The clouds moved slowly across a sun kissed sky, little fluffy shapes shuffling across a dense blue backdrop in the midst of the afternoon heat. They were shifting and shaking in the wind, passing over earth as they gazed down upon an empty planet from miles away in outer space. Beyond them were the stars which danced in an ocean of blackness, the planets bounced and moved in ways we could not comprehend. Beneath it all was us, a humanity lost in its own sense of self entitled worth. However, it was all about to change. 

Today marks the release of a new album on the dance and electronic music powerhouse that is Cocoon Recordings. The German label has acted as an outlet for an endless wave of cutting edge musicians and their latest offering is no different. An LP from Harald Björk, a hugely talented producer who has released music previously on Studio Barnhus and Traum Schallplaten.

Shiftings

PREMIERE: Harald Björk - Shiftings [Cocoon]

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Bio:
Swedish artist Harald Björk started releasing music around 2006 as a youngster in Berlin. After his early releases on Traum Schallplatten he founded his own label Kranglan Broadcast as an output for own works and ADA, Axel Boman, Fairmont, Kate Wax, Suzanne Kraft and more. Harald’s main focus except studio experiments with various synthesizers has always been finding new ways to perform his atmospheric mix of ambient and techno live. In 2013 Harald joined RBMA New York. In 2015 he released a 12” EP plus a 7” single on Studio Barnhus followed by the album Kris- & Konflikthantering. The lead track Sabor Latino got heavy rotation on Ibiza and ended up on The Sound of the 17th Season by Sven Väth. Following year Harald debuted with his first own Cocoon release "Spring" on the Cocoon Compilation Q. 

Harald’s tracks has ended up in everything from DJ-sets by Carl Cox and Miss Kittin to appearances on mixes by Sven Väth, Four Tet, B.Traits and Toro y Moi as well as features in Radio1 Essentials by Roman Flügel and Damian Lazarus. 
 
Discography:
Harald Björk - ALUCO - Dots and Pearls 8 -
Cocoon Recordings 2024

Thomas Jackson - Den Inre Skogen (Harald Björk Vänern Version) Flora&Fauna 2020

Torolf Stendik - Bryggan Jam (Harald Björk Rise Like A Phoenix Version)Meltdown Deejays Records 2020

LOKATT - LA Dream (Harald Björk Remix) Kranglan Broadcast / Oma Gusti 2020 

Harald Björk - Spring - Compilation Q
Cocoon Recordings 2017 

Harald Björk - Kris- & Konflikthantering
Kranglan Broadcast 2016

Harald Björk - Strings of Harald 
Studio Barnhus 2015

Harald Björk - Fritids EP
Studio Barnhus 2015

Asha Ali - Go the distance (Harald Björk Remix)
Hybris 2015

Harald Björk - Estelle Remixed
Kranglan Broadcast 2013

Harald Björk - Estelle EP
Kranglan Broadcast 2012

Noonie Bao - About to tell (Harald Björk Remix) 
Hybris 2012

Imannu EL - Into waters (Harald Björk Remix)
Kapitän Platte 2011

Harald Björk - Bigfield Remixed
Kranglan Broadcast 2011

Azure Blue - The catcher in the rye (Harald Björk Remix) (MP3)
Hybris / Beko DSL 2011

Piroth - Feelings (Harald Björk Remix) 
Kranglan Broadcast / Oma Gusti 2011

Harald Björk - Bigfield 
Kranglan Broadcast 2010

Gros - Homes (Harald Björk Remix)
Lapsus Records 2010

Aromatics - Today (Harald Björk Remix) 
Technowagon Recordings 2010

Populous - Raimondo (Harald Björk Remix) 
Disasters By Choice 2010

This Is Head - 0011 (Harald Björk Remix) 
Adrian Recordings 2010

Harald Björk - Kranglan EP 
Kranglan Broadcast 2009

Harald Björk - Sunsets EP 
Apparillo Music 2009