The Norwegian chill house phenom oskar med k has had what could only be described as a meteoric 2025, and there isn’t a single sign that he’s slowing down. Cementing his place in electronic music’s most promising new voices, oskar’s debut full length project feel captures the emotion of his rise, the creative momentum that drives it, and a clear vision of the music he’s most passionate about making. Across our discussion, it is clearly apparent that he isn’t chasing trends or momentum: he’s continuing to build an artistic identity meant to last that’s grounded in fantastic music and pure authenticity.
Hit Parader: To start, you’ve had a heck of a 2025, where you went from 40 thousand to 11 million monthly listeners in less than a year from ‘Make Me Feel”. What was the biggest thing you learned about yourself as an artist that you didn’t really see before that rise?
oskar med k: That’s a great question. I haven’t really thought about it too much. I think I just managed to shape my sound a bit more and care less about what others think. I was very concerned about that in the beginning; how will other people react to this, and this? I don’t really care about that anymore.
HP: That’s awesome. While you were grinding out all the music for ten years producing, what do you think is one value or aspect of your career from your earlier years that you want to hold on to as you keep growing?
omk: I think just having fun with it, to be honest, that’s the most important thing.
HP: Out of curiosity, when did the tracks really come to life for you; both in where you made them or just the headspace you were in when you were creating?
omk: Kind of all depends on the song. It just kind of happened on the way. I’ve been working on that for a long time.
HP: You said in a previous interview that you ‘lived with [the songs] for a while’. What do you think is one track off the record that’s changed meaning for you personally after revisiting it, after having it in the bank for a while?
omk: Yeah, I don’t think I’ve seen anything in a different light. More like I’ve made a song and I get stuck on it or tired of it. Then when I revisit it, I work some more on it, and it changes in some ways.
HP: Sometimes the best thing to do to fall in love with a track again is just not listen to it for a while.
omk: Agreed. You’ll find it again.
HP: How long do you think you were making individual tracks before you realized that you were putting together a group of works instead of singles?
omk: For a long time. I don’t think we started thinking about doing an album until sometime this fall. I think then I had lots of songs ready already.
HP: If someone could only listen to one track off the new record to get a real feel for who you are as a producer today, what do you think you’d pitch them?
omk: Probably ‘Make Me Feel’, but I would tell them to check out every song [laughs].
HP: That’s a fair answer [laughs]. Just to wrap up, what are you most excited for the rest of this year?
omk: Just travel, be on tour, and to release more music.
oskar med k’s album feel is out now via 7cult.
