convalescing on comfy chairs and tea and toast. Plus these beautiful ditties. Business as usual from tomorrow.
Have a good BHM. I'm off for a kip. Abstract Crimewave – Flyga Fram (with Dungen) Why we love it: because what's in a name? They used to be called Smile, but are now known as Abstract Crimewave.
Their line-up and pedigree, though, remain exactly the same. Abstract Crimewave are Joakim Åhlund and Björn Yttling. Joakim was in Teddybears, Caesars and Les Big Byrd.
And he has written for and produced the likes of Robyn, Charli XCX and Giorgio Moroder. Björn is from the band, Peter Björn and John, and has similar credentials from working with Lykke Li, Primal Scream and Neko Case. And as 'Flyga Fram' firmly attests, regardless of their name change there has been absolutely no drop-off in the quality and class of the music that the two men create.
'Flyga Fram' is the second single to be taken from the band's forthcoming new album The Longest Night which is due out 4th October via Chimp Limbs. The song features their fellow countryman Dungen from the Swedish rock band of that name. As Joakim Åhlund explains: "When we started writing 'Flyga Fram,' we both pretty much instantly had Gustav (Dungen) in mind for the track.
Even just the main melody at its core had this sort of hippie, 70s vibe to it, which is something Dungen are obviously masters at. Once he was quite literally on board, we got him to record his vocals and flute parts from a boat that he was on at the time, on vacation just off the coast of Croatia. I myself was on a tiny island in Italy, and my wife and I actually recorded the backing vocals there, while Björn was back in the studio in Stockholm working on the drums with Nils from Amason.
I think that makes it a Europop tune, right?" 'Flyga Fram' may well gently lope along with all the peaceful intent of travelling to Yasgur's Farm in August '69, yet it's subtle movement creates a perfect illusion of life in the present day. (Simon..
. GIITTV Team.
