Västkransen’s next release features Ella Guru, a new project from southern Stockholm by guitarist Tommy Galento (OK Star Orchestra, Galento Sound Service) and rhythm maker Daniel Strand (Bike Thieves). 

The two first met in the darker months of 2021 at a jam among friends. Before long, the duo continued the sessions making playful grooves on their own. The funky blend of balearic guitars, lazy strings, caustic bass lines and rich percussions that came to life in Galento’s studio are now available on their debut EP “No Strings Attached”. 

On top of the three original tracks, the release also features a remix from Basel’s Alma Negra, who transforms “No Strings Attached” into a tightly kept late-night funk groove.

A1. No Strings Attached
A2. Ella's Fonk
B1. Things Fall Apart
B2. No Strings Attached (Alma Negra Remix)

No Strings Attached EP

VKR006 Ella Guru - No Strings Attached EP (snippets)

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An offshoot of the open-air party Gården, Västkransen Records is a vinyl & digital label releasing dance music from producers in Stockholm. The label is run by @bikethieves.

CATALOGUE:
VKR010. Västkransen 10 (V/A) LP 2025
VKR009. Ella Guru — Good Vibes Only EP (2025)
VKR008. Jo Bubbles — Hidden Place EP (2024)
VKR007. DJ Hasse — Hasse's Fabrication EP  (2023)
VKR006. Ella Guru — No Strings Attached EP (2023)
VKR005. Ari Bald — Loos EP (2022)
VKR004. Salary Boy/Ari Bald — Västkransen Variations I (2019)
VKR003. Bike Thieves — Catherina EP (2019)
VKR002. HK — A Kind of Love EP (2018)
VKR001. Bike Thieves — Laura EP (2018)

Contact and inquiries: info@vastkransen.se

Bike Thieves are Daniel Strand & Erik Danielson, two long-time comrades sharing a penchant for gritty house and disco. Bike Thieves have arranged Stockholm's mighty open-air party Gården since the summer of 2014 and run @vastkransen Records since 2017.

UPCOMING:

16/12: Morfar Ginko, Stockholm (w. Josephine MK & Sofftronic)
31/12: Bronx New Year's Party, Stockholm
May 2023: Bastufestivalen, Albania

Bookings and inquiries: info@vastkransen.se

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