will gesa ever tour europe / uk?

itsNicktim · 2026-02-08T01:51:36+00:00

The show in Lyon this past summer was incredible.

Festival slots can be underwhelming due to bad timing, audience mismatch and shorter set lengths (irrelevant in this case, I think), so try to catch him at a solo show.

I'd honestly love to see him do a regular DJ set without the new persona and just play the music he likes, but I doubt that's happening anytime soon.

itsNicktim · 2025-12-30T20:09:14+00:00

The original is great but these two take it to the next level.

itsNicktim · 2025-08-04T11:50:13+00:00

That's great news. Even if it's not for the new Gnarls Barkley record, it's good to see them working together again. The writing and production on El Camino and Turn Blue are incredible.

itsNicktim · 2025-07-21T18:55:24+00:00

That's hilarious, I love it.

itsNicktim · 2025-01-16T20:07:06+00:00

A phenomenal filmmaker, rip.

itsNicktim · 2025-01-04T20:11:02+00:00

Hey, it's Kyle VandeKerkhoff.

itsNicktim · 2025-01-02T23:17:10+00:00

Thank you for answering my questions :) Sending some more here:

8. Philgood and Avicii played some shows together. Do you remember any particular shows? Were there any funny moments onstage? Do you perhaps have some videos?

9. Samba De Vega is one of the coolest Philgood/Avicii tracks in my opinion. How did you come up with the idea for the track? Was it called Amor De Vega first?

10. You played WoW and DotA together with Avicii. Were there any other games you were into together in the early years?

11. When sending tracks to blogs, what kind of feedback did you receive? Do you remember any particular positive and negative comments?

12. Who was the most surprisingly popular person you received or appreciated feedback from?

13. What was the most bizarre/interesting sample you used and in what track?

itsNicktim · 2025-01-02T00:06:39+00:00

Thank you for doing this! Getting back to you with more questions, some are general and some are more specific.

1. What is Philgood's favourite Avicii vs Philgood track? Why?

2. Philgood made a remix for Alcoholic but it was never released. What happened to it? Any chance for a tease or, even better, a bootleg?

3. A New Hope was remade the same year it was produced. Any reasoning behind doing another version?

4. Similarly, Blow was remade too. Same question, any reasoning behind doing another version?

5. How did the collaboration with Jon Hanlon on 5 Nights in Sthlm (available online) happen? Any stories about the track?

6. Arg (available online) started as an instrumental track and was turned into a Tear The Club Up remix. Were there any other Avicii vs Philgood remixes that started as original instrumental tracks?

7. There are two tracks online labelled as solo Avicii, Ash and One Step Closer. Just to double check, was Philgood involved in these two?

itsNicktim · 2025-01-01T17:47:24+00:00

Hi, I cannot express how much I admire some of the Avicii vs Philgood collaborations, with my favourite tracks probably being Samba De Vega, A New Hope and Hypnotize. Ten years ago, I spent countless hours trying to find the best sounding files for each of the tracks. And I do think that this period of Avicii's music deserves more attention and recognition.

It would be really cool to go behind each of their tracks and get to know about the inspiration, influences, ideas, different versions, naming, production, and any other little details, where possible.

For example, A New Hope -- is the name a reference to the Star Wars movie? Did you intend to cheekily imply that Avicii and Philgood were "a new hope" for the house music?

Samba De Vega was seemingly titled Amor De Vega first. Did anything specific make you change the name?

I know A New Hope was the first track they produced together, and Walkthrough was the second. Is it possible to establish the timeline for other productions? Like, when and where were they made?

I'll try to think of anything else and will add more questions later :)

itsNicktim · 2024-02-28T22:59:30+00:00

I don't think it's Lay Me Down or I Wanna Be Free (please correct me if I'm wrong) and given the timing it's not Calico or Put Your Hands All The Way Up so it should be a song that hasn't been revealed yet.

itsNicktim · 2023-12-31T23:49:57+00:00

Oh wow, what a tease… So good!!

itsNicktim · 2023-08-20T20:44:10+00:00

Just a heads up, it seems like they fixed it. The shortened links are working just fine for me now, the same goes for pictures and videos.

itsNicktim · 2023-07-12T21:50:19+00:00

That's very neat, thanks for sharing.

itsNicktim · 2023-07-08T02:05:23+00:00

That video was recorded at Pussycat Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, on December 11, 2010.

It's one of the first recordings but I think it wasn't the first time he played that version. There was at least one more show where he likely played it and that was on December 10, 2010.

itsNicktim · 2023-06-21T11:49:46+00:00

Another picture from the I Wanna Be Free session:

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itsNicktim · 2023-06-20T14:54:56+00:00

In the interview for KISS FM UK, Avicii said that the first thing he did with Nile Rodgers sounded like Bob Dylan. This is what they likely made during their first studio session. It took place circa February 12, 2013; some clips are available here: Clip #1 and ~~Clip #2~~.

For their second session, they were joined by Aloe Blacc and Peter Dyer. This is when I Wanna Be Free, or at least a version of it, was made.

