Contact/booking: 0046(0)736-981104
info@solskugga.nu
On my recordings:Sol Vikström
Mix & production | Vocals | Piano | Guitars | Electronica | Etc..
Staffan Osterlind Electric Guitar | Theremin/Mellotron
Thomas von Wachenfeldt Electric & Acoustic Guitar | Fiddle
Stefan Hallgren Fender 69 Jazz Bass | Drums
Also help from: Screwmaker Nordpol Jon-Olov Woxlin Patrik Blomquist
I won the competition thanks to YOU!
6645 photos tagged and the 24 hour date goes to Andreas!
You're my darlings!
Here I post sms during my days, so you know where I'm at =)
風格近似
"Slick, dark, semi-gothic pop" - Skopemag
"The tracks may do well on the pop tracks, but there is something much more deep and meaningful to the tracks on “Swimming Without Webbed Toes”" - Neufutur
"Swimming Without Webbed Toes is an album that is a must-add to one's music collection to totally experience Skugga's compositions and talents on all levels, as well as watch out for her follow-up work" - Indie music stop
"Skugga's songwriting achieves a lyrical balance that comes across as Euro-pragmatism—a blend of youthful naiveté and cutting brutality"
"She has an impressive vocal range..."- caughtinthecarousel
"Overall it feels beautifully dark with Sol’s classical voice pouring like a clear trickle through the mellow ambience, whether it’s a folk-inspired piece or a more dense goth-inspired music. The electronica forms the base of the music, but a great interplay with foremost brilliant guitars and violins creates nice contrasts." - Meadow music
"The cd kicks off with 'Say It' and this is possibly one of the rockier numbers on the album, and it screams hit single."
"This girl has what it takes." - Ravenheart music
I'm on a journey; I put my gentle footprints in my Scandinavian Narnia, among shy sunshades and unknown city corners. This is a small window where I invite you to follow my travel through life, music, writings, thoughts and dreams. My aim is to make fragile and authentic music, filled with shifting landscapes and honest lyrics, but most of all this is a monologue between me and myself, a mirror showing past and future.
Spread the word, bring your friends to my Garden, (www.solskugga.com) play me in your car, carry me in your pocket.
So here's finally my video for Love and Affection. Some files got corrupt, but I made it through somehow, I hope you'll like it... For best resolution go here: blip.tv.
Biography
About the girl:
Beyond the name Sol Skugga (Sun Shadow) acts a young woman with many passions. Being a classically schooled singer, songwriter, producer and artdirector, she has woven a musical universe around herself - where rock, piano pop, electronica and celtic string arrangements permeates the soundscapes as well as her graphic image.
The band:
Sol Skugga is not really a band, it is a female songwriter and producer with a heavy studio-addict and a taste for collaborations with a few magicians. In her steady team you find the musician Staffan Österlind - known as the guitarist from Paul Di Anno (ex Iron Maiden), and Thomas Von Wachenfeldt - a classical Swedish fiddler, also Stefan Hallgren, who is running the studio Happy Minds together with her.
Her tunes:
The music oscillates between brittle and dramatic and is often stained by a soft melancholy, and exposing, poetic lyrics. Think about early fog, misty lakes, dramatic mountains, underground clubs, crowded subways, empty streets or your latest sexual experience, and you will find the echo of it in her music.
I paint musical landscapes with lust, passion, sorrow and love and invite you to a Garden where you will find only truth.
Discography:
Cd’s been frequently compared to Nine Inch Nails, U2, Blondie, Peter Gabriel, Björk's "Human Behavior" and female singers such as Tori Amos, Amy Lee, Regina Spector and Kate Bush.
"Swimming without webbed toes" (Nov 2007)
“Gardenia” (Nov 2008)
“Fairytales and Lullabies” (Okt 2009)
Competitions and charts:
Sol Skugga..s productions are frequently played on various independent radio stations and podcasts such as; last.fm, the U.S. satellite radio Channel 43, and Somojo.net; where she has been in the top 20 chart ever since December 08.
In February 2009 she participated in a myspace competition, where her fans uploaded and tagged + 6600 pics of her. This resulted in her winning an one week promotion on the site for best myspace-site and best fan-support.
Sol Skugga also attended the Tele2 and Warner contest for un-signed artists earlier 2008 and ended up as number 21 out of about 800 participating contributions. She was also appointed to one of the year 2008s best new releases, by staff at somojo.net. Right now she is exclusively picked as a cover-girl for Somojomagazine Okt-09.
Partners in crime:
Sol Skugga has been signed to the American promotion company Rainmaker Public Relations roster since spring 2008, as well as the record label Cauldron Soundwerx in the eastern U.S. and they are now preparing a small U.S. tour for her in early 2010. She is also working closely with Happy Minds/Black cat songs/Accented (SWE), who handle well established artists like “Kingen” in Sweden.
