Carbon Based Lifeforms

Genre
Downtempo
Label
Leftfield Records
Territory  
Worldwide

Carbon Based Lifeforms (CBL) are Johannes Hedberg and Daniel Vadestrid, both born in1976 and based in southwest Sweden. They met when both 15 and are still, amazingly,working happily together, over 25 years later. CBL itself was formed in 1996, as an offshootfrom other projects, but it soon became their focal point, culminating in their first release on‘mp3.com’ in 1998.

The duo signed with the celebrated Lyon based ‘Ultimae’ label in 2002 and have sincereleased six official, full length albums:
‘Hydroponic Garden’ in 2003
‘World of Sleepers’ in 2006

‘Interloper’ in 2009‘Twentythree’ in 2012

In 2014 they left Ultimae and went independent and have released:‘Derelicts’ in 2018
'Stochastic' in 2021.

Derelicts made it to #12 on Billboards Dance/Electronic albums chart, #11 on UK OfficialCharts Top 40 Dance Albums and #59 on UK Official Charts Top 100 Independent Albums.Their music has been extraordinarily well received by connoisseurs within the ambient sceneand clearly beyond, since in 2012 they were also commissioned to write the soundtrack tothe independently produced movie ‘The Mansion’ and the theme to ‘ Green Land’ byWanderword in 2018. In addition to their own work, they have actively participated insuccessful collaborations with several other artists, including Magnus Birgersson of SolarFields in a project to compose the music for the Swedish dancer Olof Persson’s ‘Fusion’performance in 1999.

Johannes and Daniel aim to combine earth and space in their music. Using the combinationof nature and technology as the main inspiration for their work, they like to represent boththe positive and negative effects that this collaboration can lead to, including the negativeimpact that incorrect technology can have on the environment. Johannes often creates thebuilding blocks of sounds and harmonies and could happily tweak sounds forever, whereasDaniel develops the rhythms and sculpts the ideas into tracks. It remains unclear which ofthem derives the greatest pleasure from manipulating the distinctive, squelching sounds ofthe Roland TB-303.

CBL are frequently present among the headliners of the biggest Psytrance festivals acrossEurope and have done many shows in Russia and even USA and Australia.
In 2009 they performed at ‘Cosmonova’, the Planetarium within Stockholm’s Museum ofNatural History, with a backdrop of nature inspired imagery from across the world and thenbeyond too, with the International Space Station taking an impromptu tour of the SolarSystem. The gig sold out way in advance, so they scheduled another night, which also soldout. Those who attended will readily attest to an unforgettable experience. They did anotherfour sold out shows in 2014. In 2018 they did a show in the Moscow Planetarium. The ticketswas sold out in less than 14 hours. The Russian tours of 2018, 2019 and 2020 made somenoise in Russia and was covered by TASS and Aeroflot magazine.

