Love Me

by Tomas Barfod

Overview

Tomas Barfod's sophomore solo album, 2014's Love Me, is an atmospheric, introspective work much in the same vein as his 2012 debut, Salton Sea. Starting out as a percussionist, Barfod has built a varied career experimenting across genres as a DJ, producer, and drummer with his trio WhoMadeWho featuring guitarist Jeppe Kjellberg and bassist Tomas Hoffding (both of whom appear on Love Me). Given his eclectic resume, it should come as no surprise that Love Me, while being a primarily electronic endeavor, retains a deeply organic aesthetic. Just as with Salton Sea, one would be hard-pressed to call Barfod's recordings dance music, although he is certainly informed by club, rave, and EDM aesthetics. At his core, Barfod is a drummer and even when he is at his most ruminative, which is most of the time on Love Me, he retains a drummer's sense of groove. To these ends, the exotic "Honey," featuring vocals by Sleep Party People, and "Blue Matter," with Kjellberg, are pulsing, layered, even somewhat ominous-sounding cuts. Elsewhere, Barfod is joined by singers Luke Temple and Nina Kinert for a handful of moody, cinematic cuts, including the epic "Bell House," the '80s new wave-sounding "Busy Baby," and the languid, orchestral-tinged "Aftermath." Also interesting are the two instrumental tracks, "Destiny's Child" and "Mandalay," which bring to mind the '70s and '80s synthesizer compositions of artists like Laurie Spiegel and Giorgio Moroder. Ultimately, with Love Me, Barfod has crafted an album of highly engaging, emotionally resonant pop music that's as creatively rewarding as it is accessible. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2014
Label:	SECRETLY CANADIAN
UPC:	0656605030821

Tracks

1. Bell House
2. Pulsing
3. Destiny's Child
4. Busy Baby
5. Honey
6. Aftermath
7. Blue Matter
8. Waiting for Us
9. Mandalay
10. Sell You
11. Lost

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tomas Barfod   Primary Artist
Pell   Featured Artist
Jared Pellerin   Vocals
Winston Yellen   Vocals
Night Beds   Featured Artist
Brian Batz   Vocals
Davide Rossi   Strings
Luke Temple   Vocals,Featured Artist
Nina Kinert   Vocals
Nina K.   Featured Artist
Tomas Hoffding   Synthesizer
Jeppe Kjellberg   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Anders Banke   Horn
Sleep Party People   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Tomas Barfod   Composer,Producer,Mixing,Arranger
Marie Gronker   Cover Art Concept
Maria Barfod   Cover Art Concept
Jared Pellerin   Composer
Winston Yellen   Composer
Brian Batz   Composer
Davide Rossi   String Arrangements
Luke Temple   Composer
Nina Kinert   Composer
Tomas Hoffding   Arranger,Composer
Jeppe Kjellberg   Arranger,Composer,Instrumentation
Brian Lucey   Mastering
Thomas A.   Cover Photo