Olof Dreijer is to release his debut solo album this May.
The 14-track Loud Bloom includes a number of the colourful club tracks that he’s released on labels such as Hessle Audio, Dekmantel and AD 93 in recent years, alongside several other new productions. It also includes contributions from South African MC Toya Delazy, Colombian vocalist and percussionist Diva Cruz and Sudanse singer MaMan.
Speaking about the new record and the original material that he’s released over the past few years, the former The Knife member said in a statement: “After taking a break I’m very happy to have arrived at allowing myself to just have fun with my own music again.”
Of his collaborators, Dreijer added: “I’m very grateful to be able to work with music and through music connect with these different collaborators from different parts of the world.”
To mark the announcement of Loud Bloom, the Swedish artist has shared lead track ‘Echoed Dafnino’, which features Arabic language vocals by MaMan. You can listen to the song below.
“I was so moved the first time I heard the original version of ‘Dafnino’,” Dreijer said about the song. “Maman’s voice is so beautiful. I wanted to make it work in my DJ sets, so I made my own version that I felt became more than just a remix so I thought it could be nice to include it on the album. The additional vocals he recorded made it feel very special too.”
DH2 will release Loud Bloom on 8 May 2026.
