This is the Discography from Mr. Tophat.
It's everything from his first released work on his own imprint Junk Yard Connections to his latest works on Smalltown Supersound and Music For Freaks.

The mostly of the music were created together with his former colleague Art Alfie which they released on their mutual record label Karlovak Recordings.
They quit their collective collaboration in January 2015 and work nowadays on their own solo stuff but are still good friends.

The mostly of the music in this playlist were only released on vinyl-media in very limited editions, the list goes in chronological order (starts with the newest to the oldest).

Released music created and reworked by Mr. Tophat from 2010 (his debut) until today.

Official release notes:

After nine successful releases on their KVK series of the Karlovak label, KVK1000 will be the tenth and final release on the KVK imprint (god save her soul). In it’s place arises the new KRLVK series. While the highly conceptual series KVK exclusively featured releases from the label-lords, Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie, themselves, the new KRLVK series will sport work from other artists as well.

But first; we hope you´ll enjoy this last and final release thats wrapping up the sound of the KVK series. 

The Queen is dead! Long live the Queen!

Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - SDIK Orchestra (2015)

Last release in the KVK serie. 
The decision came from both Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie.
The release was out in the end of December 2015 and was pressed in an edition of 500 marbled exemplar.
Bengan was one of the first track the guys produced together already in 2012.

Official release notes:

After nine successful releases on their KVK series of the Karlovak label, KVK1000 will be the tenth and final release on the KVK imprint (god save her soul). In it’s place arises the new KRLVK series. While the highly conceptual series KVK exclusively featured releases from the label-lords, Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie, themselves, the new KRLVK series will sport work from other artists as well.

But first; we hope you´ll enjoy this last and final release thats wrapping up the sound of the KVK series. 

The Queen is dead! Long live the Queen!

Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Bengan (2015)

Official release note:

"Cabin Fever brings us their second strike of the year so far, this time from the deepest bowels of the Swedish countryside. Arguably one of his country s most exciting talents in recent years, this top producer doth weareth a hat that others cannot reach. It s the music what counts!"

Mr. Tophat - Drops N Pops (2016)

Mr. Tophat - Blu Rain (2016)

The remix was nominated to one of the years best tracks in the National Swedish Radio P3, Musikguiden i P3 2016.

The Swedish monolog in the track is Mr. Tophat himself talking. The track was created during the late summer/ fall  in September at Gotland 2015.

Adam Strömstedt & Flord - Shakshuka (Mr. Tophat's BLU Remix) (2016)

Official release notes:

"Back’ is set to be the first single from Cassy's debut album, Donna.

Co-produced by her "soul brother" King Britt, "Back" comes complete with remixes from Berlin trio ItaloJohnson and Karlovak's Mr. Top Hat & Art Alfie.

"Back" is a deep, moody and stripped back yet emotive cut.  Just like her previous productions, it's an inventive, left-of center-house and techno affair.

Tracklisting:
A1 - Back
B1 - Back (ItaloJohnson Remix)
B2 - Back (Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie's Karlovak Remix)

Back EP is scheduled for June 10 release.

Cassy - Back (Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie's Karlovak Remix) (2016)

Official release notes:

"MR. TOPHAT
A Memoir From The Youth Pt.I

Express you. Expresso. Self. Selfo. 
A glimpse in the past. Thinking about stuff. In general. Changes and experiments in/of energy. Off/On. 
Why not dig your own rave? Substances altering your mind. Creating an understanding. In general. 
Beat, base, chords who / what is Sandro? Defining an era, changing – on the verge to the next one. 
In and off balance. Having a jazzy “moment”.  Rudolf in the maze. 

We are happy to present to you PP017.
Consum."

Mr. Tophat - Kiss-O-Sandro (2016)

Mr. Tophat - KitKat Maze (2016)

Was one of Robyn's old tracks that were remixed for her North American tour. This one was originally released 2000 and produced by Little 'Louie' Vega.

Official release note:

Robyn has just completed a short run of festivals in North America, including a headline set at Governors ball. Ahead of these shows she invited some of her favorite artists in dance music from across the globe to remix key tracks from throughout her career, she performed these new versions of the songs live.

