Tobias Lilja

Tobias Lilja is a Swedish electronic musician, composer, percussionist, and visual artist known for his atmospheric, rhythmic, and often melancholic soundscapes blending electronica, IDM, and ambient influences.Emerging in the early 2000s, Lilja gained recognition for his intricate percussion programming fused with melodic electronic elements. He released albums on respected labels like Resonant and n5MD, collaborated with artists like Manual (Jonas Munk), and expanded his practice into visual art and installation work. After a period of reduced musical output post-2010, he returned with new material.
  • Lilja is also a trained visual artist, and his work in this field has increasingly intertwined with his music, leading to audiovisual installations and performances.
  • He reportedly took a significant hiatus from releasing music after his 2010 album "Time Is On My Side," focusing more on visual art and family life, before returning with new music almost a decade later.
  • His collaboration with Danish producer Jonas Munk (Manual) on the album "The Collapse Of The Wave Function" is considered a standout work in both artists' catalogs.
  • Lilja's music often explores themes of time, memory, and melancholy, creating deeply immersive and emotionally resonant sound worlds.