Mikael Karlsson (Mikael Carlsson) - Swedish singer and songwriter, best known for the musical project The Honeydrips . He was also a vocalist in the bands Kissing Mirrors and Dorotea [1] . According to the musician, the greatest influence on him was the work of Felt and Saint Etienne [2] .
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| A country |  Sweden |
| Professions | singer, songwriter |
| Genres | indie pop electronic |
| Aliases | The honeydrips |
| Collectives | Kissing Mirrors, Dorotea, WÆE |
| Labels | Smashing Time, Sincerely Yours |
His debut single “Save Me” / “Lay Your Arms Around Me” was released in 2004 [3] , after which Karlsson signed a label with Sincerely Yours [4] , which posted Åh, Karolin in December 2006 " [5] , a cover version of Pierre Bachelet 's song" Emmanuelle "from the eponymous erotic film [6] . The following spring, the release of Here Comes the Future was released . In support of the release, the singles “I Wouldn't Know What to Do” and “(Lack of) Love Will Tear Us Apart” [1] were released . The list of “Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s” [7] , compiled by the editors of the Pitchfork website, included a remix of the Swedish DJ and producer Axel Vilner (also known as The Field ) on the track “Fall from a Height” [4] , in the original versions of which were used samples from the films " Annie Hall " and " Rebel for no reason " [8] . Reviews of the album appeared on Allmusic and Pitchfork [9] [10] , and in 2008 the CD was awarded the Manifest Award [11] .
In June 2010, Mikael Karlsson announced that the Honeydrips project ceases to exist, and released the last track under this name - a cover version of the song "Höstvisa", composed by Tove Jansson and Erna Tauro [12] . He later joined the WÆE group [13] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Hoffman, K. Ross. Honeydrips biography . Allmusic. Rovi . Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Von Pip, Andy. “Back To the Future” - The Honeydrips Interview . The VPME (September 3, 2007). Date of treatment September 14, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Honeydrips, The - Save Me / Lay Your Arms Around Me . Discogs . Date of appeal September 14, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Lindsay, Cam. The Honeydrips "Fall From A Height (The Field Way)" / (Lack of) Love Will Tear Us Apart . exclaim.ca (September 5, 2007). Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ YOURS0020 åh karolin sincerelyyours.se. Date of treatment September 14, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Ekman, Katja. The Honeydrips (Swedish) . Digfi (February 22, 2007). Date of treatment September 14, 2012. Archived December 27, 2007.
- ↑ The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201 . Pitchfork (August 17, 2009). Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Hogan, Marc. On Repeat: The Honeydrips: "Fall From a Height (The Field Way)" [Stream] . Pitchfork (August 29, 2007). Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived December 18, 2008.
- ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. Here Comes the Future review . Allmusic. Rovi. Date of treatment September 14, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Hogan, Marc. The Honeydrips: Here Comes the Future . Pitchfork (January 10, 2008). Date of treatment September 14, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Vinnare Manifest 2008 (Swedish) . manifestgalan.se. Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry. The Honeydrips: "Hostvisa" . Pitchfork (June 30, 2010). Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ WÆE debuterar med dubbig black metal (Swedish) . Gaffa.se (January 11, 2011). Date of treatment September 13, 2012. Archived October 31, 2012.
Links
- Video clips of The Honeydrips “(Lack of) Love Will Tear Us Apart” and “I Wouldn't Know What to Do”