Bunt (DJ)

BUNT.
Birth nameLevi Wijk
Born (1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 (age 29)
Stuttgart, Germany
Genres
Years active2014–present[2]
LabelsGeffen[3]
Arista Records[4]
Past membersNico Crispin[2]
Websitewww.buntmusic.com

Levi Wijk (born January 3, 1996), known professionally as Bunt (stylized as "BUNT."), is a German electronic folk DJ. "Bunt" is the German language word for "Colorful".[5]

Bunt was formerly a duo comprising Wijk and Nico Crispin; Crispin left in May 2021.[6]

Biography

At age 15, Wijk was introduced to Swedish House Mafia by his brother via the video for the song "One".[5]

In 2014, when they were students in college, Wijk and Crispin began collaborating.[7]

In 2016, Bunt released the song "Old Guitar" and "Young Hearts".[8] At that time, Bunt was signed to Interscope Management.[9]

In January 2019, Bunt released "Oh My Other".[10]

In 2020, Bunt released singles "Unbreakable" featuring Clarence Coffee Jr.,[11] "Nights Like That" feat. Georgia Ku and "Crocodile Tears" feat. Jens Hult.

In 2021, Nico Crispin left the duo.[6]

In February 2023, Bunt signed to Arista Records.[4]

In 2023, BUNT. released "Clouds" featuring Nate Traveller.[12]

Musical style

Bunt's musical style is described as "electronic folk music" and noted to be heavily influenced by late electronic music pioneer Avicii along with influences from musicians such as Justice, Basement Jaxx, Swedish House Mafia and Calvin Harris with elements of Fred Again..

BUNT discography

Singles

List of songs as lead artist, with the record label and year released
Title Year Record Label Ref.
"Journey"
(featuring Emma Carn) 		2014 Kontor Records [13]
"Pictures"
(featuring Sarah Miles) 		[14]
"Harmonica" [15]
"Young Love"
(featuring Emma Carn) 		2015 Interscope Records [16]
"Coming Home"
(featuring Sons of the East) 		2016 [17]
"Young Hearts"
(featuring BEGINNERS) 		[18]
"Old Guitar" [19]
"Take Me Home"
(featuring Alexander Tidebrink) 		2017 [20]
"On My Way"
(featuring Leah Haywood) 		[21]
"Gypsy Heart"
(featuring Neil Ormandy) 		[22]
"Little Secrets
(featuring DamienDamien) 		2018 Geffen Records [23]
"For You My Love"
(featuring BEGINNERS) 		[24]
"Sure Don't Miss You"
(featuring The Dip) 		2019 [25]
"Oh My Other"
(featuring Oliver Hazard) 		[26]
"Lucky Day"
(featuring BEGINNER) 		[27]
"Cuba (Tiene Sabor)"
(featuring Omara Portuondo) 		[28]
"Save My Mind"
(featuring Benemy Slope) 		2020 [29]
"Unbreakable"
(featuring Clarence Coffee Jr.) 		2020 Interscope Records [30]
"Nights Like That"
(featuring Georgia Ku) 		[31]
"Crocodile Tears"
(featuring Jens Hult) 		[32]
"Every Day Is A Song"
(featuring Austin Jenckes) 		[33]
"Out of Time"
(featuring Diviners & Tom Bailey) 		2021 [34]
"Hurricane"
(featuring Hon & SMBDY) 		[35]
"Old Guitar (Folktales)"
(featuring Josiah and the Bonnevilles) 		2022 Tunecore [36]
"Young Hearts (Folktales)"
(featuring BEGINNERS) 		[37]
"Take Me Home (Folktales)"
(featuring Alexander Tidebrink) 		[38]
"On My Way (Folktales)"
(featuring Leah Haywood) 		[39]
"Little Secrets (Folktales)"
(featuring DamienDamien) 		[40]
"Gypsy Heart (Folktales)"
(featuring Neil Ormandy) 		[41]
"Coming Home (Folktales)"
(featuring Sons Of The East) 		[42]
"Kids"
(featuring Deepend & Leo Stannard) 		[43]

