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Distance is a way of life
12+ albums
swedishLovesinger-songwriterpsychedelicindie rock
about
Cristian Ekman is Distance Is a Way of Life. He plays dreamy power pop and krauty shoegaze. He is based in Gothenburg, Sweden since 2009. Before that he lived in Alingsås. Over the years he has been in bands like Tomorrow Comes Early (2010-present), 1969 Armstrong (2005-2007, 2021-present), Bolywool (2004-2011), City Maze (bass 2021), December's Children (1999-2005, 2019-), Homelake (2004-), Valla (2010), There There (2010) and Strange Brew (2000-2003) (a.k.a. Les Petite Connys, Conny's Flowershop, The Ten 100's, Brewmaster... We find many names for those we love). He is influenced by power pop, 60's psychedelia, 90's indie rock, shoegaze, krautrock, dream pop, ambient music, hardcore punk, sludge metal and various bands and artists like Teenage Fanclub, Nada Surf, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, Sonic Youth, Minor Threat, Refused, Slayer, Neurosis, The Byrds, Big Star, Nick Drake and Elliott Smith. He started this project in 2005 in Alingsås, Sweden when he felt that he wanted to do something on his own. He had made a couple of new songs, but felt that they did not fit in with other songs he had written to his other bands. This is basically the reason he started this, and you may call it a solo project or whatever. The songs are often rather basic and sparse, regarding arrangements and production, with vocals, harmonies, layers of guitars, sometimes bass guitar and a tambourine or other means of percussion. DIAWOL first recorded some lo-fi demo songs on a portal stu
