Little Dragon

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Name = Little Dragon


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Origin = Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre = electronic soul
Years_active = 2006 – present
Label = Peacefrog
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URL = [http://www.little-dragon.se www.little-dragon.se]
Current_members = Yukimi Nagano
Erik Bodin
Fredrick Källgren
Håkan Wirenstrand

Little Dragon is an electronic music band, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It consists of Swedish-Japanese singer Yukimi Nagano (vocals, percussion) and her close high-school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrick Källgren (bass), and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards). The first Little Dragon's release was a double A-side 7’’ single ‘Twice’/’Test’, released on Off The Wall label in 2006. The following year, the band signed with the larger British indie Peacefrog Records and released their debut self-titled album "Little Dragon" on September 3, 2007. [ [http://www.peacefrog.com/ See Little Dragon's page on Peacefrog Records official site] ] Since then they have been touring through Europe and also have made music videos for the songs "Test", "Twice" and "Constant Surprises".

Collaborations

The band members have collaborated with other artists: [ [http://www.little-dragon.se See official biography] ]
* Swedish electronic jazz duo Koop's albums "Waltz for Koop" and "Koop Islands" feature Nagano's vocals on several tracks.
* Drummer Erik Bodin is also the percussionist for Swedish alt-folk singer José González and Nagano sings harmony vocals on González's second album "In Our Nature".
* Yukimi has also collaborated with Hird, a well-known nordic lounge musician as well as Swell Session, the project fronted by Swedish DJ and producer Andreas Saag.

Discography

tudio Albums

* "Little Dragon" "(self-titled)" - 2007

ingles

* «Twice/Test» "(7’’ vinyl)" - 2007
* «Constant Surprises» "(7’’ vinyl)" - 2008´
* «Recommendation» "(Digital at iTunes)" -2008

External links

* [http://www.little-dragon.se/ Little Dragon site]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Little+Dragon/ Little Dragon page on last.fm]
* [http://www.myspace.com/yourlittledragon Little Dragon MySpace page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/68763249 Yukimi Nagano's MySpace page]

References