Composed and performed by Kristofer Ström.
Recorded and mixed between 2005–07 in Malmö, Sweden.
We are thrilled to present “One hundred fifty-five”, the latest release from award-winning illustrator, animator, and musician Kristofer Ström (Ljudbilden & Piloten). After several highly-acclaimed limited edition singles and EPs (paired with such names as Kama Aina and Gregg Kowalsky/Osso Bucco) “One hundred fifty-five” is essentially Ljudbilden & Piloten’s first full length album. The deluxe digipack CD cover comes replete with a
special full-colour collage for each track, and YouTube is already heaving with special videos made for this release (one video per track). With echoes of Greg Davis, John Fahey and, dare we say it, Pink Floyd in the mix, “One hundred fifty-five” will surely make people sit up and take notice of this extraordinary musical talent.
The unique sound of Ljudbilden & Piloten (pron. ‘yude-bill-den oak pee-loe-ten’) is the result of Kristofer’s relentless search for new sounds. He has used a range of objects in the creation of loops and rhythms. On any one of the 15 new tracks on “One hundred fifty-five” you may hear sounds as diverse as those of Elmo (Kristofer’s dog), a glass, a zither, a handclap or two, an egg slicer, a guitar, a bass and a trumpet.
Based in Malmö, Sweden, Kristofer has worked with a variety of different bands over the past decade, yet it is his solo work as Ljudbilden & Piloten where he can really fl ex his creative muscles, which combines video work, illustration and his trademark use of unusual percussion objects. He says he is inspired by “everything
and everyone. I can’t put my fi nger on just one thing that inspires me the most. It depends from time to time. One day it could be an e-mail from someone, another day the silence. Movies, photos, art, friends, music. I can’t decide what inspires me the most. It wouldn’t be fair to the tree with no leaves if I turned around and
said I got more inspiration from looking at its friend who has leaves.”
Kristofer has composed music for theatre, dance-theatre and for short fi lm productions. Last summer he also worked as a music pedagogue at NEON Gallery space in Malmö, Sweden, alongside Lisa Nordström from Midaircondo. He has toured Sweden with David Balula, Domotic and O.lamm, Dead Texan, and has per-
formed in Denmark and Spain. 2008 will see more live performances, in support of “One hundred fifty-five”.
His animation work has earned him such awards as the Gold Award for “Best Budget Video” at the Cads Music Vision Awards (London, UK), an award for “Best Video” at the Kolla Awards (Stockholm, Sweden). His work has been presented on Swedish national television (notably on Kobra andMusikbyrån/SVT) and to
celebrate the success of his stop-motion video for the band Minilogue (over 2 million views on YouTube so far) the producers Son Kite made and special presentation a over an hour of Ljudbilden material (released, unreleased, live, upcoming and sketches).
“Ljudbilden & Piloten says everything I’ve ever wanted to say about how magnifi cent life is, in much better ways than my measly words could ever express.” - Eden Hemming Rose, Foxy Digitals (USA)
With support from The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs.
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Walk Into The Fire
Reborn
Evolution
Boss For Leader
Alert
Awake
Visions of the End
Sea of Infinity
Negation of Life
DEMO Master
Reaping the Demo(n)s
Silbergrauer Staub
Septem
Mustan Auringon Riitti
Farväl Gullmarsplan
Till Minne Av
EP Phone Home
The Nordic Sound (192kHz)
Every Nook and Cranny
Make Do & Mend - Volume Two
Du är allt instrumental
Made In America (Extended Version)
First Of All
Lonely-Lonely
Vipp-på-rumpan-affärn
Första Svensken i Rymden (Radio Edit)
Melodifestivalen (The Theme)
Wash Away
Vi
Fifteen Minutes
O Gud ge mig frid 
Camping
Bang
Giftig (instrumental)
THE END OF QUAINT
Osso Bucco / Ljudbilden & Piloten
Love will turn you around
Docile
Folke
Thank You For The Music
Aurora
Unknown Colors
Transparent Knives
The Bells
The Anatomy of Timo Räisänen
Between Neck & Stomach
Bellows
Music For Bowlers
New Rising Sun
Det Gamla landet - S/T
Night Falls Over Kortedala
Goodnight Stars, Goodnight Moon
Förtjänar Mer Uppmärksamhet
Moment In The Sun