The Soundtrack of Our Lives
| The Soundtrack of Our Lives | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , psychedelic rock , 1960s pop |
| founding | 1995 |
| resolution | 2012 |
| Founding members | |
| Ebbot Lundberg | |
| Ian person | |
| Fredrik Sandsten | |
| Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson | |
| Martin Hederos | |
| Björn Olsson (until 1997) | |
| Last occupation | |
Singing, Mellotron |
Ebbot Lundberg |
Guitar, percussion, vocals |
Ian person |
Guitar, vocals |
Mattias Bärjed (since 1997) |
Drums |
Fredrik Sandsten |
Bass, violin, vocals |
Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm |
Keyboard |
Martin Hederos |
The Soundtrack of Our Lives (TSoOL) was a Swedish rock band whose style oscillated between psychedelic rock , 1960s pop and rock . It broke up at the end of 2012.
history
The band was founded by singer Ebbot Lundberg and guitarists Björn Olsson and Ian Person in 1995 after their previous band Union Carbide Productions split up . Olsson left TSoOL in 1997 while working on the second studio album and was replaced by Mattias Bärjed. This was the only line-up change after the band was founded.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives was only successful in Sweden for a long time until they debuted in the USA with their third album Behind the Music in 2001. This work was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 2003 Grammy Awards. With the album Origin Vol. 1 , which was released in Germany in October 2004, they toured the USA together with Oasis . In 2005 the double CD A Present from the Past was released, on which the band released unreleased material as well as B-sides and EP tracks, partly in a new mix. The next studio album with new material did not appear - as many expected - under the title Origin Vol. 2, but bears the name Communion and was released on November 22, 2008 - 40 years after the white album - as a double CD / LP in Scandinavia released. In Germany, the album was released in April 2009 on the Haldern Pop Recordings label . Even before the German release date of the album Throw It To the Universe in June 2012, the group announced that they would split up after a farewell tour at the end of the year. The solo debut There's Only One Of Us Here by singer and main songwriter Ebbot Lundberg was released in Sweden in May 2012 .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1996 | Welcome to the Infant Freebase | - |
SE7 (23 weeks) SE |
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| 1998 | Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization |
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SE16 (5 weeks) SE |
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| 2001 | Behind the music |
UK95 (1 week) UK |
SE3 (7 weeks) SE |
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| 2004 | Origin Vol. 1 | - |
SE1  (20 weeks)SE |
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| 2005 | A present from the past | - |
SE34 (6 weeks) SE |
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| 2008 | Communion | - |
SE10 (15 weeks) SE |
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| 2010 | Golden Greats No 1 | - |
SE46 (1 week) SE |
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| 2012 | Throw It to the Universe | - |
SE1 (7 weeks) SE |
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| 2014 | Rest In Piece 1994-2012 | - |
SE49 (1 week) SE |
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EPs
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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SE
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| 1996 | Homo Habilis Blues | - |
SE23 (15 weeks) SE |
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| 2000 | Gimme Five! | - |
SE58 (4 weeks) SE |
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More EPs
- 2010: Immaculate Convergence (download only)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1998 | Firmament Vacation |
UK96 (1 week) UK |
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| 2001 | Sister Surround Behind The Music |
UK80 (1 week) UK |
SE60 (1 week) SE |
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| 2004 | Bigtime Origin Vol. 1 |
UK78 (1 week) UK |
SE1 (9 weeks) SE |
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| 2005 | Heading for a Breakdown Origin Vol. 1 |
UK70 (2 weeks) UK |
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More singles
- 1996: Instant Repeater '99
- 1997: Blow My Cool
- 1998: Mantra Slider
- 1998: Black Star
- 1999: Avenger Hill Street Blues
- 2001: Still Aging
- 2001: Nevermore
- 2002: 21st Century Rip Off
- 2004: Believe I've Found
- 2008: Thrill Me
- 2009: RA 88
- 2009: Flipside
- 2009: Babel On
- 2009: The Ego Delusion
Footnotes
- ↑ a b The bass player Kalle Gustafsson is listed as Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson on publications up to 2001 ( Behind The Music ) , later (from Origin Vol. I ) the album information calls him Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm .
- ↑ Band history of Union Carbide Productions ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Interview with Ebbot Lundberg on www.radioeins.de. Lundberg himself makes the connection with the publication of The Beatles . (Accessed on November 23, 2009) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ JMC Magazine: "The Soundtrack Of Our Lives announce resolution at the end of the year" June 5, 2012 (accessed on August 7, 2012) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK SE
- ↑ Awards for music sales: SE
Web links
- www.tsool.net - Former official website - expired (approx. September 2013)