Hans Edler
Encyclopedia
Hans Edler is a Swedish
pop
musician, record company manager and concert promoter.
Hans Edler came from a musical family. His mother was a music teacher and his grandfather was a folk musician from Jämtland
. In the 1960s, he became a teen idol, when he played in the two bands Ghostriders, a pop band influenced by The Shadows
and We 4.
In 1969 he signed for a three year project Elektroakustisk Musik i Sverige (EMS) in Stockholm led by Knut Wiggen and Gunnel Lundholm. At the same time, he studied mathematics and become a music studio assistant, giving him many opportunities for experimenting with various technologies available.
His initial studio work appeared in his 1971 album Elektron Kukéso which he released on his own record label Marilla. The music was completely created with computers and other electronic equipment at EMS as a mixture of pop, psychedelics and electro-acoustic experiments. On top, Edler added his dark, often mournful songs. But finding critical acclaim and longevity, it has achieved cult status with fans. He has continued his musical career ever since, also managing other artists through his studio. 2004 he released also Elektron Kukéso on the record label Boy Wonder Records. In the 1980s he had also released a series of disco hit covers entitled Jukebox Graffiti. In 2009, he reelased Remember the Sixtiescarving out a niche as a revivalist from the 1960s.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
musician, record company manager and concert promoter.
Hans Edler came from a musical family. His mother was a music teacher and his grandfather was a folk musician from Jämtland
Jämtland
Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
. In the 1960s, he became a teen idol, when he played in the two bands Ghostriders, a pop band influenced by The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
and We 4.
In 1969 he signed for a three year project Elektroakustisk Musik i Sverige (EMS) in Stockholm led by Knut Wiggen and Gunnel Lundholm. At the same time, he studied mathematics and become a music studio assistant, giving him many opportunities for experimenting with various technologies available.
His initial studio work appeared in his 1971 album Elektron Kukéso which he released on his own record label Marilla. The music was completely created with computers and other electronic equipment at EMS as a mixture of pop, psychedelics and electro-acoustic experiments. On top, Edler added his dark, often mournful songs. But finding critical acclaim and longevity, it has achieved cult status with fans. He has continued his musical career ever since, also managing other artists through his studio. 2004 he released also Elektron Kukéso on the record label Boy Wonder Records. In the 1980s he had also released a series of disco hit covers entitled Jukebox Graffiti. In 2009, he reelased Remember the Sixtiescarving out a niche as a revivalist from the 1960s.
Albums
- 1971: Elektron Kukéso
- 1972: Spökhistorier
- 1979: Space Vision
- 1979: Disco-Time
- 1980s: Jukebox Graffiti a multi-volume series of hit parade cover albums
- 2004: Elektron Kukéso reissue (with more bonus recordings on Boy Wonder Records])
- 2009: Remember the Sixties (Hans Edler with String Orchestra)