This year’s summer compilation is a mixtape comprising 24 tracks by Swedish artists and bands where each track represents one hour of a typical Swedish summer day. I did not mean to patronize or canonize my own country’s music and culture - but with a risk of coming across as, dare I say nationalistic, this might just be exactly what I’m doing when releasing this little mix.

I am fully aware that I may be, no… AM, biased in the matter, being a Swedish citizen and all. But I just feel that I am allowed to feel proud of what we Swedes accomplish in the music field and even though I haven’t experienced many summer’s abroad, I just KNOW in my heart that there’s something magical surrounding the Swedish summer. Through rain and shine I, as a frozen Northern lemur, welcome each summer day as a blessing from a non-existent God I don’t really believe in.

Now to the mix. Some tracks are apparent right on the song’s title why I put them on a specific hour, some you’ll just have to listen to and agree/disagree with my choice. Another intention I had with this mix was that it could become like a helping tool to visualize how wonderful/horrible a Swedish summer day may be. That the sounds trigger pictures inside your head and create a coherent story unfolding as the mix goes on, as the tracks come and go, as the hours pass by. The good thing is that it doesn’t really have to take a whole day. Just 1 hour and 20 minutes of your time to help construct perhaps the closest thing you can get to a Swedish summer day without actually find yourself being in one. I hope you can join me on day!

Download the mixtape and find the tracklist including a handful of separate appetizer tracks for download below.

A Swedish Summer Day With You (182 MB, 320 kbit/s, 1 hr 19 min, mp3)

Tracklist

00:00 - 01:00 —> Xplo-Sean - Midnight
01:00 - 02:00 —> Alvy Singer - Risky Dancing
02:00 - 03:00 —> Jonathan Johansson - En Hand I Himlen
03:00 - 04:00 —> Deportees - Turn Back Time
04:00 - 05:00 —> Circus Monday - Scarlet Sounds
05:00 - 06:00 —> Nordpolen - En Meter Under Marken
06:00 - 07:00 —> Shout Out Louds - Impossible (Possible Remake by Studio)
07:00 - 08:00 —> The Sound Of Arrows - M.A.G.I.C.
08:00 - 09:00 —> Fever Ray - When I Grow Up (D. Lissvik Remix)
09:00 - 10:00 —> Parker Lewis - Bash The Cynicals
10:00 - 11:00 —> The Tough Alliance - Holiday
11:00 - 12:00 —> We & Lisa - Independence
12:00 - 13:00 —> Familjen - Hög Luft
13:00 - 14:00 —> The Honeydrips - It Was A Sunny Summerday
14:00 - 15:00 —> Hammarin & Robin - Lingering Regret
15:00 - 16:00 —> The Cardigans - You’re The Storm
16:00 - 17:00 —> The Similou - All This Love
17:00 - 18:00 —> Kalle J feat. Johan Tuvesson - Vingslag
18:00 - 19:00 —> Motoboy - Blue Motorbike
19:00 - 20:00 —> Air France - June Evenings
20:00 - 21:00 —> Moneybrother - Down At The R
21:00 - 22:00 —> Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody
22:00 - 23:00 —> Laleh - Live Tomorrow
23:00 - 00:00 —> The Field - Night

Happy Summer, everybody! I’m taking just a few days of vacation from blogging. I hope you enjoy!