ef (band)
| ef | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Post rock |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | www.efmusic.se |
| Current occupation | |
| Tomas Torsson | |
Guitar, vocals, laptop
|
Daniel Öhman |
| Niklas Åström | |
| Emanuel Olsson | |
| Erik Jardestig | |
| former members | |
| Claes Strangberg | |
| Jonathan Hammar | |
| Mikael Hillergård | |
ef is a post rock band from Gothenburg , Sweden that was founded in 2003. Originally started as a hardcore project, the band later developed into a post-rock project with the addition of Niklas Åström. Tomas Torsson and Daniel Öhman describe the bands Mogwai and Sigur Rós as the most important influences for this development . The band name ef is composed of the first letters of the name of their former hardcore band. Ef's music is mostly exclusively instrumental, with the guitars always in the foreground. However, the music is sometimes supplemented with singing, or with exotic instruments such as a melodica or an electric cello .
history
The band released four demos on CD-R in the first three years of their band history before releasing their first 7 "single A Trilogy Of Dreams, Noise And Silence on the independent label" Jezebel Recordings " in November 2005 . In October and November 2005 they played their first European tour with a total of 16 concerts. In 2006 the first studio album, Give Me Beauty… Or Give Me Death! , which was released on the Swedish record label "And The Sound Records", and a contract was signed with the Japanese record label "Thomason Sounds" to release the album. In 2008 the EP Hello Scotland Remixed on "And The Sound Records" followed, limited to 300 copies, and the new studio album I Am Responsible on "And The Sound Records" and "Thomason Sounds". In 2010 they released Mourning Golden Morning , again on "And The Sound Records" and as an LP on the German record label "Kapitaen Platte".
Discography
- 2003: Demo I
- 2003: Demo II
- 2004: Demo III: From Landscapes In North To Backstreet In Warzaw
- 2005: Demo IV
- 2005: A Trilogy Of Dreams, Noise And Silence (7 ″ single)
- 2006: Give Me Beauty ... Or Give Me Death!
- 2008: Hello Scotland Remixed (EP)
- 2008: I Am Responsible
- 2010: Mourning Golden Morning
- 2012: Delusions of Grandeur (EP)
- 2013: Ceremonies
- 2016: Vāyu (split EP with Tiny Fingers )
Web links
- Official website
- ef at And The Sound Records (English)
- ef at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wencke Wallstein: Interview: ef. (No longer available online.) Tinnitus Music Webzine, September 29, 2006, archived from the original on October 17, 2007 ; Retrieved May 2, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
