Pelle Ossler (born 1962 in

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) is a

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ian and singer, most known for his collaboration with

Joakim Thåström Sven Joakim Eriksson Thåström (born 20 March 1957), better known as Thåström, is a Swedish singer and songwriter, mostly known for the bands Ebba Grön and Imperiet. He has moved between a number of genres, from punk to rock, industrial and ...

, both on Thåström's solo releases and their

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project Sällskapet.

Recording career

Ossler was the guitarist of the rock band

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between 1986 and 2003 as well as the guitarist and vocalist of Amazonas. After his departure from Wilmer X Ossler has embarked on a solo career. Ossler was also a part of the

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band Sir Lord Erotic which released their debut album—''No No Lola''—produced by Peps Persson in 1995. Since 2002 Ossler has collaborated closely with Swedish punk legend

both on Thåström's solo albums and with their post

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Sällskapet along with

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. The band had long been a secret before their debut in 2007, the status of the band is currently unknown. Ossler has also released five albums as a solo artist, the latest—''Ett Brus'' from 2008—was recorded at the legendary Hansa studio in

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. Besides his musical work Ossler is also studying to be a

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Musical equipment

Ossler primarily plays a Gibson Trini Lopez with P-90 pickups or a Guild Starfire during live performances and recording sessions. A 1959 Levin is also used during recordings but not used during tour since its hard to keep in tune and to in keep proper intonation. For

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Ossler mainly uses tremolo effects and a Dynacord tape delay. For amplification Ossler uses a 1967 Fender Vibrolux combo or a

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through a Marshall 2x10

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Selected discography

;With Wilmer X *''V.I.L.D'' (1986) *''Tungt vatten'' (1986) *''Downward Bound'' (1986) *''Not Glamourus'' (1987) *''Teknikens under'' (1988) *''Klubb Bongo'' (1989) *''Mambo feber'' (1991) *''En speciell kväll med Wilmer X'' (1991) *''Pontiac till himmelen'' (1993) *''Snakeshow'' (1994) *''Hallå världen'' (1995) *''Den blå vägen hem'' (1997) *''Primitiv'' (1998) *''Silver'' (2000) *''Totalt Wilmer X'' (2001) *''Lyckliga hundar'' (2003) ;As a solo artist *''Hotel neanderthal'' (1997) *''Disorienterad'' (2001) *''Den siste som kom ut'' (2002) *''Krank'' (2005) *''Ett brus'' (2008) *''Stas'' (2013) ;With Thåström *''

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'' (2002) *''Skebokvarnsv. 209'' (2005) *''Kärlek är for dom'' (2009) ;With Sällskapet *Sällskapet - '' Sällskapet'' (2007) ;Other appearances *Sir Lord Erotic - ''No No Lola'' (1995) *Stefan Sundström - ''Hjärtats Melodi'' (2005) *

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- ''Cherry Flavour Substitute'' (2008) *

Andi Almqvist Andi Almqvist (born 2 July 1968) is a Swedish singer, musician and composer known for his dark, cinematic sound and haunting lyrics about life, death, alienation and dysfunctional love. Almqvist has released five solo albums, ''Can't Stop Laughi ...

- ''Glimmer'' (2009)

References

*Jerry Prut
Pelle Ossler interview
(in Swedish) fuzz.se
Pelle Ossler biography
(in Swedish) dustmusic.net *Hanna Eliasso
Pelle Ossler concert review
(in Swedish) tidningskulturen.se *Susanna Bergströ
Sällskapet – Hellberg, Ossler, Thåström
dagensarbete.se (in Swedish) *Göran Holmqvis
Ossler och Thåström har ett sällskap ihop
hd.se (in Swedish)

External links

Official MySpace
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