Swell Session

Swedish DJ/producer. Growing up on Hönö, a small island outside Gothenburg, Saag was influenced by his father's love of electronic music. Artists such as Brian Eno and 1960s soundtrack experimentalist David Axelrod inspired him to create progressive and original tracks. Another major influence is jazz legend Herbie Hancock, who motivated Saag to master improvisation skills on his first instrument, the keyboard. Saag started playing the piano at the age of six and discovered techno and other experimental music at the age of 14. Today he is involved in several projects, from his Swell Session moniker on Hollow recordings has received acclaim from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Les Gammas, and LTJ Bukem. Not one to be confined to a particular style, Saag records techno for label SLS, and with his partner Jonatan Bäckelie has an experimental pop duo called Saagolime.