The Sound of Arrows
The Sound of Arrows | |
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General information | |
origin | Stockholm , Sweden |
Genre (s) | Twee-pop , electronica |
founding | 2006 |
Website | www.thesoundofarrows.com |
Current occupation | |
Oskar Gullstrand | |
Synthesizer, vocals |
Stefan Storm |
The Sound of Arrows is a Swedish indie pop duo from Stockholm , consisting of Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm.
Band history
Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm come from Gävle . Stefan Storm initially produced electronic dance music in the style house . Oskar Gullstrand originally played in an orchestra . After they met in Gävle, they formed a band in 2006 and called it The Sound of Arrows . At first they just wanted to record a few songs, but when their first song Narrow Escape caused a stir in the Swedish indie scene, they decided to work professionally as musicians.
In 2008 they got a record deal with the well-known Swedish independent label Labrador Records , where they released their first EP Danger! with nine songs was released. In 2009 the EPs MAGIC and Into the Clouds followed with six and four songs respectively. In addition, the duo regularly remixes songs from other groups such as Club 8 and Alphabeat . In the meantime, Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm have moved to Stockholm, where they live today. Stefan Storm also works as a graphic designer and animator .
In 2011, The Voyage, the duo's first long player, was released, which contains old and new material. The album was released by the Skies Above label.
Instruments
The Sound of Arrows use the following instruments in the studio and on stage:
- Yamaha SK-20 and Yamaha CS-10
- Roland Juno-106 and Roland D-50
- Roland Juno 6 and 60
- Roland SH-2 and SH-101
- Korg Mono / Poly and Korg MS-20
- Suzuki Omnichord
- Akai MPC 2000
- Moog Memorymoog and Moog Minimoog
- LinnDrum
Discography
Albums
- 2011: The Voyage (Skies Above)
- 2017: Stay Free
EPs
- 2008: Danger! (Labrador)
- 2009: MAGIC (Labrador)
- 2009: Into the Clouds (Labrador / Neon Gold)
- 2011: Nova Remixes (Polydor / Geffen Records)
Singles
- 2009: Into the Clouds (Labrador / Neon Gold)
- 2011: Nova (Polydor / Geffen Records)
- 2011: Magic (Polydor / Geffen Records)
- 2011: Wonders (Polydor / Geffen Records)
Remixes
- 2008: En Hand I Himmelen by Jonathan Johansson
- 2008: Jesus, Walk With Me from Club 8
- 2009: Hole in My Heart by Alphabeat
- 2009: Years by Jamie Long
- 2009: Oh! Hark! by Lisa Mitchell
- 2009: Animal Animal by Penguin Prison
- 2010: Young Blood by The Naked and Famous
- 2010: Alejandro from Lady Gaga
- 2011: Zombie by Natalia Kills
- 2011: Right There by Nicole Scherzinger
- 2011: Rebellion of M'kay
Web links
- The Sound of Arrows at Discogs (English)
- The Sound of Arrows on Labrador Records
- The Sound of Arrows on Allmusic (English)