Rivet
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Rivet
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Rivet w. Jubilee

Rivet’s (a.k.a Grovskopa) debut On Feather and Wire was released in 2020 on the revered Editions Mego label, 20 years into his career. It surprised and delighted with its punk spirit, industrial pulse, sensual atmospherics and body music flavor. Hinted at by his work as the enthusiast behind Kess Kill record label and the years honing his production skills as a solo artist, the Malmö favorite's current sound has a sophisticated slink and a surprisingly accessible twist of pop, while still recognizable in its dance music lineage. 2023 saw Rivet’s second album L+P-2 on Midnight Shift Records, a “touching and occasionally searing portrait of grief through the lens of post-punk techno”, as described by Resident Advisor.

Rivet's third album Peck Glamour, out in March on Editions Mego, recognizes his dancefloor roots. It is an album of optimism inspired by reconciliation with loss and further explorations of new mental/sonic realms. Its tracks are the results of a mind informed by punk, industrial, techno, dancefloor, disappointment, trauma and rebirth. Here the synthetic and authentic is viewed simply as the same means of human rationale and expression. It is yet another rebirth from an artist willing to take a step back and reprise the current situation he is in. In addition, Hallbäck is producing and mixing Sandwell District’s new album End Beginnings, due the same month.

At Norbergfestival, Rivet will bring his signature live sound presented together with a performance by jubilee.