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AIRBAG CO-FOUNDER BJ?RN RIIS DEBUTS POIGNANT NEW SINGLE INSPIRED BY PANDEMIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19  pandemic has brought loss and suffering to millions of ordinary people world-wide, the majority of whom  have had to face the fact that their lives have been completely changed, and that for many, life will never be the same again.  Stuck inside their homes, denied the ability to see their loved ones, unable to perform the usual daily tasks,  and living in fear, many have found themselves wondering what is happening, and when will it ever end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIRBAG co-founder, songwriter and lead guitarist BJ?RN RIIS is no different from anyone else, but he has turned this universal despair into something beautiful, creating “Desolate Place” a song that expresses what so many are feeling, not just lyrically, but also through its haunting melody.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here he explains how it all came about:
I can see the road from my house and the bus that drives by no longer stops like it used to. I had the guitar and this short piece that sounded like it could turn into something.  “Desolate Place” pretty much wrote itself inspired by the strange and unfamiliar times we live in. It\u2019s like a bad dream or a road movie where you drive to the next place or town in search of something better but it\u2019s the same wherever you go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with long-time collaborator Vegard Kleft as Sleipnes, we created this dark and almost claustrophobic atmosphere that tells a story in itself. I\u2019ve never done a stand-alone track like this before but it felt like the right time and it\u2019s rewarding to feel inspired in times like these. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With music and lyrics by Bj?rn Riis, who also produced the track, and with mixing and mastering by Vegard Kleft as Sleipnes, “Desolate Place” features Bj?rn on vocals, guitars, bass, keys and programming and Vegard on  keys and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography and design for “Desolate Place” is by Bj?rn, and the single is released on Karisma Records today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download from bandcamp here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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