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Sally Shapiro
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Gothenburg, Sweden
In a sense, Sally Shapiro is both the recording pseudonym of an anonymous Swedish singer and also the name of the duo, consisting of that singer and producer/writer Johan Agebjörn, who are together responsible for the music released under the moniker “Sally Shapiro.” That music, combining Shapiro’s delicate, silvery vocals with Agebjörn’s vintage-styled synthesizer dance tracks, is a deliberate and meticulous replication of the sound of 1980s Italo disco, as well as a distillation of the melancholy yet hopeful sentimentality commonly associated with twee indie pop.
The pair first met in 2001, working in an office together, but it wasn’t until Christmas 2004 that Agebjörn, a lifelong Italo disco lover, noticed Shapiro’s voice while they were singing carols at his piano. He told her she would make an excellent Italo-style singer, and as luck would have it she turned out to be a fan of the genre as well. Shapiro agreed to record vocals for a tune Agebjörn had penned in the style of Valerie Dore and Katy Gray (similarly pseudonymous singers who were backed by obscured writing/production teams), although when they finally got around to it in early 2006, she was so shy that Agebjörn had to leave the room while she sang her part. The resulting track, “I’ll Be by Your Side,” was almost instantaneously hailed as a modern classic on online disco forums; it was given a vinyl release on the Austrian label Diskokaine that July and was soon championed in such outlets as Pitchfork Media, Vice magazine, and The Village Voice.
The pair first met in 2001, working in an office together, but it wasn’t until Christmas 2004 that Agebjörn, a lifelong Italo disco lover, noticed Shapiro’s voice while they were singing carols at his piano. He told her she would make an excellent Italo-style singer, and as luck would have it she turned out to be a fan of the genre as well. Shapiro agreed to record vocals for a tune Agebjörn had penned in the style of Valerie Dore and Katy Gray (similarly pseudonymous singers who were backed by obscured writing/production teams), although when they finally got around to it in early 2006, she was so shy that Agebjörn had to leave the room while she sang her part. The resulting track, “I’ll Be by Your Side,” was almost instantaneously hailed as a modern classic on online disco forums; it was given a vinyl release on the Austrian label Diskokaine that July and was soon championed in such outlets as Pitchfork Media, Vice magazine, and The Village Voice.
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My Guilty Pleasure
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Remix Romance Vol. 1
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Love In July
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He Keeps Me Alive
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Looking At The Stars
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Moonlight Dance
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Find My Soul
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Time to Let Go
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Hold Me So Tight
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Swimming Through The Blue Lagoon
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Dying In Africa
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My Fantasy
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Save Your Love
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Shoutbox
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ohmomin wrote:
she's pure sugar <3
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stunningboy wrote:
my fantasy
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dogpark wrote:
love in july parker lewis remix is really awesomeeeeeeeeee
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aryanrocksworld wrote:
i prefer the second album
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sixers441 wrote:
I want My guilty pleasure remixes!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!
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alin1 wrote:
sixers441 wrote: "any suggestion for musicians like sally shapiro?" Annie, Dubstar, Opus III, Saint Etienne, Ladytron, Client, Miss Kittin and so on. Sally is great btw!
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MovieStar2000 wrote:
"...and remixes of tracks from "My Guilty Pleasure" will come in time too." Oh yeah... :)
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elhombreq wrote:
sally me hace babear!!!!!!
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nefiach wrote:
Hey sixers441. You should check out Antilles. I assume you already know Cloetta Paris.
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sixers441 wrote:
any suggestion for musicians like sally shapiro?
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LessPopMoreFizz wrote:
Love the old album AND the new. Nevermind those that don't progress along with you. xo
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o-mnium wrote:
loffciam
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jair_o wrote:
amo a sally y a su sonido (Y)
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Shaped wrote:
Jag har bara hört andra plattan hitills. Ska testa första lite senare i år. Blir nog mysigare ju mörkare. Mmm.
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gorelking wrote:
DELICIOUS ELECTRONIC MUSIC FROM SWEDEN http://gorelking.livejournal.com/34835.html
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petrolatum wrote:
I disagree. I think the second album is miles better than the first one. Either way, though, I don't think Sally Shapiro is really that groundbreaking.
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MovieStar2000 wrote:
Ever heard of development? Progression?
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r00dris wrote:
It's sad when an artist begins with a groundbreaking and deep sound and then becomes common. It's very sad.
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mikeem50 wrote:
New album is ace!
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JadeCheetah wrote:
I think this duo has a great sound. Both albums depict two different flares to the same genre created by these two. Thumbs up for Sally Shapiro! I anticipate a next album.
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News
remix for CFCF
9 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/shapirosally
Hi allA new remix by us is out now - CFCF has remixed us twice so it was about time we made a remix in return! But instead of a usual remix we took the original and put on more synths, vocals and voco. …
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11 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/shapirosally
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Recent Activity
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marcemars and xXadorkableXx added Sally Shapiro to their libraries. 12 hours ago
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clubtrash tagged Sally Shapiro with ‘dl’. yesterday morning
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clubtrash, berrylipskiss and shangri-lah added Sally Shapiro to their libraries. yesterday morning
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oslofish wrote about Sally Shapiro in 20 of 09. Thursday afternoon
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danbdub, _Yalo, flapjack- and 4 other people added Sally Shapiro to their libraries. Thursday afternoon
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alin1 connected Sally Shapiro to the group EMusic. Monday afternoon
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Gofromiel tagged Sally Shapiro with ‘italo disco’. Monday afternoon
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Dragtar tagged Sally Shapiro with synthpop, swedish, italo disco and one other tag. Monday morning
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Dragtar and feelflood added Sally Shapiro to their libraries. Monday morning
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alin1 wrote about Sally Shapiro in Best electronic albums of 2009. Sunday evening
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