Bladee

Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald was born on 9 April 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden, and was raised mainly in the Skanstull area. His mother was a teacher and his father worked in restaurants. Reichwald has a younger brother named Gus, who was classmates with Yung Lean and ultimately introduced the two. As a child, Reichwald aspired to become a painter. In 2004, he met Ecco2k. The two were classmates and formed a punk band named Krossad (Swedish for "crushed"), releasing a demo CD in 2007. Reichwald later met Swedish producer Whitearmor and rapper Thaiboy Digital through mutual friends. == Career ==

2013–2016: Drain Gang formation and debut projects Reichwald began releasing music under the stage name Bladee in 2013. Alongside Ecco2k, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor, he formed the Drain Gang musical collective, at the time named Gravity Boys Shield Gang. In 2014, Bladee released his debut mixtape Gluee. 2017–2018: Working on Dying, Red Light, and Icedancer In 2017, Bladee became art director of Yung Lean's Sadboys Gear clothing line. Later that year, he collaborated with production group Working on Dying on his second mixtape, named after the group. The mixtape includes features from Yung Lean and Ecco2k. A video for the track "Lordship" was later released. After releasing the track "Decay" as a lead single, Bladee released Red Light, his second album, on 11 May 2018. In June2018, Bladee walked the runway at Alyx's spring/summer 2019 menswear show at Paris Fashion Week, alongside Ecco2k. and had guest appearances from Yung Lean and Thaiboy Digital. 2019–2020: EXETER, 333, and Good Luck In April 2020, Bladee released EXETER, a nine-song album he recorded during a week-long stay in Gotland, Sweden with Gud. The album included features from Ecco2k. A video was later released for the track "Every Moment Special". In July 2020, Bladee released 333 via Year0001. Executively produced by Whitearmor, the album contains no credited features. A video for the track "Reality Surf" was released. After releasing tracks "All I Want", "God", and "Drama" as singles, Bladee released his third album of 2020, Good Luck. A collaborative album with Berlin producer Mechatok, it premiered on 10 December as part of an audiovisual livestream. A deluxe version was later released that included a remix of the track "Drama", featuring Charli XCX. 2021–2022: Real Sprin9 exhibition, The Fool, "Amygdala", Crest, and Spiderr In May2021, Bladee released his fifth solo album, The Fool, via Year0001. The album includes a feature from Thaiboy Digital and was primarily produced by Ripsquadd producer Lusi. The Fool was well received by critics and placed 11th on The Fader's 2021 end of year list. In September2021, he released a capsule Drain Gang collection in collaboration with the American-Swedish clothing brand GANT. On 18 March, he released Crest, a collaborative album with Ecco2k, via Year0001. Produced entirely by Whitearmor, Crest was critically acclaimed. In September2022, Bladee released the lead single "Drain Story", announcing his sixth album, Spiderr. An accompanying video directed by Ecco2k was released. On 30 September, Bladee released Spiderr via Year0001. 2023–present: Various collaborations, Cold Visions, and Year0001 split In January2023, Bladee appeared on the Skrillex single "Real Spring", which shares its name with Bladee's 2021 art exhibition. The next month, Bladee appeared on Skrillex's single "Ceremony" alongside Yung Lean. Music videos were released for both tracks. Bladee collaborated with fellow Swedish artist Varg²™ for their first art exhibition, Fucked for Life, held at The Hole in New York from May to June2023. In August2023, Yung Lean released the double-sided single "Victorious" & "Bullets" in collaboration with Bladee. Both tracks were produced by Whitearmor via World Affairs. Psykos marked their first collaborative album after over a decade of working together, and was a sonic shift for the two artists, incorporating elements of rock and post-punk as opposed to their usual pop and hip hop soundscape. Bladee released Cold Visions, also a surprise album, via his label Trash Island on 23 April 2024. All 30 tracks were produced by F1lthy, with whom Bladee had previously collaborated on the mixtape Working on Dying in 2017. Cold Visions'' featured Yung Lean, Yung Sherman, Thaiboy Digital, and Black Kray and was well received by music critics, with it being described as Bladee's "most realized project to date" by Pitchfork. In November2024, Bladee and other Drain Gang members announced that they were no longer affiliated with their longtime label and management company Year0001. In an interview with The Guardian, Bladee stated: "I don't really care anymore about being a bigger artist. The only thing that's important is that I'm doing something that's true to me." A week later on 6 May 2025, Bladee announced the Martyr World Tour via Instagram. The tour featured 10 different countries, making it the largest Bladee tour. == Musical style and artistry ==

In a 2019 interview, Bladee said the music he creates does not fit a preexisting genre. In an interview with 032c, Drain Gang members described their intuitive approach to music creation, with Bladee saying he does not write lyrics ahead of time. He has cited Hilma af Klint, == Personal life ==

Bladee is a private person. == Influence and legacy ==

Bladee has been cited as an influence by artists such as Xaviersobased, Sematary, David Shawty, and Yabujin. His group Drain Gang was also credited with inspiring a style known as "draincore", which was later renamed to "digicore". Bladee has been labeled a "central reference" to digicore artists. == Discography ==

Studio albums • Eversince (2016) • Red Light (2018) • Exeter (2020) • 333 (2020) • The Fool (2021) • Spiderr (2022) • Cold Visions (2024) Collaborative albums • AvP (2016) (with Thaiboy Digital) • D&G (2017) (with Ecco2k and Thaiboy Digital) • Trash Island (2019) (with Ecco2k and Thaiboy Digital) • Good Luck (2020) (with Mechatok) • Crest (2022) (with Ecco2k) • Psykos (2024) (with Yung Lean) Mixtapes • Gluee (2014) • Working on Dying (2017) • Icedancer (2018) Compilation albums • GTBSG Compilation (2013) (with Ecco2k and Thaiboy Digital) Extended plays • Rip Bladee (2016) • Plastic Surgery (2017) • Sunset in Silver City (2018) • Exile (2018) • Ste the Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt (2025) • Evil World (2025) (with Yung Lean) Stand-alone singles • "Into Dust" (2014) • "Dragonfly" (2014) • "Destroy Me" (2017) • "Gotham City" (2017) (with Yung Lean) • "Sesame Street" (2018) • "I Chose to Be This Way" (2018) (with 16yrold) • "Red Velvet" (2019) (with Yung Lean) • "Trash Star" (2019) • "All I Want" (2019) (with Mechatok) • "Apple" (2019) • "Vanilla Sky" (with Ecco2k) / "Birdbath" (2019) • "Undergone" (2020) (with Ssaliva) • "Opium Dreams" (2020) (with Yung Lean) • "Shinie" (2021) (with Varg²™) • "Amygdala" (2022) (with Ecco2k) • "Real Spring" (2023) (with Skrillex) • "Every Summer" (2023) (with Nation and Varg²™) • "Requiem" (featuring Thaiboy Digital) / "Obsessed with Death" (2023) • "TL;DR" (2024) (with Ecco2k and Thaiboy Digital) • "Inferno" (2025) (with Yung Lean) • "Ingen hör" (2025) / "Förstelnad" (2025) • "Magic Misery" (2026) • "Love Is A State" (2026) == References ==