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Baba Stiltz (SE/US)

Baba Stiltz (SE/US)

Host

ALICE

City

Copenhagen, Denmark

Type

Concert

Date

Saturday 23rd of January 2027

Time

20:00 to 22:00

Price

195 DKK

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Sænk skuldrene på denne kolde januaraften og lad dig synke ned i Baba Stiltz’ varme, dvælende bedroom-pop-univers på ALICE. Efter et omflakkende årti som hypet DJ og producer for bl.a. Yung Lean har den svensk-amerikanske musiker lagt klubbens pulserende rytmer bag sig og rettet blikket indad i et nyt projekt, hvor nedbarberede, melankolske guitarsange, underspillet humor og en lakonisk baryton-vokal sender tankerne mod Lou Reed og Spacemen 3.

Få musikere har bevæget sig så vidt omkring som den svensk-amerikanske musiker Baba Stiltz. I løbet af det seneste årti har han skabt amerikansk primitiv guitar musik, produceret for Yung Lean, udgivet eksperimenterende house tracks på Studio Barnhus og XL Recordings, der førte til et glittet jetset-liv som DJ og vundet den prestigefyldte Guldbagge-pris for sit arbejde med filmmusik. I hans nyeste projekt har han skrællet glimmer og glamour væk, sat tempoet ned og vendt blikket indad med melankolske, nedbarberede guitarsange i en stræben efter at finde tilbage til musikkens kerne og forbinde sine rødder i henholdsvis Stockholm og Vacaville, Californien.

Med en notesbog, en guitar, en fire-spors båndoptager og en million kilometer i bakspejlet, har Baba Stiltz på sit nye, anmelderroste album “Totally” (2026) skabt et råt, dvælende indierock-udtryk, med klare referencer til Eugene Chadbournes frie improv, Spacemen 3’s umiskendelige repetitioner og countryens lyriske umiddelbarhed. Stiltz’ lakoniske baryton a la Lou Reed forholder sig til temaer som tab, sorg, lange køreture på I-5 og konsekvenserne af vores tiltagende digitaliserede liv. Baba Stiltz allierede sig sidste år med den norsk-amerikanske musiker Okay Kaya på pop-folk-albummet “Blurb” (2025) og har også for nyligt krydset musikalske klinger med ALICE-aktuelle Ana Roxanne. Når Baba Stiltz giver koncert på ALICE er det i et nedbarberet solo-setup med guitar, og vi er beærede over at kunne præsentere ham til januar.
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In English:
Unwind on this cold January evening and sink into Baba Stiltz’ warm, lingering bedroom-pop universe at ALICE. After a restless decade as a hyped DJ and producer for artists such as Yung Lean, the Swedish-American musician has left the club’s pulsating rhythms behind and turned his gaze inward. His new project brings together stripped-back, melancholic guitar songs, understated humour and a laconic baritone that calls to mind Lou Reed and Spacemen 3.

Few musicians have travelled as far and wide as Swedish-American artist Baba Stiltz. Over the past decade, he has explored American primitive guitar music, produced for Yung Lean, released experimental house tracks on Studio Barnhus and XL Recordings – a trajectory that led to a glamorous jet-set life as a DJ – and won the prestigious Guldbagge Award for his work in film music. With his latest project, he has stripped away the glitz and glamour, slowed things down and turned his gaze inward, crafting melancholic, stripped-back guitar songs in an attempt to return to the essence of music and reconnect with his roots in Stockholm and Vacaville, California.

Armed with a notebook, a guitar, a four-track tape recorder and a million miles in the rearview mirror, Baba Stiltz has created a raw, slow-burning indie rock sound on his new, critically acclaimed album Totally (2026). Its influences range from the free improvisations of Eugene Chadbourne to the unmistakable repetitions of Spacemen 3 and the lyrical immediacy of country music. Stiltz’ laconic, Lou Reed-esque baritone explores themes of loss, grief, long drives along I-5 and the consequences of our increasingly digital lives. Last year, Baba Stiltz joined forces with Norwegian-American musician Okay Kaya on the pop-folk album Blurb (2025), and he has also recently crossed musical paths with ALICE-favourite Ana Roxanne. When Baba Stiltz takes the stage at ALICE, he will perform in a stripped-back solo setup with guitar. We are honoured to welcome him this January.

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