Robyn ‎– Main Thing (Mr. Tophat Remix) (2016)

Official release notes:

"30 releases strong, Northern Electronics calls to arms for an entire army-strong release. Scandinavian Swords II collects new players next to the regular stable into a 3x12inch release, where the labels many facets gets showcased through the hands and minds of its artists."

Mr. Tophat - Medical Treatment (2016)

Official release note:

"Oi... big house tunes alert!! 2 big tunes from the North that sounds like the hay days of Club House in the mid and late 90 s! Fresh house bangers from the Karlovak label honchos them selfs!!"

Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Tiny House (2016)

Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Skunk N Silver (2016)

Official release note:

"Mr Tophat, an enigmatic Swedish house head whos awkward grooves and unconventional arrangements has heads nodding across the universe. From Another Dimension EP was inspired by his addiction to the club tracks that Music For Freaks originally released, with Rob Mellos No Ears Dub version of Discorobot in his top 10 tracks of all time. Here, Mr Tophat generously serves up 3 of his textbook trips down the rabbit hole. This is entertainment for the freakiest of people. Aliens From Another Dimension is a squeeky adventure in sound, navigating the inner workings of Mr Tophats imagination and penchant for Sci-Fi. Prophet Funk is a chugging, progressive slice of hip house surrealism. Its quirky call and response melodies and gawky vocals are straight out of an episode of the Twilight Zone. New Release Information Message To The Stars is a love song to the multiverse and the stars that reside within her. A funky breakbeat is underpinned by discordant melodies and lead lines that resonate with the head and the hear."

Mr. Tophat - Aliens From Another Dimension (2016)

Mr. Tophat - Prophet Funk (2016)

Mr. Tophat - Message To The Stars (Dubstrumental Mix)(2016)

Was originally created by Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie 2014.
Released on Howl January 2017.

Official release notes:

"Howl in full effect, timeless Various tracks from their artists, An homage to the raw original house music slamming, old school vibes"

Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Disco Got You (2017)

Official release note:

"He’s back in the kitchen… After a summer of endless touring, Madrid-based Garcia has returned to his flavour
lab to cook up a whole new wealth of grooves and the future is looking tasty.
Last spotted on Pets in 2013 - and since serving up styles on some of the most respected labels in techno –
Pokerflat, Freerange, Darkroom, Perspectiv and Supplement Facts - Garcia provides two quintessential winter
warmers. ‘I Never Knew’ chugs with a full bodied dynamic that’s nicely reminiscent of Yoshitoshi 15-20 years
ago as molten machines create a funk that wraps itself around the short-but-perfectly formed humanised
sample.
“Trimmer” lives up to its name with his signature Hypnotic Vibes less-is-more flow. A precision-chiselled groove
that spirals deeper and deeper into itself, it comprises nothing but a bubblesome bass lick, sturdy kicks, subtle
FX and an undulating synth line that ripples almost majestically. A serious DJ tool for those who like their
understated blends to suddenly catch you by surprise, this is the epitome of restrained.
Speaking of surprise, just on Mr Tophat’s remix of ‘I Never Knew’. Closing the show with a true switch-flipper,
the second you think you have the remix and its slinky Brett Johnson/Classis Music style groove locked down
Simon Garcia - Trimmer EP (Mr Tophat Remix)
BOOM… In come those organs and a whole heap more. Nine minutes of heaven – you won’t be trimming this
one down in a hurry. You won’t be trimming any of them. Enjoy…"

Simon Garcia - I Never Knew (Mr. Tophat Remix) (2017)

Official release note:

"It’s a match made in dancefloor heaven: Swedish house maestro Mr. Tophat and pop phenom Robyn have come together for Trust Me, a three-tracker of dark disco and luscious grooves that only an inspired pairing such as this could conceive of. With each track going well beyond the nine-minute marker, Trust Me is the artistic culmination of two artists joining together in the studio and putting pure inspiration to tape, resulting in some of the loosest and most intriguing music either has made in their careers. 

Although Robyn and Mr. Tophat have known each other personally for nearly a decade, the first time they professionally crossed paths was last year, when the latter contributed a few remixes of material from Robyn’s EP with La Bagatelle Magique, Love Is Free. “I wasn’t making my own music at the time, so he forced his way into my studio and said, ‘We’re going to make music now,’” Robyn recalls the beginnings of the pair’s creative process. “It was really nice for me to be submerged into his world and lose myself in something that wasn’t my own.”

