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This is my brand new music video for Skeleton Woman. A song from the album From the Bed and Beyond. Direction, cinematography, editing, script – Tekla Vály Skeleton Woman – Tiina Sysimusta Woman in bed – Astrid Swan

‘Skeleton woman’ is an ancient story about life, death, love and reinvention. The mangled and broken bones of a long-gone skeleton woman in the middle of a lake get caught in a fisher man’s fishing stick. The Skeleton Woman rises, follows the scared man home and there, he puts her together. In the night, when the fisherman sleeps, Skeleton Woman drinks his tears to quench her thirst and thus becomes a living, breathing woman again. They fall in love. My Skeleton Woman is a song of resistance. It is a song of owning my narrative, making beauty and life where death presides. My song is also a lament, because death is always already present. We are facing each other only for a fleeting moment. Love is our best bet and our wildest dream.

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Astrid Swan’s From the Bed & Beyond is out tomorrow (3rd March). You can pre-listen the album still via Image  http://bit.ly/2mlKpyx The cd of the album will be available from select stores, pre-order via Levykauppa Äx http://bit.ly/2mOjZS0

Astrid plays a series of record release shows at WHS Teatteri Union, the three night residency start next week, 9th March through to 11th. You can pick up tickets for the shows via TIKETTI  http://bit.ly/2mwhM1w FB event for the shows: http://bit.ly/2mwzl1J and more details from WHS TU’s webpage: http://bit.ly/2kpAanY

The shows will feature live performances that incorporate music, visual art and an element of the unknown. As a teaser for the upcoming shows, watch Tekla Vály’s accompanying visuals.

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From the Bed and Beyond  sneak peak to the material from the Astrid Swan album release performances at WHS Teatteri Union, Helsinki March 9th to March 11th.

Video by Tekla Vály

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Astrid Swan in As Long As It’s Not You video 2008

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New Music from Astrid Swan

Astrid Swan has one of Finland’s most powerful voices, though a battle with breast cancer in 2014 briefly had the pop songstress stepping back. But, she’s back again, making a powerful statement as she confronts the remaining fears from her experience. Her battle’s personal, but it’s also relatable for any of us who’ve been faced with the concept of death…that’s what makes music so powerful. The song has this huge feel to it, filled with backing chorus and careful orchestration to really bring the notes home to the listener. Her new album From the Bed and Beyond is being released by Soliti on March 3rd.

New Music from Astrid Swan was originally published on Austin Town Hall

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXzPSbI5NzE)

Astrid Swan performed this song, recently released as a single, in the Finland’s 100 year independence festivities on New Year’s Eve in Helsinki, Finland. Support the artists by buying their music and visiting their concerts! https://www.facebook.com/astridswanmu… http://astridswan.blogspot.fi/ https://soundcloud.com/astrid-swan http://solitimusic.com/artists/astrid…

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This Spring from Soliti 

Astrid Swan From The Bed And Beyond (Soliti 059) Release date 3.03.2017

Delay Trees: Let Go (Soliti 061) Release date 24.03.2017

LOVE SPORT: Dull Tracks (Soliti 062) Release date: 13.04.2017

http://solitimusic.com/

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Astrid Swan 

Photo by Tekla Vály

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Astrid Swan From The Bed And Beyond (Soliti 059) Release date 3.3.2017

From The Bed and Beyond is an album produced by Astrid Swan.

From The Bed And Beyond is an album about the aftermath of breast cancer. It is about the body; giving birth, becoming a mother, then becoming a patient – becoming a physical body that is defined by medicine, controlled and intervened, unknown and simultaneously more feeling than ever. It’s a pop record about loss, death, grief and hope.

The album is released via Soliti on the 3rd of March, 2017 and will be accompanied by live performances that incorporate music, visual art and an element of the unknown.

From The Bed And Beyond tracklisting:

Maija’s Song A Long Time Running Skeleton Woman Chaos Song Of Fear Queen Of Broken Hearts Black Cloud Centuries Of Silence Special Ones From The Bed Who’s The Witch Now

Produced, engineered and mixed by Astrid Swan Addition engineering and mixing by Nick Triani

Album performed by Astrid Swan, Alina Toivanen, Mikael Hakkarainen, Veli Kauppinen and Johannes Salomaa. Choir vocals by Emmi Kujanpää.

Mastered by Philip Granqvist.

Astrid Swan plays three nights at the WHS Teatteri Union, Helsinki on 9.3. 10.3. And 11.3 2017. Details here

Astrid Swan will also be performing at Tavastia Helsinki on the 29th March, a co-headline slot with Jennie Abrahamson

Album cover by Tekla Vály

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New Astrid Swan single A Long Time Running is released today

Astrid Swan discusses ‘A Long Time Running’: “A Long Time Running is a door opening into the album that’s about to be finished. It’s a song of fragile hope, curiosity and daring. It’s a comforting swaying to hum and to dance to. It speaks from the ruins of human relationships and emotional burn-out. It says, ok, so this is all over and we have survived (or at least something of us is still intact) – something is coming. We don’t know if it’s a monster or a heavenly element of surprise. I choose hope.”

‘A Long Time Running’ was written, played, produced, recorded and mixed by Astrid Swan. Alina Toivanen – echo drums Johannes Salomaa – reversed saxophone Mastered by Philip Granqvist

From The Bed and Beyond is an album produced by Astrid Swan.

It is an album about the aftermath of breast cancer. It is about the body; giving birth, becoming a mother, then becoming a patient – becoming a physical body that is defined by medicine, controlled and intervened, unknown and simultaneously more feeling than ever. It’s a pop record about loss, death, grief and hope.

The album will be released in March 2017 and will be accompanied by live performances that incorporate music, movement, theater, puppeteering and an element of the unknown.

Band: Astrid Swan Alina Toivanen Mikael Hakkarainen Veli Kauppinen Johannes Salomaa

From The Bed And Beyond is released 03.03.2017

‘A Long Time Running’ is out today (17.11.2016) via Soliti. Find it at the following selected outlets:

iTunes/Apple Music Spotify Deezer Tidal Amazon Google Play

Soundcloud

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Single sleeve by Tekla Vály

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A Long Time Running – Astrid Swan Image by Tekla Vály

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(via Primer: will the real Montgomery Clift please stand up?)

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(via My Lawyer Will Call Your Lawyer: 20,000 Days On Earth (2014))

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