The Sound of Arrows are a duo consisting of Stefan Storm and Oskar Gullstrand, two twenty-somethings from Stockholm, or as some may put it, the mecca of pop music. Their story began as most others do. They came from the same town, met through mutual friends, had similar interests and musical taste, dabbled with electro-pop… But it was after trying to make a Christmas song by sampling a Children’s choir from Youtube their musical project really started to evolve. This was back in 2006.
The Sound of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C
The Sound of Arrows – Into The Clouds
After this they started playing around with a couple of samplers, a harp, some strings, and huge crescendos. Stefan Storm had earlier been making house music in Panache while the other half, Oskar Gullstrand, used to play in an orchestra and they used their combined experience to produce what they initially thought would just be two or three songs. But that changed once their first song “Narrow Escape” garnered some apprectiation. Their 9-track debut, Danger!, was released in 2008 on Labrador, followed by M.A.G.I.C! in August 2009 and Into The Clouds in September of the same year.
The Sound of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C (Chad Valley Remix)
The Sound of Arrows – Into The Clouds (Fear Of Tigers Remix)
The Sound of Arrows’ full embrace of the timeless and the futuristic, with a particular emphasis on classic synths, has attracted the attention of many remixers and producers. Over the past few years, artists such as Tom Staar, Chad Valley, Fear of Tigers, II Figures or Curtis Vodka have been all invited to travel through their world of sights and sounds in technicolor, giving birth to wonderful remixes, some of which you can sample above.
Find The Sound of Arrows on MySpace or check out their official site.
1 comment
Pop Blimp
October 22, 2011 at 11:54 am (UTC 1)
Cannot wait for The Sounds of Arrows album to drop. 7th of November = Boom!