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Mikael Stavöstrand

also The Skull, Bulgur Brothers, Vita

About Me


Mikael Stavostrand was born in Stockholm, Sweden 1972, and is now based in Berlin, Germany.
He has been lauded as a key figure of the Swedish electronic music scene for his unique interpretations of minimal club techno as well as for producing some of the most essential experimental electronic music of the past years. Stavöstrand mixes deconstructed sounds with funky little beats to create minimal dance textures. On his debut album on Force Inc., "Reduce", swarms of glitches, crackles and skips infiltrate the 4/4 drive formula of minimal techno. As Vita, his "Vita" 12" on Force Inc. imprint Force Labs was welcomed by critical praise and became one of the best selling releases with its digitalized organic groove.
He started to produce music in the early nineties, but back then he was a part of the industrial scene and released some now labeled as "classic" records under different names. Lately due to a lot of demand from different labels, he agreed to allow reissues of these early works.
After that period he got more interested into sound research and minimalism, which also led to a couple of CD releases on labels as Staalplaat in The Netherlands to name a few. In 2000 he became more focused on bringing his experiences and sound from the pure minimal scene into a more club context, so he started to work with minimal techno sounds, which immediately resulted with releases on Force Inc. in Germany.
He has released 30 12" Ep's and 19 Albums (CD, DLP, LP) so far and he has been featured on many compilation records. He is also a sought after as a remix artist.
The last years he has been playing live around the world at such events as Mutek in Canada and in Mexico and Swedish Style in Tokyo. He has also played in Japan and all over Europe at respected clubs such as Panorama Bar, Weekend, Watergate, Fuse, Otto Zuts, Cargo, Brancaleone and many more. He is often asked by Swedish Cultural Institutes to represent Sweden abroad at festivals (ex. Detali Zvuku in Kiev, Take me to Sweden in Berlin and Swedish Style in Tokyo).
Between 2000 to 2007 he ran the record label Mitek. Mitek's aim was to produce and promote upcoming Swedish talents in the field of electronic music. In the years Mitek produced 22 records with different kinds of electronic music, from avant-garde to club. Mitek often received grants from The Swedish Art Council to produce the records.
In the summer of 2006 he also started his new label "Sunset Diskos". This label is purely for club music and deep, funky minimal tunes are the aim here. With artists such as himself, [a]pendics shuffle, agaric & Bulgur Brothers, Pheek and Franco Cinelli.
Now he is signed by Get Physical [DE], Spectral Sound [US], We Are [SE], Sushitech [UK], Thema [US] and others, with more exciting prospects on the way soon.
Recently he licensed tracks for Audion's Fabric mix CD, a new mix CD by James Holden, Circo Loco @ DC10 CD in Mixmag March issue and Fuse presents Steve Bug mix CD plus upcoming mix CD's by Agoria, Steve Bug and MANDY. His music is heavily played by DJ's as Matthew Dear, MANDY, Ricardo Villalobos, DJ T, Ryan Elliot, Jeff Samuel, Tanya Vulcano, Marco Carola, Dinky, Butane, Jeff Milligan, Troy Pierce, Magda and Jay Haze to name a few.
Discography (Excerpt)
Mikael Stavöstrand - Just For You 12" EP - Titbit [IT] Jnauary 2008
Mikael Stavöstrand & Franco Cinelli - Monday Blue 12" EP - Sunset Diskos [SE/D] November 2007
Ortega&Stavöstrand - Join the Ortega&Stavöstrand Funk Revolution - Rrygular October 2007.
Mikael Stavöstrand - Please My Pain 12" EP - Thema 2007.
Mikael Stavöstrand "Can you see thru my eyes" on Death Is Nothing To Fear Pt. 2 12" EP - Spectral 2007.
The Skull - Enter The Skull 12" EP - Kindish 2007
Vita - Daydream 12" EP - Kindish 2007
Mikael Stavöstrand "Chela Tibia" on We Are comp. 12" EP 2007.
Mikael Stavöstrand - Housedays 2x12" EP - Sushitech 2007.
Mikael Stavöstrand &. [a]pendics.shuffle - Take Me Higher EP 12", Adjunct 2007
Bulgur Brothers/[a]pendics.shuffle - Split EP 10", We Are March 2007.
Vita feat. Erika "Carefully Hiding" on Katapult V/A vol. 3 CD - Karat February 2007. Bulgur Brothers - Smoothie Mixes 12" - Sunset Diskos - 2007
Mikael Stavöstrand - Soulful 12" - Kontra Musik - December 2006
apendics.shuffle&Mikael Stavöstrand - Looking For Me 12"- Adjunct - December 2006
Bulgur Brothers - Smoothie Man Album CD/2X12" - Sunset Diskos - 2006
Mikael Stavöstrand - My Moon 12" - Sunset Diskos - 2006
Mikael Stavöstrand/Pheek - Split 10" - We Are - 2006
Ortega&Stavöstrand - Dosage of the Ortega/Stavöstrand Satelite 12" - RRygular - 2006
Bulgur Brothers - Jaffa 12" - Karat - 2006
Mikael Stavöstrand - Compliments 12" - Adjunct - 2006
Mikael Stavöstrand - Fonkage 12" - Audiobahn - 2006
Mikael Stavöstrand feat. Big Bully - No Turning Back 12" - Mo's Ferry - 2006
Mikael Stavöstrand - Mosquito Morpher 12", DSP [IT] 2006
Luus - ep2 12", Gastspiel [D] 2005.
Skugge & Stavostrand - Disco 12", Budenzauber [D] 2005.
Skugge & Stavostrand - Grans EP 12", Onitor [D] 2005.
Skugge & Stavostrand - HumlaCD, Onitor [D] 2005.
Skugge & Stavostrand - Angel EP 12", Onitor [D] 2005.
Mikael Stavöstrand - Formula mp3, textone [D/US] 2004.
Jay Haze vs. Mikael Stavostrand 12", Contexterrior [D/US] 2004.
Skugge & Stavostrand - Rheinsberger EP 12", Onitor [D] 2004.
Mikael Stavöstrand - Lite remixed 12", mitek [S] 2003.
Mikael Stavöstrand - Format 12", Klitekture [E] 2003.
Vita - Ena CD/DLP, Force Inc. [D] 2001.
Vita - Vita 12", Force Labs [D] 2001.
Mikael Stavöstrand - Reduce CD/DLP, Force Inc. [D] 2001.
Mikael Stavöstrand - LiteCD, mitek [S] 2000.
For full discography go to discogs
For European Bookings please contact [email protected]
For North America Bookings please contact [email protected]
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new record .. yay!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Website: sunset-diskos.com
Influences: This week D'Angelo, Isolee and Alicia Keys.
Sounds Like: Deep minimal techno house stuff.
Record Label: Sunset Diskos.Kindisch.Adjunct.Lick My Deck etc.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

