Badlands (Swedish musical act)

Badlands

Background information
Origin| Stockholm, Sweden
Genres| New Wave IDM Folk Electronica Post punk Experimental Shoegaze Trip hop
Years active| 2011 - present
Labels| Temporary Secretary, RITE
Members| Catharina Jaunviksna
Website| badlands.nu

Badlands is the musical solo name used by producer, composer, documentarist and sound designer Catharina Jaunviksna. With a wide inspirational range from post punk to warehouse techno-like ambiences, she makes tracks rooted in vintage electronics, gritty pedal work, samples and organic orchestration.

Jaunviksna started to explore analog midi and sampling as a teenager, finding a musical sanctuary in her own electronic compositions.[1] Merging from music to sound design, she attended the sound design program at the reputable National Film School of Denmark 2009–2011,[2] but became the educations first dropout due to her constant longing to make music.[1] She then formed Badlands as a home for her new electroacoustic fusions with vocals and released first Badlands EP Battles Within (2012),[3] followed by album Locus (2016).[4] Acclaimed album Djinn[5][6] was released in 2021[7] as a memorial to her late mother.[8] November 18, 2022 Badlands released her third studio album Call to Love [9] followed by a remix package in 2023, Call to Love: Rendered,[10] with contributing artists such as Ikonika, Art Feynman, Cooly G and Odd Nosdam among others.

The DIY approach is crucial to the distinct Badlands sound, where Jaunviksna exclusively writes, records, produces and mixes all material.[9] She is the founder of the record label, arts platform and production company RITE[11] based in Malmö, Sweden, from where she also makes transboundary arts and documentaries,[12][13] original music and sound designs for film and theater,[14] as well as production, remixes[15] and mix work for other labels and artists.[16]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Call to Love: Rendered (remix package & bonus tracks, 2023)
* Call to Love (2022)
* Djinn (2021)
* Locus (2016)

### Singles

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* Ack E45 (2024)
* I Want Blood (2022)
* Bury You Whole (2022)
* My Time Will Come Again (2022)
* Lunatique (Stereo Total cover for Kill Rock Stars, 2021)
* Out of Reach (2021)
* Southbound Call (2021)
* Hearts featuring J. Cowhie (remastered album version, 2020)
* Hearts (2019)
* Echo (2016)
* Caramisou (2016)
* Tutu (2013)
* Never Dry Out (2012)

### EP

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* Cirkeln Remixed (remix version of EP "Cirkeln" by artist Fia, 2023)
* Fantasma I / Fantasma II (double single/EP, 2020)
* Battles Within (released as a duo together with Niklas Tjäder, EP, 2012)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Badlands (Catharina Jaunviksna) Brings Warm and Gritty Analog Textures To Electronica With 'Djinn' - Glide Magazine".
2. ^ "Badlands: "Locus" - Dagens Nyheter".
3. ^ "Listen: Badlands - Battles Within EP - Ja Ja Ja Music".
4. ^ "Badlands goes hyperdrive on new album, Locus - The Line of Best Fit".
5. ^ "Badlands: Djinn – Channelling trauma into fine electro-pop tunes - The Irish Times".
6. ^ "A day in the life of... Badlands - SPIN magazine".
7. ^ "Badlands album är besjälat av något magiskt - Dagens Nyheter".
8. ^ "Moderns död gav liv åt Badlands nya album - Sydsvenskan".
9. ^ a b "Badlands Unveils Hypnotic Single "My Time Will Come Again," Announces New Album - FLOOD Magazine".
10. ^ "Premiere: Badlands 'I Want Blood (Ikonika Remix)'". DJMag.com. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
11. ^ "Premiere: Badlands Debut New Single, "Southbound Call" - Under the Radar Magazine".
12. ^ Radio, Sveriges (2024-04-13). "Libba – gitarrvirtuosen som återuppstod - P2 Dokumentär". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
13. ^ Radio, Sveriges (2022-01-21). "Fighter - vägen till världsmästarbältet - P1 Dokumentär". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
14. ^ "Poesi, pizzarecept och mörka trauman på E45". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
15. ^ "Be A Bear, il suo Mr Dust valica i confini e diventa un Badlands remix". TG24 SKY Italia.
16. ^ "Badlands covers Stereo Total - Tribute to Françoise Cactus". Kill Rock Stars. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

## External links

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* Official website
* RITE Label homepage

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Artists|

* MusicBrainz