Trust Me is certainly situated in Mr. Tophat’s world. The Stockholm-based Junk Yard Connections owner and Karlovak co-founder has spent most of this decade releasing a brilliant stretch of side-long singles with production pal Art Alfie. Those singles’ dense, lovingly handcrafted club vibes are perfectly realized on this EP, with some subtle tweaks to the winning formula—a rich intricacy embedded within a deeper-than-deep sound perfect for peak-hour dancing and 3 AM comedown communions alike. 

The EP also represents a logical progression for Robyn, calling back both to Love Is Free’s dancefloor abandon and the darkly shaded electro-pop of her 2014 collab with Röyksopp, Do It Again. The title track and “Right Time” shuffle and slither with a jet-black slickness as Robyn toasts and intones over the rhythms, while closing cut “Disco Davato” provides an effervescent finale, with zipping samples and crisp hi-hats providing plenty of upwards propulsion. 

Joining Robyn and Mr. Tophat in the studio was Abba’s original drummer, Per Lindvall, who the latter met through a friend at National Swedish Radio. Lindvall lends Trust Me’s tracks a crisp, live feel amidst its sample-based confines—as does bassist (and Per’s brother) David Lindvall, who previously contributed on sessions for Love Is Free. “He can do anything,” Robyn gushes on Lindvall’s contributions.

These contributions only serve to strengthen Trust Me’s disco bonafides, as does Robyn and Mr. Tophat’s appreciation of the genre. “House music is something I’ve been listening to since I was 14,” Mr. Tophat wistfully remembers. “The house songs I like most is house that’s clearly sample-based in disco. That’s the house music that’s really attracted me. For me, it came really natural to discover what’s behind these samples.” “You can hear disco in all club music,” Robyn continues. “It’s the base of so much music that we listen to, and it’s one of the most influential music styles ever. You can hear it everywhere. Disco’s always been in my world.”

And disco will continue to be in her world, as Trust Me far from represents the end of Robyn and Mr. Tophat’s partnership. “We both have ideas of what we can do,” Mr. Tophat says on the pair’s continued work on new material. “There’s a lot of unopened doors.” For now, we can be thankful that they’ve opened us up to their sleek, lovely world on Trust Me—a collection of pure club music, streaked equally with mystery and unbridled ecstasy."

Mr. Tophat feat. Robyn - Trust Me (Original) (2017)

Mr. Tophat - Disco Davato (Original) (2017)

Hedonism M.C. Robyn

MR. TOPHAT

Born in Sweden in 1990, Rudolf Nordström—better known as Mr. Tophat—has long been a defining force in Stockholm’s electronic music underground. A producer, DJ, and sonic architect, his deep passion for dance music has driven him to create hypnotic, genre-blurring productions that transcend traditional club sounds.

With a history of curating unique musical experiences, Mr. Tophat co-founded the revered Karlovak label with Art Alfie in 2011, a platform for house music built for nights that defy endings. He also helms Junk Yard Connections, established in 2008, a label known for its strictly limited, no repress approach—making each release a sought-after collector’s item.

His solo work has garnered critical acclaim, with both of his solo albums receiving Grammy nominations, a testament to his ability to push the boundaries of electronic music while maintaining a deeply personal and innovative sound. Following the release of "This Is Pop" (PIAS x Twilight Enterprise), he continues to explore new sonic territories, with upcoming music on Karlovak and a highly anticipated new album with Axel Boman, blending dancefloor euphoria with avant-garde textures.

His collaborations span both the mainstream and the underground, having worked with Robyn, Kleerup, XOV, Lune, and Jelly Crystal, among others. He has been spotlighted by major global media outlets, including MTV, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, and Pitchfork, further cementing his status as a forward-thinking artist with a broad cultural impact.

On stage, Mr. Tophat continues to appear at some of the world’s most intriguing venues and festivals—sometimes in grandiose settings, other times in shadowy, elusive late-night sanctuaries. Whether behind the decks or orchestrating immersive live performances, he remains an unpredictable and compelling force in electronic music.

Booking:
hugo@bigwednesday.se