Johan Borger

Johan Borger (1984) has been fascinated by songs, sound and composition for as long as he can remember. Starting on the drums at a young age and discovering guitar and songwriter only shortly after. Borger is a musician who paints with words and music. As a musician he feels at home in literature being regular accompanist to the poet Ingmar Heytze and a member of the band Asfaltfeeën. As a librettist and composer his roots lie in Americana. His creative blueprint includes Ry Cooder and Gillian Welch as well as John Steinbeck, Robert M. Pirsig, J.D. Salinger and Paul Auster. With narrative songs and instrumental miniatures on electric guitar, Borger creates a uniquely colorful world that passes through your mind like a film and takes you on a journey. He released two well-received albums as singersongwriter. The title track of his debut was awarded "song of the year?. His latest instrumental solo album cosists of compositions and improvisations on electric guitar. It was recorded using multiple tube amplifiers, analog delays and two microphones going directly to tape, as if it were a string trio. It is released under the name S.J. Borger.