Björn Yttling
Björn Daniel Arne Yttling (born 16 October 1974 in Umeå, Sweden) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, and musician. His production and songwriting credits include Lykke Li, Chrissie Hynde, Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, Sahara Hotnights, Anna Ternheim. Yttling is the bassist of the indie rock trio Peter Bjorn and John. He is also a co-founder of the label and artist collective INGRID and a member of the band LIV.
Björn Yttling | |
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 Björn Yttling (left) performing with Peter Bjorn and John | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 16 October 1974 Umeå, Sweden |
| Genres | Indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Associated acts | Peter Bjorn and John, Yttling Jazz, Lykke Li, Chrissie Hynde, Sahara Hotnights, Primal Scream, Anna Ternheim, Franz Ferdinand, Shout Out Louds, The Hives, LIV |
Biography
Early life
Yttling was raised in Norsjö and started to create and record music in the age of eight.[1] He moved to Västerås to attend a high school with a music programme. At high school, he met Peter Morén.
Works and production
Yttling has a jazz band called Yttling Jazz, which released the album Oh Lord, Why Can't I Keep My Big Mouth Shut in 2007.
Yttling has produced the Peter Bjorn and John albums as well as several other albums, e.g. Sparks and What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing by Sahara Hotnights, Our Ill Wills by Shout Out Louds, Open Field by Taken by Trees, Youth Novels and I Never Learn by Lykke Li, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action by Franz Ferdinand and Beautiful Future by Primal Scream.
Yttling is Chrissie Hynde's chief collaborator on her 2014 release, Stockholm, on which he plays electric bass, celeste, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mellotron, organ, percussion, piano, and synthesizer. Yttling and Hynde co-wrote all but two of the songs on this album and he is the album's producer.[2]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nicolai Dunger | A Dress Book | Producer |
| 2001 | Nicolai Dunger | Soul Rush | Producer |
| 2002 | Caesars Palace | Love For The Streets | Musician |
| 2002 | Marit Bergman | 3:00 AM Serenades | Producer |
| 2002 | Peter Bjorn and John | Peter Bjorn and John | Producer, composer, musician |
| 2003 | International Noise Conspiracy | Armed Love | Arranger |
| 2003 | Moneybrother | Blood Panic | Producer |
| 2004 | Peter Bjorn and John | Falling Out | Producer, composer, musician |
| 2004 | The Hives | Tyrannosaurus Hives | String arranger |
| 2004 | Shout Out Louds | Oh, Sweetheart (EP) | Producer |
| 2005 | Caesars | Paper Tigers | Musician |
| 2005 | Moneybrother | To Die Alone | Producer |
| 2005 | Yttling Jazz | Oh Lord Why Can't I Keep My Big Mouth Shut | Producer, writer |
| 2005 | Robyn | Be Mine (ballad version) | Producer |
| 2005 | Shout Out Louds | Very Loud (EP) | Producer |
| 2005 | Shout Out Louds | Howl Howl Gaff Gaff | Producer |
| 2006 | Peter Bjorn and John | Writer's Block | Producer, composer, musician |
| 2006 | Camera Obscura | Let's Get Out Of This Country | Arranger |
| 2006 | Deportees | Damaged Goods | Producer, writer (Missing You Missing Me) |
| 2006 | Montys Loco | Man Overboard | Producer |
| 2006 | Robyn | Rakamonie EP | Producer |
| 2006 | Concretes | On the Radio | Producer |
| 2007 | Sahara Hotnights | What If Leaving is a Loving Thing | Producer |
| 2007 | Shout Out Louds | Our Ill Wills | Producer |
| 2007 | Eldkvarn | Svart blogg | Arranger |
| 2007 | Davenport | Slow Town | Arranger |
| 2007 | Nicolai Dunger | Rösten och Herren | Producer |
| 2007 | Taken By Trees | Open Field | Producer, writer |
| 2007 | Taxi! Taxi! | EP | Producer |
| 2007 | Robyn | Handle Me (Bjorn remix) | Producer |
| 2007 | The Shins | Australia (PBJ remix) | Producer |
| 2008 | Peter Bjorn and John | Seaside Rock | Producer, composer, musician |
