Style Of Eye
Johan Linus Eklöw (born 29 August 1979), better known by his stage name Style of Eye, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, songwriter and percussionist. He was part of the electropop music group Galantis from 2012. He has worked with Usher, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Zedd, Miike Snow, Slagsmålsklubben, Tom Staar, Lars Allertz, Soso, and many more through collaborations and/or remixes.
Also recorded as Johan Linus Eklöw · Linus Eklöw
Style Of Eye

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- Name
- Style of Eye
- Birth Name
- Johan Linus Eklöw
- Born
- 29 August 1979
- Birthplace
- Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden
- Occupation
- DJ · producer · percussionist · songwriter
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Fields
- house music
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Johan Linus Eklöw (born 29 August 1979), better known by his stage name Style of Eye, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, songwriter and percussionist. He was part of the electropop music group Galantis from 2012. He has worked with Usher, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Zedd, Miike Snow, Slagsmålsklubben, Tom Staar, Lars Allertz, Soso, and many more through collaborations and/or remixes.
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Biography
Biography
In 2012, Linus teamed up with Christian Karlsson to form the super duo, Galantis. His early 2013 single Taken Over, featuring Rebecca & Fiona, peaked at 33 on the Swedish charts. On April 23, 2014, Linus was awarded at ASCAP's 31st Annual Pop Music Awards for Icona Pop's international hit, "I Love It" featuring Charli XCX, which he co-wrote and produced alongside Patrik Berger. Footprints, his second full length released in October 2014 on Ultra Records, was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. The album includes the released singles: Kids (which went platinum in Sweden), The Game, and Love Looks.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Style of Eye • Birth Name — Johan Linus Eklöw • Born — 29 August 1979 • Birthplace — Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden • Origin — Sundsvall, Sweden • Genre — House · techno · electro • Occupation — DJ · producer · percussionist · songwriter • Years Active — 2003–present • Label — Sony Music Entertainment • Website — http: styleofeye.se • Past Member Of — Galantis
Early life and career
Early life and career
Linus Eklöw was raised in Stockholm, Sweden. His early musical influences included a range of styles: from Stevie Wonder, classical composer Edvard Grieg, soul music, and jazz; electronic musicians Yello and Kraftwerk; to drum & bass producers DJ Hype, DJ Zinc, Photek, and Roni Size. Linus began experimenting with production as early as 14 years old, creating "weird downtempo and trip hop" songs, as well as spinning drum & bass at his school discos. “I’m always looking to connect dots from my own history,” Linus explains.
2000s
2000s
Eklöw started his house music career in 2003, when he released tracks on Derrick Carter's Chicago label, Classic. During these early years, Linus made "Chicago Jackin'" House music with "Swedish refinement and high energy flair," and performed at various underground shows in Chicago. In 2007, John Dahlbäck signed Linus’ single "H-Bomb" to his Pickadoll label, that was the beginning for a run of releases that in 2008 would see the release of Style of Eye's debut full-length "Duck, Cover And Hold," in addition to its first single: “Girls”. The album contained 13 tracks that spanned such genres as: Minimal House to nu-trance, all geared towards the dance floor and eventually won the P3-Guld and The Manifest Prize for Best Dance Recording in 2009. 2008 was also the year that Claude VonStroke and his Dirtybird imprint released Linus' The Big Kazoo EP (a first Beatport 10 entry for Eklöw), which was followed up the next year by The Race EP.
