Marie Dahlstrom’s music is a continuing a part of our r&b and soul playlists and he or she’s one of many voices I do not assume I can ever mistake.
Having fairly the variety of releases & options since her debut EP Emotions again in 2011, the younger Danish songstress who now resides in London strikes me with being tremendous artistic, hardworking & persistent.
Marie Dahlstrom Residence With You
Residence With You – Marie Dahlstrom 04:25
Her new album Like Sand drops this Friday and he or she was so good to share insights on it, in addition to some particulars on her different tasks I’ve at all times been interested in.
Hey Marie, very nice to have you ever right here! How are you, the place do we discover you at the moment?
Hey! I’m good thanks. I’m working from dwelling (shock!), haha.
Does this lockdown/quarantine scenario increase your creativity?
Not likely, I’m used to being alone extra hours in the course of the day, so I feel that if something, this time has been extra social than artistic haha. However I’ve been mixing music and dealing on extra administrative stuff.
Inform us a bit extra about your self. What made you progress to London? How completely different the scene is there, compared to Copenhagen?
I moved to London to review music for three years initially after which I simply ended up staying, I feel the scene is fairly completely different in Copenhagen. I don’t really feel there’s a correct r&b tradition in Copenhagen in comparison with London. However I haven’t lived in Denmark for 10 years now, so issues might need modified since I moved.
Marie Dahlstrom Like Sand (Feat. Beau Diako)
Like Sand (Feat. Beau Diako) – Marie Dahlstrom 04:31
Completely fell in love with what you created with Beau Diako. How did “Like Sand” occur?
Thanks a lot – “Like Sand” can also be one in all my favorite songs. The track took place throughout one session in December at my home with Beau and a bass participant known as David. It was a really natural session that lasted all day and just about grew to become the total instrumental of the monitor. Then the next day, I sat down and wrote and recorded the topline 🙂
Like Sand (out 22 Might) can be your first full-length album. I’ve had the privilege to listen to it already and I need to say, it is completely attractive. What is the story it’s telling and the way did all of it come collectively?
Thanks a lot! Thrilling that you just’ve really heard it! I keep in mind sooner or later I simply stated to myself that I needed to do an album subsequent. I felt I had expressed myself sufficient by means of shorter tasks and it felt like the correct time to start out engaged on it. I made a tough deadline and began working in the direction of it, with out pondering too a lot concerning the total idea or construction of the venture. That helped me lots, trigger I didn’t really feel a lot stress when writing the songs and I didn’t spend a lot time evaluating them till I had sufficient songs, that I was pleased with.
By that point, the album had virtually written itself and already had some degree of cohesiveness. Total, it was a actually good course of. I’ve undoubtedly had some album blues since I wrapped it up. I loved it lots, and I feel the songs I ended up utilizing got here to life actually organically in moments the place I felt like writing – not as a result of I was underneath stress to write. And truly, it meant that I wasn’t left with 200 unused songs after the method, which feels good. A lot of the songs I wrote throughout that point are on there!
Marie Dahlstrom One thing Like Good (RE-UPLOAD)prod. Emmavie
One thing Like Good (RE-UPLOAD)prod. Emmavie – Marie Dahlstrom 03:54
The primary monitor of yours we ever featured was “One thing Like Good”. How was working with Emmavie? And the way would you say you’ve got modified since then?
That is nonetheless one in all my fav songs. I really like working with Emmavie, I feel she is so proficient and has such a novel ear for manufacturing. I really feel like I’ve developed my voice quite a bit since then – gone by means of ups and downs – and I feel I’ve refined my writing. However after I take heed to that track, principally, I nonetheless hear the identical essence of myself and her – perhaps in additional grown variations however, it is nonetheless there!
“Temper” with Secaina is unquestionably one in all my favourites, and likewise fairly completely different than the vast majority of your music. What is the message behind it?
With “Temper”, I needed to create a heat feel-good track, and use extra percussion and conga enjoying in there. I needed it to be mild vitality which you could dance to.
Her Songs is a really highly effective venture – inform us a bit extra about it.
Her Songs took place throughout a FaceTime dialog between myself and Dani Murcia. It developed so organically, with none exterior crew organising issues for us and has been so enjoyable growing over the past 2 years. I’m so excited for everybody to lastly hear what we labored on final summer season in Toronto. Quantity 1 is out now, which is the primary four songs, so undoubtedly go try these 🙂
Who else do you’re feeling very linked to relating to making music?
Quite a lot of the people who find themselves on my album. For instance Elijah Fox, I feel him and I at all times make good songs collectively! The identical with JNTHN STEIN, Aligo, and likewise producers like Conor Albert and Dandiggas who each have accomplished a number of work on the album. I really feel I have to get together with the individual behind the music to truly make good songs. It feels so good to have precise real-life pals and colleagues on this album and never simply individuals who some A&R set me up with.
You’ve got been very productive within the final years. What retains you going?
I really like making music. It feels simple and purposeful and I’m by no means bored after I create. I simply assume it is the nicest method to spend time.
It was such a pleasure speaking to you! Anything you’d prefer to share?
Thanks for taking the time to talk with me and hopefully we’ll chat once more quickly! There’s extra music within the pipeline 🙂