Lindstrøm`s Grey Area
April 22, 2009Mr.Lindstrøm is known by his friends, family and bank manager as Hans-Peter Lindstrøm of Norway. Living in Oslo and currently enjoying great success with his sensational musical abilities. He’s handsome, well groomed and no doubt a hit with the ladies, but this is about as far as I can go in my attempt to make clear cut definition of what makes Lindstrøm what he is.
A quick Lindstrøm name search on various music websites will result in just under seventy different tags in an effort to categorise his music. Admittedly some of these tags appear to have been conjured up after a late session and whilst feeling a bit worse for wear, for example “spaced out Vangelis-like” (Vangelis being the composer to Chariots of Fire), but never the less this just shows how broad his sound is.
In the same way The Prodigy are hard to categorise, so to is Lindstrøm and I think that is what appeals to many. You can never be too sure whats coming up next, but you can be certain it will be pleasant and uplifting. If I was forced to lump Lindstrøm into a handful of genres I would have to say (tentatively) he falls into techno, nu-disco, minimal and chilled house. What ever you want to call his music, the bottom line is its fun and at the end of the day that is what matters to me.
On the 23rd May he will be playing at Paradiso in Amsterdam, and following that at KOKO in Camden Town, London on the 11th June. Be sure to check him out.