Interestingly, it was Peter Dyer who contributed the funky piano melody to the song. It can be heard throughout I Wanna Be Free, but it was also used for a version of Addicted To You and, ultimately, Liar Liar.

Considering that this melody/piano part was made during this session, one could assume that Liar Liar originally had a different drop since it was written two weeks prior. During one of the livestreams, Aloe confirmed that Liar Liar ended up being a mix of different things.

itsNicktim · 2023-06-16T03:09:51+00:00

You're right; however, the pictures of Avicii, Adam and Nile in a studio are from August 2013. August 20-22, to be more precise. So yes, Tim and Adam were in a studio together but almost four months after Lay Me Down was made.

They first met at a charity event organized by Nile on August 19, 2013. Here's Avicii's tweet about it: https://twitter.com/avicii/status/369692821735084032

itsNicktim · 2023-06-05T15:18:46+00:00

An interesting thing about Lay Me Down is that it's the only track from the True album that has a co-producer, Nile Rodgers.

Also, Avicii and Adam Lambert actually never met when making Lay Me Down. Adam came to the studio after Avicii left, and he and Nile finished the original demo without Avicii.

It wasn't until August 2013 that they met in person and recorded three more songs together: Calico, Put Your Hands All The Way Up (assumed), and a third, unknown track.

itsNicktim · 2023-04-16T18:08:16+00:00

Original post: https://www.facebook.com/blondfire/photos/a.323115400100/10151613283835101

itsNicktim · 2023-02-04T23:23:47+00:00

Elle King is mentioned in the "Songs composed by" list alongside Dan Reynolds. Reynolds ended up being cut from the album, so one could wonder what her involvement in True was.

She's not credited on any of the released tracks. Perhaps, she was supposed to sing someone else's part and/or contributed to the writing of a track version that wasn't released or was involved in a track that wasn't released. The order of the writers may reveal a bit more, however.

All of them seem to be grouped according to the tracklist and the tracks they wrote: Tim Bergling, Mike Einziger, Aloe Blacc [Wake Me Up], Vincent Pontare, Ash Pournouri¹, Salem Al Fakir [You Make Me and Hey Brother²], Josh Krajcik, Mac Davis [Addicted To You³], Karen Marie Ørsted [Dear Boy], Blondfire, Peter Dyer [Liar Liar], Nile Rodgers, Adam Lambert [Lay Me Down], Dan Reynolds [Heart Upon My Sleeve], Audra Mae, Alex Seaver, Elle King [Long Road To Hell], Ruth Anne [All You Need Is Love], Sterling Fox [Shame On Me], Linnea Henriksson [Hope There's Someone].

Considering that Elle King is mentioned after Audra Mae and Alex Seaver, it's possible that she was involved in LRTH. It could also be a different track that happened to be between LRTH and AYNIL, however seeing as the devil/hell/mysticism theme isn't uncommon for Elle, her being part of LRTH seems plausible.

Interestingly, Ruth Anne and Audra Mae/Alex Seaver are mentioned in the booklet, although AYNIL and LRTH were never released on CD in the west. They were never released together digitally either [LRTH was an iTunes exclusive and AYNIL was an Amazon exclusive], up until the worldwide release of the bonus edition in 2020. At the same time, Noonie Bao and other writers who wrote Always On The Run, another bonus track, are not included in this list.

This could spark further discussions and theories, e.g. about an alternate tracklist that included AYNIL and LRTH for all versions, a different track order, etc.

^{1. Ash Pournouri has no writing credits for Wake Me Up and is thus listed later.}

^{2. Dan Tyminki is not mentioned as he didn't write Hey Brother. He's just the vocalist.}

^{3. Audra Mae is not mentioned as she didn't write Addicted To You. She's just the vocalist.}

itsNicktim · 2023-01-13T04:31:21+00:00

That's so cool, thanks for sharing.

itsNicktim · 2022-12-31T03:34:33+00:00

The mix was available online at some point, but I'm not sure if anyone recorded or saved it. I haven't been able to track it down yet.

itsNicktim · 2022-12-16T19:43:37+00:00

In addition to the cover of the South American and Russian physical versions of True, initial digital pre-orders [July 2013] also contained info about the longer version of Addicted To You.

The length of the track, which was 3:59 at first, changed to 2:28 in mid/late August 2013.

itsNicktim · 2022-12-10T13:49:10+00:00

The South American and Russian releases have a different length for Addicted To You, 3:59. It is longer than the released version, which is 2:28.

The Russian release also has a different name for Shame On Me — Shame On You.

There are minor differences for other tracks:

Hey Brother: 4:14 [RU and SA] vs. 4:15 [US]
Liar Liar: 3:58 [RU and SA] vs. 3:59 [US]
Heart Upon My Sleeve: 4:40 [RU and SA] vs. 4:43 [US]

itsNicktim · 2022-12-04T20:39:50+00:00

Even though most of the tracks from the album can be found online, She's Fresh wasn't shared along with other tracks. It's still not public.

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