In August 1998, he released his first album, Mitt Sjätte Sinne (My Sixth Sense), with help from Ayo, PeeWee, and Sleepy, among others, parts of a loosely held together collective called Natural Bond. The album got mixed reviews but sold well, if not exceptional. But the coming year, Petter's star rose when he began receiving immense attention from media and better gigs than any other MC in Sweden. When the second album, Bananrepubliken (The Banana Republic), was released in 1999, Petter was already a big star. This album was more up-tempo, sold better than any other Swedish hip-hop album before, and got good press. While being heavily influenced by American prototypes, Petter managed to put the lyrics in an understandable Swedish context, thus distinguishing him from many of his contemporaries. The songs also had a good down-to-earth and sing- (or rather rap-) along quality.
From the position he held after the second album, he was able to get backing from BMG to start his own label, Bananrepubliken, where he signed a mix of old friends and new discoveries like Eye-N-I, Feven, and Ayo. Though by 2001, Petter was not unique in doing what he did anymore, he was still by far the biggest star of hip-hop in Sweden, and the one person who had done the most to make it a mainstream genre.
He has released 15 albums: Mitt sjätte sinne, Banarepubliken, Petter, Ronin, P, God Damn It, En Räddare i Nöden, Samlar Ut Den, Början på Allt, Mitt Folk, Skeppsholmen, Lev Nu, 9818 and Dö Sen.
2) Petter Nordqvist is a 20 year old DJ and producer from Stockholm in Sweden who is fast forging his own unique niche in the musical spectrum. Petter has won himself fans from all corners, and a more solidly diverse young talent you’d struggle to find. Petter’s music wears its diverse influences on its sleeve, fusing together techno, electro, dub, ambient, acid, breaks and deep house in his own unique style. Sasha is a confirmed follower, recently reviving and remixing ‘These Days’ for his ‘Involver’ compilation, but Petter’s tracks are equally at home in the more offbeat sets of the likes of Laurent Garnier, Josh Wink, Trevor Jackson and The Hacker. The young Swede is also gaining a bit of a reputation for his own live and DJ sets, an equally unique hybrid of electro-tinged dubbed-out house and techno.
Frustration
Petter Lyrics
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Minst varje kliv varje andetag
Gеtt genom eld stеtt I hell
Drдnkt mina sorger med en butelj
Flyttat frеn min stadsdel ville andas fritt
Slippa alla blickar bara vandra fritt
Jag har inte alltid varit trygg I min hemmiljц
Nдr jag vandrar mina gator I slaskig tц
Ibland kommer frеgan vem e jag?
Еkt mellan olika identiteter
Mentalt sе har jag vart pе skiljda planeter
Е min resa har vart sе lеng sе mеnga dagar hemifrеn
Mцtt sе mycket motstеnd jag e дndе pе
Som en motor I mig kan inte sluta gе
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Det e sе, uppochner kan inte fе nеgon lugn
Kдnner mig sе gammal men дndе ung
Fцdd I en vдrld dдr tempot stiger
Fostran дr lдrd av attityder
Vеr egen misдr е det e klart vi lider
Springa efter pengar det дr det som driver
Gеr allting att kцpa? finns det nеgot pris?
Drцmmar pе bordet fцr ett och samma fleece
Sе fuck kariдr och allt det dдr
Jag vill bara mе bra till sankte-per
Jag vill bara mе bra med mer besvдr
Som tynger mig idag jag svдr, det tдr
Det hдr дr bara mitt I min frustration
Men det дr ohеllbart vеr situation
Fцrsцker gцra rдtt va en bra person
Spotta lite vett och kliva upp en ton
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Det e sе helt sjukt hur vi lever nu
Hoppas ni fцrstеr verkligen ser det nu
Fцr isen smдlter och jorden flдmtar
Hдr stеr vi nдr vеra klockar klдmtar
Jag дr inte bдttre sjдlv mеste дndra mitt liv
Kanske дndra en vana eller tvе kan inte leva sе
Men vi fortsдtter sе kan va vдrt att stе
Ska kunna strypa buss med mina bara hдnder
Se till att igеr var ett varv tillbaks I kalendern
Bush han har skapat hat I vдrlden
Pratar om fred mellan dessa svдrden
Е vi bara stеr dдr och ser det ske
Det e mеnga som sдger "det e ba sе det e"
Likgiltighet дr inte min profet
Dдrfцr sдger jag vad som kдnns nдr jag ser nеgot fel
Det дr dem som styr I vеr vдrld е det e fucked-up
Det e nu vi betlar vеrt pris till kalla fakta
Fцr en sak дr sдker vеra skulder finns dдr
Е samma frеga dyker upp, har vi rеd med det hдr?
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Hur ska vi klara det hдr?, kaos got damn it
Min frustration, min frustration, min frustration
Vеr situation
The lyrics of Petter's "Frustration" song paint a picture of a journey filled with struggles, identity crisis, and societal pressures. The artist appears to be in a paradoxical state, reflecting on his past experiences, and wondering who he really is. He has walked through fire, stood in hell, and drowned his sorrows in a bottle. He has moved from his neighborhood to breathe freely, but he still feels uncomfortable when walking down the streets in his slum. He feels a sense of discomfort as he continues to struggle with different identities mentally. However, despite the many challenges, he remains determined to keep going, confident that he can make it.
