Dansk
Det har egentlig aldrig ligget i kortene at Steen skulle begynde at synge, men efter 6 år i rockkor, har han alligevel fået mod på at åbne munden. ”Jeg ser egentlig ikke mig selv som sanger, men har alligevel af og til haft lyst til at skrive sange og har derfor også nu fået lyst til at dele dem med verden”, siger Steen. ”Det er da lidt spild at skrive sange og bare lade dem ligge på harddisken”
Mange vil måske studse over titlen ”Dysthymia” som er det engelske ord for diagnosen dystymi, en langvarig form for mild depression.
”Når jeg kigger på det gennemgående tema i mine tekster, syntes jeg titlen var meget rammende. Ikke mindst den anden single ”Where did the blue sky go?”, som handler om det sorte hul man kan havne i en gang imellem, hvor alt føles håbløst eller ”Turn off the light” som er en refleksion over et liv der ikke gik som man kunne have håbet”
Den første single ”Nomansland” handler som den reaktion der kommer når man som mand leger med det feminine. En reaktion der kun virker til at blive kraftigere fordi den blive kædet sammen med diskussionen om antallet af køn. Kommentarerne på Simon Kvamms negle og Martin Johannes Larsens øreringe taler sit tydelige sprog her, men nogle gang er tøj bare tøj.
Alt er lavet i hjemmestudie af Steen selv, lige fra sangskrivning over produktion til musikvideo, lige bortset fra albumcoveret som er malet af maleren Mark Dimo Poulsen.
”Jeg er selvlærd inden for musikproduktion og det har jo nok haft betydning for det endelige resultat, men jeg håber at min musik kan finde nogle lyttere derude.
”Dythymia” udkommer 2/5 2025
Engelsk
It was never really in the cards for Steen to start singing, but after 6 years in a rock choir, he has finally found the courage to open his mouth. “I don’t really see myself as a singer, but I have still occasionally felt like writing songs and have therefore now felt like sharing them with the world,” says Steen. “It’s a bit of a waste to write songs and just leave them on the hard drive.”
Many might be surprised by the title “Dysthymia,” which is a long-term form of mild depression.
“When I look at the recurring theme in my lyrics, I thought the title was very apt. Not least the second single “Where did the blue sky go?”, which is about the black hole you can end up in sometimes, where everything feels hopeless, or “Turn off the light,” which is a reflection on a life that didn’t go as you might have hoped.”
The first single “Nomansland” deals with the reaction that comes when you, as a man, play with the feminine. A reaction that only seems to become stronger because it is linked to the discussion about the number of genders. The comments on Simon Kvamm's nails and Martin Johannes Larsen's earrings speak volumes here, but sometimes clothes are just clothes.
Everything is made in Steen's home studio, from songwriting to production to music video, except for the album cover which is painted by painter Mark Dimo Poulsen.
"I am self-taught in music production and that has probably had an impact on the final result, but I hope that my music can find some listeners out there.
"Dythymia" will be released on 2/5 2025
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