ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : IOU
Born above the commotion of Berlin's backstreets during a marathon of collaborative studio sessions late 2007, Caroline Ekström and Robin Hannibal shaped their songs and sounds which later continued to develop during 2008 between Copenhagen, Stockholm and the power of file sharing.
Steeped in rhythm and sublime melody that draw upon elements as diverse as 80's funk, deep house, disco, pop, soulful electronica and hints of folk, the music of IOU transcends beyond labels and stereotypes and transports those lucky enough to be on the other end of the stereo cable to another dimension of musical context. A lot of thought was put in to the name of their duo, but the final decision came down to a feeling that they owe it to the world to share their music - like an I.O.U. Musical Background Caroline Ekström is an exciting soulful vocalist and lyricist out of Stockholm fronting this duo. Recently she's worked with UK production team Part Time Heroes that resulted in the EP “Adventures”, Brazil funk duo Modo Solar, deephouse project LeftGuster (Lefthander & Pete Gust) and just released an album with Swedish jazz/bossa quartet The Moleskins. Robin Hannibal out of Copenhagen got his big breakthrough as a writer and producer a few years back with the release of the debut album from Owusu & Hannibal on Ubiquity, hailed as one of the most innovative soul records in recent years. Robin continued to work on projects like Boom Clap Bachelors (favored by Gilles Peterson), Non + and with artists such as Aloe Blacc, Eska, Blackalicious, Ty, Sarah Ann Webb from D'Influence and Erick Sermon of EPMD. Comments about the Hot & Cold Remix by Diesler: "Nice one. like the old-school house vocal chop-shop treatment. Scandinavian dancefloor heat, brighton style!!" DJ Scribe“This is a really hitting song. The pianos, that bassline, really fresh. I haven't played it out at the club yet but I can't wait to.” DJ Cosmobaker
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