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.Revl9n - INTERVIEW
Stockholm’s Revl9n create the type of brooding electro pop which has become synonymous with Sweden’s bleeding edge electronic scene. Their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Revl9n’ on uber-cool French imprint ‘Because’, is eleven tracks of louche and twisted electro perfection, and is widely regarded as one of 2006’s most essential releases. A fact which is further cemented by the calibre of musicians and producers who have provided remixes for the band including MSTRKRFT, Hot Chip and French maestro SebastiAn of the Ed Banger records crew. We caught up with them for an interview during their recent UK tour.

PIMP: Could you tell us a little about the origins of your name. We were wondering if perhaps it had any deeper significance beyond simply sounding nice and looking good.
Revl9n: No, let’s say it’s very simple. Just sounding nice.

For the uninitiated, how would you guys describe your music; what can people expect?
I think you can expect the unexpected. We don’t always know ourselves what it’s gonna sound like.

We were saddened to hear about Asa's departure from the group recently. How much impact has this had on you as a band?
Åsa has been of great importance to Revl9n. She was fronting half of our songs, so of course that changes very much. We miss her. But life goes on and Revl9n as a duo are now working on some new good songs and the band is developing a lot, perhaps in a new direction.

Do you think this may affect your live shows or do you have a stand-in lined up?
We don’t have a stand-in. Revl9n is me and Nandor. We’ve just been on a UK tour with this new setup and it worked really well. Maybe in the future we’ll have more live musicians, maybe a drummer. But we don’t know yet.

Interestingly you all claim if you weren't in a band you would be involved in filmmaking. How much imput do you have when it comes to your videos?
Åsa directed a Revl9n video and I have directed one as well. But when we choose to work with someone else as the director, we have to trust that person’s ideas.

You are somewhat figure heads for Sweden's musical renaissance in the UK at present. How does it feel to be so welcomed by UK audiences?
Are we figure heads? I didn’t know, but that’s good. We really like playing live in the UK and we’re looking forward to coming back, hopefully in February.

www.myspace.com/revl9n

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