"Kites" will be released globally as a digital download and streaming maxi-single in no less than 15 different versions with a total playing time of over 77 minutes, a new Guinness Book of World Records for a single release! Featured remixers on the "Kites" release include Dada Life, SoundFactory, Adam Rickfors, Holter/Erixson, Ambience, Freakchild, and Håkan Lidbo among others. A second single or EP is planned for an August release to be followed by a Gravitonas debut album in September 2010.
Andreas Öhrn rose to fame as the founder and front figure of Swedish Amateurs, Sweden's leading underground punk rock band. Feeling the urge to cross over to the mainstream rock scene, Öhrn decided to skip the traditional rock'n'roll production clichés and instead opted to work with electronica producers Bard and Wikström to create a more innovative hybrid sound. A first demo tape from the new project Gravitonas began circulating in August 2009, a bidding war quickly ensued, and the band chose to sign with Molin-Ljunggren's Lionheart Music, introducing their own SoFo Records label in the process. Öhrn has since also established himself as an internationally successful songwriter, scoring his first Japanese #1 hit single in October 2009 as a songwriter for Japanese boy band Hey! Say! JUMP. Öhrn's co-producer Ben Smith is also involved with Gravitonas as the main guitar player of the project.
Attempting to avoid the cliché image of a fixed-member rock band churning out records, promoting and touring in a loop, Gravitonas is working towards a more original band model better suited for the web-, mobile- and streaming-dominated environment of the music industry beyond 2010. With this circus-like model, Gravitonas has artistically more in common with say Daft Punk or Gorillaz than with otherwise similarly sounding bands like Coldplay or Muse. Gravitonas will consequently be launched with a variety of soundbytes, pictures and short video clips online throughout 2010 and 2011, for example on the gravitonas.net website, concentrating on a bizarre audiovisual interplay between internet-savvy front figure Öhrn and producer/director Bard, inspired by the likes of Sparks and The KLF. More musicians and actors will gradually be introduced in Gravitonas.
Although this is the first time the two work together, Alexander Bard and Henrik Wikström are both legendary record producers in Sweden. Bard first rose to fame in the early 1990s as one of the founders of the Swedish electro-pop scene (the other two being producers Denniz Pop and Max Martin). In 1992, with his own band Army Of Lovers (over 7 million records sold) as its only signing, he partnered with legendary entrepreneur and producer Ola Håkansson to launch the classic record label Stockholm Records. Stockholm Records expanded rapidly, breaking major international stars like The Cardigans, A-Teens and Stakka Bo, and by the time the company was sold to Universal Music in 1998 it had already become Scandinavia's biggest independent record company.
Bard has since proceeded with an internationally successful career as an innovative writer and lecturer (his first book, co-written with Jan Söderqvist and released in 2000, has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide and been translated to 17 languages) but always maintained his career as a prolific and visionary producer and songwriter with acts such as Vacuum, Alcazar and BWO under his belt. His last incarnation BWO was voted Sweden's most popular rock and pop band in both 2006 and 2007 and went on to top the charts in over 20 countries on 4 continents.
Henrik Wikström, originally schooled as a Rachmaninov pianist, has been the leading in-house producer at Lionheart Music during the past decade. Mixing his broad knowledge of classical music with rock history and the latest electronics, he made his first international album production in 2009 for Greek superstar Michalis Hatzigiannis, signed to Universal Music Germany. Wikström is now engaged full-time as the head of all musical production for the Gravitonas project and is its main musical coordinator both for the planned record releases and upcoming live productions.
Singles:
* Kites - April 28 2010 (released globally as a digital download and streaming maxi-single in no less than 15 different versions)
Everybody Dance
Gravitonas Lyrics
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I see it in your eyes
I hear it when you breathe
How deep inside you're burning,
baby yearning to be free
‘cause everytime we touch
You've got it in your system
feel the rhythm of the tribe
Everybody dance for your right
Everybody moving, proving, grooving
It's your night!
Everybody dance for your right
Everybody moving, grooving, proving
It's your night!
The angels made me cry
The devil made me dance
My body goes electric, biometric
I'm in trance
‘cause everytime we touch
I'm blinded by your vibe
You've got it in your system
feel the rhythm of the tribe.
Everybody dance for your right
Everybody moving, proving, grooving
It's your night!
Everybody dance for your right
Everybody moving, grooving, proving
It's your night!
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaance for your right!
Everybody dance
(everybody, everybody)
for your right
(everybody dance)
Everybody moving, proving, grooving
It's your night!
Everybody dance
(everybody, everybody)
for your right
(for your right, everybody dance)
Everybody moving, grooving, proving
It's your night!
Everybody dance
(everybody, for your right)
for your right
(everybody dance)
Everybody moving, grooving, proving
It's your night!
The lyrics of Gravitonas's song Everybody Dance are all about celebrating life and freedom through dance. The song consists of two repeated verses with a catchy chorus that encourages everyone to feel the rhythm and move their bodies. The lyrics describe how dance is a way to express oneself and break free from any limitations or restrictions that may hold one back. The words "everybody moving, proving, grooving" suggest that dancing is not just about having fun, but also about showcasing one's abilities and enjoying the moment.
The verses describe the power of music to ignite emotions and unleash energy. The lines "I see it in your eyes, I hear it when you breathe" imply that dance is not just a physical action but a state of being that comes from within. The song also includes references to the spiritual realm, with the lines "The angels made me cry, the devil made me dance" suggesting that dance can be a divine or devilish experience, depending on one's perspective. The repetition of the phrase "Dance for your right" reinforces the idea that dance is a right and an expression of personal freedom that should be celebrated by everyone.
Line by Line Meaning
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaance for your right!
Encouragement to get up and dance, enjoy the moment and have fun, regardless of any judgments or prejudices.
I see it in your eyes
The singer perceives in the way of looking the dancing desire and enjoyment that the person is feeling.
I hear it when you breathe
The song expresses that the passion and enthusiasm for dancing can also be perceived by the way of breathing.
How deep inside you're burning,
baby yearning to be free
Deep inside we all have a need to express ourselves, dance represents a way to free oneself from society's constraints, norms and expectations.
‘cause everytime we touch
I'm blinded by your vibe
You've got it in your system
feel the rhythm of the tribe
When people touch, dance creates a vibe that instantly makes them in sync and they feel like part of a tribe, sharing the same energy and rhythm.
Everybody dance for your right
Everybody moving, proving, grooving
It's your night!
This line reinforces the idea that everyone is entitled to dance, and be themselves in this spontaneous moment, where judging the others is not allowed and everyone is encouraged to have fun.
The angels made me cry
The devil made me dance
My body goes electric, biometric
I'm in trance
The lyrics suggest that dancing awakes deeply felt emotions in people, feelings that are not necessarily confined only to happy and positive ones.
Everybody dance for your right
Everybody moving, proving, grooving
It's your night!
This repeats the same idea previously expressed: just have fun and soak in the experience of being part of a dancing community.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaance for your right!
The song finishes as it starts, emphasising that dancing is a universal right, and everyone should take the chance to enjoy themselves through it.
Contributed by Matthew E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.