09/04/2026
it is with a saddened heart and deep regret that i have to announce the passing of åsa öhrn. we've lost a dear friend, a colleague, a person with a vivid sense of freedom, exploration, an extraordinary artistic spirit and before all, a good-hearted human being.
when we worked with åsa on crystal sound project's "in the willow dream" in-between sweden and france, i never thought this album would become a legacy two years after its official release. i suppose now, it is a statement and a testament of åsa's work as a songwriter, a singer and an artist whose curiosity and openness led us in directions we never thought we'd take.
for me, "in the willow dream" is more than a simple album. it is foremost an encapsulating still-life of our friendship, of numerous days of laughter, research, stressful hard work under time limitations, constructive criticism, bold ideas, improvisations, recordings, moments of joy and self-defining artistic decisions.
it is an album that will forever occupy a dear place in my heart, together with the cherished moments i had the chance to spend with åsa.
may your spirit fly freely and gracefully.
viktor benev
• watch "the screen" feat. åsa öhrn
https://tinyurl.com/2dcdss6f
• more about "in the willow dream"
https://tinyurl.com/3dkwtf8f
• stream/buy "in the willow dream"
https://tinyurl.com/bdzjj5pe
