. (…) Le sucre glace harmonique défie les lois de la sensibilité et du drame. On reste accroché autour de chaque dernier souffle, comme le murmure des morts sur les lèvres de la vie. La fragilité des êtres face à la mort d’un proche résonne et marque à jamais l’indissociable passage sur terre.« Wallabirzine, FR

»I was captivated from start to finish. Everything from the way how instruments interlink, overlap, spiral and float ethereally around you without taking over is expert sound design. The melodies and David’s voice are bewitching. This is an underground treasure you need to seize.« (9.5/10) Higher Plain Music, UK

Features/Radio; Radio 3 (Spain), Sonofmarketing (IT), Musiczine (NL), Divertir (FR), Indiemusic, (FR), Homecooking Share (FR), Sequences Magazine (DE), Qobuz

»Achingly beautiful minimal masterpiece« Big Shot Magazine, US

»Using lush choral chamber arrangements, a disarmingly gorgeous falsetto and gentle ebbs and flows of music, he creates powerful yet understated liturgically inspired music.« Dancing about architecture, UK

»Without sounding too much like any one of them, his music shares certain qualities with Arvo Pärt's, Jóhann Jóhansson's, and Sigur Rós's. (…) Åhlén's inimitable voice naturally illuminates each song« Textura, Canada

»Più che canzoni, quelle raccolte in “My Face Will Shine” sono brevi inviti alla meditazione, intese a creare un pur breve spazio totalmente alieno rispetto al mondo esteriore, uno spazio nel quale potersi guardare dentro, elevandosi sulle ali di una voce e di suoni lievi, dai tratti fortemente evocativi.« Music Won’t Save You, IT

» sich der Schönheit und dem Zauber dieser 15 Minuten aussetzen können.« African Paper, DE

»que nos invita a un agradable e interminable viaje mental a través de su sonido. Su atmósfera es ideal para desconectar un poco de la rutina y relajarnos con su estilo.« Zone Nights, Argentina

»der Fokus der EP ist eine faszinierende Reise der Klangkunst von Streicher-Arrangements, eingebettet in marginale Elektro-Facetten, sanfte Drums und eine melancholische Stimme, die dem Ganzen einen sphärischen Rahmen verleiht.« Gezeitenstrom, DE

 »delicate and fragile vocals, the ethereal ambient lines and the sublime strings textures.« SonOfMarketing, IT

»I love the music of David Åhlén. There is nothing more calming than his compositions.« East Portland Blog, US

»All of his music is quietly spiritual (…)‘If I have you’ has a power to it that demands everything be still, and is particularly appropriate perhaps for these strange times when we all have a little more time to think about the true value of the things around us.« Nordic Music Review, UK

»A beatific longing of hymnal beauty, the brand new whispery veiled single from the hushed falsetto Swede David Åhlén is a most reverent ethereal plaint from the spiritual soul.« Monolith Cocktail, UK

»Åhléns musik är precis som tidigare eterisk och sublim. Gosskörer och stråkar ihop med falsettsång och religiöst bildspråk ger en närmast sakral upplevelse.« Hymn, SE

Featured on; Fluid Radio UK, Indiepop39 UK, KZ Radio Israel, SonofMarketing Italy, Hymn Sweden among others

David Åhlén / Mit Tim Remix Singles; Morning Prayer and Morning Without Clouds

»Mais depuis quelques temps maintenant, la suède commence à exporter de nombreux nouveaux artistes assez variés et intéressants à l’image de David Åhlén qui proposera ce vendredi 12 juillet une bien belle ballade nommée « Morning without clouds« Zickma, FR

Featured on; Gaffa Sweden, Atmosfera Spain, France Inter, FR, GwendalPerrin FR, Kiblind FR, Zickma, FR, Hymn Sweden, Music Won’t save you, IT, AMNplify, Australia

Joel Gabrielsson
Citadel

»Swedish artist presents a small gourmet format in delicate and atmospheric sounds, able to invoke the universes of Thom Yorke and Jónsi. A pop curiosity« Rolling Stone Magazine, FR

»’Morning Light’ exerts a gentle pull on the listener, beckoning them to stay a while and fully soak in the warm melancholy of its little musical microcosm. (…) The song has this lilting yet plaintive melody to it that gives it a wonderfully bittersweet sound that’s hard to shake once you’ve immersed yourself in it.« Everything is Noise, DE

»Citadel" heißt die Debut-EP mit facettenreich arrangierten Songs, ergreifenden Texten und feinen kammermusikalischen Pop-Arrangements.« NDR Kultur, DE

»Prima che Bon Iver perdesse la bussola e cominciasse a produrre musica carica di hype ma scarica di sentimento, era un fuoriclasse che con le proprie canzoni dipingeva paesaggi unici, suggestivi ed estremamente emozionanti. Scomodiamo forse paragoni ingombranti, ma lo svedese Joel Gabrielsson ci riporta a quei tempi con la sua Morning Light.» Impatto Sonoro, IT

»Mais attention : envoûtement garanti !...Le résultat est fascinant, balançant constamment entre la légèreté de l’instrumentation et de son chant, se mêlant avec douceur à la voix d’Emily Åhlen, et la mélancolie qui ruisselle des cordes et des paroles.» Can you hear the Music?, FR

»Le song-writer suédois oscille entre slowcore, ambient, modern classical et chamber pop pour ces quatre premiers titres envoutants et atmosphériques à souhait qui ont tout pour vous hanter encore et encore.» Le Bruis Des Perles, FR

»Le sonorità di Joel Gabrielsson, sfocate ed evocative, nelle quali la componente umana ed acustica, con la chitarra ed il piano in evidenza, coesiste e si intreccia, con vibrante leggerezza, con quella artificiale ed onirica dei sintetizzatori» Paranoid Park, IT

»En tung, fin och bräcklig historia i musikalisk form...Efter den första svepande tonen, som snabbt kompletteras av Joels originella sångröst, skapas en ryslig men behaglig känsla i kroppen. En kombination man sällan stöter på. Jag blir berörd och får en tung känsla över axlarna, samtidigt som det är mycket vackert.» Tinsel Music Magazine, SE

»Why we love it:With a delicate use of instrumentation and voice, Joel Gabrielsson has delivered a poetic and heartfelt insight into his own creative world with his debut single, ‘Morning Light’.» God is in the TV zine, UK

»This instrumentation reveals the fragility and beauty of Gabrielsson's dreamy music. Everything takes place in a parsimony with nostalgic overtones, under the shadow of an elegant and romantic crooner that evokes the music of Douglas Dare (Erased Tapes) and Mark Hollis.« Loop, Chile

Featured on; Triste Sunset, IT, Textura CAN, Musiczine, NL, IndieMusic, FR, Loop, Chile, AMNplify, Australia, Paranoid Park, IT, Can You Hear The Music, FR, Sonofmarketing, IT, Divertir, FR, ALLternativ, IT, Zickma, FR

Radio; Roots and Fusion 593, UK, BR2, National Radio Munchen/South Germany, Byte, FM, DE - Kaleidoskop, Radio 1, CZ, Radio Campus St Etienne, University Radio, FR, NDR Kultur, DE