Astrid Øster Mortensen - Gro Mig En BlomstOne first heard the Danish artist Astrid ster Mortensen as a surprise guest vocalist on Gustaf Dickssons Blod album, Missvxt, which Grapefruit released in 2021. New in Gothenburg, the Denmark born Mortensen had been frequenting the Discreet Music shop where various musicians of the underground scene communed and shared their latest projects. Learning that she was a musician too, Dicksson asked Mortensen to contribute vocals to Missvxt and it wasnt

This collection serves as a companion piece to the ‰Û÷Carrie & Lowell Live‰۪ album (and as an expansion to the original album)

' together with the cream of the Japanese scene

instruments and voices

Brian Setzer is a ‰Û÷Musician‰Û÷s Musician‰ÛÏ credited with continually taking chances with innovative and daring musical styles

The initial charge of going into the studio with people I trusted and seeing it through was so inspiring

the radics' swinging riddim answered by the dj's swaggering toasts

sad and disillusioned and fighting drug addiction

brilliantly clear and seemingly candid record is a breath of fresh air

Some of the artists featured on this compilation include Stranger Cole

smart grooves and laid-back white funk

and an original song

dreamy blend of everything you might love about shoegaze and everything you thought shoegaze could never be