How did he do Elliot Elliot to get to play with so many of Sweden's finest musicians? Mats Öberg (Frank Zappa, Mats/Morgan Band) has the answer; "It's good music!". From massive funk in the opening track Doer Dreamer with, among others, Mats Öberg on distorted Hammond organ, Roy Ayers words about love, pianist Daniel Tilling (Rigmor Gustavsson, Svante Thuresson, Victoria Tolstoy) and Morgan Ågren (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Fläskkvartetten) on drums to a solo church organ in the song Stadsbiblioteket, written for his best friend's funeral. Other musicians on the album are: Peter Asplund (Kent, Bo Kapers Orkester) heard in jazz song Vardagsfeber. Luciano Mosetti (Monica Zetterlund, Ted Gärdestad) on harmonica together with Ola Bengtsson (Esbjörn Svensson, Peps Blodsband, Georg Riedel) on guitar in the brazilian flavoured Bossavapen. "I'm a sucker for melodies, it sounds in my music. It is also one of the reasons that I listen to so much Brazilian music", says Elliot Elliot. The album's title, Yeah Low, summarizes the span between energy and tranquility. Hope is the feeling that remains after having listened to album that ends with the title track Yeah Low!. In that song the Brazilians singer Denise Fontoura (Manu Chao) glows and sparkle, when she sings over a large choir and a huge percussion group. ----------------------- INTERVIEW: What kind of music do I make? I asked a friend for a genre. Cinematic Jazz, he told me. Listen. Maybe you got another answer. When do you know you have a song? – That happens when it catches me, when I become moved. It is a bit like browsing in a book and suddenly you are absorbed in it. That is a wonderful feeling. That is how it was like with all the songs on the album. If I hadn’t felt so much for each and every song I would never have finished them. What is the process like? – The illustrator Jan Stenmark works in a way I often practice. He doesn't evaluate in the moment but rather just acts. Then each drawing is tucked away in a drawer and left there to ripe. Eventually you take out the drawing, or the song, and feel whether it was worth keeping. I think there may be a point when the process takes time. What inspires you? What are your influences? – I have a strong weakness for distinct melodies. That is why I like Burt Bacharach and Brazilian music you can whistle along with. How do you know when a song is finished? When the final overdub is done? – I add on, add on and add on. 94 used channels is my record. Then I start taking away. I don't always need two basses. It's enough with the deepest one (Elliot laughs). There is ridiculously much work before it is finished. And I realize that you can always bring it to another level. It may sound weird, but when I feel satisfied, then it is done. What drives you forward? – People talk about the desire to express themselves. In music I can be poetic and let go of reality. Music doesn't have to go trough the head and the intellect. Music has become my second language, my way to let out my thoughts.