Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas

Norwegian producers <a href="spotify:artist:2vTtjIqZ7hW0W15t1ApKTB">Lindstrøm</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4rsEVNO1tGTY0beCnsnHi6">Prins Thomas</a> have been leaders of the nu-disco scene since the early 2000s, both individually and as a pair. Filled with bubbling keyboards and trippy guitar lines, the duo's laid-back, often lengthy excursions encompass influences such as Balearic house, space disco, cosmic jazz, and Krautrock. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas' self-titled debut album received acclaim upon its release in 2005, and the pair furthered their reputation through additional releases and remixes for artists including <a href="spotify:artist:7zt6Af78CalxaPDqORfw8L">Annie</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7gG6LkU3pCSQmCIPR4aSBt">the Juan MacLean</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1GhPHrq36VKCY3ucVaZCfo">the Chemical Brothers</a>. After devoting most of the 2010s to their own projects, the duo reconvened for their third proper album in 2020.

<a href="spotify:artist:0eoL9yfbhhpevgDpEUIKon">Hans-Peter Lindstrøm</a> and Thomas Moen Hermansen first began working together around 2003. Their first collaborative single, Further into the Future, appeared on <a href="spotify:artist:2vTtjIqZ7hW0W15t1ApKTB">Lindstrøm</a>'s <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Feedelity%22">Feedelity</a> imprint in late 2004. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, their debut full-length, arrived on Belgian label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Eskimo+Recordings%22">Eskimo Recordings</a> in 2005. The duo delivered remixes for artists such as Norwegian dance-pop star <a href="spotify:artist:7zt6Af78CalxaPDqORfw8L">Annie</a> ("The Greatest Hit") as well as '80s Italo-disco acts <a href="spotify:artist:4ssHihhGpCx4eftfzAI3jq">Alexander Robotnick</a> ("The Dark Side of the Spoon") and Answering Service ("Call Me Mr. Telephone"), among others. They also issued additional singles and EPs, including an alternate version of popular album track Boney M Down; the 2007 compact disc Reinterpretations compiled some of this material. In 2009, the pair released the funky, club-friendly non-album single Tirsdagsjam, followed by the more spaced-out full-length II.

Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas issued several remixes during the early 2010s, among them <a href="spotify:artist:3fhOTtm0LBJ3Ojn4hIljLo">Roxy Music</a>'s "Avalon" and <a href="spotify:artist:1GhPHrq36VKCY3ucVaZCfo">the Chemical Brothers</a>' "Swoon," and their remix duties picked back up later in the decade, with mixes for <a href="spotify:artist:6nxWCVXbOlEVRexSbLsTer">Flume</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3Bd1cgCjtCI32PYvDC3ynO">London Grammar</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5SE2sfwTpxL2vXRdG6H5PM">Cerrone</a>, and others. Taking their time to collaborate on material remotely, the duo returned with the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Smalltown+Supersound%22">Smalltown Supersound</a>-issued album III in 2020. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi