Videogram Explained

Videogram
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Magnus Jan Michael Sellergren[1]
Origin:Sweden
Years Active:2014–present
Label:SelectaVision

Videogram is the alter ego of Swedish composer/producer Magnus Jan Michael Sellergren. The originator of the VHS-inspired horror synth sound,[2] the project debuted with the "Charles Bronson" digital single and S/T album in 2014, coinciding with Doc Terror's Italian Horror Week.

Drawing inspiration from various movie genres of the 1980s, Videogram's musical style attempts to capture the era's atmosphere, emulating and celebrating both the electronic music scores of science fiction, action, and horror films as well as the VHS format. Since 2014 the project has received coverage from the international horror community and other pop culture media. Videogram has appeared in interviews with and been featured in The A.V. Club,[3] Bloody Disgusting,[4] [5] Cinema Retro,[6] Lunchmeat VHS,[2] Rue Morgue, Starburst,[7] [8] and Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series[9] by author Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.

In 2017 Videogram's music appeared on the Rue Morgue compilation They Came From Rue Morgue[10] and Vestra Pictures documentaries VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary and VHS Lives 2: Undead Format. In 2018 Videogram's "Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018" compilation album and Acid Washed "Voorhees Stomp" remix single was featured in online and mobile platform digital distributor Groupees horror and thriller-themed "The Darkening" bundle[11] that included games by Akupara Games, among others.

Musical Influences

In interviews Magnus Sellergren has stated that Videogram's musical influences include John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi, Giorgio Moroder, Ennio Morricone, and The Giallos Flame.[2] [12] [13]

Collaborations

Since the project's inception, Videogram has been having an ongoing collaboration with Australian multiinstrumentalist The Jimmy C, with the Australian musician providing drums and percussion for several tracks on a majority of Videogram's releases.[14] Since 2016, Videogram has collaborated with Record Makers duo Acid Washed, whose previous efforts include Moby, Jimmy Somerville, and Wolfmother.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Compilations

Other releases

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Other

Sellergren is the initiator of the annual grassroots celebration Texas Chain Saw Massacre Day that takes place on August 18.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANTARCTICA . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . July 11, 2023.
  2. Web site: Swedish Musician Magnus Sellergren Offers Up an Analog-Drenched, Italian-Influenced Horror OST Homage Album with His Alter Ego VIDEOGRAM! DIG IT! . 5 August 2014 . .
  3. Web site: See an 8-bit Jason Voorhees dance under a disco ball in Videogram's latest video . Mike . Vanderbilt . 14 October 2015 . . G/O Media Inc. .
  4. Web site: Get Your Jason Voorhees Groove On With Videogram's "Camp Blood" . 3 October 2014 . Jonathan . Barkan . Bloody Disgusting . Bloody-Disgusting.com .
  5. Web site: Get Your 'Friday the 13th' Disco Groove On . 25 March 2016 . Jonathan . Barkan . Bloody Disgusting . Bloody-Disgusting.com .
  6. REVIEW: "VIDEOGRAM" ON VINYL FROM CINEPLOIT . Darren . Allison . 4 December 2015 . .
  7. Reviews: Pre-Cert . . STARBURST Magazine . 2015 .
  8. Featured: Magnus Sellergran VIDEOGRAM . . Starburst Magazine . 2016 .
  9. Book: Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series. 9781476671864. Kevin L. Jr. . Wetmore. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . Jefferson, North Carolina, USA . 2018 . 26.
  10. Web site: They Came from Rue Morgue . 17 August 2017 . Rue Morgue.
  11. Web site: The Darkening Bundle . n.d. . Groupees . Groupees LLC.
  12. Web site: Trash Mutant Interviews (TMI): Videogram. Señor Editor . 27 March 2015 . Trash Mutant .
  13. Web site: Halloween With Videogram: An Interview with Magnus Sellergren of Videogram . 20 October 2016 . James . McCormick . That's Not Current . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20180706133959/http://www.thatsnotcurrent.com/halloween-with-videogram-an-interview-with-magnus-sellergren-of-videogram/ . 6 July 2018.
  14. Web site: Tracklisted....With Videogram . 24 July 2018 . Nick . Spacek . Modern Vinyl . MODERN-VINYL.COM .
  15. Web site: Videogram (2) . Discogs .
  16. Web site: Videogram Releases 'Jason Takes Manhattan' Themed Techno Video 'Voorhees Stomp' . Jason . Parker . 5 October 2015 . Friday the 13th .
  17. Web site: Watch Music Video CAMP BLOOD With Part 3 Disco Theme And Franchise Rip-Off SRIGALA . Jason . Parker . 2 October 2014 . Friday the 13th .
  18. Web site: Videogram Releases 10" Disc Of Friday The 13th Themed Dance Music . Jason . Parker . 14 December 2015 . Friday the 13th .
  19. Web site: CODE 7 PRESENTS ; THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2015 ! . 15 December 2015 . CODE 7 Distribution . Facebook.
  20. Web site: VINYL OF THE MONTH : Videogram – "Test Subject 011" . Benjamin . Ricci . 25 April 2018 . PERFORMER: The Musician's Resource . Performer Publications, Inc. .

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