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Showing posts with label Kom. Show all posts
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Friday, April 18, 2014

Say it ain't so, Johanna? But the sad news out of Sweden Thursday was 100% true: sweet, talented, hard-working and conscientious Johanna Pettersson, aka @tweetsbyjohanna, is leaving Timoteij, and heading to New York to build a career centered on dance. What was once four sweet voices singing in harmony will now be but three :-(
























Guess this decision means we'll never see that Kom video after all, eh?

 http://www.timoteij.se/
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Friday, September 27, 2013

Avicii vs. Timoteij remix of "Wake Me Up" & "Kom" = "Kom Me Up," done by Mr. Sjökexet, is amazing! Trending and then some at Hallandale Beach Blog! Completely crazy as an idea, but brilliant and dynamite as reality with Aloe Blacc's amazing voice; #Aviciioncapital, @Timoteij, @ceciliakallin, @bodilbergstrom, @elinathorsell, @johannatimoteij


MrSjokexet YouTube Channel video: Avicii Vs Timoteij - Kom me up (Sjökexetmix) 
Uploaded September 19, 2013. http://youtu.be/VFhABtdzAiI
Melodies (melodiernas)? Oh, yes! In spades!

 Sounds completely crazy as an idea, this mixing of Country House and schlager, but brilliant and dynamite as a reality, as heard on Sveriges Radio's P3 Stockholm last Thursday. 

 Three different people in Sweden I'd never heard from before, separately emailed me this link and their comments since last week, which is very odd to say the least.
One person I can see, maybe even two, but three different people writing me about the same thing that I hadn't already heard about?
Now THAT'S unusual.

 And then, of course, adorable Cecilia Kallin, long one of our personal favorites here at the blog, the lead singer and guitarist of Timoteij referenced it on her very popular
Webstagram feed last Friday just minutes after the song aired.
http://web.stagram.com/p/548994119608663496_229925862/

To me, she seemed, in general, like everyone else -astonished that such a creative Mashup even was contemplated and created, as much as pleased by the wonderful reaction it was receiving, since it definitely  caused a buzz throughout Sweden in certain circles.
All to the good I think as far as creativity goes!

In any case, as crazy and unlikely as it sounds, I think I may've actually first heard about this song -via email- before one of the most well-informed and well-connected people in the world of music in Scandinavia and schlager, Karl Batterbee at Scandipop,
http://www.scandipop.co.uk/ 



He was smart enough to write about it right away, while I've just been sitting on it, trying to think of a good and logical hook for the readers who come to the blog who would might have no idea who or what I was talking about. 
But then maybe I'm over-thinking it, since that never stopped me before.

Here's the original version of both songs, in case you forget what's been changed... 


AviciiOfficialVEVO video: Wake Me Up (Official Video) by Avicii. Uploaded July 29, 2013. http://youtu.be/IcrbM1l_BoI

Wescertine YouTube Channel video:Timoteij - Kom (Melodifestivalen 2010).  
Uploaded February 27, 2010. http://youtu.be/ASRry6HQ54w

In case you've forgotten the context, the first time you see Timoteij in the Mashup video at the top of today's post, it's the happy moments three years ago when Cecilia Kallin, Elina Thorsell, Bodil Bergström and Johanna Pettersson were waiting anxiously at their tables for the results to be read, and their absolute delight when their name was publicly announced, telling them and the world that they'd advanced to the Finals of the 2010 Melodifestivalen in Stockholm with "Kom," 

Rolling Stone
How Avicii Helped Aloe Blacc Wake Up and Break Out 
Vocalist on smash 'Wake Me Up' chats about his inspirational team-up with the Swedish DJ-producer   
By Patrick Doyle 
August 28, 2013 10:00 AM ET

If someone in the world can figure out the formula, timing or complementary rhyming scheme to marry the melodies that can make a successful Mashup of Avicci and First Aid Kit, trust me, it will be like Alchemy 2.0, as heads will be exploding all over a few cities and countries I can think of, many of them originating from Country Calling Code 46.


