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# Counting with Karin Park You can't throw a stone in Sweden these days without hitting an avant-pop chanteuse. Not that you'd want to throw one at [**Karin Park**][1]. Her latest release, *Highwire Poetry*, proudly takes its place at the forefront of the country's biggest cultural export boom since chocolate covered Surströmming. Bowie's a fan. She'll also be joining the [**Brandt Bauer Frick Ensemble**][2] and **Fil Lavin** in [Montenegro][3] this weekend for a special EB-presented show. ** ** **1 memorable line in a film or song:** "I don't give a damn what men find attractive. It's unfortunate what we find pleasing to the touch and pleasing to the eye is seldom the same." -- Fabienne, ***Pulp Fiction*** **2 decisions I regret:** I don't regret decisions. I just deal with them. It's part of my survival instinct, for better or worse. **3 people that should collaborate:** Vladimir Putin, Lydia Lunch and **Eddie Izzard**... in a musical. That would be one hell of a show. All three fascinate me in different ways, and I truly believe they have the potential to bring out the best in each other. **4 things I haven't done yet: ** Made friends with **Dave Gahan** and [**Martin Gore**][4]. Been to Istanbul. Headlined Coachella. Collaborated with **Gareth Pugh**. **5 things I used to believe:** There's really only one important one: That grown-ups knew better. **6 hours ago...** I tried to raise a flagpole in my dad's garden. After near death, we conceded failure. **After 7 p.m.** I'll be going for a bath in a big outdoor tub even if it's fucking freezing outside. The water's hot, around forty-one degrees Celsius. It's Sunday, a good Sunday. And I just got home from a two-day studio session in Stockholm. **8 albums everyone should own:**{::}** ** Keith Jarrett -- *The Köln Concert* (ECM) Tricky -- Maxinquaye (Island) Burial -- *Untrue* (Hyperdub) Arne Nordheim -- The Tempest (Aurora Records) Scott Walker -- Tilt (Fontana) Whitney Houston -- Whitney (Arista) [Fad Gadget][5] -- Under the Flag (Mute) Flaming Lips -- The Soft Bulletin (Warner Bros.) **My 9 lives ...** Cats have nine lives; I have as many as I have twangs in my throat. **Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole** True! I prefer touching it with my hands and my body. [1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=34483 [2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=11149 [3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=31954 [4]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=26639 [5]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=11430

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