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Release Date: 2015-06-01Label: Do Music Records
Swedish unstoppable six-piece groove machine Beat Funktion is back on the scene with their fifth full-length concept album 'Olympus', on which they fetch inspiration from Greek mythology, proving their music can be hip even among ancient Gods, princesses, heroes and monsters. With a handful of newly composed music from the pen of Daniel Lantz, the band has pieced together a brand new album with Mats Björke again as co-producer, but this time around featuring guest vocals as a new ingredient: American Damon Elliott, 7 x Grammy award winning rapper and producer associated with global stars such as Beyoncé, Pink and Gwen Stefani; South African soul queen Sani Gamedze, global performer with icons like Bob James and Hugh Masakela; Swedish Rebecca Laakso, vocal pop prodigy and winner of Eurovision Youth Contest 2003. A funky masterpiece worthy of the Gods!.
Karl Olandersson, trumpet
Olle Thunström, tenor sax
Johan Öijen, electric guitar
Daniel Lantz, keyboards
Pal Johnson, electric bass
Jon Eriksson, drums
Featuring:
Damon Elliott, vocals
Sani Gamedze, vocals
Rebecca Laakso, vocals
Guest performers:
Charlotte Magnusson, flute
Stina Hellberg Agback, harp
Ola Bothzén, percussion
Ralph Erle, narration
Malin Thurén, violin
Lina Söderholtz Florén, violin
Katarina Bengtson Dennis, viola
Emeli Jeremias, violoncello
Recorded in January-March of 2015 by Mats Björke, Göran Stegborn and Simon Hutchby, mixed by Daniel Lantz and mastered by Tobias Carlsson. Produced by Daniel Lantz and Mats Björke.
Official release date: June 1 2015.