Mattias Olsson

Mattias Olsson (born 9 January 1975) started his career as a classical percussionist playing in orchestras and big bands on Ekerö outside of Stockholm. As a sideline to recording and producing bands Mattias Olsson writes articles (music-related) for several Swedish magazines.

Early life He was born in Hong Kong to Swedish parents. In 1981 he moved to Stockholm. Starting as a drummer at eight years old he started off playing in big bands, pop and classical ensembles.

Career When he was 17 he joined progressive rock band Änglagård. Änglagård consisted of musicians from Ekerö as well as Waxholm. The band was heavily influenced by bands such as King Crimson, Yes and Genesis but also listened to less famous bands such as Shylock, Cathedral and Yezda Urfa. Änglagård quickly became known for their instrumentation skills and their dynamic range often reminiscent of classical music. When the band started the current trend in progressive rock was to use the newest digital equipment. Änglagård decided instead to use old classic prog equipment like the Rickenbacker bass, Minimoog and the Mellotron. Änglagård recorded two studio albums in the 1990s, Hybris (1992) and Epilog (1994). They also recorded a live album called Buried Alive (1996). The title was a joke from Mattias, the worst title for a live album must be ...Buried Alive. After a long hiatus, the band released their third album Viljans Öga in 2012.

He also did some sessions with White Willow and Pär Lindh.

After Änglagård, he joined Swedish pop band Pineforest Crunch who have so far recorded three albums: Make Believe, Watergarden and Panamarenko. The band's influences ranged from R.E.M, American Music Club to King Crimson and the Sundays. Pineforest Crunch had a very strong D.I.Y ethos and recorded six demos before getting signed to Abbas' old label Polar. The band had a hit from the first album, "Cup Noodle Song". The single was a hit in Sweden and Japan and led to intensive touring. The second album, Watergarden, was recorded in England with Radiohead producer Jim Warren. Watergarden mixed orchestral textures with Mellotrons and experimental guitars. Parallel with Pineforest Crunch, he started playing drums and occasional keyboards with Reminder.

He has since then played in numerous projects and is now active as a record producer. He has recorded albums with Deadwood Forest, Devi, Clockwork, AK-Momo, Nanook of the North, Vijaya and others.

Theatre and film

Together with musician and composer Matti Bye, Mattias Olsson has written music for both film and theatre. In 2009 they wrote music for productions at both Dramaten and Stadsteatern in Stockholm. They have also played together at silent movie festivals and showings both in Tromsø and Stockholm. They have written and played music for Berlin, Nanook of the North and Fritz Langs Metropolis.

Studio Mattias Olsson runs his own studio outside of Stockholm called Roth Händle Studio. The studio started as a simple home studio using an Akai DPS-12 and a handful microphones. There was no plan to become a producer but as bookings started to appear albums started getting recorded. The small home studio is where the Swedish pop band Andreas & Jag started recording three albums. Andreas & Jag was Mattias Olsson and Andreas Morland. Other bands that recorded at the home studio are Pineforest Crunch and Nanook of the North. The first real location was at Finnboda Varv just outside Stockholm. At this studio location bands like Kit le fever and Clockwork recorded early EPs. The Studio has a collection of musical artifacts including claviolines, pipe organs, Stylophones, Mellotrons, Celesta, Orchestrons and Talentmakers.

In 2010 the location in Sundbyberg closed and the studio went into storage for a brief while before being relocated to Sollentuna.

Personal life Mattias Olsson is married to Åsa Carild and has three children.

