Design19

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. Design19 surfaced from the coastal city of Vaasa, Finland, in 1999 with a clear purpose: to carve out a sound they named darkpop – a meeting point for heavy, low-tuned guitars, crisp electronic textures and melodies that refuse to let go. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Faith No More, Angel Dust Massive Attack, Mezzanine Portishead, Dummy Massive Attack’s Mezzanine, Faith No More’s Angel Dust, and Portishead’s Dummy taught us that music can be limitless. From atmosphere to chaos to haunting beauty, these albums showed us how to blend contrasts into something unforgettable. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Stairs” "Stairs" opened the door to our debut album Trigger in 2002. It shows the core of our darkpop sound – heavy riffs meeting fragile melodies. We hope listeners who find "Stairs" will press play on the whole album and discover the full story. Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? Our dream now is to let Trigger echo in tens of millions of headphones worldwide. To know that darkpop genre born in a basement in Vaasa could travel that far. That would be the ultimate milestone for Design19.