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There are 73 comments on this article:
LieveK
Country:  Belgium, Mar 18, 2010
I really do like some Swedish electronic music. I've fallen in love with Fever Ray and The Knife. But also love Familjen and Slagsmålklubben. Hoppas att jag kan komma till Sverige nästa år. Jag tycker Stockholm skall vara en bra stad för mig.
Marcin
Country:  Poland, Mar 2, 2010
Swedish music is the best!


Elin Lanto rlz!
sloma56
Country:  egypt, Jan 19, 2010
i like and love sweden gov and people .vactry .every thing from sweden even gir
cammi
Country:  sweden, Dec 2, 2009
yes i agree u can not forget basshunter! jonas altberg....an amazing music artist 4ever <3
Angela
Country:  USA, Dec 2, 2009
Don't forget Basshunter...he's the greatest electronic/dance/trance/house artist from Sweden. End of story. lol
lba
Country:  usa, Nov 19, 2009
i love the mus and i like to come to sweden 1 day i am in the us army so u no its hard to say bout i love mus and sweden by
Fetch
Country:  Chile, Nov 16, 2009
I really really like swedish music, it's totally cool, especially singers such as Darin, Robyn, September, Basshunter, Agnes and many others

Congratulations Sweden you've got awesome musicians
coptic engineer
Country:  Egypt, Oct 31, 2009
viva sweden and also the swedish people are very very kind and smart
god bless them
+++
Barbiekitten
Country:  USA, Oct 20, 2009
I love Swedish music but I'm frustrated! I'm trying to buy a CD by VÄRMLANDSPOJKARNA and no one will allow me to buy it due to market restrictions! The one CD store that will ship to the US has run out of copies. Why are these restrictions here in the first place? Sweden, please share more of your music- or at least tell iTunes to make it available worldwide.
Berkana
Country:  Brazil, Oct 9, 2009
Basshunter is my inspiration. I love him
Magnus
Country:  Croatia, Sep 30, 2009
How can you forgot Europe in rock section? :-(
And they have a new amazing album right now -Last Look At Eden-.
Khaled
Country:  Lebanon, Sep 29, 2009
I'm a metalhead and a huge fan of Swedish metal, especially the Gothenburg scene, amazing ! I have many metalheads friends from Sweden as well and all what I can say is that this country rocks !
PR New Music
Country:  Russia, Jul 28, 2009
SELECTED Best russian music different genres for free download :

http://rusmusicforforeigner.narod.ru/
Eugene
Country:  Ukraine, Jul 24, 2009
Sweden has very fine jazz music tradition. There are so much great Swedish artists, that 500 characters won't be enough to mention all of them :) As for me I like Esbjörn Svensson Trio album "E.S.T. Plays Monk" (1996). Intelligent and refined music. Highly recommended.
eugene
Country:  russia, Jul 16, 2009
l like sweden folk music very much
ACE OF BASE 4EVER
Country:  argentina, Jun 23, 2009
You mentioned a lot of bands that aren´t known all over the world!!!

You only mention as the perfect band to Abba, you forgot Ace Of Base (the best of all) and Roxette!! and a lot of artists that are known too as: Da Buzz, Jessica Folcker, E-Type, Dr Alban, Europe,etc etc
Adriana
Country:  Romania, Apr 27, 2009
Are you kidding me? BATHORY is by far the biggest band that ever existed on the face of the Earth, not just from Sweden. Quorthon was a genius, his music managed to establish at least 2 major metal subgenres black metal and viking metal. I am surprised that none of you mentioned him. Many of the bands that you named previously quote Bathory as one of their major influence. Take care!
kay wagoner
Country:  usa , Jan 27, 2009
This is very cool to be able to check out the music that y'all listen to. It is very different from our music here in the states. Thank you
Kay
luka
Country:  germany, Jan 17, 2009
cool, coming to stockholm soon =)
Adverick
Country:  chile, Jan 17, 2009
the swedish music is awesome, i like the metal music kind it´s fucking great there are many fantastic metal band for example , amon amarth, dark funeral, arch enemy...
Sarah
Country:  Malaysia, Jan 5, 2009
The music is awesome! How I wish I can go to Sweden someday!
www.scandinavianaggression.com
Country:  USA, Dec 15, 2008
Swedish band Fejd does a great hybrid of traditional folk music with metal influences.

