Paperbacks is an indie pop band based in southern Minnesota, helmed by Minneapolis tunesmith Sven-Erik Olsen (vocals & guitar), whose tuneful, dreamy Beatlesque pop gems are brought to life by keyboardist Julie Sweet, bassist Michael Brewer Carina, and drummer Dan Greenwood. The result is an adventurous mix of baroque pop, jangle pop and indie rock that calls to mind a wide variety of influences including Elvis Costello, Built to Spill, Radiohead and Stereolab, but truly sounds like nobody else.

Musician, singer, songwriter.  I have loved and played music my whole life.  No one has influenced me more than The Beatles.  If you don't believe in magic you don't believe in music.

Singer | Songwriter | Composer | Writer | Artist

The Samsara Spell is creating and holding space for a new world of love trust, truth, and compassion. To break the cycle of want, capitalistic oppression, and corruption. A place where you can be free to be a human being, not a human doing. A world where you can be unapologetically, you. 

There's new upcoming music in the making for a very special project. So stay tuned!

Previously worked with Our Dark Secrets | Film No.3 | Steel Feel | the BoM.

Our Dark Secrets
Was a blend of music, spoken word, and atmospheric sounds that alternated between dark sinister jazz and and doom waltzes. Occasional happy upbeat tunes served to complement the over-arching down-beat themes and provide a happy, fun place for you to have a bit of a breather. Think Laurie Andersen, Amanda Palmer, or Nick Cave, and you are on the right path :)

Film No.3
Was collaborative project that unfolded an uhyggeligt Scandic noir. A series of murder ballads that revealed a dark overarching storyline. Think Nick Cave, the Doors, The Beat poets and you're in good company.

Very raw. In most cases songs for Our Dark Secrets and Film No.3 were written by channeling the genie, then sung and composed on the fly a minute later. Super fresh! It was the spark of creation, and it was really special to have shared those first moments. xx   
#FirstTake #CPHBunkerSessions

A project of Sven-Erik Olsen's, Ostramingo is currently active in Pyramiden, Barentsburg, Isfjord Radio, Ytre Norskøya, Virgohamna, Lægerneset, Smeerenburg.

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