Scando pop Flashcards
Roots of the Swedish pop in Stockholm
Polar studios
names of artists that Polar studios has helped
Led Zepplin adam ant, abba, Genesis- the music video for gimme gimme gimme was filmed in this studio
the tool that transformed the production quality in the Polar studios
the harrison mixing console- created in 1975 in Nashville
Culture
deep love of pop music- carly rae jepsen quoted them as being ‘gods of pop music’
the cheiron Studios
found in kungsholmen it is the birth place of the music that crosses between the club and the radio - something that the Swedes do very well
Cheiron studios founder
Denniz pop
Shculze cites the cheiron cliché
don’t bore us, get to the chorus
younger students are entitled to
230 free hours of music education
Public subsidies
nearly a third of all Swedish children are given publicly funded music lessons after school
if you can’t afford instruments
children are encouraged to rent the instruments instead
The impact of the obsession over music
is that the young children can afford to make mistakes and create freely with music- without any financial pressures
lending out chords
producers like max martin often just offer chord progressions to artists who use them to give their ideas melody.
Spotify
enabled artists to reach a wider audience
Music globalisation
the time spent in the united states by Sweden has given the country a disproportionate amount of success- measured on the number of records reaching the top ten
Success of ABBA
inauguration of museums and also the celebration with tours today and films help to remind the young Swedish musicians of the role the country plays in the music world.
introduction of MTV
in Swedish households in 1987 - this gave Swedes another way of accessing music channels and seeing what the rest of the world had to offer
Swedish music miracle
took place between 1990 and 2003
position in the world in terms of music exports
sits 3rd to date, behind the uk and the US
In May of 2012
50% of the billboard top, 10 were songs produced by Swedes
Mainstreaming of the music
Swedish house mafia and Avicii responsable for bringing Swedish music into the mainstream
Fiddles emerged
during the late 17th century and the first recorded fiddler was Hjort Olsson
the folk tradition
made up of swedish bagpipes, accordians and fiddles
Jan johansson
key figure in the revival of folk music- put it in his early jazz music that started a strign of music festivals in Stockholm
Melodifestivalen
is a Swedish song contest that selects the representative of the Eurovision song contest
Anti piracy laws
introduced across Scnadinavia- in 2009 forced people to turn to spotify and ‘legal’ streaming
such was the success of Swedish band ABBA
that the Swedish government had to arrange for royalties from the soviet union to be paid in oil commodity rights
Schalger
important factor in success- meaning hit in German it was a very popular sound during the 70s across Europe- ABBA took this and combined it with their love of bands like the beach boys, to create a sound that heralded their folk origins but also lead swedish music in a new direction.
depth to ABBA
that hints at deep sadness- even in their song, Mamma MIa.
when ABBA hit the big time
all four of the band had already had over a decade of experience in the industry- this allowed them to get out their really bad songs before starting ABBA- Benny was the first to enter a band, at the age of 18 in in 1964
vision of pop in ABBA
they perceived the songs to be more than a song, a record- as an arrangement based on timing and breaking boundaries. the Song ‘the name of the game’ highlights their obsession over music being an arrangement
boundary pushing
four part vocal harmony- in lay all your love on me
the xylophones in money money- not been used in a pop song before
Lay all your love on me
keeps in mind the easy going pop relaxed sound but also plays with the tension of classical music that have so often existed apart in pop music- it gives it a sense of pace
Painful issues dealt with
easy to forget when listening- but the songs actually deal with divorce. Frida grew up with divorced parents and her childhood was characterised by darkness- divorced Benny too
Dancing Queen
has a great first line- ‘friday nights and the lights are low…’
got hints of the beatles
the disco with bee gees
the lyrics simply talk about a girl wanting to dance even when the time is not right
Nord Keyboards Clavia
The company manufactures keyboard and drum products that are used by stars such as Prince, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna. - founded in 1983
propellerhead
best known for its software- reason- which helps musicians all over the world to collaborate
sound cloud
founded in Stockholm
amount of money devoted to Norwegian music by the government in 2017
13 billion - 20 times that of Australia- a country 5 times bigger.
Name of Norway’s biggest music festival
Øya- takes place in Norway
stylisitc tic
use in knowing me knowing you- the same triplets are used as they do in ‘look at me noooow’ of mamma mia
the marimba
used commonly throughout their songs
Instruments that fit the Lyrics
in Mamma mia the simple guitar lightly played but in quick succession gives the sense of loosing control- which is partly what the song is about
Sweden loves role models
Bjorn Borg in tennis and Ingemar stenmark rose to fame in the 70s and then followed a wave of participation after that- the smae can be said for pop music with ABBA and the likes of Ace of Base
Language factor
they speak english well in Scandinavia
New technologies
Ikea and H&M show the they have long been keen to advance fashions and trends
Tight-Knit
Export music Sweden- non profit that helps Swedes produce and work together
