RALPH LUNDSTEN INVITES US INTO HIS COSMIC PHANTAZY LAND

By JESSE KNIGHT

Raised in a tiny town north of the arctic circle, Ralph was composing quasi-religious ambient space jams on his homemade analog synths back when Kraftwerk’s ancestors were still banging on bongos. These days he lives in a castle outside of Stockholm that houses all the experimental instruments he’s invented over the years—including the DIMI-S, or “Sexaphone,” which produces tones based on how you feel—as well as Andromeda, his space-age recording studio which looks like the control room for planet earth. It’s also its very own micro-nation, which is like a regular nation but cuter! (And less internationally recognized!)

Anyways, if after watching our doc you’re still jonesing for more Lundsteniana check out our interview with him in the Technology Issue of Vice, or dive into a few of his mid-70s masterworks over at the indefatigable Mutant Sounds blog. And if you’re still jonesing AND speak Swedish, why not head over to the Andromeda Galaxy embassy and book your passage to Ralph’s little personal country?