Mattias Olsson's Page

Besides running a studio and doing the occasional live show I also do a bit of writing…Which I throroughly enjoy if I am in the mood…If I am not it feels a bit like ripping gaffer tape from my eye balls. So I have my little colomn and then I have my little review section… And this month I came across two wonderful albums that made me very happy. And I think they just might make you happy too… So please rush off to your next record store (he he he ) and pick up your copies of… Bowerbirds – Hym… Continue

On Thursday we had another rehearsal with band never known as the leaving. This is the band with me Henrik Frestadius, Stefan Axelssen and Nille Perned. This is what Mosebacke wrote about us concerning our lack of name…We are playing at Mosebacke ion Stockholm on Sunday night. Vad gör man när ett av stans absolut bästa och hypade osignade band vägrar skaffa sig ett bandnamn? Tja man bokar in dom på en spelning och får förklara för folk att här spelar minsann killen som producerat Kent, Broder D… Continue

There is always this small bump in champagne bubbles sparkle on it’s way to the surface. You know that little skip and twist it does...well I met this guy on Sunday night who didn’t really have that. He seemed confused and in a slightly interrogative mood. But he was quiet. Didn’t say a word. I got the feeling that there would be time for talking later. When I met him he seemed occupied with eating and sleeping. He weighs 3800g (that is metric kids) and is 50cm long. He is my son. His mother is… Continue

So…Saturday afternoon in a rainy Stockholm. And it has been a very slow day indeed. I was supposed to have been rehearsing with the Leaving but Nille had to work so it was cancelled. I was really looking forward to it. For one thing I am really enjoying playing drums at the moment. I find to be very rewarding. The effects of what you do in a rehearsal situation are pretty immediate. Working with a recording is without doubt a slower process…Even though I try to keep the tempo up. Yesterday I fi… Continue

Yesterday was a really necessary and interesting day in the studio. I am still working on the rhys Marsh track Afterglow. One of the best things of having your own studio space in comparison to having it at home or in a little project area is that when you are tired and want to go home you just turn off the lights and walk out. When you have the stuff at home everything becomes extremely unliveable very quickly. The problem with just walking out is that everything looks the same when you get the… Continue