We’ve made some nice merchandise! To make an order, send an email to: shop(at)apelago(dot)com and get more details. Webshop will come later on..
Organic white T-shirt with black print (S,M,L)
Organic cotton.
Price: 25€ (+shipping)
Black bag with white print (Onesize)
Price: 8.5€ (+shipping)
Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid is on the new Activist Podcast on Francois X Radioshow including a short interview.
It’s time for the next release on Pär Grindvik’s Stockholm LTD.
This time it’s Pär himself and Staffan Linzatti under the name The Rumours.
Artist: The Rumours (Grindvik & Linzatti)
Title: Prestige
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Cat#: STHLM LTD 019
Selected feedback:
Joseph Capriati – another great release on Stockholm ltd! full support from me.
Samuel L Session – snowy trax! will play!
Orde Meikle (Slam) – both very nice trax – playing
Perc – Both tracks are great. Prestige is my favourite, it does it’s thing perfectly. Looking forward to playing it in Germany this weekend.
Len Faki – 5/5 both tracks are simple top and has two different emotions for the floor! full support from here!
Marcel Dettmann – 5/5
Joel Mull – Both tracks are Fresh as a cold breeze on a hot summer night… LOVE IT!! Funk to the people!!!
Philip Sherburne – this is very cool…. “prestige” is MENTAL.
Marco Nastic – great guys! love it!
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Check out Par Grindvik’s podcast on Electronic Groove. Recorded live at the Volt festival in Uppsala, Sweden a few weeks ago. http://www.electronicgroove.com/EG134ParGrindvik.php
Copied from Halcyonline.
Featured Artist | Par Grindvik: Techno Storyteller
Submitted by Bianca Von Baum
Techno Storyteller Par Grindvik, is a techno storyteller – there is a lot more to his beats than steely kick-drum patterns and gurgling bleeps. At the heart is his label, Stockholm LTD, which fosters sparks between word and sound by pairing each release with an eloquent poem or short vignette. Meaningful Techno?!.. perhaps.
Last weekend Par kicked off his short spin through the US with the Oktave crew for a cosmic techno treat at Underground, the latest dingy LES basement of choice for the Techno elite of NYC. On his downtime here in NYC, Grindvik kindly let us pick his mind about telling techno tales, his latest release, When Falls, and why there’s no magic recipe to success.
Halcyon: What are some recent memories and music that have inspired your creativity and what you are producing?
Par Grindvik: I would be lying if I said that I was filled up with inspiration. In fact I’ve been searching, trying really hard to find out what I want and where I want to go. Right now my biggest source of inspiration is my family and close ones, they bring me strength to go on with my ideas.
H: I am very interested when you write in the “about” part of Stockholm LTD that “each release tells its own story”. What is the story told by your latest release with Staffan Linzatti, When Falls?
P: I’m happy that you ask me this, nowadays it’s really hard to connect the listener with your thoughts and visions. I always get so happy when people find our small messages and actually take some time to reflect over its meaning. It’s not that important to me that they get the true meaning really, I want the listeners to frame their own pictures. But, as you are asking specifically about “When Falls” I will try to explain. When Falls is one of those places where time’s been still for ages, where everything and every day comes and goes as they do. Suddenly the present arrives and nothing will ever be the same again. The “When Fall” words that you ask about are told by this old citizen who never thought things would change or that he would ever leave. I believe that you can find ‘”When Falls” somewhere in Canada but who knows. Read more.. »
Par Grindvik is set to play a series of DJ-sets in the US in June.
June 11 – People Muver, Chicago
June 12 – Oktave @ National Underground, NY
June 17 – Stay, NY
June 18 – Electric Pickle, Miami
June 19 – Saki, Washington DC
Staffan Linzatti recorded a new Live PA for the site www.mynightlife.fm.
It will be aired from April 22 – April 28.
Read the interview with The Subliminal Kid for Sweat Lodge Radio.
http://www.sweatlodgeradio.com/news/item/70-artist-of-the-weekthe-subliminal-kid.html
After Sweat Lodge Radio’s label focus on Stockholm LTD Thursday evening, they will air an artist feature on The Subliminal Kid tomorrow (Tuesday) at 18.00 and it re-airs the following morning at 12:00. Don’t miss!
Listen to Staffan Linzatti’s Live PA from Mars 5th, 2010 at Dystopian @ Arena Club, Berlin.
http://r.fm/artist/staffan-linzatti
Par Grindvik is off to South America!