Finally:
Sol has been a character on Internet since the late 90s and most recently in August 2008 she was interviewed by swedish radio P3 for her membership on the video blog Bambuser; one of the places online where she is sharing her life, thoughts and music. She has a bachelor’s degree in media and interaction design from Lunds University and is interested in the creation of new digital solutions in addition to her music career.
Visit www.myspace.com/solskugga or www.solskugga.com to take part of her universe, which, besides music holds writing, photography and illustrations.
01 (01) Jeff Lustick - Forgotten Roads Forbidden Places 02 (02) Jeff Lustick - A Child's Eyes 03 (03) Jeff Lustick - Too Many 04 (04) Sol Skugga - Burn Her 05 (07) Cecile Corbel - Suil A Ruin 06 (05) Amie Penwell - How Is That Free 07 (16) The Plastic Pals - Good Karma Cafe 08 (13) Darren Fisher - Gypsy Lane 09 (10) Cecile Corbel - O Stor Mo Chroi 10 (14) Sophie Hill - Black Barn 11 (--) Darren Fisher - On A Roll 12 (06) Six Strings And A Piece Of Wood - Chardaq 13 (11) Six Strings And A Piece Of Wood - Salsalata 14 (--) Seb Green - Bee Sting 15 (09) Six Strings And A Piece Of Wood - Conquetto 16 (--) Amy Hendrickson & the Prime Directive - November Rain (Edited) 17 (08) Cecile Corbel - Le Vent Memporte 18 (--) Michael Fredde - Dreams are the Food 19 (--) Seb Green - Rise Before My Time 20 (15) Annalivia - A Soldier Traveling from the North
01 (01) Spaceship Days - A Little Extraordinary 02 (02) Spaceship Days - Stick On Stars 03 (03) Spaceship Days - The One That Got Away 04 (--) Sol Skugga - This is my time 05 (08) The Messerschmitt Twins - Isolation 06 (06) The Messerschmitt Twins - Time To Die 07 (--) Vittorio Tolomeo - Crawling Art 08 (--) Atris - Automatic Doors 09 (05) I'll Quit Tomorrow - Already Dead 10 (09) The Messerschmitt Twins - Teardrop 11 (--) Sol Skugga - Say It 12 (18) I'll Quit Tomorrow - Yes I Want It 13 (07) Tapefly - Sheela! 14 (--) Vittorio Tolomeo - City Ground 15 (--) Vittorio Tolomeo - You Don't Stop 16 (04) Sol Skugga - Share Tonight 17 (16) Experimental Feelings - Compelled sound feat. Emyli / Hiiro-Tent 18 (--) Atris - Dark Lotus 19 (19) I'll Quit Tommorrow - Bloodshot & Thirsty 20 (--) Matchstickmen - Like Clockwork
01 (--) Spaceship Days - A Little Extraordinary 02 (--) Jeff Lustick - Never Meant To Let You In 03 (--) Two Choices - Take YOur Hands Off Me 04 (--) The Beat Rats - My Jolana 05 (06) Dilitant - Noone 06 (--) Sol Skugga - This is my time 07 (11) The Swipes - Destroy Your World 08 (--) NewNobility - Galatic 09 (--) The Messerschmitt Twins - Isolation 10 (--) Amie Penwell - Ending or Beginning 11 (--) Abinaya - Partir Puis Revenir 12 (--) Sam & Anna - You Cant Stop Me 13 (07) Pndc - Pilots featuring Shadowlike 14 (--) Vittorio Tolomeo - Crawling Art 15 (10) The Toronto Drug Bust - The Dandy Song 16 (--) Atris - Automatic Doors 17 (14) I'll Quit Tomorrow - Already Dead 18 (12) Zelda Zonck - Les Meutes 19 (--) Juliana Meyer - Bridges 20 (16) Steven Jackson - Please Tell Me Why
♥ deep within heart of a mountain
drumming thundered trough its veins
a chanting had started in the city of crystals
all beings had gathered to participate
the very walls where humming
every atom of air joined in a dance
pulsating everywhere and all around
merged completely to one pulse
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More?...(;...~>BLOG<~...;)
♥
~Unity
Thank You sweet ☼ ;) wishes U Thrilling Adventures
Have Most Glorious
~Ann lustmord
2ssssssday Hummm ? A short week ahead very cool if ya ask Me,,, Wishin ya a nice day,,,Peace and always a High 5 tossed your way from this camp,Pssssssssst!!!!!! KEEP IT LOUD!!!!!! Wink,,
On my recordings:
Sol Vikström
Staffan Osterlind
Thomas von Wachenfeldt
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Somojo Keltica World chart
Somojo Alter N8ive chart
This Weeks 'Official' Somojo chart
well thanks for the visit sweety nice one xx.