Daniel Savio

Daniel Savio

In Stockholm, Sweden in May 2012.
Background information
Birth name Daniel Savio
Born (1978-04-06) 6 April 1978
Origin Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Electronic, Skweee, IDM
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, remixer
Instruments Synthesizers, piano, electronics, drum machine, sequencer, sampler, turntables
Years active 1999–present
Labels Flora & Fauna
Dødpop
Losonofono
MYOR
Poisonous Gases
Disques Mazout
Permanent Vacation
Associated acts Hundarna Från Söder, Vakttornet, Koolius Ceasar, Simpleton, Fattaru, Sexfemman, Kissey, Britney Spears, Niki & The Dove
Website www.danielsavio.com

Daniel Savio (born 6 April 1978),[1] is a Swedish electronic musician, composer and DJ. He is recognized as the originator of the genre term skweee, describing the sparse electronic music style initially released on Scandinavian record label Flora & Fauna.[2] With their release of the single "The Bubble Bump" in 2006, the label also debuted Daniel Savio's solo material.

Early life

Born to artist parents, Daniel Savio was encouraged to embrace creativity early in life. The record collections of his uncle's and cousin's made music his starting point. While focusing entirely on DJing, his Stockholm childhood and early teenage years involved brief encounters with breakdancing and graffiti. Savings from a summer job at the age of fourteen gave him access to a sampler. The first music he produced were beats made for himself to rap to.[3]

Career

Following high school, Daniel would go on to form the electro and Dub Techno group Hundarna Från Söder with friends Aksel Friberg and Tor Löwkrantz. As a member of Hundarna Från Söder, Savio was awarded the Swedish Grammis (Club/Dance) in 2004 for the trio's self-titled debut album. The group was also nominated at the Sveriges Radio P3 Guld awards, as well as the independent Manifest awards.[4] After two albums, and after no real disbanding of the group (in an interview Daniel Savio stated that "it just fizzled out"), Savio continued producing and recording music as a solo artist.[3]

While departing from making music with Hundarna Från Söder, Savio simultaneously started releasing music under his birth name – as well as under the alias "Kool DJ Dust". As Kool DJ Dust he produced the mix and re-edit concept album "The Disco Opera" using samples sourced from obscure European prog- and disco-influenced fusion. The album was released locally on label High Feelings, along with an EP called "The Space Opera". Following the wider re-release of the CD mix album on Service,[5] Pitchfork gave plaudits to the album, comparing "The Disco Opera" to the music of Todd Terje and The Avalanches.[6] Svenska Dagbladet proclaimed Daniel, in the guise of Kool DJ Dust, as "...a Swedish DJ Shadow in terms of the sampling of collages of vinyl, or a one-man Radio Soulwax intertwining the most remarkable combinations of tunes into a suddenly logic entity".[7] In conjunction with the release of "The Disco Opera", Daniel cited influences like Italian composer Dario Argento. He also explained how he endured listening through piles of cheap LPs by saying "it is no worse listening to a bad record from 1972 than it is to listen to the radio on any given day".[8]

Musical style
Daniel Savio "Revolt" (2012)
For the song "Revolt" (2012) a single synth was used for creating all the sounds of the song.[9]
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A technique employed by Daniel Savio is committing himself to using a single synthesizer in the making of an entire song, or even full collections of songs. Using this method, the drum sounds, melodies, bass rhythms, pads and sequencing of a track may all be done using just one piece of hardware. The original purpose of the synthesizer in use would typically be considered insufficient for the purpose of making detailed and complete songs.[10]

Savio's music has been compared to productions by Timbaland and Neptunes, echoing early 2000s R&B to a greater degree than his skweee counterparts.[11]

Selected discography

While Savio's three solo albums have had digital releases, his singles have been released primarily as 7" vinyl. Labels that released records by Savio include Flora & Fauna, Dødpop, Harmönia and Losonofono.[12]

Studio albums (as Daniel Savio)
DJ mix albums (as Kool DJ Dust)
Studio albums (as member of Hundarna Från Söder)
Studio work

References

  1. ↑ Tax office population register, Ratsit.se. Accessed 12 July 2012.
  2. ↑ McDonnell, John (7 April 2009). "Scene and heard: Skweee". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Interview with Daniel Savio". Weekday Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Paulsson, Johanna (9 February 2004). "Hundjobb på heltid för söderkisar". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Daniel Savio at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "New Music: Kool DJ Dust: "Comin to Getcha"". Pitchforkmedia.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Thungren, Stefan (22 September 2008). "Kool Dj Dust ger loppisvinylen nytt liv". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Wahlöf, Niklas (20 September 2008). "Vinylfynd blev dansant discoopera". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Savio biography at Residentadvisor.net". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Savio, Daniel (14 October 2012). In Space No One Can Hear You Skweee. Interview with Ken Taylor. XLR8R TV. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  11. ↑ Marcia, Dave (16 September 2008). "Inside Skweee – The strange world of Scandinavian R'n'B". Clash Music. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Daniel Savio discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  13. ↑ Britney (booklet). Britney Spears. New York City, NY: Jive Records. 2007. 01241-41776-2.

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