Read this exclusive interview with him for Medellinstyle.
http://medellinstyle.com/entrevista-exclusiva-par-grindvik-fuckmyfunk-3.htm
Catch Par Grindvik play at:
Bahrein, Buenos Aires on Friday 19th
Infierno, Cordoba Saturday 20th
Fuckmyfunk, Medellin Sunday 21th LIVE PA
Bryan Kasenic (Bunker NYC) – serious heat, as usual.
Alland Byallo – Par’s track is KILLER!!!
Staffan Linzatti – this is one hell of a smorgasbord. each track lives it´s own life, yet they all contain that special ”something” that connects them. ubergood…
Perc – It’s all good but Par’s freaky groove wins it for me. In the box for Atomic Jam NYE!
Brendon Moeller – staffan’s track is the one for me!
Philip Sherburne – man. ”tough life” is HEAVY. locks you into its own twisted world and won’t let you go. at least as good as ”stretched out on pavement,” if not better — hard to compare them, as the moods are so different. but this is blinding. much respect to mr. van rivers! ample tips of the hat to the other three tracks as well…
Tim Xavier – I feel therfore I am :)
Paco Osuna – par track is my favourite,will played :)
Ambivalent – I love Tough Life and I’m Weird Like You the most. Fucking excellent!!!
Dustin Zahn – Van Rivers track is nuts! Staffan’s is great too! The whole package is solid but I see myself playing these two the most!
Marcel Dettmann – good trip… thanks ;) Rating: 5/5
Alan Fitzpatrick – awesome EP, i think my faves are tough Life and Im weird like you. full support!
Dario Zenker – crazy record.my fav is I’m weird like u.but i like all tracks.
Italoboyz – very twisted s….I like it lots!
Dominik Eulberg – Simon Haydo – Common Disorder is massive!
Derek Plaslaiko – Awesome stuff all around here! Thanks so much!!!
Emerson – whoa killer tunes once again – love the whole series full support
Check this great review of No Strange Waters Part 3 out.
Part 3 in the ”No Strange Waters” series is released today.
You can get a copy at Beatport.
Part Three
The year has come to an end.
Future is waiting.
There will be new kinds of living.
New kinds of music. New definitions of Techno.
Here follows a preview of where we are heading.
A fresh breeze of the past, the present and the future, Van Rivers’ ”Tough Life” leaves
no one without a trace.
By merging elements of different nature, the result may manifest itself in an unusual manner. The different layers of Staffan Linzatti’s ”Construct” might sound like each others complete opposite but in practice they form the shape of one.
”Common Disorder” was born out of tragedy. The loss of someone close. Simon Haydo’s story must be heard from beginning to end!
A suburban London basement. Sneakers, tight jeans, camouflage-net, stroboscope and smoke. ”I´m Weird Like You” is Pär Grindvik’s homage to dance music with bleeps and the early nineties – dance as fast as you can.
1 – Van Rivers – Tough Life
2 – Staffan Linzatti – Construct
3 – Simon Haydo – Common Disorder
4 – Pär Grindvik – I’m Weird Like You
Listen to Pär Grindvik’s DJ set from Minneapolis at Anton Bank’s radioshow ”The Vault” tonight at 9:30pm eastern US time (03.30 Berlin time). The station is 88.1FM, WESU broadcasting from Middletown, Ct, USA or online at www.wesufm.org or www.antonbanks.com
Roll The Dice is Peder Mannerfelt (The Subliminal Kid) and Malcolm Pardon and they are finally out with their debut album!
Gary Beck – Standing On My Foot (Grindvik By Your Side Remix) – Sleaze Records
Here’s the list of supporters: Joris Voorn, Loco Dice, Marco Carola, Gregor Tresher, Stephan Bodzin, Paco Osuna, Anja Schneider, Slam, Mauro Picotto, Alexi Delano, DJ Hell, Luca Bachetti, Mihalis Safras, Tony Rohr, Tim Xavier, Damian Lazarus, Joseph Capriati, Anderson Noise, Chloe, Martin Eyerer, Danny Howells, Cari Lekebusch and the list goes on…
Staffan Linzatti’s track 2401 Penitent Tangent (from No Strange Waters Pt 1) is no 29 in the this month De:Bug chart.
Selection of feedback Part 2.
Thilo Schneider (Groove Mag) – Cool as always
Ambivalent – I LOVE this EP!!! It’s really hard to pick a favorite.
Slam (Orde) – excellent label – more quality – support
Konrad Black – Damn…another bomb release to follow up part one. Spooky techno…my favorite! All 3, again, are killers. More like Flowers in the Attic Blues…
Nick Höppner – ”I’m a lot like you is super nice. Will play.
