Lyst is the product of Saturday morning MTV, Depeche Mode, and an obsession with arpeggios going way back to his youth in Uppsala, Sweden.

Back in the early 2000s Lyst, real name Linus Lövholm, began producing beat-heavy downtempo, jazzy triphop and house music under another name. Discovering synthwave around 2015 it just clicked: Synths, arpeggios, 80s sounds and strong melodies - all combined in glorious retro packaging. In 2022, after a long break from making music he was stoked to start again and produced his first track as Lyst.

His influences are many: The melody-driven synthscapes of Depeche Mode, Phil Collins' catchy hooks and incredible drum design, the amazing sounds of Tears for Fears, and the glittery harmonies of Boy Meets Girl. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.