Remixes

List of remixes, showing original artist, year released and streaming platform
Title Original artist Year Platform
"Save Tonight"[44]
(BUNT. Remix with ortoPilot) 		Eagle-Eye Cherry 2016 YouTube
"Desire"[45]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Years & Years
"Let's Hurt Tonight"[46]
(BUNT. Remix) 		OneRepublic 2017
"Riptide"[47]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Vance Joy
(featuring MisterWives)
"Back To You"[48]
(BUNT. Remix) 		WILD
"Sweater Weather"[49]
(BUNT. Remix) 		The Neighbourhood
"Statue (The Pill Song)"[50]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Smith & Thell
"Without You"[51]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Avicii
(featuring Sandro Cavazza)
"You"[52]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Steerner 2019
"Wolf"[53]
(BUNT. Remix) 		First Aid Kit
"Power Over Me"[54]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Dermot Kennedy
"Little Lion Man"[55]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Mumford & Sons 2020
"I'll Wait"[56]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Kygo
(featuring Sasha Sloan)
"Brother"[57]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Mighty Oaks
Renegades"[58]
(BUNT. Remix) 		X Ambassadors
"Stubborn Love"[59]
(BUNT. Remix) 		The Lumineers
"Oceans Away"[60]
(BUNT. Remix) 		ARIZONA
"What Would I Change It To"[61]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Avicii
(featuring AlunaGeorge)
"All You Need Is Love"[62]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Avicii
"Going Going Gone"[63]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Maddie Poppe
"I Will Remain"[64]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Matthew and the Atlas
"Cold Little Heart"[65]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Michael Kiwanuka
"King and Lionheart"[66]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Of Monsters and Men
"Electric Love"[67]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Børns
"Here We Go"[68]
(BUNT. Remix) 		WILD
"Safe and Sound"[69]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Capital Cities
"Home/Dirty Paws"[70]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Gardiner Sisters 2021
"Lay Your Head on Me"[71]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Major Lazer
"Little Talks"[72]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Of Monsters and Men
"Kocaine Karolina"[73]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Elle King
"Cleopatra"[74]
(BUNT. Remix) 		The Lumineers
"Part Of Me"[75]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Noah Kahan
"You"[76]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Benny Blanco
(featuring Vance Joy and Marshmello)
"Light Year"[77]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Adam Melchor
(featuring Lennon Stella)
"Welcome Home Son"[78]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Radical Face
"You Be Love"[79]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Avicii
(featuring (Billy Raffoul)
"Keep It Simple"[80]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Matoma
(featuring Petey Martin and Wilder Woods)
"On My Way"[81]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Sons Of The East
"What A Time"[82]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Julia Michaels
(featuring Niall Horan)
"IDK You Yet"[83]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Alexander 23
"Nothing Breaks Like A Heart"[84]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Miley Cyrus
(featuring Mark Ronson)
"I Take Your Hand"[85]
(BUNT. Edit) 		Mumford And Sons
"Unbreakable"[86]
(Indie Version) 		Bunt (duo)
"Use Me"[87]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Alec Benjamin
"Can't Say No"[88]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Carol Ades
"Hurricane"[89]
(Folk Version) 		Bunt (duo)
"Take Yours, I'll Take Mine"[90]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Matthew Mole
"Lie With Me"[91]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Josiah And The Bonnevilles
"Afterlove"[92]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Mason Watts 2022
"The Days"[93]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Sandro Cavazza
"The Days"[94]
(2013 Time Machine Remix) 		Sandro Cavazza
"Forgive Me Friend"[95]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Smith & Thell
"Follow Me"[96]
(BUNT. Remix) 		Sam Feldt
(featuring Rita Ora)

