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

Warsaw

E-Clip in Warsaw - 01 July to 02 July

Tokyo

NoFace in Tokyo - 10 August

Tokyo

NoFace in Tokyo - 10 August

Colombo

Rising Dust in Colombo - 26 August to 01 September

Tokyo

NoFace in Tokyo - 10 August

Vagator

NoFace in Vagator - 05 April to 07 April

Vagator

Emok in Vagator - 25 February

Vagator

Silent Sphere in Vagator - 25 February

Copenhagen

Jahbo in Copenhagen - 01 June

Copenhagen

Banel in Copenhagen - 01 June

Copenhagen

Emok in Copenhagen - 01 June

Copenhagen

E-Clip in Copenhagen - 01 June

Copenhagen

Rising Dust in Copenhagen - 01 June

Itu

Rising Dust in Itu - 23 June to 24 June

Vagator

Rising Dust in Vagator - 12 August to 15 August

Vagator

Kox Box in Vagator - 12 August to 15 August

Chiapas

Rawar in Chiapas - 30 December to 01 January

Vagator

Nuky in Vagator - 31 December to 01 January

Vagator

Dirty Saffi in Vagator - 31 December to 01 January

Vagator

Astral Projection in Vagator - 20 January to 21 January

Vagator

Libra in Vagator - 08 February to 11 February

Vagator

Rising Dust in Vagator - 08 February to 11 February

Vagator

Kox Box in Vagator - 08 February to 11 February

Vagator

Silent Sphere in Vagator - 25 February

Vagator

Emok in Vagator - 25 February

Hamburg

Psynonima in Hamburg - 11 May to 12 May

Zürich

Emok in Zürich - 23 September

Melbourne

Libra in Melbourne - 08 December to 17 December

Koh Phanagn

Giuseppe in Koh Phanagn - 07 January

Sao Paulo

Bliss in Sao Paulo - 13 October to 15 October

Sao Paulo

Bliss in Sao Paulo - 06 July to 09 July

Porto

NoFace in Porto - 12 January to 13 January

Lisbon

NoFace in Lisbon - 12 January to 13 January

Tbilisi

Psymmetrix in Tbilisi - 23 June to 25 June

Thessaloniki

Psynonima in Thessaloniki - 20 May

Solothurn

Protonica in Solothurn - 26 August

Middle of the Bush

Arjuna in Middle of the Bush - 31 December

Kasol

Dirty Saffi in Kasol - 15 May

Kasol

Psymmetrix in Kasol - 15 May

Sao Paulo

Giuseppe in Sao Paulo - 23 September

Zurich

Emok in Zurich - 23 September

Cape Town

Arjuna in Cape Town - 31 December

Moscow

Nuky in Moscow - 03 June

Moscow

Dirty Saffi in Moscow - 03 June

Budapest

Giuseppe in Budapest - 02 December

Moscow

Nuky in Moscow - 03 June

Moscow

Dirty Saffi in Moscow - 03 June

Thessaloniki

Psynonima in Thessaloniki - 20 May

Montecarotto

Psynonima in Montecarotto - 22 July

Peak Crossing

E-Clip in Peak Crossing - 12 May to 15 May

Thessaloniki

Psynonima in Thessaloniki - 12 August to 15 August

Thessaloniki

Astral Projection in Thessaloniki - 12 August to 15 August

Sao Paulo

Emok in Sao Paulo - 26 August to 27 August

Tel Aviv

Man With No Name in Tel Aviv - 06 October to 07 October

Mexico

Rinkadink in Mexico - 29 July to 30 July

Mexico

NoFace in Mexico - 29 July to 30 July

Porto Alegre

Rising Dust in Porto Alegre - 07 May

langnau im emmental

Giuseppe in langnau im emmental - 08 September to 10 September

langnau im emmental

Rawar in langnau im emmental - 08 September to 10 September

langnau im emmental

Aardvarkk in langnau im emmental - 08 September to 10 September

São José dos Campos

Rising Dust in São José dos Campos - 06 May

Natal

Rising Dust in Natal - 07 May

Zernez

Arjuna in Zernez - 24 June to 25 June

Zernez

Silent Sphere in Zernez - 24 June to 25 June

Zernez

Bliss in Zernez - 24 June to 25 June

Sao Paulo

Emok in Sao Paulo - 26 August

Lisbon

Aardvarkk in Lisbon - 26 May

Minnesota

Carbon Based Lifeforms in Minnesota - 15 September to 16 September

Tokyo

Rinkadink in Tokyo - 01 July to 02 July

Mainz

Psynonima in Mainz - 20 October

Stockholm

Rising Dust in Stockholm - 17 June

Itu

Rising Dust in Itu - 22 June to 25 June

Thessaloniki

Astral Projection in Thessaloniki - 12 August to 15 August

Thessaloniki

Psynonima in Thessaloniki - 12 August to 15 August

Colombo

Rising Dust in Colombo - 26 August to 01 September

Geneva

Dirty Saffi in Geneva - 28 October

Montecarotto

Psynonima in Montecarotto - 22 July

Lisbon

Aardvarkk in Lisbon - 04 November

Belgrade

Astral Projection in Belgrade - 01 July

London

E-Clip in London - 23 September

Lostallo

Emok in Lostallo - 12 July to 16 July

Minneapolis

Carbon Based Lifeforms in Minneapolis - 19 May

Emmental

Giuseppe in Emmental - 08 September to 10 September

Emmental

Rawar in Emmental - 08 September to 10 September

Emmental

Aardvarkk in Emmental - 08 September to 10 September

Tel Aviv

Aardvarkk in Tel Aviv - 19 May

Tel Aviv

Aardvarkk in Tel Aviv - 19 May

Sao Paulo

Rising Dust in Sao Paulo - 24 June to 25 June

NAFPAKTOS

Rawar in NAFPAKTOS - 23 August to 27 August

NAFPAKTOS

Giuseppe in NAFPAKTOS - 23 August to 27 August

Zagreb

Astral Projection in Zagreb - 01 September

Marseille

Psynonima in Marseille - 06 October

Budapest

Psynonima in Budapest - 07 October

Tbilisi

Astral Projection in Tbilisi - 19 May

Zagreb

Astral Projection in Zagreb - 01 September

Copenhagen

Carbon Based Lifeforms in Copenhagen - 30 September

Copenhagen

Banel in Copenhagen - 30 September

Copenhagen

Emok in Copenhagen - 30 September

Guadalajara

Grouch in Guadalajara - 21 October to 22 October

Guadalajara

Aardvarkk in Guadalajara - 21 October to 22 October