The second day of filming went smoothely and we finished just as we ran out of tapes. Here's some pics from the set. Click for larger picture
Making the video, day 1
Today we started shooting the video for my upcoming single "It's just love". A short but intense day on location and an extra hour outside in the cold winter night we had two thirds of the video recorded. Click for larger picture.
me
and Jonas, producer
Little Jesus on a Street of Dreams
Well, we are expecting to get the album in stock around Christmas so it does start to feel a bit magical. But if I thought it was hard work making the album, I suppose I had no idea all these documents were coming up. I've been filling out form after form and numbers and codes 'til I tought my brain was going to explode. But soon it's done and the one thing that is cheering me up the most at the moment is our little bonus project. I wasn't going to tell you just yet but I can't stay quiet any longer haha. We're releasing the entire album in a remixed version for free on sofiatalvik.com. 13 talanted artists from Sweden, England and Japan are each making a remix of one of the songs from the album. The result will be a dancy, cool album, so very different from the original.
A couple of the remixes has already started to drop in via mail and today's treasure is Sweden's own electronica queen Sophie Rimheden's remix of my song Mother's way, Father's way. Me and Sophie had a bit of a disco thing going on last year and wrote a song called Xmas on the Dancefloor. You can listen to it on our myspace site. I think Sophie is a brilliant artist so it was no wonder I wanted to work with her again when I got the chance.
Hope you like the new site by the way, it's still a bit under construction but soon we'll have all the pieces put together.
cheers
Sofia
last tracks recorded!
I'm counting days til the 8th of november. That's when the album should, and hopefully will be, mixed and finished.
Today we added the last instrumental parts, a wonderful arrangement for three saxophones written by Hanna for the song "will you call me when you're sober". Now hold it, I know what you're thinking; "hmmm…saxophones, you mean like early Sting or perhaps that funky sound of Tina Turner?" But I promise you, it's nothing like that at all. Actually the saxophone parts on this album has sort of become my favourite sound. You rarely hear it in popmusic today, at least not like this.
Hanna (who plays the soprano saxophone) brought her friend Nis (who plays the baryton) and I barely had time to say "saxophone" before they were finished with the recordings and out the studio door. I'm so lucky to have such talanted musicians playing on this album, but then again, they're so lucky to have such a great producer (me!) hehe. Just kidding, but it's coming out just wonderful som I'm very happy with it.
Now, it may have been a quick recording this afternoon, but you will have all the time in the world to enjoy it as I'm posting a sample for you to listen at.
And that's all for today folks!
Darling piano and strings
I've had a busy week listening to various adds to the album, we've finished strings and piano and it's time for a little sample again.
Erik Jansson has been more than creative arranging some beautiful string orchestras for a couple of the songs. Erik also works with Jay Jay Johanson and has been a part of Jay Jay's set for many years now. And Jozsef has added a finishing touch to his amazing piano. It has all come together.
Here's a beautiful sample of their work conjoined. Never mind the irritating buzzing noice that my computer added when I bounced the song to mp3. I promise it won't be there on the album 😉