References

  1. ^ Spanos, Brittany (27 January 2016). "Hear the Next Generation of Folk-House With Bunt's New Mixtape". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ a b Yeung, Neil. "Artist Biography - BUNT". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Bunt. Release New Song 'Oh My Other'". Blast out your Stereo. 2019-01-26.
  4. ^ a b "BUNT. Signs to Arista Records". Music Connection Magazine. 2023-02-17.
  5. ^ a b "Bunt". First Avenue.
  6. ^ a b "BUNT Vinyl Records & Discography". VMP.
  7. ^ Milovich, Amanda (October 10, 2019). "DJ to Watch: BUNT". Relentless Beats.
  8. ^ Jiang, Ruth (2016-07-28). "German duo BUNT. release snazzy folk house track "Young Hearts" [Premiere]". Earmilk.
  9. ^ Medved, Matt (January 29, 2016). "Bunt Aims to Bridge Dance and Folk Music's Divide With New Single 'Old Guitar'". Billboard.
  10. ^ Krol, Jacklyn (2019-01-12). "Geffen Records Latest Signee BUNT. Debuts "Oh My Other"". Stage Right Secrets.
  11. ^ "BUNT. - Unbreakable". 360 MAGAZINE. 2020-07-31.
  12. ^ Ward, Steven (2023-01-17). "Artists You Need To Know: Folk House Artist BUNT. Drops New Track "Clouds" (feat. Nate Traveller)". Grimy Goods.
  13. ^ BUNT. feat. Emma Carn – Journey – via YouTube.
  14. ^ BUNT. feat. Sarah Miles – Pictures – via YouTube.
  15. ^ BUNT. – Harmonica – via YouTube.
  16. ^ BUNT. – Young Love (ft. Emma Carn) – via YouTube.
  17. ^ BUNT. – Coming Home (ft. Sons of the East) – via YouTube.
  18. ^ BUNT. – Young Hearts ft. BEGINNERS – via YouTube.
  19. ^ BUNT. – Old Guitar – via YouTube.
  20. ^ BUNT. – Take Me Home (ft. Alexander Tidebrink) – via YouTube.
  21. ^ BUNT. – On My Way ft. Leah Haywood – via YouTube.
  22. ^ BUNT. – Gypsy Heart (feat. Neil Ormandy) – via YouTube.
  23. ^ BUNT. – Little Secrets (feat. DamienDamien) – via YouTube.
  24. ^ BUNT. – For You My Love (feat. BEGINNERS)
  25. ^ BUNT. – Sure Don't Miss You feat. The Dip
  26. ^ BUNT. – Oh My Other
  27. ^ BUNT. – Lucky Day (with BEGINNERS)
  28. ^ BUNT. – Cuba (Tiene Sabor) ft. Omara Portuondo
  29. ^ BUNT. – Save My Mind ft. Benemy Slope
  30. ^ BUNT. – Unbreakable (ft. Clarence Coffee Jr.)
  31. ^ BUNT. – Nights Like That (ft. Georgia Ku)
  32. ^ BUNT. feat. Jens Hult – Crocodile Tears
  33. ^ BUNT. – Every Day Is A Song (feat. Austin Jenckes)
  34. ^ Diviners, BUNT., Tom Bailey - Out Of Time
  35. ^ BUNT. - Hurricane
  36. ^ BUNT. - Old Guitar (folktales) feat. Josiah and the Bonnevilles
  37. ^ BUNT. - Young Hearts feat. BEGINNERS (Folktales)
  38. ^ BUNT. - Take Me Home (Folktales)
  39. ^ BUNT. - On My Way feat. Leah Haywood (Folktales)
  40. ^ BUNT. - Little Secrets feat. DamienDamien (Folktales)
  41. ^ BUNT. - Gypsy Heart feat. Neil Ormandy (Folktales)
  42. ^ BUNT. - Coming Home feat. Sons Of The East (Folktales)
  43. ^ Deepend x BUNT. X Leo Stannard - Kids
  44. ^ Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (BUNT ft. ortoPilot)
