Mon Rayon unveil Skuggan av dig / cinematic Swedish soul and atmosphere
Swedish sung, strings, and poetic soundscapes merge into a sweeping cinematic experience.
Prepare yourself to be swept up in strings, a cinematic soundscape of detail and a Swedish touch that becomes a beautiful, poetic experience.
We are talking about Swedish duo Mon Rayon (Josef Ask and Christoffer Zetterlund) and their latest release – Skuggan av dig. Here, listeners will also hear the fragrance of one of Sweden’s most exciting rising bands, Sunnan. And if you feel that connection, it’s no coincidence. Mon Rayon has even opened for them.
It’s an escape for the mind at its finest
This is cinematic soul with contemporary Scandinavian flavour. A new delicacy of sound to savour. It’s crafted with a pulsing bassline beneath the track, layered with strings arranged by Julia Nilsson and Daniel Migdal, and performed by their quartet. These sweeping layers transport you. It’s an escape for the mind at its finest, mixed by Grammy award-winning Simon Nordberg.
The spatial scale is undeniable. This is music you measure not in minutes but in how far it carries you. It has an ideal running length, so you simply lose track of time.
Yes, it touches Swedish pop, especially through the lyrics, sung in Swedish. But it merges styles with such finesse that it feels lush, vulnerable, and gorgeously cinematic.
The song began as a private soundtrack to Josef Ask’s bike ride through Stockholm. Back then, it was called Flowers Are Gone, a way to reframe the everyday, to see the city differently through sound. Years later, Christoffer Zetterlund reworked the idea, sculpted the bassline, and shaped the song into its current form.
The result is music that feels like travelling through Sweden, across Scandinavian landscapes where green blades of grass shimmer in the wind. Josef’s longing vocals and a truly addictive melody drift across it all in the setting sun.
This is Mon Rayon’s second single from their forthcoming debut album. We cannot praise this track highly enough. It is cinematic, soulful, poetic, and unforgettable.
