Patrik Tanner - Quills
With his 8th album release, Quills, Patrik Tanner offers what can arguably be called his most compelling and accomplished work to date.Freeing himself from any expectation or constraint of pop, rock, country or other, Tanner has fashioned a cohesive and highly-stylized collection. Though he likens the record to what little he can remember hearing as a child on radio in his native Sweden (e.g., Barbro Horberg, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Svante Thuresson), the sound suggests sympathy with certain bygone popular institutions – vaudevillian saloons, maritime bands and parlor piano songs – yet his harmonic sensibility and refined phrasing lend a more timeless air. Throughout, Tanner serves as conductor, soloist and one-man pit orchestra alike.Warm and imaginative, Quills plays as abbreviated epic by way of carefully-assembled, miniature portraits; the songs are at once deeply personal and poignantly universal. Tanner’s picturesque lyrics are exquisitely sung; his instrumentation approached with painstaking sensitivity – sparse, intimate, rustically elegant. Filled with childhood reminiscence and allusions to things gone-but-not-forgotten, Quills explores the terrain of human recollection, nostalgia and regret, all the while toeing the threshold where memory itself crosses over into fiction and rumor.
Without pride or pretense, Quills openly embraces resignation, uncertainty and loss, yet still manages to emerge somehow on the side of hope – with just a smattering of wry humor thrown in for good measure. In all, it is a triumphant musical exploration that reveals an innate honesty, humanity and depth of expression that belie Tanner’s still-young years. A one-of-a-kind, must listen album for 2009.
***Patrik is available for hire for live (tour) or studio session work (will travel); production, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, piano, etc. Please contact Patrik for further details.***
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PATRIK TANNER - PRODUCER
Patrik Tanners expertise as a producer stems from a lifetime of exposure to the music industry and steadfast commitment to the mastery of rock-n-roll craft. He has a true appreciation for (and vast knowledge of) modern musical history and is dedicated to carrying the best aspects of it into every project he undertakes today. From thrifty indie projects to large-scale ventures, and whether you are a singer-songwriter or full band, Patrik can offer rock solid, honest advice about your vision and your music and help you to work within your budget.
Production credits includeMartin Zellar & the Hardways , Tina & the B-Side Movement ,
Ali Gray ,
Scott Laurent ,
The Billy's ,
justincase and
Jessica Harp .
PATRIK TANNER - SINGER/SONGWRITER
Born and raised in Sweden (itself a stronghold of pop perfectionism), Patrik grew up with a unique, outside-looking-in perspective on the expanses of American songwriting, and immersed himself in it early on. By thirteen, hed already become something of a teen star, releasing bona-fide punk records on both Scandinavian and U.K. labels. At eighteen, Tanner moved to the U.S., and, soon thereafter, released two solo albums with his Los Angeles-based band. Upon moving to Minneapolis, Patrik formed "Patrik Tanner & the Faraway Men.
Current/Historic Band Status
Tina Schlieske 2005 - Current
Ali Gray
2005 - Current
Paperback Boys (Sweden) 2004 - Current
Patrik Tanner & the Faraway Men1996 - Current
Neil! 1997 - 2006
Martin Zellar & the Hardways 1998 - 2000
The Billy's
1997 - 1998
Tina & the B-Side Movement
1994 - 1996
Patrik Tanner Solo
1988 - 1996
Love Like Blood 1986 - 1988
Tina & the B-Sides 1985 - 1986
Johnson & Tanner (Sweden/US) 1984 - 1986
Posh Growls (Sweden) 1982 - 1983
HUVUDTVÄTT (Headcleaners) (Sweden) 1981 - 1983
Picnic Boys (Sweden) 1980 - 1982
Massmedia (Sweden) 1979 - 1980
