Eggstone
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Eggstone is a Swedish Indie Pop
band
, formed in 1986. The three members - Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) - were raised in the small coastal town of Lomma
, outside Malmö
. In 1991 they formed Tambourine Studios in Malmö
with friends Anders Nordgren and producer Tore Johansson
.
Their debut album Eggstone In San Diego
was released in 1992, followed by Somersault two years later. In early 1997, they released Vive La Différence!
, their third full-length album, on their own (and now defunct) Vibrafon label. Spanish Slalom, a compilation album, was released on Madrid-based Siesta Records in 1998 and a second compilation appeared in 1999 under the Tricatel label, titled Ca Chauffe en Suède!.
Eggstone's songs, light and poppy on the surface, disguise great subtlety in their conception and execution. The trio delights in strange shifts of tempo, harmonic clashes and pseudo-amateurish incidental noises, whilst retaining an easy seductiveness for untrained ears; in truth, all three of them are accomplished musicians, Bartosch in particular, who has developed a guitar style entirely his own, both faux-naïf and virtuosic. A fourth album has reportedly been in preparation since the late 1990s, with some sessions taking place under the tutelage of Tricatel owner/in-house producer Bertrand Burgalat
.
Per Sunding's work as an in-demand producer in his home country and Patrick Bartosch's taste for foreign trips have unfortunately prevented the band from doing more than teasing their fanatical fans up to now. Eggstone's lack of large-scale commercial success is all the more surprising since the trio was the inspiration and, to some extent, the template for a number of internationally successful Swedish Indie Pop
acts such as Cinnamon and The Cardigans
.
Compilations
Swedish Indie Pop
In the start of the 2000s, Swedish indie bands found their way into the international music scene.A Camp, the solo project by front singer Nina Persson from The Cardigans, released her self-titled debut album in 2001...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, formed in 1986. The three members - Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) - were raised in the small coastal town of Lomma
Lomma
Lomma is a locality and the seat of Lomma Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,820 inhabitants in 2005. Of the Scanian towns that never acquired town privileges before abolished in Sweden in 1971, Staffanstorp is the sixth largest.-History:...
, outside Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. In 1991 they formed Tambourine Studios in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
with friends Anders Nordgren and producer Tore Johansson
Tore Johansson
Tore Johansson 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...
.
Their debut album Eggstone In San Diego
Eggstone In San Diego
Eggstone in San Diego is Swedish Indie Pop band Eggstone's debut album, which was released in Sweden and Japan in November 1992. It was re-issued on vinyl in 1997 by Vibrafon Records.-Track listing:# "Ooh Ooh Ma Ma Mine" – 4:14# "Shooting Time" – 3:30...
was released in 1992, followed by Somersault two years later. In early 1997, they released Vive La Différence!
Vive La Différence!
Vive La Différence! is Swedish Indie Pop band Eggstone's third album, which was released in Sweden and Japan in January 1997. It was the first - and last - full-length release by the band on their own record label Vibrafon...
, their third full-length album, on their own (and now defunct) Vibrafon label. Spanish Slalom, a compilation album, was released on Madrid-based Siesta Records in 1998 and a second compilation appeared in 1999 under the Tricatel label, titled Ca Chauffe en Suède!.
Eggstone's songs, light and poppy on the surface, disguise great subtlety in their conception and execution. The trio delights in strange shifts of tempo, harmonic clashes and pseudo-amateurish incidental noises, whilst retaining an easy seductiveness for untrained ears; in truth, all three of them are accomplished musicians, Bartosch in particular, who has developed a guitar style entirely his own, both faux-naïf and virtuosic. A fourth album has reportedly been in preparation since the late 1990s, with some sessions taking place under the tutelage of Tricatel owner/in-house producer Bertrand Burgalat
Bertrand Burgalat
Bertrand Burgalat is a French musician, composer and producer.- Background :Bertrand Burgalat was born in the Corsican town of Bastia in 1963...
.
Per Sunding's work as an in-demand producer in his home country and Patrick Bartosch's taste for foreign trips have unfortunately prevented the band from doing more than teasing their fanatical fans up to now. Eggstone's lack of large-scale commercial success is all the more surprising since the trio was the inspiration and, to some extent, the template for a number of internationally successful Swedish Indie Pop
Swedish Indie Pop
In the start of the 2000s, Swedish indie bands found their way into the international music scene.A Camp, the solo project by front singer Nina Persson from The Cardigans, released her self-titled debut album in 2001...
acts such as Cinnamon and The Cardigans
The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
.
Members
- Patrik Bartosch - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Maurits Carlsson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Per Sunding - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Albums
Studio Albums- Eggstone In San DiegoEggstone In San DiegoEggstone in San Diego is Swedish Indie Pop band Eggstone's debut album, which was released in Sweden and Japan in November 1992. It was re-issued on vinyl in 1997 by Vibrafon Records.-Track listing:# "Ooh Ooh Ma Ma Mine" – 4:14# "Shooting Time" – 3:30...
(1992) - Somersault (1994)
- Vive La Différence!Vive La Différence!Vive La Différence! is Swedish Indie Pop band Eggstone's third album, which was released in Sweden and Japan in January 1997. It was the first - and last - full-length release by the band on their own record label Vibrafon...
(1997)
Compilations
- Spanish Slalom (1998)
- Ça chauffe en Suède! (1999)
Singles
- BubblebedBubblebed"Bubblebed" is Eggstone's debut release, a self-financed promotional single on their own Das Supersound Project label. It was issued in a limited edition of 500 copies and as such is fetching high prices among collectors today...
(1990) - Shooting TimeShooting 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, in 1992...
(1991) - Eggstone At Point Loma (1992)
- Eggstone In Lemon Grove (1992)
- Water (1994)
- Summer And Looking For A Job (1996)
- Never Been A Better Day (1996)
- April And May (1997)
- Birds In Cages (1997)