Mattias Lies

Artist Information

Biography

Mattias is a seeker, looking for meaning in life and a musician who believes in the healing forces of music. A force which he finds strongest in the creative process of writing music. “The music has always been a great part of my life, it’s deeply shaped by my own experiences, especially when it comes down to my songwriting” Lies says as he continues: “I like to believe that music is an universal language, I like to see music as a great wall of reflection, which makes life more understandable. Music is my drug, my sounding essence of life”.
Mattias Lies grew up in Falun, a small town in Sweden and he’s got both Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian blood running through his veins. At fifteen he started playing acoustic guitar and in a short period of time he was singing and writing his very own songs. During the following years he’s been currently writing songs, playing in various bands and touring around the country of Sweden. He finally had his official record release in 2006 through the independent distribution company ISMA (International Swedish Music Agency) with his self-titled debut album, a crossover encompassing different kinds of styles including world music, pop, rock and jazz. The debut of Lies got a lot of attention among the Swedish radio channels, including televisions appearances.
The second album of Mattias Lies “Messages” was official released at the 24:th of October 2009. “Messages” contains twelve new songs with twelve different messages and each one of them are dedicated to people whom Lies got in touch with along his very own way of life.
While Lies was working at the House of Folk Music in Rättvik, Sweden, he got inspired by some old interviews, made in the late 1960’s. The informants were old people born in the late 20th century. Lies found similarity between the informants and the modern man in the way that we’re reflecting our lives. “I mean from one time to another the most of us are walking through times of despair and for me it was fascinating hearing someone in the past, that actually was sharing my own points of view”, Lies says. Lies who was in the middle of a songwriting phase got a lot of inspiration through his work with these interviews. In the lyrics of “Messages” Lies are reflecting fortune, a changing world and a changing state of mind. The album is inspired by the fortune of mankind, his own as well as others.
The red thread are shining through in the lyrics of Lies even if he’s been changing language from Swedish to English. On the up-follower he is still mixing different styles of rock and pop music with folk music together, just like he did on his debut. You may not recognize Lies at first if you compare the two albums, but on the other hand, the unpredictable use to live longer than the predictable.

Instrumentation

Mattias Lies - lead vocals, acoustic guitar & mandolin
Mats Gesar - electric guitar,
Åke Wänn - organ, piano & Wurlitzer,
Magnus Andersson - drums,
Staffan Lindfors - bas

Discography

Debut album: "Mattias Lies" (Lies Musik:2006)
First single from the debut album "Kungens Slagskepp"
Airplay on the Swedish radio channel P4.

Second single from the debut album; "Väsen"
Airplay on the Swedish radio channel P4.

Mattias Lies also made a television appearence in August 2006, at the popular TV program "Nyhetsmorgon (TV4) where he played both singles from the debut album "live".

First single from the new album "Messages": "In the blue"(Lies musik:2008) - Airplay on the Swedish radio channel P4.

Up-follow album “Messages” (Lies musik:2008) - Release: 24:th October.
The second single “Strange Life” is out at the radio stations right now.

Audio

• In The Blue
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• Strange Life
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• Mission Made Of Doubt
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• Come Bring Your Love Around
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Video

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Press

• The new cd [+ Show ]
  

  Mattias Lies is highly topical because of his second, newly released record ”Messages”. The new albu...Mattias Lies is highly topical because of his second, newly released record ”Messages”. The new album is very different compared to what he has done before.
  
  The follow-up is a mix between folk music and American rock tradition where Lies are reflecting fortune, a changing world and a changing state of mind.
  
  “The album contains messages from me to other people that I’ve met along the walk of life.” Lies says. Every song has got its very own background and the majority of them came to him while he was working at the House of Folk music in Rättvik, Sweden. Lies got in touch with old interviews, recorded with people who were born in the late 19th-century. Lies came discovered, through all of this that the thoughts of mankind were quite similar to as they are today.
  
  “Messages” we’re recorded in two intense weeks during December 2007 with assistance from the artist Magnus Bergman who was acting Co producer. The album is inspired by the fortune of mankind, his own as well as others.
  
  The difference between the debut album “Mattias Lies” and the up-follow album “Messages” are just as big as the similarity is obvious. The debut was a crossover encompassing many different kinds of styles, including World music, Scandinavian folk music, Pop, and Jazz, with Swedish lyrics. Lies’ debut got a lot of attention from Swedish radio and media, including television appearances. The new follow-up release mixes folk music with American rock á la Tom Petty, Neil Young and R.E.M, and the lyrics are written in English. You do recognize Mattias Lies on his new album “Messages” but he is making his second album from another viewpoint with a very personal perspective.
  
  Songs from the new album are available for listening at the homepage and also at My Space. The release tour is moving on and more up-coming shows are being scheduled. If you have experienced Mattias Lies and his band live then you definitely want to see them again. If you haven’t seen or if you never heard them – then you’ve missed something good. Make sure to book them right now!
  
  Written words about the 1st single “In the blue”
  
  “Especially the song “Mission made of doubt” is a quiet fantastic song.”
  Hanna Borgs, Dalademokraten, 2008-06-04
  
  ”Lies are taking the folk roots of Bob Dylan and Neil Young and he’s picking the light, easy listening things from the West coast rock. He is doing it great with his very own, symphatic voice.
  JESSICA DALMAN, Dalarnas Tidningar – 2008-10-29
  
  Presentation of the band
  Mattias Lies – lead vocals, acoustic guitar & mandolin
  
  Mats Gesar – electric guitar
  A very routine lead guitarist who’s been playing with great artists such as Mats Leven.
  
  Staffan Lindfors – electric bas, contra bas &backing vocals
  Staffan is also playing in the Swedish folk group Östen med resten as well as with the folksinger Sofia Karlsson.
  
  Åke Wänn – organ, piano, Wurlitzer and Rhodes piano & backing vocals
  Åke is one of the original members of the Swedish progressive band Elda med höns, wich had their peak during the “green wave era” of Sweden in the1970´s.
  
  Magnus Andersson – drums
  Magnus is a grooving drummer who just got home from USA where he’s been playing with different bands, the Black Rose Junction is one of them.
  
  

Setlist

SET 1 Time: 45 min.
1. In the blue
2. Strange Life
3. Frequency
4. Mission made of doubt
5. The Riddle
6. Kungens Slagskepp
7. Man on the moon (R.E.M)
8. I won’t back down (Tom Petty)

SET 2. Time: 45 min.
9. Madness
10. Paint it black (The Rolling Stones)
11. Losing my religion (R.E.M)
14. Like a rolling stone (Bob Dylan)
15. Seasons
16. The Devils right hand (Steve Earl)
17. Come Bring Your love around
18. All along the watchtower (Bob Dylan: J. Hendrix version)

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