Swedish House Mafia fills the Tele2 Arena. Still, they would likely kill for just a little bit of the Mr. Tophat.
the Swedish club hits have always asked the cultural capital. When Steve Angello, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso are now making a comeback, not just with megaspelningar but also with an exhibition at Fotografiska, they are joining a solid tradition of pengastinn bitterness. From E-Types of anger that never win a Grammy to Per gessle’s cooperation with Anton Corbijn to Kent’s art book.
is not enough for storstjärnorna. They want kulturvärldens love also.
Mr. Tophat has it. Actually since his first breath. When he was born, in 1990, it was straight into Sweden’s most exalted konstfamilj. His dad is Jockum Nordström, his mother Karin Mamma Andersson. When the son began to show interest for music parade the father paired him with his friend and producentikonen Christian Falk. Young Rudolf got the hint to get two Technics 1210 and learn to dj.
Fast forward a few years and that Mr. Tophat has Rudolf Nordström not only established itself on the Stockholm club scene. In its partnership with Robyn – although she is from a authentic kulturfamilj – he seems, to the extent it is possible, have taken over the deceased’s role. In 2017, they released the ep ”Trust me”, and when Robyn released ”Honey” in the fall is Mr. Tophats contribution as a producer one of the most characterful.
with a slice. Or three. ”Dusk to dawn” (the Twilight Enterprise/Border) is released in stages, the first on Friday. Jätteprojektet is visited by, among others, the father Jockum, Andreas Kleerup, Robyn so clearly and Swedish House Mafia-familiar Lune.
The latter’s participation, together with that he also makes electronic music with a focus on the dance floor – type the only thing that Mr. Tophat have in common with the megaframgångsrika the trio.
”Dusk to dawn” will never fill a few stadiums. Nevertheless, it is both in his boundless artistic ambition, and in which world the moves probably exactly all the Swedish House Mafia would wish that they could do. It is, as known, never really satisfied with what you have.
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