Hans-Peter Lindstrøm is known for his collaborative,
dreamy and soundscape ridden disco pop. Working with the likes of Christabelle
for his dark synth-pop project on Real Life is No Cool or with fellow
Norwegian countryman Prins Thomas for some spaced out cosmic-disco action, the
underground and humble producer - for a period - was seen as a highly prolific
entity. But since 2009, the down to earth personality has slowed down
on the EP releases and collaborative work, spending time working on new music
and a new direction in his productions, which culminates with the release of
his first solo album since 2008.
Six Cups of Rebel
is not just a departure from his collaborative way of working, but it also
marks a new exploration in sound for the kid who was brought up on country and
western music in the outskirts of Stavanger, a small oil town. He’s packed up
his analogue synthesisers and laid his instruments to gather dust, instead
opting for the use of digital technologies and software. As a result, the music
is different too – gone are the cosmic vibes and warming, spacey tones,
replaced instead by grittier, darker and raucous dancefloor-leaning music.
The cult producer will be
showcasing some the material – due out next month through Smalltwon Supersound –
when he heads to London to play at Scandalism, featuring one of their most diverse
and eclectic line-ups yet, featuring jacker Brodinski, Disco-don Aeroplane and
Scandlism co-founder andf British legend Mylo. It seems like the perfect place
for Lindstrom to relay his new sounds on to Londoner’s, and in a rare (nbut
short) interview, we caught up with Hans Peter on getting fed up with analogue,
spending time in the studio, [partnerships and not letting the ‘scene’
influence or distract you from your endeavors....
You’ve been putting records out over the last two years
but the output has been streamlined – what else have you been up to?I’ve been trying to concentrate on new music mostly. After a
long time touring – with the tracks that I’m releasing now - it’s nice. I think
I had about one album ready beforehand but I wasn’t really happy with it so it
took a while haha.
Are you the sort of producer who’s hard on himself? Are you
a perfectionist?I guess sometimes you don’t know it until you’ve finished
the work. After a while, you realise a few things about the record when it’s
finished and you find things that you’re not happy with, so of course, I always
try to release stuff that I’m happy with. I mean, before I even think about
releasing, everything has to be correct.
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