Sandy Mouche's rehearsals and recordings for a new album (IV): all by ourselves

Hello!

Finally after 10 days of the flu I can feel the energy in me again!!
We are recording quickly with Sandy Mouche, for the first time we will record a whole album by ourselves!

Per Blomgren, our drummer, is the main producer and he is really eager and in one break he played the drums with his little new-born son´s feet...! Until he puked... :o)
Ola is building a house and always comes sweaty from there straight to the recording. Martinique, who is writing all the material, feels really pleased with the whole thing, so do I!

Mainly I am writing songs for a new solo album, and I have done half of the songs, I am going to write a lot this time so we have many songs to choose from.

While I am trying to enjoy this autumn as much as I can, it really is wonderful, the blue sky and the yellow leaves, wow! I have quit my day job and even though I miss it a little bit I really feel happy about the fact that I can be focused on music and inspiration now, as much as possible!

Helena Josefsson - H.J.

Helena is writing songs for her second solo album (I); happy songs

Before the EHM Turné, I had written a lot of new songs for another album and noticed that the songs feel very happy compared to what I had done before. Now mainly I am writing songs for a new solo album, and I have done half of the songs, I am going to write a lot this time so we have many songs to choose from.

While I am trying to enjoy this autumn as much as I can, it really is wonderful, the blue sky and the yellow leaves, wow! I have quit my day job and even though I miss it a little bit I really feel happy about the fact that I can be focused on music and inspiration now, as much as possible!

Helena Josefsson - H.J.

P, C & C are shopping with mother (III): Per only dipped his toes and Christoffer is busy as ever

It seems EMI thinks there's an audience for Per Gessle and his band in the States. Caroline Distribution, EMI’s U.S. independent distribution company (founded in 1983 as a unit of Virgin Records), has released today the digital version of Mazarin in the United States. The album was released in Sweden in June 2003.

Mazarin is not the only surprise. EMI Caroline has also released these days a few Gyllene Tider albums – "Gyllene Tider" (1980), "Moderna Tider" (1981), "Puls" (1982) and "GT25!" (2004) - and the compilation "Hjärtats trakt" (1997). All albums can be found on iTunes USA. And on November 13, "Finn5fel!" and "En händig man" will be released as well.

Although naturally we're talking about digital releases only, Per said to TDR: "Amazingly enough, if you ask me, but it's fun nevertheless".

According to The Daily Roxette, "Att vara Per Gessle" - the new authorized biography about Per Gessle (ISBN 9100112003), written by Swedish journalist (and friend of Per's) Sven Lindström, has been released today October 30. The book, which is roughly LP size (12") will also be released in not one, but two different limited editions. Both will contain a CD, but the one sold via Swedish Internet bookstore AdLibris will contain nine tracks, while the "normal" issue only contains seven. The regular CD will be in 22,000 copies while the AdLibris version 8,000.

The new CD is called "Doppade bara tårna - demos 1977-90" ("I Only Dipped My Toes - Demos 1977-90"):

1. Grape Rock: Saken slår mej som på huvudet!
recorded in the rehearsal studio, Vibäcksvägen, Harplinge 1 March 1977
lyrics: Per Gessle music: Mats MP Persson & Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Mats MP Persson: drums, guitar & bass
Per Gessle: guitar & vocals

2. Lägg din hand i min om du har lust
recorded at Hamiltons väg 8, Söndrum, Halmstad 12 June 1978
lyrics: Hjalmar Gullberg (1898-1961), a Swedish poet.
music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Per Gessle: vocals & guitar

3. Svarta glas (Neverending Love)
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 13 October 1985
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Mats MP Persson: guitar, keyboards & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals

4. Dansar nerför ditt stup i rekordfart (Soul Deep)
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 7 May 1986
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Per Gessle: all instruments & vocals

5. It Must Have Been Love
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 14 April 1987
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Mats MP Persson: keyboards & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals

6. The Look
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 30 March 1988
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics & music: Per Gessle
publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Mats MP Persson: guitar & programming
Per Gessle: keyboards, programming & vocals

7. Listen to Your Heart
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal, Halmstad 9 May 1988
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics: Per Gessle
music: Mats MP Persson & Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Mats MP Persson: keyboards, guitar & programming
Per Gessle: programming & vocals

8. Joyrider
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal 22 May 1990
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics and music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Per Gessle: acoustic guitar & vocals

9. Joyrider
recorded at Tits & Ass, Styrdal 23 May 1990
technician: Mats MP Persson
lyrics and music: Per Gessle
Publisher: Jimmy Fun Music
Mats MP Persson: guitar & programming
Per Gessle: keyboards, programming & vocals

On the "normal" limited edition CD, songs four and nine won't be included.