Film Scores

Lapporten Blått Blod När världen kom till Ronneby Lollipop

Selected discography

Walrus - Walrus Fredde Wadling - Jag är Monstret The Winter Tree - Earth Below Galasphere - I New Grove Project - Epiquirium Andreas & Jag – The Uri Geller Syndrome Andreas & Jag – Everyone Loves You Andreas & Jag – Aretha Live in Pakistan Anima Morte – The Nightmare Becomes Reality Krysztof Antkowiak – Antkowiak Clockwork – Garden Ellesmere - Wyrd Gösta Berlings Saga – Detta har hänt Gösta Berlings Saga – Glue Works Ingranaggi Della Valle – In Hoc Signo Necromonkey – The shadow of the blind man Necromonkey – Necroplex Necromonkey – Live at Pianos (N.Y) Necromonkey – Show me where it Hz Necromonkey – A Glimpse of Possible Endings The Opium Cartel – Night Blooms Vera Vinter – Du gör mig Rädd The Opium Cartel – Ardor Vak - I Vly - Vly Kaukasus - Kaukasus Pär Lindh Project – Gothic Impressions Pär Lindh Project – Nagelfar Pineforest Crunch – Make Believe Pineforest Crunch – "Cup Noodle Song" (single) Pineforest Crunch – Watergarden Pineforest Crunch – Shangri-la (Japanese version of Watergarden with bonus tracks) Pixie Ninja - Ultrasound Pixie Ninja - Colors out of space Pixie Ninja - Hypnagogia Reminder – Broken Tone Geller – "Judas" (single) Vijaya – Vijaya Two Times the Trauma – "A Little Sign" (single) Two Times the Trauma – I Fell in Love With an Ocean The Tarantula Waltz – The Tarantula Waltz Nanook of the North – The Täby Tapes Ludvig Andersson – S.R.O Mellodrama – OST Molesome – Songs for Vowels & Mammals Molesome - Aftonland Molesome - Are you there Molesome - Kino Molesome - Tom & Tiger Molesome - Be my Baby tonight Molesome – Dial AK-Momo – Return to N.Y Matti Bye & Mattias Olsson – Elephant & Castle In these Murky waters - In these murky waters Saint She – Ska jag berätta en hemlighet Tiger Olsson - Vässarö (Single) Tiger Olsson - Box of hearts Von Andersson noise system - Echoes Lennart Grabe - Sånger 1967 - 2017 Kit le fever – Soldier Blue Rising Shadows – Finis Gloriae Mundi (2010) Therion – Sitra Ahra (2010) Therion – Les Fleurs du Mal (2012) White Willow – Terminal Twilight (2011) White Willow - Future Hopes Änglagård – Hybris (1992) Änglagård – Epilog (1994) Änglagård – Buried Alive (1996) Änglagård – Ptolemaic Terrascope 7" Gånglåt från Knapptibble Änglagård – Viljans Öga (2012) Döskalle - Aliver at Copperfields (2019) The Devils staircase - The devils staircase (2020) Isobar - Isobar Isobar - II Isobar - III Isobar - IV Obygden - Mumbai Obygden - Stickling, tackling och Ättling Kinski Pop - Happiness Swish Obygden -Isstorm Elisa Montaldo - Im still here Sonos Umbra - Whiteout Liz de Riada- Rizoma Obygden - Pärlor Blanc - Le long de lignes Weserbergland - Am ende der welt Obygden - Sommarlov T.al.l - T.al.l

Live & Concert work

Andreas & Jag Matti Bye Ensemble Vera Vinter Vijaya Kenny Håkansson Tom Doncourt Nicolai Dunger Kris Woodbird T.O.D Elephant & Castle Molesome Wendy McNeill In these murky waters Jbird Shogren AK-momo Von Andersson Noise system Away Tangle Edge The Devils staircase Ludvig Andersson Two times the trauma Jonathan Segel Öresund space collective Donald Lupo Pixie Ninja Deadwood Forest Små Djur Vera Vinter My god damn territory Walrus Värddjuret Obygden Pineforest Crunch Reminder Incest Brothers Dödsbabs Pär Lindh Project Il tempio delle Clessidre Gösta Berlings Saga Anekdoten Enheten` Kinski Pop Mögel Necromonkey Änglagård Döskalle Akaba Mögel Washing Machina Kajholst