Someone oughtta sign them.

http://www.fejd.se/
http://www.myspace.com/fejd
Percy
Country:  Sweden, Dec 8, 2008
Feel free to check out my music.If you`re into Foo Fighters and stuff like that then you might just like my shit. :)
Oh,and its free to D/L too.

http://www.myspace.com/percymejhagen
http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen
richard
Country:  england, Dec 7, 2008
good day mates i would like your help in finding out this song for me it is a very nice song i love it rave, trance, dance electronic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEmRqliYLcc
Swedish fan!!
Country:  US, Dec 7, 2008
check this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEepg-C3yxE
it's a wicked rave song!!
Zech
Country:  Sweden, Dec 1, 2008
Basshunter has the best techno ive ever heard!!
w
Country:  Ethiopia, Nov 25, 2008
Nice song!!!!!
prefer traditional music
Country:  US, Nov 22, 2008
Add Swedish traditional music! Examples:
Nyckelharpa Österbystämman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHI7rNq2FE
Groddvalsen and Groddpolskan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMwg5vTcfR0&NR=1
Spelmansglädje
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPRsvX66bzA
Trettondagsmarchen efter Hjort Anders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDu_ikuV3vc
När som jag var på mitt adertonde år
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Dh_azZqyQ

Include sheet music!

jephthah.senu
Country:  Nigeria, Nov 18, 2008
How can we forget ABBA the greatest any where anty time, we in Nigeria just cant forget, a good music lover has at least an album of ABBA in his/her collection, and i will not forget Bjork, love them all, thanks for sharing.
jephthah.senu@yahoo.co.uk
Lisa
Country:  Sweden, Nov 3, 2008
Where can I find the texts to the songs in the web site?
Katharina
Country:  Germany, Oct 31, 2008
I love it!!!
the music is well! i can`t stop hearing!
I really thank you!great work.
Anthony Oland
Country:  CANAADA, Oct 27, 2008
Is Bengt Hallberg still playing piano in Sweden? Is Estrad still being published. Those clips on your web-site are great! Many thanks!
Ovi
Country:  Transylvania, Oct 21, 2008
In Flames we trust, right? Svenska musiken är mellan den bästa i världen, tycker jag! Yeah swedish music is great.
Brodie
Country:  USA, Oct 20, 2008
Sweden is second only to Finland (in my opinion anyway) in the quality of music it produces. The fact that a country with a population of just over 9 million people can churn out the quality of music that it does is staggering.
Wes
Country:  Canada, Oct 15, 2008
I got into Swedish music when I read a review of Cajsa Stina Akerstrom (who is more folksy than maybe some of the groups in this review)

http://media.spotcoolstuff.com/music-mp3s/cajsa-stina-akerstrom-en-bit-pa-vag/

Does anyone know any artists like her?
Rowdy Geirsson
Country:  USA, Oct 14, 2008
Sweden is also, appropriately enough, the birth place of the Viking metal subgenre. Started with Bathory in Stockholm twenty some years ago. Amon Amarth, another Stockholm band, is the most popular.
doris
Country:  brasil, Sep 30, 2008
swedish people ? oh my God...very cold and selfish....
A lot of abortion in this country...every year...
very strange people.... dont like childrens....
doris
Country:  brasil, Sep 30, 2008
very boring...like the people...cold and boring
LOL
Sanjay Bhandari
Country:  India, Sep 23, 2008
I love it very much. I am very fond of swedish culture, music and swedish people. I loved this country very much with heartedly.

