Avicii

On the heels of Netflix’s global and critically acclaimed documentary “I’m Tim” comes the release of “Avicii Forever”.

Belt up and blast into the rhythmic regions of unexplored space in AVICII Invector.

Avicii, dj dall'incredibile talento, è stato indiscutibilmente un prodigio, un visionario musicale che, attraverso il suo senso della melodia, ha definito l'epoca in cui l'house svedese, e più in generale quella europea, ha conquistato il mondo. La sua comparsa sulla scena musicale è stata come un'esplosione di fuochi d'artificio in una notte stellata. Originario di Stoccolma, Tim Bergling ha vissuto un'ascesa fulminea, fino a diventare uno dei riferimenti della scena pop-elettronica, e ha collaborato con artisti come Madonna, Lenny Kravitz o David Guetta. Ma Tim era anche un giovane introverso e fragile, costretto a crescere a una velocità disumana. Dopo diversi ricoveri d'urgenza, Avicii ha deciso nel 2016 di interrompere definitivamente la sua partecipazione a concerti e festival. Nemmeno due anni dopo, nel 2018, ha posto fine alla sua vita lasciando sconcertato il mondo…

Avicii is a master of dance-music earworms. He can write a twinkling pop jam, a wide-screen fist pumper, or a tuneful ballad unlike any EDM producer—and he shows off that prowess on AVĪCI (01). On “Lonely Together,” Rita Ora delivers gorgeously round, melodic lines over a lush bed of plinking synths. And on “What Would I Change It To,” AlunaGeorge’s Aluna Francis brings bouncing coos to a gentle acoustic number that, if not for its insistent kick drum, would hardly qualify as a dance track at all. Avicii's full pop crossover is all but complete.

If Avicii shocked everyone by combining bluegrass and dance on True, then Stories should really flip some lids: It takes in reggae (with Wyclef Jean), jazzy hip-hop, Southern ditties (with Zac Brown), and lots more. On "Touch Me," Avicii transforms luscious disco-diva vibes into hooky radio pop; then he molds Coldplay's Chris Martin into a seasoned EDM top-liner on "True Believer.” Even the soft-rocker “Ten More Days” has its own kind of drop—a vocal crescendo that gives way to a funky synth solo to take it all home.

When Tim "Avicii" Bergling passed away on April 20, 2018, he was close to completing a new album. He left behind a collection of nearly finished songs, along with notes, email conversations and text messages that painted a picture of what he wanted the music to sound like.