ONANDONANDON by Korallreven

This week, our mix comes from the Swedish duo Marcus Joons and Daniel Tjäder, collectively known as Korallreven. The pair create a spellbinding blend of ethereal electro pop with undertones of shoegaze and won a lot of fans in 2011 with their honestly titled debut LP “An Album by Korallreven” and their fantastic Edgar-Allan-Poe-referencing mixtape “A Dream Within A Dream”, both of which are well worth seeking out.

For their mix, the pair have gone for a where-were-you-in-92 rave vibe, as a signal of their possible future direction. Expect acid synths, sharp rave breaks, and a little bit of Baby D’s 1992 chart smash, Let Me Be Your Fantasy.

Here is what Marcus had to say about the mix:

"I know, I know, I know that you should try to be in the moment, in the now, and that you should not always go for what's around the corner or use witchcraft to see what is in the future. Anyway, this is not what's now, this is where we will head next: into rave, into trance."

Koralleven are about to traverse the US on their American tour, so to all our mix series fans across the pond, why not catch them here:

March 4 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
March 5 - Washington DC - Black Cat
March 6 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
March 7 - San Francisco, CA - Independent*
March 8 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex*

*Guest appearance by Victoria Bergsman (Taken By Trees), support TBA.

PLAY ONANDONANDON by Korallreven (IN NEW WINDOW)