"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)
Religious
Gravitonas Lyrics
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Begging favours from ghosts.
I could feel suicidal,
From a pillar to post.
I used to be hollow,
Then you came along
Now I kneel to Apollo
I'm religious
I believe in the magic
Feel the heat of your skin
You can call me fanatic
I'm your soldier of sin
We're crashing the club doors
And live for the night
When I'm back on the dance floor
I'm religious
I've been praying to idols,
Begging favours from ghosts.
I could feel suicidal,
From a pillar to post.
I used to be hollow,
Then you came along
Now I kneel to Apollo
I'm religious
(When I found a new calling to God)
(Religious, religious)
(When I found a new calling to God)
(Religious, religious)
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
I believe in the magic
Feel the heat of your skin
You can call me fanatic
I'm your soldier of sin
We're crashing the club doors
And live for the night
When I'm back on the dance floor
I'm religious
(When I found a new calling to God)
(Religious, religious)
(When I found a new calling to God)
(Religious, religious)
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
I'm religious
(When I found a new calling to God)
(Religious, religious)
(When I found a new calling to God)
(Religious, religious)
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
I'm religious
The lyrics of Gravitonas' song "Religious" explore the theme of finding meaning and purpose through a deep connection with another person. The singer describes their past as being empty and meaningless, praying to idols and feeling suicidal. However, they have now found something to believe in through their love for another person, whom they refer to as Apollo, a Greek god associated with prophecy, music, and healing. The singer describes their love as a kind of religion, with a belief in magic and devotion to their "soldier of sin."
The lyrics suggest that the relationship has transformed the singer's life, allowing them to find a sense of purpose and direction. They are no longer hollow or lost, but instead embrace the experience of being alive and present in the moment. The final lines of the song reinforce this sense of transformation, with the repeated refrain of "I'm religious" serving as a declaration of the singer's newfound faith and devotion.
Overall, "Religious" is a song about the transformative power of love and the way that it can give our lives meaning and purpose. It suggests that a deep connection with another person can be as profound and meaningful as any kind of traditional religious experience, and that love can inspire devotion and a sense of faith in something greater than ourselves.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been praying to idols,
I have been making requests to inanimate objects,
Begging favours from ghosts.
Pleading for help from the deceased who cannot answer,
I could feel suicidal,
I felt awful and depressed,
From a pillar to post.
From one bad situation to another,
I used to be hollow,
I used to be empty and unfulfilled,
Then you came along
Now I have someone who brings meaning to my life,
Now I kneel to Apollo
Now I view you as a deity worthy of worship,
I'm religious
My devotion to you is like that of a religious follower,
I believe in the magic
I think that our love is special and supernatural,
Feel the heat of your skin
The sensation of your touch is very powerful,
You can call me fanatic
You might think that I am overly obsessed,
I'm your soldier of sin
I am willing to do things that others might consider immoral or impure for you,
We're crashing the club doors
We are going to parties and events where we might not be invited,
And live for the night
We are prioritizing having fun over other responsibilities,
When I'm back on the dance floor
When I am in this particular setting,
(When I found a new calling to God)
(When I found you, my new sense of spiritual purpose),
(Ohhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
(Vocalization to emphasize feelings)
I'm religious
My obsession with you feels like devotion to a higher power.
Contributed by Julian V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Лю Ко
Вот это - музыка!!! До глубины души. Не то что современные, не сравнить.
Wisteria
Я люблю все группы Барда, самой любимой была и остаётся Vacuum. Кто следит за его творчеством, заметит, что оно циклично, поп-группа для масс (с хорошими текстами песен, Бард всегда держит марку) сменяется мрачноватой группой с синт-попом и элементами электроники. Gavitonas по духу ближе к Vacuum, но как я поняла, этот проект скорее просто коллаборация Александра и Андреаса, либо же это просто новый формат группы, которая время от времени выпускает клип или новый трек. В общем, спасибо Александру, который несколько десятков лет радует качественной музыкой)
Artur Honcharov
Бард просто делает группы с теми, кого любит. Потом любовь проходит и проходит интерес/вдохновение. Любовь у Барда длится 3-5 лет, вот последние 5 лет он ударился в философию, может опять влюбится и выстрелит. А вообще было бы интересно посмотреть на все его проекты вместе на сцене.
Robert Marzec
Wow! Vacuum! Spasiba tiebie drug.
Robert Marzec
O tej pory też kocham wszystkie zespoły Barda, jeszcze raz dziękuję, spasiba.
Нариджа Султан
Александр Бард держит марку Всегда! Не устаю восхищаться Маэстро !!!
РомашкаTV
Как мало просмотров для этого шедевра. Обожаю эту песню. Любимая песня гравитонас
Илья Шошин
это так круто! с таким вкусом сделано. мурашки по телу. это просто круто!!! слов нет
jukard leontv
Estos dos señores tiene un talento enorme para hacer musica, me fascinan su canciones. Excelente Gravitonas...
trasherin
totalmente, amo un monton tanto a gravitonas como a army of loveeerrss, realmente si le saben a la musica