| 2008 | Lykke Li | Youth Novels | Producer, composer, musician |
| 2008 | Anna Ternheim | Leaving On a Mayday | Producer |
| 2008 | Primal Scream | Beautiful Future | Producer ("Can't Go Back") |
| 2008 | Caesars | Strawberry Weed | Musician |
| 2008 | Madrugada | Madrugada | Arranger |
| 2009 | Moneybrother | Real Control | Producer, writer |
| 2009 | Sarah Blasko | As Day Follows Night | Producer |
| 2009 | Camera Obscura | My Maudlin Career | Producer |
| 2009 | Peter Bjorn and John | Living Thing | Artist, producer, writer, musician |
| 2009 | Sahara Hotnights | Sparks | Producer |
| 2010 | Example | Won't Go Quietly | Writer |
| 2010 | The Suzan | Golden Week for the Poco Poco Beat | Producer, writer |
| 2010 | Natasha Bedingfield | Strip Me | Arranger (Little Too Much, Run Run Run) |
| 2011 | Firefox AK | Color the Trees | Producer, writer |
| 2011 | Lisa Miskovsky | Violent Sky | Producer, writer |
| 2011 | Peter Bjorn and John | Gimme Some | Artist, producer, writer, musician |
| 2011 | Lykke Li | Wounded Rhymes | Producer, writer, musician |
| 2011 | Teddybears | Get Mama a House (Yttling Jazz Remix) | Producer |
| 2012 | A Nighthawk | Until I Faltered I Wasn't Free | Producer |
| 2012 | Alex Winston | King Con | Producer, writer |
| 2012 | Brandy | Two Eleven | Writer (Let Me Go) |
| 2012 | Lissy Truille | Lissy Truille | Writer |
| 2012 | Smile | A Flash in the Night | Producer, writer, musician |
| 2012 | Amanda Jenssen | Hymns For the Haunted | Producer, writer |
| 2013 | Johnossi | Transitions | Executive producer |
| 2013 | Sibille Attar | Sleepyhead | Producer, writer |
| 2013 | Zacharias Blad | Zacharias Blad | Producer, writer |
| 2013 | David Lynch | We Rolled Together (Yttling Jazz Remix) | Producer |
| 2013 | Franz Ferdinand | Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action | Producer (Treason! Animals.), co-producer (The Universe Expanded) |
| 2014 | Lykke Li | I Never Learn | Producer, writer, musician |
| 2014 | Chrissie Hynde | Stockholm | Producer, writer, musician |
| 2014 | Benjamin Clementine | Condolence (Yttling Jazz Remix) | Producer |
| 2014 | The Fault in Our Stars (soundtrack) | The Fault in Our Stars (soundtrack) | Producer, writer "No One Ever Loved" by Lykke Li |
| 2015 | Cœur de pirate | Roses | Producer |
| 2015 | Astropol | The Spin We're In | Producer, musician, artist |
| 2016 | Albin Lee Meldau | Lou Lou | Producer |
| 2016 | The Pretenders | Alone | Writer |
| 2016 | liv | Wings of Love | Writer, producer, artist |
| 2016 | liv | Dream Awake | Writer, producer, artist |
| 2016 | Primal Scream | Chaosmosis | Producer, writer ("Trippin' on Your Love", "(Feeling Like A) Demon Again", "Private Wars", "Where the Light Gets in", "Carnival of Fools", "Autumn in Paradise") |
| 2016 | Kygo | Cloud Nine | Writer ("Fiction" (featuring Tom Odell)) |
| 2016 | Peter Bjorn and John | Breakin' Point | Artist, producer, writer, musician |
| 2017 | liv | Heaven | Writer, producer, artist |
| 2017 | Ariel Pink | Dedicated to Bobby Jameson | Writer ("Another Weekend") |
| 2017 | Tove Styrke | Say My Name | Producer ("Say My Name" acoustic version) |
| 2017 | liv | Hurts to liv | Writer, producer, artist |
| 2017 | Magnus_Lindgren | Stockholm Underground | Writer |
| 2017 | Thomas Stenström | Rör Inte Min Kompis | Writer, producer |
| 2018 | Neko Case | Hell-On | Producer, musician |
| 2018 | Neko Case | Hell-On | Producer, musician |
| 2018 | Elias | No Deeper Can We Fall | Writer |
| 2018 | Joe Janiak | Heaven Knows | Writer |
| 2018 | Peter Bjorn and John | Darker Days | Artist, producer, writer, musician |
| 2019 | Peter Bjorn and John | EPBJ | Artist, producer, writer, musician |
| 2019 | Anna Ternheim | A Space For Lost Time | writer |
| 2019 | Freja the Dragon | Tell Me I'm Wrong | Producer, writer |
| 2019 | Taken by Trees | Carless Whisper (remix) | Producer |
References
- http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleID=3536230
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