Charles
Country:  France, Sep 21, 2008
You seems to forget the most typical swedish music when you decide the contents in the music room - where can i find the swedish sing-traditions (the "visor") and all other folk music?
DXJ
Country:  China, Sep 18, 2008
i haven't listened to Swedish music before, but these i think are nice.
Dawnchaser
Country:  USA, Sep 5, 2008
Hellooo? E-Type, trance[]control, Selu Vibra, Antiloop, Dynamic, Gaudium, there's a lot of fantastic TRANCE and eurodance and psytrance acts from Sverige that aren't being mentioned!
N.Z.L.
Country:  Türkiye, Aug 30, 2008
Johan Liiva rules

He is one of the best musicians of Sweden.
check him out & all the great work he has done.
Sweden is so lucky to have a musician like him.
Johan Liiva is the best brutal & impressive voice of all times.

www.johanliiva.se
Openfiles
Country:  UK, Aug 25, 2008
Great site but what happened to "Folk music" - do they not deserve to be mentioned on this site!!!!!!. I am aware that there is a long tradition of folk music in Sweden so there must be a lot of material to promote here.
Chris
Country:  UK, Aug 21, 2008
I had no idea that Swedish music was so varied and of such quality. A great addition to the website
Ildebrando
Country:  Brazil, Aug 17, 2008
Awesome!
A
Country:  Sweden, Aug 15, 2008
You should add Bonjour recordings (http://www.myspace.com/bonjourrecordings) to your label list.
They includes:
Bye Bye Bicycle - They are recording their first album "Compass" at one of swedens best producers and sounds like stone roses/smiths with discobeats.
Bonnie & Clyde - Gothenburgs lovebirds
PATS - Beautiful songs in swedish
Tommy
Country:  Sweden, Aug 14, 2008
Where is the national anthem? Is that not suposed to be here?
Sven
Country:  USA, Aug 12, 2008
I am truly blown away by how many bands you did include, seeing as everyday there are whats must be at least 5 new Swedish bands.
Ghost
Country:  United States of America, Aug 12, 2008
I think its baddass! I love it! They should do some in songs Swedish though that'd be kinda cool. But yeah as I said, Swedish Rock is freakin' awesome!
Rumo
Country:  Austria, Aug 9, 2008
Moreover, you should mention the famous Gothenburg Metal, whose exponents turned Sweden into a stronghold of Death Metal. I think this is important as good Metal is often associated with countries like Sweden and Finland and thus somehow contributes to my grasp of these countries.
Regards, Rumo.
Rumo
Country:  Austria, Aug 9, 2008
Some famous Metal-Bands are not mentioned here, although they are well-known all over the world: Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Dark Tranquility, Dissection, Dimension Zero, The Duskfall, Hypocrisy, Katatonia, Opeth, Raise Hell, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork, Therion, etc., to name just a few.
Lillbjorne
Country:  England, Aug 5, 2008
I like Niklas Strömstedt, but I'm a bit out of touch with contemporary stuff.
Ax-Ax
Country:  Sweden, Aug 2, 2008
How can you not mention Opeth and Dark Tranquillity?

