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Eggstone
Eggstone is a Swedish indie pop band, formed in 1986. They have been called the "godfathers of Swedish pop." History The three members of Eggstone -- Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) -- were raised in the small coastal town of Lomma, outside Malmö. They founded the band in 1986. In 1991 they formed Tambourine Studios in Malmö with friends Anders Nordgren and producer Tore Johansson. Their debut single, "Bubblebed," was released that year, followed by an EP ''Shooting Time''. Eggstone signed to Snap, and their debut album '' Eggstone In San Diego'' was released in 1992. Its single, "Can't Come Close Enough," became a Swedish radio hit. Two years later, Eggstone released ''Somersault'', produced by Michael Blair. Its single "Water" became a Japanese hit. The band toured Japan twice, and supported The Cardigans for four dates in London. Eggstone split from MNW's Soap label in 1995 and founded the label Vibrafon. In early 1997, Eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggstone In San Diego
Eggstone is a Swedish indie pop band, formed in 1986. They have been called the "godfathers of Swedish pop." History The three members of Eggstone -- Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) -- were raised in the small coastal town of Lomma, outside Malmö. They founded the band in 1986. In 1991 they formed Tambourine Studios in Malmö with friends Anders Nordgren and producer Tore Johansson. Their debut single, "Bubblebed," was released that year, followed by an EP ''Shooting Time''. Eggstone signed to Snap, and their debut album '' Eggstone In San Diego'' was released in 1992. Its single, "Can't Come Close Enough," became a Swedish radio hit. Two years later, Eggstone released ''Somersault'', produced by Michael Blair. Its single "Water" became a Japanese hit. The band toured Japan twice, and supported The Cardigans for four dates in London. Eggstone split from MNW's Soap label in 1995 and founded the label Vibrafon. In early 1997, Eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggstone In San Diego
Eggstone is a Swedish indie pop band, formed in 1986. They have been called the "godfathers of Swedish pop." History The three members of Eggstone -- Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) -- were raised in the small coastal town of Lomma, outside Malmö. They founded the band in 1986. In 1991 they formed Tambourine Studios in Malmö with friends Anders Nordgren and producer Tore Johansson. Their debut single, "Bubblebed," was released that year, followed by an EP ''Shooting Time''. Eggstone signed to Snap, and their debut album '' Eggstone In San Diego'' was released in 1992. Its single, "Can't Come Close Enough," became a Swedish radio hit. Two years later, Eggstone released ''Somersault'', produced by Michael Blair. Its single "Water" became a Japanese hit. The band toured Japan twice, and supported The Cardigans for four dates in London. Eggstone split from MNW's Soap label in 1995 and founded the label Vibrafon. In early 1997, Eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somersault (Eggstone Album)
''Somersault'' is the second album by Swedish indie pop band Eggstone, first released in Sweden in March 1994. A US release appeared later that year on BMG label Critique Records. The song "The Dog" was issued as a promotional single and became a hit on various college radio stations. The album was re-issued on vinyl in 1997 by Vibrafon Records, and again by Crunchy Frog Records in 2017. Track listing * All songs written by Eggstone, except "Luck" written by Eggstone/Blair. # "Against the Sun" – 2:41 # "It's Not the Rain" – 3:19 # "Hang On to Your Eco" – 2:45 # "Good Morning" – 3:38 # "Desdemona" – 3:03 # "The Dog" – 3:42 # "Water" – 3:09 # "Luck" – 3:50 # "Cornflake Crown" – 3:15 # "Split" – 2:41 # "Happiest Fool" – 3:24 Personnel *Patrik Bartosch – Guitar, Backing vocals, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel *Maurits Carlsson – Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals *Per Sunding – Lead vocals, Bass * Gunilla Markström – Violin on "Good Morning", "Luck" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vive La Différence!