Marko Nastic – tnx ! i am lot like you works for me!
Ni Fanciulli – Great track from Par ! Alexi Delano – Par Grindvik is a musical hero to me. He’s creative ideas are inspiring. I Love the E.P.
Sian – super nice productions,as usual from par,superb
Xpansul – AWESOME!!!! Really guys, this is a fucking great EP. I am, as usual, specially into Pär’s track (can I borrow some talent from ya mate?) but will play the 3 of them FOR SURE.
Dominik Eulberg – Grrat release! Brilliant productins! I like the Grindvik track!
Chris Liebing – the pfirter track is crazy! well done!
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Staffan Linzatti
1. Jeff Mills – The Good Robot EP – (Axis
2. Silent Servant – Violencia EP – Sandwell District
3. Robert Hood – Obey / Ressurection – M-Plant
4. Kevin Gorman – Mikrowave 12 – Mikrowave
5. Andrés – II – Mahogani Music
6. Jeff Mills – The Defender – Axis
7. Terrence Parker – Tribute To Ken Collier – Seventh Sign
8. Staffan Linzatti – The World Ends With You – Stockholm LTD
9. Scott Grooves – Classic 909 – Natural Midi
10. Jeroen Search – Figure SPC A 3 – Figure SPC
Pär Grindvik
1. Various Artists – No Strange Waters – Stockholm LTD
2. Ben Klock – One Remixes – Ost Gut ton
3. Thomas Brinkmann – Isch (reisch) – Curle
4. Staffan Linzatti – The World Ends With You – Stockholm LTD
5. Ra.H – Time – Morphine
6. Levon Vincent – Solem Days – Novel Sound
7. Motor City Drum Ensemble – Lonly one Ep – 2020 Vision
8. Alex Under – E (Grindvik’s Share A Ride Remix) – Apnea
9. Brian Ffar – Billy Bought A Lazer (Pan-Pot remix) – Siteholder
10. Dustin Zahn – Wet Skin – Mindshake
Van Rivers
1. Fever Ray – Fever Ray (Rabid Records)
2. The Subliminal Kid – Bright Lights Big City (Stockholm LTD)
3. DVS1 – Running (Klockworks)
4. Levon Vincent – Invisible Bitchslap (Deconstruct)
5. James Ruskin – The Outsider (Blueprint)
6. Elecktrick Dragon – Davorite (Moustache)
7. Deuce – Deuce (Ostgut Ton)
8. Ben Klock – Subzero (Ostgut Ton)
9. Traversable Wormhole – Traversable Wormhole Vol.4 (Traversable Wormhole)
10. Converge – Axe To Fall (Epitaph)
The Subliminal Kid
1. Staffan Linzatti – The World Ends With You
2. Fever Ray – Seven (Marcel Dettman Remix)
3. Charlotte Gainsbourg -IRM
4. Skriet – Ben & Hjärta
5. Planetery Assult System – Temporary Suspension
6. British Sea Power – Come Wander With Me
7. Moritz von Oswald Trio – Pattern 3
8. Sonic Youth – Anti Orgasm
9. Jeff Mills – Applied Science
10. Demdike Stare – Suspicious Drone
Don’t miss to check out Van Rivers Podcast for Bodytonic!
Van Rivers mentioned in Pitchfork ”The Year In Techno”
Time for Part Two in the ”No Strange Waters” serie!
Get you copy here.
1. Pär Grindvik – I’m A Lot Like You
2. Van Rivers – Attic Blues
3. Pfirter & Flug – Blacksmoke
He has been a well respected producer and artist for a long time, but this year Pär has been more productive than ever resulting in a broad range of releases and remixes. The first track of PART two, ”I’m A Lot Like You” is pretty much what Pär Grindvik is all about. It both sounds and acts the way Pär does. With great depth and heat, this is a song that brings heart and emotion, past and present and Pär Grindvik’s timeless touch together!
Just as in ”No Strange Waters” PART one, we have multi talented Van Rivers on board! ”Attic Blues” is a huge track that combines warehouse techno with powerful club track esque vibes, done with an experimental touch.
- ”I’ve been playing ”Attic Blues” in the clubs for a year now, and it’s a killer track!” reveals Pär Grindvik.
Third track ”Blacksmoke” knots up the third part of this compilation perfectly.
Pfirter & Flug combines their futuristic club techno sound with a more old school industrial vibe. Pfirter and Junior Lopez aka Flug belongs to the highest ranks of the Argentinian club scene, and now they aim to conquer the rest of the world.
