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Christine Owman with Mark Lanegan - Familiar Act (snippet)

CHRISTINE OWMAN with MARK LANEGAN - Familiar Act (snippet) by Christine Owman

Christine Owman 2011

I LIVE I DIE

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Dec 14, 2012 5:39 AM Famiiar Act feat Mark Lanegan out NOW through Glitterhouse Records
Apr 11, 2012 1:55 AM For 24 hours only from April 11, listen to a new, unreleased song
Oct 3, 2011 11:10 AM Second duo with Mark Lanegan finished and vinyl EP in the making
Sep 9, 2011 3:42 AM Great reviews of THROWING KNIVES and an explanation of SPELLING WORDS
Mar 26, 2011 2:39 AM Duet between myself and Mark Lanegan

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Genre: Alternative / Experimental / Indie
Location Swedish artist, multi instrumentalist, songwrite, Sv
Profile Views: 172658
Last Login: 12/11/2012
Member Since 8/31/2004
Website christineowman.com
Record Label Glitterhouse Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
"I don't have to stand out of the crowd, I just don't want to be a part of it." -Christine Owman
Members
Christine Owman on the cello, the ukulele, the saw, the guitar, the bass, the double bass, the violin, the piano, the melodica, the banjo, and vocals. Guests: Mark Lanegan (vocals), Andi Almqvist (vocals),
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”Robert Plant said he liked what he heard when I supported him at a gig in Stockholm. As a Zeppelin fan this was a big moment for me... ” - Christine Owman

The sound found me this time

After the release of her first album Open Doors (Revolving Records, 2003) Christine Owman started experimenting with sounds, noise, instruments, effect pedals and different ways to record. The flaws and restrictions she encountered in that process became the strength of her sound and a contrast to the flawless, super-produced, and compressed MP3s of today.

She is known for her captivating and unconventional performances and music that is a dichotomous blend of dreamy folk and raw distortion, reverb, bass and noise expressed through clever, uninhibited lyrics. Owman is a young woman eager to express herself without the limitations of conventional boundaries.

Reviews

THROWING KNIVES album reviews 2011

"..beautiful, eerie melodies, sometimes delicate, sometimes ragged arrangements, and a dream-like vocal prettiness can only add to the conundrum. Christine Owman is certainly not going for the obvious."
7/10 stars
Jennifer Kelly - Blurt Magazine

"A collection of songs that take us out of the shadows, into the light and back again revealing more on each listen. THROWING KNIVES is an album that would certainly compliment anyone's record collection, created by a performer who - when she graces our shores again - should certainly not be missed. "
Shay Rowan - Von Pip Musical Express

"The album is untouchable and completely free. Listeners will hear Owman reaching for the sky."
Whitney Lewis - Womans Radio

"What an unexpected pleasure from Sweden, this dark-folky, industrially-roughened THROWIN KNIVES...unusually liberated (and liberating), celebrating the autonomy and self-expressive ability of a woman who defines her own place in her relationships"
Jennifer P Kelly - 30 seconds over

Arrata Opera Centre Calgary @ Sled Island July 2 2010

."..her set at the Arrata Opera Centre was both bizarre and wonderful. The crowd was sitting cross-legged on the floor and was very appreciative, while Owman was headbanging her way through offbeat music.. If you weren't there, you should buy her record anyway and tell people you saw her.".....
by Peter Hemminger - Ffwd Weekly

Liverpool Sound City @ Mello Mello April 22 2010, 9 out of 10

”..most unique performer over the four days... Christine is clearly passionate about all the elements that make-up her performance... The only negative about the whole thing was only a handful of people actually witnessed her.”..
by Stephen Greenwood - Virtual Festivals

Liverpool Sound City @ Mello Mello 2010

”.. this lady blew me away. It was a mesmerising, sincere performance... Owman had the small audience captivated... It was the most moving performance of Sound City 2010 and lovely example of ‘performance art.”
by Ed - Shakenstir

Iceland Airwaves @ Hressó 2009

..”..Christine Owman is a lot more edgy than the previous acts.. a lot more musical, her music sounds a lot more mature than the rest of the bunch. Though being alone on the stage, she doesn’t seem to feel uncomfortable; she seems to feel comfortably at home. She also has interesting visual effects rolling in the background.. interesting, kind of hot music. Would buy her album. She also plays Ukulele, which is always a plus for a lone musical warrior.”
by Fríða Brá Pálsdóttir - Reykjavik Grapevine

Iceland Airwaves @ Batterid 2009

..”..she manages to make her sound downright dark. Her songs have a bizarre air of emergency and desolation, and the old industrial footage projected behind her increases this feeling...
by Rebecca Louder - Reykjaviks Grapevine

Also a member of

-DunDun .myspace.com/dundunmusic
-If They Ask, Tell Them We're Dead .myspace.com/tellthemweredead

Collaborations

-Mark Lanegan .myspace.com/marklanegan
-Affictionados .myspace.com/affictionados
-Small Flowers Crack Concrete myspace.com/smallflowerscrackconcretes
-Erika Rosén myspace.com/erikarosen
-Sofia Härdig .myspace.com/sofiahardig
-Ola Frick myspace.com/moonbabiesola
-Andi Almqvist myspace.com/andialmqvist
-Up the Mountain myspace.com/musicfromupthemountain
-Golden Kanine myspace.com/goldenkanine
-Film i Skåne filmiskane.se
-Mejeriet kulturmejeriet.se
-Helsingborgs Teater
-Avdelning 14 & Teatr Weimar
-Popkollo myspace.com/popkollo
-Irya Gmeyner myspace.com/iryamusic
-Bad Taste Records badtasterecords.se
-Wag the City & Gunga Malmö wagthecity.com
-Wag the City & Botkyrka är ni med oss? spiritusmundi.nu
-Hit Music - Rhythm of the Revolutionary rafilm.se
Original title: "Hitmusik - Att Sätta Rytm Till Revolt"
Music documentary made by the Swedish film makers RÅFILM."Starting in the footsteps of Red Beans (Röda Bönor), the filmmaking collective RåFILM delivers a history through music beyond the pop star frenzy and naked skin. Hit Music is a story about music's power to change things, a film stating that there's more to the music scene than X-factor; that you can retain control of your creative achievements and succeed! Appearing in the film are Le Tigre, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Chicks on Speed, Laleh, Christine Owman and Svenska Akademien."

Christine Owman

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Sinners

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