looking for some last minute europe gigs

have some free dates still , looking for something last minute.writ me on [email protected] if u are interested .. 10th oct: free11th oct: Doctor Sax (turin, IT)17th: oct: free 18th oct: Cologne2...
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:16:00 PST

October Europe Tour!!! looking for dates

Heya .. going to Europe again in October .. looking to fill some dates.please get in touch with ([email protected]) if you are interested,.see ya there .,,cheers.mikael.
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:06:00 PST

Mikael Stavöstrand feat. Katou - Waiting For So Long (Lick My Deck 003)

Out now!!Check my blog for more details.cheers.mikael.
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:57:00 PST

looking for gigs in Europe July 11-20

will be in Europe between July 11-20, looking for some last minute gigs. hit me up on info (at) sunset-diskos.com .. best.mikael.
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:34:00 PST

Mikael Stavöstrand / Bang Goes - At The Bottom / I Can’t Hold It (gs03)

-The beat goes on! The main idea - to bring national and international producers together on GS - is being applied on this third release for the first time. OUT June 2.Artist: Mikael Stavöstrand / Ban...
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:44:00 PST

Mikael Stavöstrand feat. Katou - Waiting For So Long (Lick My Deck 003)

Mikael Stavöstrand feat. Katou - Waiting For So Long (Lick My Deck 003)a. Die A Littleb. Dark Eyes+ DigitalDie A Little (Instrumental)Dark Eyes (Instrumental) Release June 8th 2008, LMD003Feedback!!Br...
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:06:00 PST

available for North America shows

  I will be in NA the next 3 months, so looking for gigs all over .. hit me up if you are interested to book me.
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Wed, 07 May 2008 01:30:00 PST

upcoming releases

  26 May 2008 The Skull - Must Have Back 12", Kindisch 28 May 2008 Anthony Collins - Rabouin (Mikael Stavöstrand Remix) 12", Freak n'Chic 2 June 2008 Mikael Stavöstrand/Bang Goes - At The Bottom/...
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Wed, 07 May 2008 01:28:00 PST

remix for Freak n’ Chic

did a remix for Freak n' Chic, soon out .. cheers.mikael.ANTHONY COLLINS  FNC 028"Rabouine House" ep incl. Mikael Stavöstrand rmxFreak n'ChicReleased: 07th May 2008 Support coming from Loco Dice, Mic...
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:16:00 PST

Looking of last minute gigs in Europe April 18 - May 15

yupp .. then I be away for a loong time, so last chance for a while ;).contact me at [email protected] if u are interested.cheers.mikael.
Posted by Mikael Stavöstrand on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:49:00 PST