Aftonbladet TV video: Avicii: ”Aldrig meningen att jag skulle göra country” Svenska stjärn-dj:n i intervju om sin nya genre. (Avicii never sensed he'd do Country. Steller Swedish DJ Tim Bergling interviewed about getting into a new genre, Country House.)

http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/reliveultra

Via my newsdesk subscription I received an interesting press release on Thursday from Universal Music Sweden. 
Well, the long story short, plus what I know and can share with you, is that 24-year old Swedish DJ Tim "Avicii" Bergling has written music history, becoming the first Swedish artist to ever hold the top three spots on the Swedish singles charts, something that neither ABBA or Roxette ever managed to accomplish, though I think it's a bit unfair to compare the pre-digital era with the current one, due to the much-easier system of logistics and distribution that exist now.
All three songs are from his new album, "True, " which is currently number five on the U.S. albums chart.

 Those three songs of his that are taking Gold, Silver and Bronze right now in Sweden are:
1.  "Hey Brother"
2.  "Wake Me Up"
3.  "You Make Me"

 AVICII SKRIVER HISTORIA – FÖRSTA SVENSKA ARTISTEN NÅGONSIN ATT HÅLLA PLATS 1-3 PÅ SINGELLISTAN SAMTIDIGT 
Pressmeddelande  
2013-09-26 05:35 EDT
http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/universalmusic/pressreleases/avicii-skriver-historia-foersta-svenska-artisten-naagonsin-att-haalla-plats-1-3-paa-singellistan-samtidigt-910292

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#Aviciioncapital






Avicii Launches Brand New Mix Show On Capital FM - Audio Capital's newest presenter Avicii has launched his brand new 'Levels' mix show.
http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/avicii/news/listen-new-mix-show-september/

 I last wrote about Cecilia Kallin in my May 9, 2013 blog post titled, "Smiling Cecilia Kallin! :) Sweet! Nobody but nobody can smile as often when she speaks and with as much appeal as talented and vivacious lead singer and guitarist Cecilia Kallin of Timoteij. She's such a charmer!; #Timoteij, #CeciliaKallin, #BodilBergström, #PontusTidemand, #gopontus"
http://hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/smiling-cecilia-kallin-sweet-nobody-but.html



The band has been posting much more frequently at their individual Instagram accounts than the official blog at their website, since that generates more immediate reaction, but they are going to try to start posting at the blog more often, so they say... 
@ceciliakallin, @bodilbergstrom, @johannatimoteij, @elinathorsell 
http://www.timoteij.se/category/timoteij/

 Plus, there's...
http://statigr.am/tag/ceciliakallin/
http://statigr.am/tag/elinathorsell
http://statigr.am/bodilbergstrom
http://statigr.am/johannatimoteij
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Timotiej appearing on TV4's Nyhetsmorgon performing a mellower version of "Kom"

Timotiej appeared on TV4's Nyhetsmorgon back on April 30th,
performing two songs and doing a four-and-a-half minute sit-down
interview about what's new with the girls and their new album.

The two singing performances included a mellower version of Kom,
performed sans drums and with three of the girls without their trusty
instruments, which seems very strange at first, but without the drums,
you can really hear Bodil Bergström on the accordion in a way that
you really couldn't in their great Melodifestivalen performance of
a few months ago.
The harmonies are just perfect, of course, especially towards the end. 
In the Kom video, performed as the show was ending, are, from
left to right, Johanna Pettersson, Bodil Bergström (on accordion),
Cecilia Kallin and Elina Thorsell.
Hjärtat rusar, pulsen slår...

http://www.tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1619851




Here's the sit-down chat about the new album, Längtan.
Tjejerna i Timotej släpper skiva

http://www.tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1619538



The girls also performed Längtan till landet (Vintern rasat)
which I haven't heard in a while.
http://www.tv4play.se/aktualitet/nyhetsmorgon?videoId=1.1619474



This is the new TV ad for their new album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfowcDq27A0




For more on Timoteij, see their Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Timoteij/286938310265

Their wry and very amusing personal videos can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Timoteij/286938310265#!/pages/Timoteij/286938310265?v=app_2392950137
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