And where is Christoffer Lundquist? Brainpool is recording a new album (as they wrote in their space last October 10, 2007). But there are more plans for a busy producer.

Favorita's album has been releashed. Favorita was the band of Magnus Börjeson in the middle 90s. The only album by this band from Lund, Sweden, was released last year by Junk Musik. Magnus has worked with Christoffer Lundquist, Brainpool and Per Gessle. Metro Jets (Magnus' duo with David Birde from Brainpool) has released some singles in Sweden.

The Swedish nice singer and songwriter Karin Turesson has recorded her new album with Christoffer Lundquist. She wrote this message to LJdM:

I have been recording my first album with Christoffer Lundquist and I'm so glad for the result.It's only a few days ago that I finished the recording, and the release will be in a couple of months!

I'll let You know,
Kind Regards

Karin

LJdM

We've started to record a new Brainpool album.

Let's see what happens...

Brainpool - brainpool.nu

I went to record my new album at AGM Studios in January 2007. Not one to manifest small, I sent the rough mixes of the songs to renowned London-based string arranger Robert Kirby (Nick Drake, Elvis Costello, John Cale etc). To my delight and surprise, Kirby loved the songs and offered to write orchestrations for the album and accompany me to Sweden to conduct the necessary recording sessions with nine players from Malmö’s Opera Orchestra in October 2007.

I have managed to bring together two of my most beloved musical worlds: the pop sensibilities of my friends in Sweden, and the distinctive eloquence of Robert Kirby’s string arrangements. It is the collision of these two worlds which makes my upcoming album (“...And Then Some”) so compelling. Densely layered guitars and vocal harmonies fuse with sweeping string lines, none of which ever draw the ear too far from what lies at the heart of my music ... gorgeous, expressive, unpretentious songs born of the trials and tribulations of a life lived to the fullest.

Dear friends of Favorita, Apologies for the mass email, and for contacting you from the Popsicle page (I'm having trouble sending emails from the Favorita page). Tod sees the LONG-awaited release of Favorita's fantastic lost debut album. There are many fine establishments to buy the CD from, as follows: We encourage you to shop at our own Popsicle Webshop where you can browse through other great Swedish pop CDs, reading reviews and listening to clips. Everything ships out same-day or next-day, our prices are reasonable and our shipping is low. Not Lame is a great pop & powerpop webshop based in Colorado. They should have the CD listed sometime this week. CD Baby carries thousands of great CDs by independent artists. Kool Kat Musik is a nifty powerpop and alt. country mailorder company based out of New Jersey. Parasol always has a huge selection of Swedish bands, and if you're in Japan and want to get the CD a little closer to home, try Tokyo's excellent Apple Crumble Records. Last but not least, the apple itunes store should have the album listed any day now, but remember you don't get the beautiful digipack packaging, sleeve notes, pictures, lyrics and two bonus videos from them!. Thanks for your support,

Luke Jackson - Popsicle

Sandy Mouche's rehearsals and recordings for a new album (III): Per Blomgren's house

"We are recording the new album at Per´s (the drummer) house. Seems like ages since we were in the studio together but now the first day is over and it feels so right. Today Per did the drums on two songs and Martinique played the bass on one of them. Ola began recording the guitar on the same one which will be a driver´s song =)

Per did the drums in one take (he is really fast this guy) and it sounds better then we could ever imagine. The snare is punchy but soft and the hole kit is just surfing on some perfect waves.

The bass was run through a Vox Ac30 amp (yeah, I know....CRAZY!!) and was lined to. Turned out to deliver a soft yet distinctive bass sound with a lot of body without killing the string presence.

Ola's guitar on the driver´s song will be a mixture of dry and wet. The dry is already there.

To see the photos, click HERE. The next session will take place next week, Saturday or Sunday. Stay tuned."


Ola Blomgren will be in charge of our Myspace site from now on and updates will follow there very soon."

Martinique Josefsson - Sandy Mouche

We're back rehearsing and recording our third album! Follow the progress and check out some new images at www.sandymouche.com.

