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Artist
Ariel Kill Him
12+ albums
swedishindie rockemoalternativeSweden
about
David Lehnberg, born, raised and still a habitant of the cold and northern city of Gävle, Sweden, has reached the age of 25. Come June, his fourth album as Ariel Kill Him, “Named After You”, hits the streets. What in year 2000, with the release of his debut album “She Wears The Stars Like Him” (2000, The Diving Empire) was considered a one-off project, has now - six years later - become David’s main occupation. Six years documenting David’s extraordinary evolvement as a musician, from being a singer/guitarist to producing, arranging, programming, playing the piano, the drums, and the bass etcetera. In preparation for this recording, David decided to record and produce the album by himself. Jesus Lo-Tech, his own studio, was upgraded and what turned out to be an extended process begun. The lack of time pressure provided an opportunity to explore new work methods, but it also led to periods of insecurity and difficulties in completing the recording. To David, it was important not to overelaborate just because the opportunity was provided. He wanted to keep the music spontaneous and sincere. To do so, David tried to do everything different from what he was used to. With some exceptions, he didn’t write the songs on his guitar. Instead, he started with the melodies and the rhythms, and thereafter assembled the songs. Also, he put a lot of effort in making an album - a context for the songs – as opposed to just collecting a bunch of random tracks. To create a more dynamic soun
