Kristofer Hammarsten, professionally known as HAMMARSTEN, is a Swedish producer of electronic dance music. He’s mainly associated with a dark, driving and atmospheric style of Techno but likes to squeeze in some old-school House tracks from time to time. His music is mainly created with DJs and dance clubs in mind.

Kristofer was born in 1982 in Växjö, Sweden. He bought his first synthesizer at the age of sixteen and started to write electronic music without any previous knowledge. In 2005 he created the synthpop band, Liquid Core, together with a childhood friend. They released an album and EP and played some live shows before the project went on hold. In 2015 he started the journey with dance music by releasing some House remixes on SoundCloud and the year after he released his first tracks as HAMMARSTEN.

"I've listened to electronic music since I was eight years old. It started with cassette mixtapes that my brother gave to me at that age. I discovered bands like Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Kraftwerk, Human League, New Order etc. from these mixtapes and these artists had a huge impact on me. When I was fifteen, I heard Chemical Brothers and Prodigy for the first time, and I was totally blown away. This was also the time I started clubbing and my love for dance music was born.”

Liquid Core are a Swedish electronic music duo formed in Växjö, 2005. The band consists of Kristofer Hammarsten, who writes the music and the majority of the lyrics, and David Öster on vocals.

David and Kristofer are from the same village and have known each other since childhood. But it was not until several years later they started talking about making music together after Kristofer had heard David sing at a party. A few weeks later, they began to record and they quickly realized they had something special going on. Four songs were recorded in a four-month period, and everything just flowed. Unfortunately, the band now had to take a one year break while David studied at a design school in Singapore. This turned out to be a good thing in the end because it meant that Kristofer had plenty of time to write new material for the upcoming album. As soon as David came back home, they started recording the new songs and their first album "Marching To Our Own Drummer" was released on October 20, 2008.

They both share the love for electronic and alternative music. Both rock/pop bands like Depeche Mode, Placebo and the Swedish heroes of Kent as well as more dance orientated artists like The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy and Daft Punk. This is reflected in their music which is a great mixture of rock/pop and dance music, mainly with a modern sound but with obvious influences from the 80's!

Swedish electropop-band based in Malmö. Obsession of Time was formed 1988 and we have recently been reunited.

Musician who likes and appreciates many styles of music, from Electronic to Rock. Player of Guitar and Synthesizer. Explorer of soundscapes and my own imagination. New music will be added soon!

Followers of Liquid Core