2010–present
2010–present
“I’m always about high-energy with a need to push things forward,” says Linus. Releases like "Puss Puss," "We Are Boys" and "Sexx" on Refune Music, his "Wet/Dry" EP on French imprint Sound Pellegrino lead to Skrillex requesting Linus to create the song “Devastate” for the Free Treats Vol II compilation on Skrillex's OWSLA label. In addition, Linus's “Homeless” track alongside Slagsmålsklubben for A-Trak's Fool's Gold was followed up this year with his debut EP on the label, “Ray Dee Oh.” Linus also was behind the scenes, writing and producing tracks for artists such as Icona Pop (Linus co-wrote the international song "I Love It" as well as much of their forthcoming album), Fenech Soler, and remixed various notable hits: Swedish House Mafia's Save The World, Kylie's Timebomb and Miike Snow's The Wave. Linus has been an international DJ, gigging at major festivals and club events throughout the world. Eklöw has performed at: Swedish House Mafia's show at the 35,000 capacity Friends Arena in Stockholm, Pier 94 in New York, Tomorrowland, Mysteryland, Snowbombing and Sunburn Festival in India. Linus teamed up with Christian Karlsson of Miike Snow near the end of 2013 to form the group Galantis, and released their self-titled debut EP (it hit #4 on the iTunes dance chart and was #8 on Shazam's chart of the most Shazamed songs at Miami Music Week). They then took their Galantis live show on the road across the US, including two performances at Coachella's Gobi stage in April 2014. As of May 5, 2014, Galantis has finished most of the songwriting of their first full-length album. For Eklöw's upcoming second LP entitled "Footprints," various singles have already been released as of August 11, 2014: ‘After Dark’, ‘Kids’, ‘The Game’ and ‘Love Looks’; as well as a track list and album artwork.
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Album details — Peak positions — Notable singles • SWE • Duck, Cover and Hold *Date released: December 16, 2008 *Record label: Pickadoll Records *Producer: Linus Eklöw — *"Girls" *"Number Two" • Footprints *Date released: October 7, 2014 *Record label: Ultra Records, Sony Music *Producer: Linus Eklöw — 53 — *"Kids" *"The Game" *"Love Looks"
EPs
EPs
Source: • Album details — Tracks • Remix Sampler *Year released: 2005 *Record label: Classic *Producer: Linus Eklöw — *"Gioco" (Style of Eye Remix) *"Run Things" (Freaks Last Stand Disco Redo) *"Back Then" (Radio Slave Remix) • Duck Cover and Hold Vinyl Part 1 *Year released: 2008 *Record label: Pickadoll Records *Producer: Linus Eklöw — *"Pad Problems" *"Banned, Girls" *"Number Two" • The Big Kazoo EP *Year released: 2008 *Record label: Dirtybird *Producer: Linus Eklöw — *"The Big Kazoo" *"Hide" • Duck Cover and Hold *Year released: 2008 *Format: Vinyl, 12" *Record label: Pickadoll Records *Producer: Linus Eklöw — *"Galore" *"Ona" *"Amelie" *"The Last Song" • Homeless EP *Year released: 2008 *Record label: Fool's Gold Records *Producer: Linus Eklöw, Slagsmålsklubben — *"Homeless" *"Homeless" (Busy P & Neus Remix) *"Homeless" (Canblaster Remix) *"Homeless" (Canblaster Dub) • Wet / Dry EP *Year released: 2011 *Record label: Sound Pellegrino Digital *Producer: Linus Eklöw, Zombie Disco Squad, Darabi, Darling Farah — *"Wet, Dry, Dry" (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) *"Wet" (Darabi Remix) *"Wet" (Darling Farah Remix) • After Dark (Remix EP) *Year released: 2013 *Record label: Staar Traxx, Southern Fried *Producer: Style of Eye & Tom Staar — *"After Dark" (Club Mix) *"After Dark" (Nom De Strip Remix) *"After Dark" (Hard Rock Sofa Remix) *"After Dark" (TV Noise Remix) *"After Dark" (Vanilla Ace Remix)
Mix albums
Mix albums
• Hipp-E and Style of Eye - "Winter Sessions 2" (OM Records - 2008) • Justin Martin, Klaus Hill & Style of Eye - "The Underground" (Ministry of Sound (Australia) - 2009) • "Ministry of Sound: The Club Presents Style of Eye" (Ministry of Sound - 2010)
Singles
Singles
