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icethesite talks to Bernard Löhr
2 Mar 2024

icethesite talks to Bernard Löhr

In December 2023, icethesite was lucky enough to have an interview with Bernard Löhr at Mono Music on Skeppsholmen. It was fascinating to see the new Dolby Atmos-enabled studio space he has there now, having moved upstairs in the building. A big thank you goes to Bernard for being so accommodating and also to Benny Andersson for helping to facilitate the conversation. Bernard Löhr, Stockholm, December 2023. Bernard, the former head of Polar Studios, has recorded and mixed tracks for many renowned artists, such as Céline Dion, Britney Spears, Westlife, Will Young and others, as well as ABBA, of…
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The ABBA Voyage journey
5 Nov 2021

The ABBA Voyage journey

Upon the release of ABBA’s much anticipated first studio album in 40 years, we take a look back at how the music and forthcoming stage show ABBA Voyage evolved. The ABBA Voyage digital representations of Björn, Agnetha, Frida and Benny When ABBA decided to ‘take a break’ in 1982 the world and even the band members themselves thought it was probably the end of the road. However, fast-forward forty years and to the delight of fans worldwide, ABBA are back with a 10 track album, ABBA Voyage, featuring all new or previously unreleased songs and a virtual-reality show of…
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ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition
9 Dec 2019

ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition

On Friday 6 December ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition opened at London’s O2 Arena. Set to a backdrop of Britain in the 1970s, the exhibition examines ABBA’s rise from Swedish folk artists to global superstardom through a series of atmospheric rooms exploring each of their 8 multi-million selling albums, alongside the band’s personal and public journey. As you stroll around the creatively displayed exhibits, a specially recorded audio guide and TV screens showing old news reels give context to the developments of the decade, highlighting the global events and musical soundtrack that defined the ABBA era. Ingmarie Halling and…
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A third new ABBA song in 2019?
11 Dec 2018

A third new ABBA song in 2019?

Benny Andersson has been chatting to us about the fun that ABBA had recording the two new songs I Still Have Faith In You and Don't Shut Me Down for the avatars project and also exclusively revealed that a third song is a very real possibility...if Agnetha and Frida say so! Check out the video on our shiny new YouTube channel and please like and subscribe and all that good stuff!
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