Upcomming gigs

Santa Clara A Velha

Dirty Saffi in Santa Clara A Velha - 09 May to 14 May

Santa Clara A Velha

Rawar in Santa Clara A Velha - 09 May to 14 May

Santa Clara A Velha

Psynonima in Santa Clara A Velha - 09 May to 14 May

Santa Clara A Velha

Giuseppe in Santa Clara A Velha - 09 May to 14 May

Bystřice nad Pernštejnem

Rawar in Bystřice nad Pernštejnem - 01 July to 07 July

Bystřice nad Pernštejnem

Psynonima in Bystřice nad Pernštejnem - 01 July to 07 July

Bystřice nad Pernštejnem

Giuseppe in Bystřice nad Pernštejnem - 01 July to 07 July

Cape Town

Silent Sphere in Cape Town - 23 December

Bern

Nuky in Bern - 30 March

Stockholm

Astral Projection in Stockholm - 06 July

Rose Bay

Rinkadink in Rose Bay - 30 December

Koh Phangan

Rising Dust in Koh Phangan - 22 January

Barcelona

Emok in Barcelona - 27 July

Gräfenhainichen

Psynonima in Gräfenhainichen - 07 June to 09 June

Barcelona

Emok in Barcelona - 04 September to 09 September

Barcelona

Psynonima in Barcelona - 04 September to 09 September

Oxfordshire

Arjuna in Oxfordshire - 13 June to 16 June

Athens

Astral Projection in Athens - 31 December

London

Rawar in London - 16 December

London

Giuseppe in London - 29 March

London

Arjuna in London - 29 March

Guadalajara

Rawar in Guadalajara - 20 April to 21 April

THessaloniki

Psynonima in THessaloniki - 06 April

Stockholm

Carbon Based Lifeforms in Stockholm - 08 December to 09 December

Athens

Astral Projection in Athens - 31 December

Koh Phangan

Rising Dust in Koh Phangan - 22 January

Hamburg

Rising Dust in Hamburg - 11 July to 14 July

Pratigi

Rising Dust in Pratigi - 28 December to 03 January

Pratigi

Emok in Pratigi - 28 December to 03 January

Pratigi

NoFace in Pratigi - 28 December to 03 January

Pratigi

Aardvarkk in Pratigi - 28 December to 03 January

Kazan

Giuseppe in Kazan - 27 January

Barcelona

Psynonima in Barcelona - 04 September to 09 September

Barcelona

Psynonima in Barcelona - 06 December

Sao Paulo

NoFace in Sao Paulo - 17 December

Sao Paulo

Aardvarkk in Sao Paulo - 17 December

Berlin

Giuseppe in Berlin - 31 December

Berlin

Giuseppe in Berlin - 31 December

Mexico

Giuseppe in Mexico - 16 March

Guadalajara

Kox Box in Guadalajara - 20 April to 21 April

Guadalajara

Emok in Guadalajara - 20 April to 21 April

Zernez

Giuseppe in Zernez - 28 June to 30 June

Mexico

Bliss in Mexico - 27 July

Michoacán

Giuseppe in Michoacán - 17 February to 18 February

Porto

Nuky in Porto - 30 August to 02 September

Porto

Aardvarkk in Porto - 30 August to 02 September

Sao Paulo

Emok in Sao Paulo - 16 December

Hamburg

Rawar in Hamburg - 23 August to 25 August

Rotterdam

Giuseppe in Rotterdam - 25 November

Sao Paulo

Emok in Sao Paulo - 16 December

Vila Velha

Rising Dust in Vila Velha - 16 December

Sao Paulo

Astral Projection in Sao Paulo - 19 November

Sao Paulo

Rising Dust in Sao Paulo - 02 December

Sao Paulo

Rising Dust in Sao Paulo - 03 December

Sao Paulo

Rising Dust in Sao Paulo - 29 December to 02 January

Buenos Aires

Rising Dust in Buenos Aires - 08 December

Sao Paulo

Emok in Sao Paulo - 29 December to 02 January

Sao Paulo

Astral Projection in Sao Paulo - 19 November

Rotterdam

Dirty Saffi in Rotterdam - 06 April

Bern

Rising Dust in Bern - 31 December

Zurich

Rising Dust in Zurich - 02 March

Zernez

Nuky in Zernez - 28 June to 30 June

Zernez

Psynonima in Zernez - 28 June to 30 June

Zernez

Rising Dust in Zernez - 28 June to 30 June

Zernez

Bliss in Zernez - 28 June to 30 June

Hamburg

Psynonima in Hamburg - 22 September

Muenster

Psynonima in Muenster - 25 November

Cholula

Psynonima in Cholula - 10 November

Zurich

Rawar in Zurich - 05 September to 09 September

Zurich

Giuseppe in Zurich - 05 September to 09 September

Zurich

Aardvarkk in Zurich - 05 September to 09 September

Cholula

Psynonima in Cholula - 10 November

Rotterdam

Braincell in Rotterdam - 06 April

Rotterdam

Braincell in Rotterdam - 06 April

Campo Grande

Rinkadink in Campo Grande - 13 April

São José Dos Campos

Rinkadink in São José Dos Campos - 16 March

Mairiporã

NoFace in Mairiporã - 29 December to 01 January

Sao Paulo

Emok in Sao Paulo - 13 April

Kazan

Giuseppe in Kazan - 27 January

Barragem de Montargil

Astral Projection in Barragem de Montargil - 19 July

Zurich

Giuseppe in Zurich - 10 February

Zurich

Arjuna in Zurich - 10 February

Vienna

Giuseppe in Vienna - 12 January

Tokyo

Kox Box in Tokyo - 17 February to 18 February

Melbourne

Rinkadink in Melbourne - 13 January

Tokyo

Kox Box in Tokyo - 19 November

Bremen

Psynonima in Bremen - 13 April

Bremen

Psynonima in Bremen - 19 October

Ferropolis

Rawar in Ferropolis - 07 June to 09 June

Ferropolis

Psynonima in Ferropolis - 07 June to 09 June

Athens

NoFace in Athens - 21 October

Effingen

Protonica in Effingen - 07 June to 09 June

Effingen

Emok in Effingen - 07 June to 09 June

Parchim

Psynonima in Parchim - 02 August to 04 August

Vienna

Psynonima in Vienna - 14 October

Sao Paulo

NoFace in Sao Paulo - 17 December

Sao Paulo

Aardvarkk in Sao Paulo - 17 December

Enschede

NoFace in Enschede - 27 January

Zernez

Nuky in Zernez - 27 June to 30 June

Zernez

Psynonima in Zernez - 27 June to 30 June