Erik Dahl is a composer and pianist from Sweden with a passion for discovery. His music is melodic, melancholic and imaginative. Many describe the music as filmic and with a visual quality. The impulse to make a piano album came unexpectedly. In 2018 Erik heard a solo concert with a folk singer at Saltoluokta Mountain Station in the far North of Sweden. She said: ’This song has been with me for 15 years’. The words had a deep effect and made him wonder. What would it mean to have a solo repertoire? Then he started writing songs. Erik is based in Gothenburg on the West Coast of Sweden. He is composing for dance performances, theatre and performance art. His band Erik Dahl Ensemble released the album Gethenian Suite in 2020, a genre hybrid that draws inspiration from a science fiction novel. In the duo I Underlandet Swedish folk music is an important element. The piano is at the centre on Music For Small Rooms. The music is both grandiose and restrained with strong melodic elements. In addition to the piano you hear Erik’s favorite instruments like harmonium, synthesizers, viola, bass clarinet, live electronics, organic beats and field recordings. The album is produced in collaboration with Filip Leyman (Anna Von Hausswolff). Erik's music has been praised by reviewers in Sweden as well as in the US, Canada och Holland. It thrives in open minded festivals like Hagenfesten och Fanø Free Folk Festival. Genres often mentioned are pop, jazz, classical, folk and ambient.