Olof Dreijer
Swedish musician
Olof Björn Dreijer (born 27 November 1981) is a Swedish DJ and record producer, best known as one half of the electronic music avant-pop duo the Knife, formed with his sibling Karin Dreijer. They disbanded in 2014 and continued to produce music collaboratively. Olof released his debut solo album, Loud Bloom, in 2026.
Early life
Dreijer grew up in Gothenburg and played saxophone with his father in the local communist band.
Career
In 1999, he and his sibling Karin formed the duo the Knife. He had previously worked as a kindergarten teacher, DJ, and beatmaker, before performing with the Knife full-time, and the duo released a total of four albums.
Although the Knife very rarely played live, Olof performed as DJ Coolof in nightclubs across Europe, though only at events with equal gender representation on the artist lineup—with no more than 50% people who identify as men.
In late 2009 and early 2010, Olof released four EPs under the pseudonym Oni Ayhun. In late 2010, he issued a remix of Emmanuel Jal's "Kuar". In 2011, he produced the song "Jam" by Planningtorock, from the album W.
In 2014, he and Karin disbanded the Knife, calling their final show 'Post-Colonial Gender Politics Come First, Music Comes Second'.
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