  45. ^ Years & Years - Desire (BUNT. Edit)
  46. ^ OneRepublic - Let's Hurt Tonight (BUNT. Remix)
  47. ^ Vance Joy - Riptide (BUNT. Remix) feat. MisterWives
  48. ^ WILD - Back To You (BUNT. Remix)
  49. ^ The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather (BUNT. Remix)
  50. ^ Smith & Thell - Statue (BUNT. Remix)
  51. ^ Avicii - Without You (BUNT. Remix)
  52. ^ Steerner - You (BUNT. Remix)
  53. ^ First Aid Kit - Wolf (BUNT. Remix)
  54. ^ Dermot Kennedy - Power Over Me
  55. ^ Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man (BUNT. Remix)
  56. ^ Kygo - I`ll Wait (BUNT. Remix)
  57. ^ Mighty Oaks - Brother (BUNT. Remix)
  58. ^ X Ambassadors - Renegades (BUNT. Remix)
  59. ^ The Lumineers - Stubborn Love (BUNT. Remix)
  60. ^ ARIZONA - Oceans Away (BUNT. Remix)
  61. ^ Avicii - What Would I Change It To (BUNT. Edit)
  62. ^ Avicii - All You Need Is Love (BUNT. Remix)
  63. ^ Maddie Poppe - Going Going Gone (BUNT. Remix)
  64. ^ Matthew and the Atlas - I Will Remain (BUNT. Remix)
  65. ^ Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart (BUNT. Remix)
  66. ^ Of Monsters and Men - King and Lionheart (BUNT. Remix)
  67. ^ BORNS - Electric Love (BUNT. Remix)
  68. ^ WILD - Here We Go (BUNT. Remix)
  69. ^ Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (BUNT. Remix)
  70. ^ Gardiner Sisters - Home / Dirty Paws (BUNT. Edit)
  71. ^ Major Lazer feat. Marcus Mumford - Lay Your Head On Me (BUNT. Remix)
  72. ^ Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks (BUNT. Edit)
  73. ^ Elle King - Kocaine Karolina (BUNT. Edit)
  74. ^ The Lumineers - Cleoparta (BUNT. Remix)
  75. ^ Noah Kahan - Part Of Me (BUNT. Remix)
  76. ^ Benny Blanco feat. Vance Joy & Marshmello - You (BUNT. Remix)
  77. ^ Adam Melchor & Lennon Stella - Light Year (BUNT. Remix)
  78. ^ Radical Face - Welcome Home Son (BUNT. Edit)
  79. ^ Avicii - You Be Love (BUNT. Remix)
  80. ^ Matoma - Keep It Simple (BUNT. Remix)
  81. ^ Sons Of The East - On My Way (BUNT. Remix)
  82. ^ Julia Michaels x Niall Horan - What A Time (BUNT. Remix)
  83. ^ Alexander 23 - IDK You Yet (BUNT. Remix)
  84. ^ Miley Cyrus & Mark Ronson - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (BUNT. Remix)
  85. ^ Mumford And Sons - I Take Your Hand (BUNT. Edit)
  86. ^ BUNT. - Unbreakable (Indie Version)
  87. ^ Alec Benjamin - Use Me (BUNT. Remix)
  88. ^ Carol Ades - Can´t Say No (BUNT. Remix)
  89. ^ BUNT. - Hurricane (Folk Version)
  90. ^ Matthew Mole - Take Yours, I´ll Take Mine (BUNT. Remix)
  91. ^ Josiah And The Bonnevilles - Lie With Me (BUNT. Remix)
  92. ^ Mason Watts - Afterlove (BUNT. Remix)
  93. ^ Sandro Cavazza - The Days (BUNT. Remix)
  94. ^ Sandro Cavazza - The Days (2013 Time Machine Remix)
  95. ^ Smith & Thell - Forgive Me Friend (BUNT. Remix)
  96. ^ Sam Feldt x Rita Ora - Follow Me (BUNT. Remix)