Skaten is not just another random Swedish band of unknown quantity and quality. This project by Simone Andersson Wingfors has been written about on various Swedish blogs for well over a year (me here) despite the fact that the songs have only been demos on MySpace. Well now is the time to revisit Skaten who has a new record on vinyl and CD titled We are all children with different titles.
Taken as a whole it wouldn’t be incorrect to label Skaten’s new record piano pop. But if you dig deeper into each song you hear elements of more serious music; be it classical, jazz, gypsy, or circus cabaret. I chose the song “Territory” to share with you as it combines many of these elements in one song. I suggest you listen to this one on a full range stereo (hifi) system to get the full effect. The bass is as full as you’d expect from a hip hop track, the scattershot drums pulse and ricochet, and Simone’s voice will give your tweeters (and your emotions) a workout.
Contact Simone here – creaturesounds@riseup.net – to order the new ep.
