Tystnad means silence, but not the meditative hush of zen buddhism or the conceptual stillness of John Cage. Here, it points to the studio where Flowers Must Die, long-running torchbearers of Swedish psychedelia for nearly 20 years, disappeared to make their most mind-expanding record yet.
Set near the Norwegian border in the lush Värmland countryside, Silence Studios has spent decades as a true countercultural hub. Its reputation comes from giving artists space to pull away from the noise, open things up creatively, and focus their energy with total intent.
