Videogram

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Videogram
Birth nameMagnus Jan Michael Sellergren [1]
OriginSweden
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels SelectaVision
Website videogramswe.blogspot.com

Magnus Jan Michael Sellergren, known professionally as Videogram, is a Swedish composer and producer. The originator of the VHS-inspired horror synth sound, [2] the project debuted with the "Charles Bronson" digital single and S/T album in 2014, coinciding with Doc Terror's Italian Horror Week.[ citation needed ]

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Drawing inspiration from various movie genres of the 1980s, Videogram's musical style attempts to capture the era's atmosphere, emulating and celebrating both the electronic music scores of science fiction, action, and horror films as well as the VHS format. Since 2014 the project has received coverage from the international horror community and other pop culture media. Videogram has appeared in interviews with and been featured in The A.V. Club , [3] Bloody Disgusting , [4] [5] Cinema Retro , [6] Lunchmeat VHS , [2] Rue Morgue , [7] Starburst , [8] [9] and Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series [10] by author Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.

In 2017 Videogram's music appeared on the Rue Morgue compilation They Came From Rue Morgue [7] and Vestra Pictures documentaries VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary [11] and VHS Lives 2: Undead Format. [12] In 2018 Videogram's "Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018" compilation album and Acid Washed "Voorhees Stomp" remix single was featured in online and mobile platform digital distributor Groupees horror and thriller-themed "The Darkening" bundle [13] that included games by Akupara Games, among others.

Musical Influences

In interviews Magnus Sellergren has stated that Videogram's musical influences include John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi, Giorgio Moroder, Ennio Morricone, and The Giallos Flame. [2] [14] [15]

Collaborations

Since the project's inception, Videogram has been having an ongoing collaboration with Australian multiinstrumentalist The Jimmy C, with the Australian musician providing drums and percussion for several tracks on a majority of Videogram's releases. [16] Since 2016, Videogram has collaborated with Record Makers duo Acid Washed, whose previous efforts include Moby, Jimmy Somerville, and Wolfmother. [15]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Compilations

Other releases

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Other

Sellergren is the initiator of the annual grassroots celebration Texas Chain Saw Massacre Day that takes place on August 18.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "ANTARCTICA". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Swedish Musician Magnus Sellergren Offers Up an Analog-Drenched, Italian-Influenced Horror OST Homage Album with His Alter Ego VIDEOGRAM! DIG IT!". Lunchmeat Magazine . August 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Vanderbilt, Mike (October 14, 2015). "See an 8-bit Jason Voorhees dance under a disco ball in Videogram's latest video". The A.V. Club . G/O Media Inc.
  4. ↑ Barkan, Jonathan (October 3, 2014). "Get Your Jason Voorhees Groove On With Videogram's "Camp Blood"". Bloody Disgusting. Bloody-Disgusting.com.
  5. ↑ Barkan, Jonathan (March 25, 2016). "Get Your 'Friday the 13th' Disco Groove On". Bloody Disgusting. Bloody-Disgusting.com.
  6. ↑ Allison, Darren (December 4, 2015). "REVIEW: "VIDEOGRAM" ON VINYL FROM CINEPLOIT". Cinema Retro .
  7. 1 2 3 "They Came from Rue Morgue". Rue Morgue. August 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Reviews: Pre-Cert". Starburst . STARBURST Magazine. 2015.
  9. ↑ "Featured: Magnus Sellergran | VIDEOGRAM". Starburst . Starburst Magazine. 2016.
  10. ↑ Wetmore, Kevin L. Jr., ed. (2018). Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series. Jefferson, North Carolina, USA: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 26. ISBN   9781476671864.
  11. ↑ VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary at IMDb
  12. ↑ VHS Lives 2: Undead Format at IMDb
  13. ↑ "The Darkening Bundle". Groupees. Groupees LLC. n.d.
  14. ↑ Señor Editor (March 27, 2015). "Trash Mutant Interviews (TMI): Videogram". Trash Mutant.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  15. 1 2 McCormick, James (October 20, 2016). "Halloween With Videogram: An Interview with Magnus Sellergren of Videogram". That's Not Current. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Spacek, Nick (July 24, 2018). "Tracklisted....With Videogram". Modern Vinyl. MODERN-VINYL.COM.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Videogram (2)". Discogs.
  18. ↑ Parker, Jason (October 5, 2015). "Videogram Releases 'Jason Takes Manhattan' Themed Techno Video 'Voorhees Stomp'". Friday the 13th.
  19. ↑ Parker, Jason (October 2, 2014). "Watch Music Video CAMP BLOOD With Part 3 Disco Theme And Franchise Rip-Off SRIGALA". Friday the 13th.
  20. ↑ Parker, Jason (December 14, 2015). "Videogram Releases 10" Disc Of Friday The 13th Themed Dance Music". Friday the 13th.
  21. ↑ CODE 7 Distribution (December 15, 2015). "CODE 7 PRESENTS ; THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2015 !". Facebook.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ Ricci, Benjamin (April 25, 2018). "VINYL OF THE MONTH : Videogram – "Test Subject 011"". PERFORMER: The Musician's Resource. Performer Publications, Inc.
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