Artist
Leif Elggren
77 releases · 140 collaborators · 42 labels
- Real name
- Leif Rune Kenneth Elggren
- Date active
- 1982 – 2025
- Relevance
- Low, weak ties with the core dub techno cluster
Bio
Swedish composer, visual artist and recording artist, born January 7, 1950 in Linköping, and currently residing in Stockholm.
His work has been shown in Venice (Nordic Pavilion, Biennale di Venezia 2001), Stockholm (Färgfabriken), Berlin (Podevil), Johannesburg (2nd Biennial), Siena (Palazzo delle Papesse), Tokyo, Osaka, Marugame, Gothenburg, Los Angeles etc.
His music has been released through labels such as Ash International (London), Firework Edition Records (Stockholm), Anckarström Stockholm), Meeuw Muzak (Amsterdam) and Insofar Vapour Bulk (Moscow). Over the years, he has collaborated with artists such as Thomas Liljenberg (Firework), Kent Tankred (Guds Söner), and Erik Pauser.
On the 27th of May 1992 at 12 noon GMT, alongside Carl Michael Von Hausswolff, he proclaimed the Kingdom of Elgaland-Vargaland, a new country established as a work of art.
His work has been shown in Venice (Nordic Pavilion, Biennale di Venezia 2001), Stockholm (Färgfabriken), Berlin (Podevil), Johannesburg (2nd Biennial), Siena (Palazzo delle Papesse), Tokyo, Osaka, Marugame, Gothenburg, Los Angeles etc.
His music has been released through labels such as Ash International (London), Firework Edition Records (Stockholm), Anckarström Stockholm), Meeuw Muzak (Amsterdam) and Insofar Vapour Bulk (Moscow). Over the years, he has collaborated with artists such as Thomas Liljenberg (Firework), Kent Tankred (Guds Söner), and Erik Pauser.
On the 27th of May 1992 at 12 noon GMT, alongside Carl Michael Von Hausswolff, he proclaimed the Kingdom of Elgaland-Vargaland, a new country established as a work of art.
Leif Elggren (Artist)
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- Releases: 11 Relevance: very high Active: 2004 – 2025
- Releases: 7 Relevance: very high Active: 1996 – 2009
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 2001
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2020
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 1991
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2004 – 2011
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2003
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2001 – 2017
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2008
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2001 – 2019
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2010 – 2021
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 1993 – 2007
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 1999
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2009
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1988
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1998
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2005
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2021
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2001
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1998
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1998
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2016
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2000
- Releases: 6 Relevance: medium Active: 1999 – 2017
- Releases: 4 Relevance: medium Active: 1983 – 1987
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 2019
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 2010
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2009
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2005
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2001
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2004 – 2009
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 1987 – 1991
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2013
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2017
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1995
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1982
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2018
- Releases: 2 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2016
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1992