• Title — Label — Style — Year • "Right Now!" — Classic — House, Tech house — 2003 • "Gioco" — Classic — House — 2004 • "You Got That" — Classic — Tech house — 2005 • "Hydroponic" — Tiny Sticks Records — House, Tech house — 2005 • "That Thang" — Mouthful Music Chicago — Tech house — 2005 • "U Dubs" — Bump Music — House, Tech house — 2006 • "We Got You" — Stylus Music, D:vision Records — House — 2006 • "They Know" (featuring 7K) — Sugarcane Recordings — House, Electro — 2006 • "Watch Out!" — Eye Industries — Tech house — 2006 • "Go Get Gone" — Doubledown Recordings — House, Tech house — 2006 • "H-Bomb" — Pickadoll Records, Net's Work International — Electro house — 2007 • "Grab It Now" — Physical Graffiti Music, D:vision Records — Tech house — 2007 • "Rockett" — Tiny Sticks Records — House — 2007 • "Kirstenbosch / Minaret" — Fabriquez Musique — Tech house — 2007 • "Whiz Kid / This Kid" (featuring Freeda) — Bump Music — House, Electro — 2007 • "Remember This" — Nightshift Recordings — House, Tech house — 2007 • "Girls" — Pickadoll Records, Pieces Of Eight — Electro house, Tech house — 2008 • "Whizkid" — Bump Music — Deep house, Tech house — 2008 • "The Prophet" — Pickadoll Records — Tech House — 2008 • "The Race" — Dirtybird — Tech House — 2009 • "Grounded" — Pickadoll Records, Net's Work International, Pieces Of Eight, Pope — House, Tech house — 2009 • "Colores / Psalm" — Pieces Of Eight — Tech house — 2009 • "Homeless" (featuring Slagsmålsklubben) — Fool's Gold Records — Electro — 2010 • "Puss Puss" — Refune Music — House, Electro — 2010 • "Antidote" (featuring Magnus the Magnus) — Horehaus — Techno — 2010 • "Wet / Dry" — Sound Pellegrino — House, Electro, Tech House — 2011 • "We Are Boys" — Refune Music — Electro, Tech House — 2011 • "Sexx" — Refune Music — Progressive House — 2011 • "Ray Dee Oh" (featuring Gina Turner) — Fool's Gold Records — Electro, House — 2012 • "Headlights" — Forza Horizon: Swedish Tracks — Electro, House — 2012 • "Devour" — Robotberget — House — 2012 • "Devastate Dub" — OWSLA — Electronica, Electro house — 2012 • "After Dark" (with Tom Staar) — Wall Recordings — Progressive House — 2013 • "Kids" (featuring Soso) — RCA, Sony Music — Electro — 2014 • "The Game" (featuring SAL) — RCA, Sony Music, Ultra Records — Electro — 2014 • "Love Looks" (featuring Lars Allertz) — RCA, Sony Music, Ultra Records — Electro — 2014
As featured artist
As featured artist
• Title — Label — Style — Year • "That Laughing Track" (Crookers featuring Style of Eye & Carli) — Southern Fried Records — House, Electro — 2012 • "Wallpaper" (Staygold featuring Style of Eye, Pow) — Virgin EMI — Pop, Electro, Disco — 2012 • "Taken Over" (Rebecca & Fiona featuring Style of Eye) — Universal Music AB — Electronic, Pop — 2013
Remixes
Remixes
• "Roar (Style of Eye Remix)" - Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso (Walt Disney Records - 2013) • "Open Your Eyes (Style of Eye Remix)" - Alex Metric & Steve Angello (Virgin UK - 2011) • "Save The World (Style of Eye & Carli Remix)" - Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin (singer) (Virgin UK - 2011) • "Go Tigers (Style of Eye Remix)" - Tony Senghore (Midnight Munchies - 2011) • "Ohrwurm (Style of Eye Remix)" - Tommy Trash (Downright - 2011) • "I Love It (Style of Eye Remix)" - Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX (Big Beat Records - 2012) • "Manners (Style of Eye Remix)" - Icona Pop (Big Beat Records - 2012) • "Summer Life (Style of Eye Remix)" - The Penelopes (Pour Le Monde Ltd - 2012) • "Timebomb (Style Of Eye Remix)" - Kylie Minogue (Astralwerks - 2012) • "The Wave (Style of Eye Remix)" - Miike Snow (Universal Republic Records - 2012) • "Bonanza (Style of Eye Remix)" - Mayka (Uniform Beat - 2012) • "Who's Gonna Love Me (Style of Eye Remix)" - Soso (PNC Do It Yourself Bitch - 2012) • "Clarity (Style Of Eye Remix)" - Zedd featuring Foxes (Interscope Records - 2013)
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- 1.Nyheter, S. V. T. Linus från Alnö – mest radiospelad. SVT Nyheter. 3 January 2017.
