Welcome to Malou Berg and LightSongs
MALOU BERG – review
LightSongs (3CD Malou Mountain Music)
“The beautiful songs on Malou Berg‘s new triple cd are highly recommended for fans of Jon & Vangelis, Enya, world music, new age of the highest quality and meditative, healing songs in general.
25 years ago, after having spent a number of years in the gospel world, Malou Berg started making a different kind of music which was harder to fit into a genre, and probably will end up in the ”open category” if nominated for a Swedish Grammy.
After a while, Malou discovered that she had started singing words that didn’t exist. Words that came to her because they fit the music. She soon realized that she had started developing her own language, Pleiadian, which made the lyrics as universal as the music itself.
The elegantly designed triple cd box, ”LightSongs”, consists of 15 songs and nearly three hour of music. This was the ninth album in the Pleiadian suite, which she has developed since the turn of the century.
The music can described as relaxing, meditative, and calming. That doesn’t mean that it should be confused with the lazily produced new age music, or the kind of synthesized muzak that can be heard in shopping malls; this is organic, quality music.
Soulfully, Malou sings with presence and confidence. Voices are weaved together with the instruments, creating a seamless whole. The result is nuanced music that is not only great background music, but is rewarding to the active listener. If you close your eyes while listening, it’s almost impossible not to see pictures.
In an era of musical fast food, Malou’s slow, long, and suggestive pieces are the equivalent of ”slow cooking”. Never in your face or demanding attention, it entices you, bringing calmness in a process where stress and hurry has been replaced by beauty, rest and light. It may take a little more time, but the end result makes it worth the wait.
With such an extensive release, it’s hard to name favorite tracks. Together, the songs, create kind of synergy, en entity that is greater than the sum of the parts. It’s not hard to understand why Malou’s LightSongs have created a buzz in Asia, including China and South Korea. These songs add a dimension that is hard to put into words. To sum it up, listening to LightSongs makes me feel good.”
Anders Lundquist, music journalist and songwriter
MALOU BERG – Biography
It’s impossible to sum up Malou Berg’s musical career in just a few sentences. Whether we are talking about singing, composing, touring or doing theater, she has a lot of musical and artistic experience.
In her creating, she proves that breadth and depth don’t necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. While accessible, her music also reaches the corners of your soul.
In addition to music, Malou’s interests include meditation, qi-gong, outdoor bathing, cooking and spending time with friends and family at home on the countryside in Östhammar, about an hour’s drive from central Stockholm, where she grew up.
”I like it here. Even if I don’t leave the house, I can see the grass outside – and that’s enough for me”, she says.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Malou started singing and writing at an early age. At the age of 9, she was given a piano. Soon she composed an original piece of music. However, her joy was somewhat dampened when her mother stated that she couldn’t possibly have written such music herself. ”I didn’t lose heart, but I was probably slightly offended, considering the fact that I still can remember it so well. My mother didn’t realize my abilities until others told her that I had talent”, Malou remembers. … read more in the attached pdf.
Malous biography click here to download
LightSongs booklet
LightSongs 3 CD Box – all songs
Album cover LightSongs 3 CD Box
Contact
”I have since many years the pleasure of working together with Malou as her Music Publisher.
Contact info of Malou and her songs are handled by me,
Stefan Egmar, at Stiggy Music & Management AB.”
STEFAN EGMAR
STIGGY MUSIC & MANAGEMENT AB
former CEO of CBS Songs Scandinavia
SBK Songs Scandinavia
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia.
stefan @ stiggymusic. com
Wishing you a wonderful day 
Stefan and Malou