Hans Hjelm

I'm a guitar player from Stockholm, Sweden. I grew up playing rock guitar in different local bands but in the nineties I moved to Dallas to study jazz guitar at the University of North Texas.

I have spent the past ten years playing and recording music with the bands Kungens Män and Automatism. Both bands rely heavily on improvisation and play mainly instrumental krautrock with psych elements.

I released my first solo album in 2021, titled Factory Reset. The music can be described as Michael Rother meets Depeche Mode, with hints of Bill Frisell and Jan Hammer.

My second solo album, Into The Night, was released September 27. 2025, in collaboration with Majestic Mountain Records and Sound Effect Records.

Now, my third solo effort is out May 29 and features electronic artist Hildur Ottilia and also vocals from Viktor Westerlund.