Ola

Visit Sandy Mouche's myspace here

Kiss me kiss me kiss me just one time
before I wake up place your lips on mine
I love you cherrypie c'mon now cherry cherrypie


I believe in ghosts
I believe in fairies
I believe in brownies
I believe in love

Pictures by Johanna Molander, SE - (a.k.a. gessloholic)
Moderator in HJ Official Forum and HJ Fanclub Portal

HJ's 2007 Fall (V): Pustervik - Göteborg

10/19/2007 08:00 PM - Pustervik, Göteborg
http://www.pustervik.goteborg.se/
Slippery People: Dreamboy + Helena Josefsson

The hotel room in Gothenburg was very small, we were going to sleep 8 people in a tiny room. So Johan (bass) thought he might as well check if he could fall straight on his back without bending.

But Malin, me and Emeli felt some privacy would be nice…

…so we asked my sister Lotta ( on the left side) if we could sleep at her place! And yes- we could :o)

The show went very well! Even though the monitor guy wasn´t too used to the equipment I think, there was a lot of strange and loud sounds on the stage- but we made it anyway!

Doing some homework in the car and I have stolen Martiniques sweater- I like it, it looks like green peas, mmmm!

Hugs and hot chocolate from me to you!

Helena Josefsson - H.J.

Helena Josefsson played with her band in Pustervik (Göteborg). Daniel Lind "Ddummer", a Swedish drummer from Göteborg, was there and took some nice photos .

Emma Sonesson (Billy) was also in Pustervik and took some great photos.

HJ's 2007 Fall (IV): Västerås

10/18/2007 09:00 PM - Sigurdsgatan 25, Västerås

http://www.prismamusik.se/

Martinique had a couple of nice pictures when we played in Västerås - here you go!

Martinique, Rasmus, me and Christoffer A inside a drum skin frame in Västerås!

What I remember from this show is that Christoffer got so hungry, and after he had eaten he almost went into a choma- we must bring more fruit and in-between-meals to the tourbus next time!

On our way to Gothenburg!

Helena Josefsson - H.J.

Emma Sonesson (Billy) and her friends was there and took some great photos.

Emma Sonesson (aka BiLLY) - HJ Fanclub Portal

Johanna Molander (gessloholic) was also there and took these marvelous photos.

Johanna Molander, SE - (a.k.a. gessloholic)
Moderator in HJ Official Forum and HJ Fanclub Portal

And more pictures by another fan, Terese Alwinder.

Terese Alwinder (aka Torras), from Uppsala, SE
- gessle.blogg.se

Sandy Mouche rehearsals and recordings for a new album (II): Christoffer Andersson and MaryJet Live!

Picture by Lotta Josefsson

Helena Josefsson is going to visit her sisters very soon. Meanwhile, the rehearsals and recordings by Sandy Mouche go on.

AGM, 2005 - recording ... and poems for the unborn - by sandymouche.com


P4 Sveriges Radio, 2007/01/18

Christoffer Andersson (aka Chris the Triss) is a pianist and keyboards-player from Malmö, Sweden. He is a good poker friend of Martinique Josefsson and has been playing, touring and recording with Sandy Mouche since 2005. After the "... and poems for the unborn" 2006 Tour, he has played with Martinique and Helena in Paris. He has also been playing with Helena Josefsson's solo band. We do not know if Chris will take part in Sandy Mouche's third album. Now he also plays with MaryJet (Mariette Hansson's band).

Chris "the Triss" (Christroffer Andersson, the pianist) and Martinique (jan. 2006) by sandymouche.com

Emeli, Helena, Chris and Martinique - Salem Al Fakir Tour - April, 2007 - by helenajosefsson.com

LJdM

Last week I met my band for the first time (?!) and we did a live recording for Swedish television. I think we did a great job for being the first time ever playing together! They're all reeeally talented! Someone is the new on keyboards: Christoffer Andersson, from Sandy Mouche and Helena Josefsson's band.

We recorded two songs "I wish I could" and "Argue" but I think only one of them will be played and shown on TV on Thursday morning. I'll be doing an interview in the TV studio in Malmö as well. We'll see what that "musicvideo" will look like... Haha! We're a handsome gang! Yesterday Lasse Bus (Radio Halland) and I mixed the songs. We also have a big project-idea coming up, Lasse and I, but I can't tell you anything about it right now... Excited!

This is MaryJet Live band:

• Mariette Hansson - vocals and guitars
• Fredrik "Gix" Johansson - bass
• Christoffer Andersson - keyboards
  
• Jaime Salazar - drums and percussions
• Linnea Olsson - cello and backing vocals
• Therese Allbjer - backing vocals
• Krister Jonsson - guitar
  
• Fredrik Davidsson - trumpet/flugelhorn
  

Mariette Hansson, from Halmstad, SE - MaryJet