Fredrik Klingwall
Encyclopedia
Fredrik Klingwall is a Swedish
composer
, musician and producer.
, a Neoclassical (Dark Wave)
project that was started by Fredrik in 1996. With no real focus the project was put to rest and Fredrik instead started writing music for short films. In 2004 Rising Shadows was joined by female vocalist Linda-li which led to new material being recorded, they have so far released three albums, Falling Deep Within (2006), Found In The Cold (2008) and Finis Gloriae Mundi (2011).
Fredrik's first solo album "Chronicles In Decay" was released in 2007 and is a collection of rare and unreleased tracks from a ten year period. The second album The Resilience came out in 2008 but was already written back in 2002/2003. The third album Works of Woe was released in 1999, an album which consists of nine classical piano pieces. Each song being based on a different poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
Two of his more recent projects are Anima Morte and ChansoNoir
, both of which have a horror themed image. Fredrik is also a member of metal
band Loch Vostok
.
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....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, musician and producer.
Biography
In 1995 Fredrik started writing instrumental music which became the foundation for Rising ShadowsRising Shadows
Rising Shadows is a Neoclassical band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall in 1996.-Biography:Rising Shadows was originally started by Fredrik Klingwall as a one-man project under the name 'Shadow of the Concealed'....
, a Neoclassical (Dark Wave)
Neoclassical (Dark Wave)
Neoclassical Dark Wave refers to a music genre within the Dark Wave movement. It is characterized by the use of ethereal atmosphere and angelic female voices but also adds strong influences from classical music. Neoclassical Dark Wave is distinct from the academic art music form known as...
project that was started by Fredrik in 1996. With no real focus the project was put to rest and Fredrik instead started writing music for short films. In 2004 Rising Shadows was joined by female vocalist Linda-li which led to new material being recorded, they have so far released three albums, Falling Deep Within (2006), Found In The Cold (2008) and Finis Gloriae Mundi (2011).
Fredrik's first solo album "Chronicles In Decay" was released in 2007 and is a collection of rare and unreleased tracks from a ten year period. The second album The Resilience came out in 2008 but was already written back in 2002/2003. The third album Works of Woe was released in 1999, an album which consists of nine classical piano pieces. Each song being based on a different poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
Two of his more recent projects are Anima Morte and ChansoNoir
ChansoNoir
Chansonoir is an Ambient, Minimalist band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall and Elena La Vie in 2008.-Biography:A duo formed by Swedish composer Fredrik Klingwall and vocalist Elena La vie...
, both of which have a horror themed image. Fredrik is also a member of metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Loch Vostok
Loch Vostok
Loch Vostok is a progressive metal band from Uppsala, Sweden. Named after a subterranean lake in Antarctica, rose out of the collapse of progressive metal band Mayadome in 2001.-Biography:...
.
Albums
- 2007: Chronicles In Decay - CD (Last Entertainment)
- 2008: The Resilience - CD (Last Entertainment)
- 2009: Works Of Woe - CD (Last Entertainment)
Compilations
- 2006: SWARM - 2xCD, featuring track Come Inside (Cold SpringCold Spring (label)Cold Spring is an independent record label based in Northamptonshire, England, specialising in "all forms of extreme media, but particularly: black/dark Ambient, Neo-classical/Neo-folk, Orchestral, Power Electronics/Noise, Japanese Noise, Minimal, Death Industrial, Dark Soundtracks, Experimental,...
) - 2008: In The Dark Room Vol.1, featuring track "Theme 101" (Darkroom Magazine)
- 2009: Tarot Series XII – The Hanged Man (Invisible Eye Productions)
- 2010: Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque - A Tribute To Edgar Allan Poe II, Second Reading, featuring track "For Annie" (Notariqon)
Other Appearances
In selection:- 2006: Rising ShadowsRising ShadowsRising Shadows is a Neoclassical band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall in 1996.-Biography:Rising Shadows was originally started by Fredrik Klingwall as a one-man project under the name 'Shadow of the Concealed'....
- "Falling Deep Within" (CD) - 2006: In Grey - "Liyah" (CD)
- 2006: Machinery - "Degeneration" (CD)
- 2007: Flagellation - "Incinerate DisintegrateIncinerate DisintegrateIncinerate Disintegrate is the first EP by Swedish death metal act, Flagellation.-Track listing:#"Rendering The Apocalypse" - 1:36#"Chaos In The Flesh" - 4:06#"Threshold To Madness" - 5:44#"Purified By Fire" - 4:07#"Incinerate Disintegrate" - 3:39...
" (EP) - 2007: Anima Morte - "Viva Morte!" (7")
- 2007: Anima Morte - "Face The Sea of Darkness" (CD)
- 2008: Machinery - "The Passing" (CD)
- 2008: ChansoNoirChansoNoirChansonoir is an Ambient, Minimalist band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall and Elena La Vie in 2008.-Biography:A duo formed by Swedish composer Fredrik Klingwall and vocalist Elena La vie...
- "Count Von Cosels ObsessionCount Von Cosels Obsession"Count Von Cosels Obsession" is the first single by Swedish group ChansoNoir featuring composer Fredrik Klingwall. The story about the track "Count Von Cosels Obsession" is based on the true case of Carl Tanzler who developed a morbid obsession for one of his patients...
" (Single) - 2008: Rising ShadowsRising ShadowsRising Shadows is a Neoclassical band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall in 1996.-Biography:Rising Shadows was originally started by Fredrik Klingwall as a one-man project under the name 'Shadow of the Concealed'....
- "Found In The Cold" (CD) - 2009: Loch VostokLoch VostokLoch Vostok is a progressive metal band from Uppsala, Sweden. Named after a subterranean lake in Antarctica, rose out of the collapse of progressive metal band Mayadome in 2001.-Biography:...
- "Reveal No Secrets" (CD) - 2009: BibleblackBibleblackbibleblack is a Swedish heavy metal group founded in 2007 by King Diamond/Mercyful Fate guitarist Mike Wead and Memory Garden/Abstrakt Algebra guitarist Simon Johansson...
- "The Black Swan Epilogue" (CD) - Keyboards on the track 'The Dark Engine' - 2010: Anima Morte / Hooded Menace (Split 7" pic.)
- 2010: ChansoNoirChansoNoirChansonoir is an Ambient, Minimalist band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall and Elena La Vie in 2008.-Biography:A duo formed by Swedish composer Fredrik Klingwall and vocalist Elena La vie...
- "Ligeia" (Single) - 2011: Diabolical - "Ars Vitae" (CD)
- 2011: Rising ShadowsRising ShadowsRising Shadows is a Neoclassical band formed in Stockholm, Sweden by composer Fredrik Klingwall in 1996.-Biography:Rising Shadows was originally started by Fredrik Klingwall as a one-man project under the name 'Shadow of the Concealed'....
- "Finis Gloriae Mundi" (CD) - 2011: Anima Morte - "The Nightmare Becomes Reality" (CD)
- 2011: Loch VostokLoch VostokLoch Vostok is a progressive metal band from Uppsala, Sweden. Named after a subterranean lake in Antarctica, rose out of the collapse of progressive metal band Mayadome in 2001.-Biography:...
- "Dystopium (CD)
External links
- Official website
- Fredrik Klingwall at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Fredrik Klingwall at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Coldspring Label