Few cities in the world can match the success of the music scene Gothenburg has had in the past 15 years, both in Sweden and internationally. In recent years, music blogs and magazines alike frequently writes about artists and bands from Sweden’s second largest city. In our most recent essay on http://www.svenskmusik.org/ one of Swedens most high profile writers, Carl Reinholdtzon Belfrage, explains why Gothenburg is the Manchester of Northern Europe.

”I would dare to claim that there was nowhere in the world that was as interesting as Gothenburg, from a musical perspective, during those years. Nowhere else was pop music so clear, direct and uncompromising – and dare I say intellectual? – as in Gothenburg.”

The Manchester of Northern Europe - Svenskmusik.org

On Svensk Musik you will also find: 

• We continue our collaboration with the production company La Vida Locash with our series of video interviews. We asked the hip-hop artist Petter to tell us about the origin of Swedish hip-hop, and the importance of hip-hop in today’s political climate.
  
  Petter about Swedish hip-hop - Svenskmusik.org
   
• The legendary hardcore band Abhinandas singer José Saxlund visited Kafé 44 in Stockholm, and talked about the Swedish hardcore scenes rise and fall, and how they continue to inspire international rock music.
  
  José Saxlund from Abhinanda about Swedish hardcore - Svenskmusik.org
   
• For over twenty years, Gothenburg has been the hub for genre-defining metal bands like In Flames, At the Gates and Dark Tranquility. Swedish metal has nog become synonymous with bands from Gothenburg. Kalle Malmstedt tells the unlikely story of a group of friends who came to influence an entire genre.
  
  From Billdal to Wacken in 20 years - Svenskmusik.org 

Svensk musik will continue to put swedish music in context, and tell the story behind some of our most interesting and biggest bands and artists. This fall, we will highlight the Swedish club music, and the successes of Swedish House Mafia, with an essay by Calle Dernulf. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions, or if you are looking for tips or advice regarding anything related to Swedish music.

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For more information, please contact:

Stefan von Ajkay Marketing Director

Mail stefan.von.ajkay@svenskmusik.org

Tel +46 (0)70 528 63 00

Niklas Alicki Editor

Mail niklas.alicki@gmail.com

Tel +46 (0)73 815 74 37

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