They are the best bands in Sweden :(
Boris
Country:  Bulgaria, Jul 30, 2008
Sweden has some of the best bands in the world. Meshuggah, Dark Tranquility, Opeth, In Flames, At The Gates, and so much more...
JAN LINKSYS
Country:  SWEDEN, Jul 29, 2008
YOUR CHOICE ARE EXCELLENT ESPECIALLY JENS LEKMAN. BUT I SHOULD THINK AFTER A NOJE IN THE NEWSPAPER NSD ON MAY08 OF A DUO BAND KILL KRINKLE CLUB( ON MY SPACE).FROM DUBLIN IRELAND. THIS SWEDISH IRISH BAND SHOULD BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY IN YOUR MUSIC ROOM.
LOVE MUSIC ROOMS FROM JAN.
WolfGian
Country:  Mexico, Jul 27, 2008
Great Job to all of you Swedish. there most to have some thing that make a swedish to be so great. Dark Tranquillity Thanks for be created and come to Mexico. The mexicans love the Black metal band and want our Sweden Metal Festival, think about it. My pleasure to know you Mikael Stanne!!
Ike
Country:  Congo, Jul 21, 2008
The flow is great, it sound really fresh , I personally love it.
Soul of Sweden
Country:  Sweden, Jul 15, 2008
Soul of Sweden can be found at www.soulofsweden.se
Soul of Sweden
Country:  Sweden, Jul 15, 2008
If you like Soul music and live in or plan to visit Sweden be sure to check out Soul of Sweden.
luciana
Country:  argentina, Jul 13, 2008
i like swedish music. I like ABBA but the best swdish group is ACE OF BASE.By the way,you forgot to name it in this page!
Peter
Country:  Canada, Jul 8, 2008
2 great bands from Sweden-Yngwie Malmsteen and ABBA (of course) I love ABBA
can't wait for Mamma Mia! :D
lill.y
Country:  Australia, Jul 6, 2008
Håkan Hellström, Sanna Nielsen, Lars Winnerbäck, Amanda Jenssen, Martin Stemarck, Staffan Hellstrand, the list goes on. some of the greatest musical talent.
Brenda
Country:  Australia, Jul 4, 2008
I have loved ABBA since the age of 9 and I am now 40 Years old!!! My family and I are coming to Sweden next June for the Opening of the Abba Museum all the way from Australia. We can't wait. Hope Sweden won't be too cold when we are there!!
Katherine
Country:  Canada, Jul 3, 2008
I absolutely love all artists out of Sweden and am actually planning to move to Sweden! I'm glad that you included Jens Lekman but I am quite disspointed that you have forgotten about Mando diao in your indie section as they are (in my opinion) just wonderful.
Lotten
Country:  Sweden, Jul 3, 2008
Where is the Swedish folk music to be found?
Alexandra
Country:  Australia, Jun 29, 2008
What a fantastic concept! I am an original Europe and Malmsteen fan from the mid eighties. As a teenager then, there was no facebook or googling for bands. What you got were music magazines that came in from the USA months late. Now it's a different ball game. It's great to see more and more metal bands emerging once again from Scandinavia. Keep rocking and promoting the fabulous music from this amazing region of the world!!
Nico The Freak
Country:  France, Jun 28, 2008
How come you forgot to mention, in the metal section, the great band Freak Kitchen and his helluva guitarist/singer Mattias IA Eklundh ? Please do something to correct this unforgivable omission !!!
A fan of Mattias IA Eklundh, Christer Örtefors and Björn Fryklund.
PS : A word about the amazing Kee Marcello (Europe, Easy Action, K2) would be cool too !! Don't forget there's a town on the other side of Sweden called Göteborg. It's full of great musicians !!!
Andrew
Country:  USA, Jun 27, 2008
Amazing innovation! Really cool to have so much variety to listen to in one spot - awesome! I wish others would copy this.
Nidia
Country:  Mexico, Jun 27, 2008
I LOVE this new addition! You put different genres of music; known and upcoming singers/bands; different styles. They're Swedish. They're talented. Thanks for sharing the music!
Don De A
Country:  USA, Jun 26, 2008
An excellent addition! I caught Fabian Kallerdahl and his wife, Lindha,
during an afternoon gig at Svenska Kyrkan in New York City last Summer.
They gave an outstanding performance! Thank you for the Music!
Linda
Country:  Sweden, Jun 26, 2008
How can you forget to mention Opeth in the Rock/Metal/Punk section?
Safalta
Country:  Sweden, Jun 24, 2008
Thomas Petersen is one of the upcoming talents in trance scene from SE.
 
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