Early life and career Linus Eklöw was raised in
Stockholm,
Sweden. His early musical influences included a range of styles: from
Stevie Wonder,
classical composer
Edvard Grieg,
soul music, and
jazz; electronic musicians
Yello and
Kraftwerk; to drum & bass producers
DJ Hype,
DJ Zinc,
Photek, and
Roni Size. Linus began experimenting with production as early as 14 years old, creating "weird
downtempo and
trip hop" songs, as well as spinning
drum & bass at his school discos. “I’m always looking to connect dots from my own history,” Linus explains.
2000s Eklöw started his house music career in 2003, when he released tracks on
Derrick Carter's Chicago label, Classic. During these early years, Linus made "Chicago
Jackin'"
House music with "Swedish refinement and high energy flair," and performed at various underground shows in
Chicago. In 2007, John Dahlbäck signed Linus’ single "H-Bomb" to his Pickadoll label, that was the beginning for a run of releases that in 2008 would see the release of Style of Eye's debut full-length "Duck, Cover And Hold," in addition to its first single: “Girls”. The album contained 13 tracks that spanned such genres as:
Minimal House to nu-trance, all geared towards the dance floor and eventually won the P3-Guld and The Manifest Prize for Best Dance Recording in 2009. 2008 was also the year that Claude VonStroke and his
Dirtybird imprint released Linus' The Big Kazoo EP (a first Beatport 10 entry for Eklöw), which was followed up the next year by The Race EP.
2010–present “I’m always about high-energy with a need to push things forward,” says Linus. They then took their Galantis live show on the road across the US, including two performances at Coachella's Gobi stage in April 2014. As of May 5, 2014,
Galantis has finished most of the songwriting of their first full-length album. For Eklöw's upcoming second LP entitled "Footprints," various singles have already been released as of August 11, 2014: ‘After Dark’, ‘Kids’, ‘The Game’ and ‘Love Looks’; as well as a track list and album artwork. ==Discography==