- 2.Sverigetopplistan. Taken Over - Swedishcharts.com.
- 3.ASCAP. Most Performed Songs - ascap.com.
- 4.Facebook.com. Style of Eye's album, "Footprints" Nominated for Swedish Grammy.
- 5.inthemix. "I needed a fresh start:" Style Of Eye talks his incoming album -inthemix.com.
- 6.Style of Eye Talks New Album and Writing with Icona Pop. Mtviggy.com.
- 7.Style of Eye - Duck, Cover and Hold. Residentadvisor.
- 8.STYLE OF EYE. Ultramusic.com/.
- 9.Galantis Releases "You" Video; North American Tour Kicks Off At Coachella This Weekend. Socialmail.com.
- 10."I needed a fresh start:" Style Of Eye talks his incoming album. Inthemix.com.
- 11.Galantis Talks Songwriting, Touring, and Trying to 'Spice Things Up' with Dance. Billboard.
- 12.Exclusive: Style Of Eye 'Footprints' – Complete Album Track List & Album Art Revealed. Magneticmag.com.
- 13.Hung Medien. Style of Eye discography. Swedishcharts.com.
- 14.Style of Eye Announces New Album 'Footprints' & Releases "Love Looks" Video. DJTimes.com. 7 July 2014.
- 15.Singles & EPs. Discogs.
- 16.WET / DRY EP. Beatport.
- 17.Style Of Eye & Tom Staar featuring Matthew Koma "After Dark" + Remixes. Elektrodaily.com.
- 18.ANTIDOTE - Original Mix. Beatport.
- 19.Style Of Eye 'Headlights'. SoundCloud.
- 20.Style Of Eye - Devour. SoundCloud.
- 21.Style Of Eye - Devastate Dub. SoundCloud.
- 22.Staygold - "Wallpaper" (Feat. Style Of Eye & Pow) [Official Video]. Earmilk. 22 May 2013.
- 23.Roar - (From "Monsters University") [Yogi Remix]. January 2013.
- 24.SAVE THE WORLDStyle Of Eye & Carli Remix. Beatport.
- 25.GO TIGERSStyle Of Eye Remix. Beatport.
- 26.OHRWURMStyle Of Eye Remix. Beatport.
- 27.I LOVE IT - Style Of Eye Remix. Beatport.
- 28.MANNERS - Style Of Eye Remix. Beatport.
- 29.iTunes. Summer Life (Remixes) - EP.
- 30.Kylie Minogue - Timebomb (Style Of Eye Remix). SoundCloud.
- 31.The Wave (Remixes) - EP. iTunes. January 2012.
- 32.Beatport. BONANZA (STYLE OF EYE REMIX).
- 33.Who's Gonna Love Me - EP. iTunes. 3 January 2012.
- 34.Clarity (Remixes) - EP. iTunes. January 2013.
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