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nils folke valdemar sings
(my newer songs)
these are the songs I've recorded as nils folke valdemar. they are best described as hardcore punk rock sermons held by the big black angel of death.
nils folke valdemar sings g.o.o.f
a tribute record with covers of songs written by one of the world's best artists,
1. popsong at emmaboda camp
2. time 2 go home
3. something on your mind
4. looking the other way
5. the we-first-met time
6. mad to exist
7. life, death and immortality!
Originally released in a series of one cdr, given to g.o.o.f on his birthday in spring 2007, later completed with a series of 16 numbered cdr's to be given away at the Popfest! New England, November 2007.
songs until you tell me to shut up
recorded in berlin 2006. Some bits were sung by Alina the philosophy of friends Hoyne. released by me on cdr.
1. (enough about me, here's) a song about "you"
2. "the night" and "the day"
3. mystery beach
4. "nothing" (after the blow)
5. every night
6. welcome in the world
7. the taking off of pants
8. the talking with hands
9. come forth friend
about 50 copies, sold out.
a song you could dance to
a song you could dance to, and a song you couldn't dance to even if your life depended on it recorded and released in berlin, may 2006.
1. a song you could dance to
2. zombieboy zombiegirl (after tullycraft)
17 numbered copies given away at the you can't hide your love forever gig.
compilations
Popfest! New England 2007 Sampler
sampler for the 2007 Popfest! New England hosted by Skipping Stones Records
Features Mystery Beach and songs by all other bands playing, among others the besties, bunnygrunt, the lil' hospital, Pants Yell!, Professor Pez, the Smittens, Capstans shafts, St. Christopher, One happy Island and many more.
Download it free from skipping stones records!
Zoom A Little Zoom (suncarrot CD2)
A tribute to the singing science records made by Marais & Miranda + Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans in the 50's and 60's. Released by suncarrot at the Kaninkanon V festival
Features my version of Highs and Lows originally sung by Tom Glazer on the singing science lp "Weather Songs" along with covers made by Black Cat Crossing, younolovebunny, De Agtige, the Pedestrians Pets and Tiergarten.
this is jonas skimming stones.
other things
(songs that don't fit)
these are are a couple of odd tracks that don't fit in anywhere else.
skimming stones
a song written together with g.o.o.f on april 9th and recorded May 21st 2006 as a tribute to bare knees.
g.o.o.f and nils folke valdemar - skimming stones
sweden japan foundation - lionheart
sweden japan foundation made a really good cover of my song lionheart.
sweden japan foundation - lionheart
answering machine cover series
a celebration of lo-fi. covers recorded as the outgoing message on my answering machine. since I have neither an answering machine, nor a phone at the moment, the series is on hiatus.
1. 21/12 05 - 11/01 06: Poor Me by Karl Blau. 59s.
2. 11/01 06 - 21/01 06: Don't smoke by mount eerie. ca 40s.
3. 23/01 06 - 02 06: Nu har pojken blivit kär by Perssons pack. 60s. Unfortunately lost due to accidental unplugging of electric cord.
this is my discography. all linked song titles are downloadable. they are all in the highest mp3 quality available (lame V0 where applicable). the entire popongs for my poor self is available as a zip file
videos
airborne
recorded in göteborg, 2006-2007, filmed in göteborg, 2006. starrs kathrin and martin, filmed by me. download it over at vimeo
let's be honeys
(my older songs)
let's be honeys was my old moniker. most people don't know that I don't use it anymore. Here you can see what let's be honeys did and download let's be honeys songs.
popsongs for my poor self (ymr024)
recorded in gothenburg from 2005 to 2006, released on cdr by yellow mica recordings in january 2006.
1. Heartful of secrets
2. No Love (featuring Kathrin)
3. Dr. Doom 2 (Daughter of Doom)
4. Pop Love (featuring the pop love choir)
5. Bizarro World
6. Lionheart
7. Poor Me (by Karl Blau)
8. No more two-chord lovesongs
Download the whole EP w/ artwork here!
Now totally SOLD OUT, it seems... wow
asaurus records ep club #12
the last installment of the asaurus records ep club featured six different artists, each represented with four songs. the artwork was made by Jeff Cook.
my songs were recorded in gothenburg, spring 2005.
1. No Good
2. Lionheart
3. Fire, Fire!
4. Rainbows
the other artist on the ep were: First Natural, The Sewing Circle, Miniature and Presidential, Ponies in the Surf and Jesse Thomas
100 numbered copies SOLD OUT!!!
songs before the summer holiday
an mp3 of 13 songs recorded in one take by my kitchen table in gothenburg, June 6th 2005
1. tell me to shut up
2. lionheart
3. rainbows
4. fire, fire!
5. pop love
6. oh, my hands (for the mathletes)
7. no good
8. downtown trains (after Tom Waits)
9. Mt. Volkswagen pt. 2
10. What am I?
11. Restless song
12. something, something
13. Goodnight! I almost died (after the Robot ate me)
Not downloadable anymore. Go filesharing
Mt. Volkswagen
Two songs that are one, spring 2004
Mt. Volkswagen pt. 1 & 2
Not downloadable anymore. Go filesharing
compilations
our hearts beat out of tune (ymr021)
A compilation of mainly unreleased songs by all artists ever released on yellow mica recordings + some new, autumn 2005.
Featured my song Vädret i Kraków (hooray rain!) along with songs by the young untold, happy go lucky, we are soldiers we have guns, the capstan shafts, javelins, august schwartz, the haircuts, kin, tokyo eye, boyracer, birds of galapagos, the port city allstars, the diskettes and the second-hand furniture.
this is an old picture of me playing guitar on my bed in my parents house.
soft spread
(my even older songs)
soft spread was me learning how to play guitar in 11th and 12th grade. The songs are kind of funny. I have a cassette with 10-ish unreleased songs.
you heard me cassette
recorded in Vallsta and Bollnäs 2002.
1. zombiesomatic
2. pensée romantique
3. zombie lullaby
4. ugly girl
5. lois lane
6. bonus track
17 copies on cassette given away to friends in autumn 2002.
compilations
I am in love with your middle name
Valentines day cassette from Unnecessary Friction Records, 2004
Featured my song Pretty as pop along with music by the Short Happy Life, the Elegies, Test Pilot and many more.
Watermelon should last forever
From Asaurus Records, summer 2003.
Featured my song Fruit salad for the in-crowd along with music by pants yell! winnebago, elliot the letter ostrich, hrududu factory and many more.
this is me being soft spread.