The song expresses frustration with the state of the world. The tempo of life, the constant struggle to keep up or make ends meet, and the pressures of the modern world weigh heavily on the artist. He is yearning to do better, but he feels that our current situation is unsustainable. He feels that our society is headed for disaster and is questioning whether we have the capacity to survive it. Despite this, he remains hopeful about the future and determined to struggle on.
Line by Line Meaning
Det e sе pardoxalt, den vдg jag valt
It's so paradoxical, the path I've chosen
Minst varje kliv varje andetag
Every step, every breath feels heavy
Gеtt genom eld stеtt I hell
Been through lots of hardships
Drдnkt mina sorger med en butelj
Drowned my sorrows with alcohol
Flyttat frеn min stadsdel ville andas fritt
Moved away from my neighborhood to find some freedom
Slippa alla blickar bara vandra fritt
To escape unwanted gazes and just walk freely
Jag har inte alltid varit trygg I min hemmiljц
I haven't always felt safe in my home environment
Nдr jag vandrar mina gator I slaskig tц
When I walk on the dirty streets
Kдnner I min mage ett obehag
I feel an uneasiness in my stomach
Ibland kommer frеgan vem e jag?
Sometimes I wonder who I am
Еkt mellan olika identiteter
Moved between different identities
Mentalt sе har jag vart pе skiljda planeter
Mentally, I've been on separate planets
Е min resa har vart sе lеng sе mеnga dagar hemifrеn
My journey has been so long and far from home
Mцtt sе mycket motstеnd jag e дndе pе
I've faced so much resistance, but I'm still standing
Som en motor I mig kan inte sluta gе
I feel like a motor that can't stop
Min, frustration. Det e sе mycket mer дn det hдr
My frustration is so much more than this
Sе mycket mer дn det hдr
So much more than what's on the surface
Vеr situation, vi fеr se hur lдnge allting vдl bдr
Our situation, we'll see how long everything lasts
Nu ska vi klara det hдr
Now we'll manage this
Det e sе, uppochner kan inte fе nеgon lugn
Upside down, I can't find any peace
Kдnner mig sе gammal men дndе ung
I feel so old, yet still young
Fцdd I en vдrld dдr tempot stiger
Born in a world where the pace is increasing
Fostran дr lдrd av attityder
Upbringing is taught by attitudes
Vеr egen misдr е det e klart vi lider
Our own misery, it's clear we suffer
Springa efter pengar det дr det som driver
Chasing money is what drives us
Gеr allting att kцpa? finns det nеgot pris?
Can everything be bought? Is there a price for everything?
Drцmmar pе bordet fцr ett och samma fleece
Dreams on the table for the same goal
Sе fuck kariдr och allt det dдr
So fuck career and all that stuff
Jag vill bara mе bra till sankte-per
I just want to feel good until I die
Jag vill bara mе bra med mer besvдr
I just want to feel good even with more challenges
Som tynger mig idag jag svдr, det tдr
What burdens me now, I swear
Det hдr дr bara mitt I min frustration
This is just in the middle of my frustration
Men det дr ohеllbart vеr situation
But our situation is unsustainable
Fцrsцker gцra rдtt va en bra person
Trying to do right and be a good person
Spotta lite vett och kliva upp en ton
Speak some sense and take a stand
Det e sе helt sjukt hur vi lever nu
It's so crazy how we live now
Hoppas ni fцrstеr verkligen ser det nu
I hope you really understand and see it now
Fцr isen smдlter och jorden flдmtar
Because ice is melting and the earth is suffocating
Hдr stеr vi nдr vеra klockar klдmtar
Here we stand when our clocks chime
Jag дr inte bдttre sjдlv mеste дndra mitt liv
I'm not better myself, I have to change my life
Kanske дndra en vana eller tvе kan inte leva sе
Maybe change a habit or two, can't live like this
Men vi fortsдtter sе kan va vдrt att stе
But if we keep going, it might be worth standing
Ska kunna strypa buss med mina bara hдnder
I'll be able to strangle a bus with my bare hands
Se till att igеr var ett varv tillbaks I kalendern
Make sure yesterday was a step back in the calendar
Bush han har skapat hat I vдrlden
Bush has created hatred in the world
Pratar om fred mellan dessa svдrden
Talking about peace between these swords
Е vi bara stеr dдr och ser det ske
And we just stand there and watch it happen
Det e mеnga som sдger "det e ba sе det e"
Many people say "it is what it is"
Likgiltighet дr inte min profet
Indifference is not my belief
Dдrfцr sдger jag vad som kдnns nдr jag ser nеgot fel
That's why I speak out when I see something wrong
Det дr dem som styr I vеr vдrld е det e fucked-up
It's them who rule our world, and it's fucked up
Det e nu vi betlar vеrt pris till kalla fakta
Now we're paying the price for cold, hard facts
Fцr en sak дr sдker vеra skulder finns dдr
One thing is for sure, our debts are there
Е samma frеga dyker upp, har vi rеd med det hдr?
And the same question arises, can we afford this?
Hur ska vi klara det hдr?, kaos got damn it
How will we manage this? Chaos, got damn it
Min frustration, min frustration, min frustration
My frustration, my frustration, my frustration
Vеr situation
Our situation
Contributed by Stella I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tim Ekstrand
Seriöst bland det bättre jag hört från Petter !! Hur kan inte den här vara mer hypad ?