''Vive La Différence!'' is the third album by Swedish indie pop band Eggstone, released in Sweden and Japan in January 1997. It was the first and only full-length release by the band on their own record label Vibrafon. The album was preceded by the single "Never Been a Better Day", as well as the sheet music for the entire album, in December 1996. ''Vive La Différence!'', along with the two previous Eggstone albums, ''Eggstone in San Diego'' and ''Somersault'', were re-issued on vinyl in 1997 by Vibrafon Records. Track listing * All songs written by Eggstone. # "Head Around" – 5:11 # "Supermeaningfectlyless" – 3:20 # "Birds in Cages" – 4:48 # "Never Been a Better Day" – 4:40 # "Taramasalata" – 4:32 # "Il Trascurato" – 4:17 # "April and May" – 3:30 # "Marabous" – 4:26 # "Still All Stands Still" – 3:00 # "Neil" – 4:29 Personnel *Patrik Bartosch – Guitar, Backing vocals, Keyboards, Vibraphone *Maurits Carlsson – Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals *Per Sundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Time
"Shooting Time" is Swedish Indie Pop band Eggstone's second release, featuring four songs of which two later appeared on the band's debut album, ''Eggstone In San Diego Eggstone is a Swedish indie pop band, formed in 1986. They have been called the "godfathers of Swedish pop." History The three members of Eggstone -- Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) -- were raise ...'', in 1992. In a contemporary review of the single, music journalist Kjell Häglund called it the "debut EP of the 90's". It was later re-issued on CD in 1992 (as '' Eggstone At Point Loma''), after the band signed with MNW label Snap. Track listing # "Shooting Time" (3:25) # "Wrong Heaven" (3:40) # "My Trumpets" (3:03) # "Doesn't Matter" (3:05) External linksEggstone web site {{Authority control 1991 singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambourine Studios
Tambourine Studios is a recording studio in the centre of Malmö, Sweden. It was set up by members of the Swedish band Eggstone and has been running since 1991. The studio is best known for The Cardigans albums, which were almost all recorded there. Besides Eggstone themselves, other bands to have recorded there are Bob hund, Envelopes, Cloudberry Jam, Divine Dennis, Green and Lady Lynette as well as international artists such as Saint Etienne, Good shoes and Tom Jones. Lawsuits Besides being a recording studio Tambourine Studios also handled the economy of several bands and artists, something that resulted in seven lawsuits among the artists and the studio. It started in June 2010 when Timbuktu claimed that 4,9 million Swedish krona had disappeared from his account and been transferred to other artists' companies. Timbuktu sued the active or former companies belonging to the bands The Hives, Europe, The Ark, Weeping Willows and The Soundtrack of Our Lives for 5 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Indie Pop
This is a list of Swedish indie pop artists who have either been important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label). This list does not include little-known local bands. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name. List of notable Swedish indie pop artists *Acid House Kings * Amber Oak * Billie the Vision and the Dancers * bob hund *ceo *The Concretes *Cinnamon *club 8 * Badlands (Swedish musical act) *Broder Daniel *Dungen *Easy *Eggstone *El Perro del Mar *Fever Ray *First Aid Kit * Friska Viljor * José González *Hearts of Black Science *Helena Josefsson *Hello Saferide *I'm from Barcelona * Jonathan Johansson * jj * The Knife *Komeda *Jens Lekman *Le Pamplemoüse *Loney, Dear *Love Is All *Lykke Li *Maia Hirasawa *Marching Band *Melody Club *Miike Snow *Niki and the Dove *NONONO *Stina Nordenstam *Oh Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tore Johansson
Tore Johansson (born 6 November 1959) is a Swedish record producer, composer and musician based in Malmö, Sweden. Biography In an interview with '' HitQuarters'', Johansson claimed that the main impetus for his becoming a music producer was the lack of good recording studios in the Malmö area at that time in which to record his own band. As a result, "my friends and me decided to build a studio for recording our own music, and then I started to record other bands here and ended up as an engineer/producer. It wasn’t something I had planned.""Interview With Tor Johansson" ''HitQuarters'', 11 February 2008. Untutored in the art of recording, he acquired his skills through "trial and error". His main inspiration at that time was cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singing
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music education or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Kit
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player ( drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks, one in each hand, and uses their feet to operate a foot-controlled hi-hat and bass drum pedal. A standard kit may contain: * A snare drum, mounted on a stand * A bass drum, played with a beater moved by a foot-operated pedal * One or more tom-toms, including rack toms and/or floor toms * One or more cymbals, including a ride cymbal and crash cymbal * Hi-hat cymbals, a pair of cymbals that can be manipulated by a foot-operated pedal The drum kit is a part of the standard rhythm section and is used in many types of popular and traditional music styles, ranging from rock and pop to blues and jazz. __TOC__ History Early development Before the development of the drum set, drums and cymbals used in military and orchestral m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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