Johan Björklund

Fantastic news! On Thursday 27 March 2025 Sara Aldén won the Swedish Grammy (jazz) for her great album ”There is no future”. Really proud and happy to be a small part of this record with some drums and cymbals played and recorded by me in Studio Eternal Darkness!

Thymeshift spent a couple of days in the beginning of January 2025 with recording a new album! The recording took place in Studio Västerås with great help of engineer Stephan Lövstrand. We can´t wait to share this music with you!

THYMESHIFT UNITED – ”Those Lonely Days Are Gone” (Anders Augustsson)

Friday 6 December 2024 this song is released and concludes the amazing project ”Thymeshift United”.
Available on all streaming platforms AND Bandcamp.

Johan Björklund – drums
John Lönnmyr – keyboards
Anne Marte Eggen – bass
Lisen Rylander Löve – saxofon
Karolina Almgren – saxofon
Thomas Backman – saxofon
Mats Eriksson – guitar
Anders Augustsson – guitar
Thomas Gunillasson – guitar

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Kristofer Göransson.
Filmed and edited by Joona Toivanen.

Recorded in September 2021 during releasetour for ”8 Millimeter” (Toppkonst).

”Cairo” (C. Svensson)
Erik Ivarsson – guitar
Johan Björklund -drums
Alfred Lorinius – bass
Carl Svensson – guitar
Filmed and recorded in Studio Glasfågeln, Sweden by Gustav Davidsson.
Please enjoy!*

THYMESHIFT – LAYERS OF IN BETWEEEN
Red Round Records – Release date 6 September 2024

Since the start in 2010, Swedish musicians Johan Björklund (drums), Thomas Gunillasson (guitar) and Thomas Backman (saxophone) have been forming an expression of their own. As a trio, but also together with Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson och Danish sound artist Katrine Amsler the group has created some powerful, responsive music, always with an adventurous feel. With Jensson, the group released “Beyond Horizons” in 2015 and in 2021 “Dark Lights” was released with Amsler in the band.

Now, with keyboardist John Lönnmyr, the group steps into an electro-analog, beat based future with reminiscences of the past. ”Layers of in Between” features fourteen tracks with strong ties to heavy, riff-based rock, drawing inspiration from early 70’s bands like Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. This raw style creates elaborate contrasts when combined with the band’s more melodic, lyrical, and electronically tinged material. Thymeshift leaves a mark with their massive heaviness, often intense and sometimes stripped-down improvisations, as well as intricate soundscapes. ”Layers of in Between” is a modern, powerful production with clear historical retrospectives.

Johan Björklund – drums, percussion, additional keyboards
John Lönnmyr – keyboards
Thomas Gunillasson – guitars
Thomas Backman – saxophone, clarinet

Available on all streaming platforms. Pre-save here