BIOGRAPHY

For musician and composer Henrik Lindstrand, it took forty years, almost to the second, to achieve full circle, finding himself re-seated in front of his childhood-home piano in Sweden. The first time Lindstrand occupied that bench he was three years old. This time around it was another first - the recording of his solo album. 

During this circular motion, Lindstrand has managed to compile an equally impressive and eclectic resume, in which a lengthy and diverse post-conservatory list of sideman positions lead to him being adopted into Danish act Kashmir, one of Scandinavia ́s most prominent and acclaimed bands with seven albums to their name. 

More often than not, Lindstrand ́s live and studio work would push him towards multi-instrumental roles which called for an alternative approach avoiding the simple and the obvious, seeking out abstract sonics. 

Following the pause from band dynamics and in the wake of an intensive string of film scoring projects, Lindstrand suddenly found himself drawn back to the basics of the piano, experiencing a rejuvenated love affair with this, his first instrument. 

In October 2017 Henrik Lindstrand released Leken. It is the name of a lake in his native Sweden that holds a special meaning to him (coincidentally Leken also translates to the game in Swedish) and the choice speaks volumes. The album echoes his cinematic background and can in part be understood as a companion to a non-existing Lindstrand documentary, as evident in the track names, practically geo-tagging key locations from his past and present life. The second album Nattresan was released on One Little Independent Records in 2019, and the third chapter, Nordhem came out in 2020.

In 2020 Lindstrand composed the soundtrack for the award-winning computer game, LEGO Builder´s Journey. Builder’s Journey won SPILPRISEN’s award for Best Audio and Best Visuals as well as Mobile Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards. 

In 2021 came ‘Reimagined’, a collection of compositional reworks by some of the best contemporary artists working today. It features the likes of Anne Müller, Manu Delago, Tom Adams, Christina Vantzou, Alex Somers, Benoît Pioulard and more. He also released a book of his material, a selection of 21 transcriptions and arrangements for piano from his three albums.

In early ‘22 Kashmir, reformed for seven arena and festival concerts in Denmark.

Following the piano trilogy, Henrik Lindstrand felt the need to expand his vision, in doing so he embarked on his most challenging sonic journey to date in a bid to discover new instrumental narratives and ways to convey emotion through concentrated melody alone. It’s a hunt that has defined his musical career so far, and on ‘Klangland’, his fourth studio album, he took an exacting approach to the process, utilizing a stirring 16-piece string section. Released on March 10, 2023 on One Little Independent Records.

Henrik will tour during 2023 with string quartet Halvcirkel and perform on SPOT Festival with Who Killed Bambi.