Pfirter had a big hit on Stockholm LTD last year, with the track ”Mi Auto”. Recently he released an EP on Len Faki’s Figure label, and in November another Pfirter EP will see the light on Chris Liebing’s CLR imprint. Flug is a new recruit on Stockholm LTD, but definitely not to the world of electronic music. With a love for the characteristic
sounds from Chicago and Detroit, Flug began his professional career in 1998, releasing under his house-alias Junior Lopez.
Written by Pär Grindvik.
”The Jesper Dahlbäck I know!
He’s a handy man with a big heart! He always carry the most interesting solution to a problem, and would never let a guy down.
Jesper used to show up at rave parties all dressed up in camouflage (him and Adam going as wave slaves). He was one of those guys you would be sure to find in front of the speakers at the party. Sometimes it even looked as if he wanted to enter the speaker itself.
When Jesper was standing behind the counter at the local record store (Planet Rhythm), he once made me think that I had to give up my keys just to listen to the latest Robert Armani record. I was young and Jesper was one of my biggest idols, so why wouldn’t I do as I was told. He then laughed, and grinned about the joke he just made. His kindness, humour and down-to-earthness always made me feel like an equal.
Jesper has many shapes and aliases. Ranging from the smoothest jazzy-deep-house to the weirdest acid track, or even gabber. But all Jesper’s tracks have the something in common – outstanding quality. Few manages to compose with such a geniune touch of quality which signifies Jesper’s work. Not only does he possess the knowledge of producing, but he also has musical qualities, something that can’t be tought. Combine that with a big spark of curiosity and a seemingly endless supply of imagination.
I have tons of memories from the 90’s. Jesper plays a big part in most of them. Like that time when I had fallen asleep under the stage at Docklands (a huge warehouse club in the late 90’s in Stockholm) just to wake up from a scream and the sight of 50 riot polices entering the dance floor. This was beginning of the end of the Swedish rave era and it was Jesper who was in the dj booth. He played one of my all time favorites! Dave Angle’s ”Airborn” and Carl Craig’s ”Drumstuck” remix, which is a huge build up track with a super-characteristic female scream. The image of the police entering, me waking up and that scream was just so surreal!
Jesper’s music will never leave me and I will probably always be one of he«s biggest fans. Nowadays Jesper is more than just a guy I respect for his musicality. He is a close friend. A friend who helped me out so many times, when I really needed it.
For example, I remember when I first moved to the Globe Studios (the heart of Stockholm’s techno/house scene) I had some problems with the guys who built my studio. I had to fire them, and in the end Jesper and me spent every afternoon and every night for over 6 months building the studio – together. It never would have worked out without Jesper! He was producing during daytime, picked up the hammer and helped me during the nights! I can never thank him enough for everything he has done for me since the time we first met!
Thank you Jesper! Thanks for being such a big supporter!”
/P
Jesper Dahlbäck new founded label ”International Sound Laboratory” (ISL) already reached release nr 2 and includes remix from Pär.
Jesper has meant a lot to Pär over the years and that’s one of the reasons we invited him for December’s ”We Want You Badly” Radio Show as well as this month’s ”Artist Feature”.
1. Tell us about your daily routine in the studio?
A day in the studio usually starts by going to the kitchen and start up the Gaggia coffee machine and make a fresh double espresso. After having a chat with some of the other people in the studio I usually power on the studio equipment. If I have any inspiration to start a track, I usually dive straight into the roland sh101 synthesizer which is really great for finding a good sound fast.
2. Will you release music under your aliases DJ Lenk or Persuader in the future?
no :)
3. What is your current projects?
Upcoming releases on ISL: next release is ADJD- ”Galactic Suite Part One” , which is Alexi Delano and Jesper Dahlbäck. Later on, a new collaboration between Jori Hulkkonen and Jesper Dahlbäck.
+ new remix on Alex Flatner and Lopazz on Cocoon…
4. From where did you get inspiration to the new ISL logo?
The logo is inspired from old seventies and eighties electronics, from companies that where designing electronic tools for scientific purposes. The logo is designed by Leo Norgren, an industrial designer from Stockholm.
”We Want You Badly” at www.ohmradio.org
10pm (22:00h GMT+1)tonight. the re-broadcasting at 2pm (14.00h GMT+1) day after.
www.ohmradio.org at 10pm (22:00h GMT+1)tonight. the re-broadcasting at 2pm (14.00h GMT+1)tomorrow.
