WE (band)
| WE | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock , stoner rock |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | www.werock.org |
| Current occupation | |
'Moogs', keyboards , vocals |
Tariq |
Bass , vocals, effects |
Goshie |
| Krisvaag | |
Electric guitar , effects, 'Nick-Sounds' |
Don Dons |
Singing, mood / atmosphere |
Thomas Felberg |
WE is a Norwegian hard rock or stoner rock band that was founded in 1993.
Band history
In 1993 Krisvaag, Don Dons, Goshie and Thomas Felberg founded the band WE. After an in-house production (In a Field of Moose) , they were signed by the Norwegian label Voices of Wonder . Violently Colored Sneakers , the first album for this label, was released in 1996. After a European tour, the album Wooferwheels (1997) follows . The 1999 album Livin 'the Lore became a small independent success. The group then switched to the Black Balloon Records label .
After three singles, Dinosauric Futurobic (2002) was released three years later . The band toured as the opening act for Queens of the Stone Age and released the EP Lightyears (2003) a year later . In December of the same year, the group was able to win over producer Chris Goss ( Kyuss , Queens of the Stone Age ), whom they had already met in 1997 and with whom they had been planning a colloquium for years. Musicians friends from Turbonegro and Gluecifer contributed their part to the album Smugglers (2004) as guest musicians . The album reached number 1 in the Norwegian charts. The following tour took place in support of Motörhead together with Meldrum . In 2008 a recording of the tour on the album Tension & Releases will be released as a bonus DVD. In 2006 the group played at the Wacken Open Air .
Music genre
According to its own statements, WE plays a musical mix of hard rock groups like Black Sabbath , Led Zeppelin and Van Halen , Krautrock bands like Can , Neu! and Amon Düül 2 and 1960s bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones . On their MySpace page they summarize their style accordingly as cosmic biker rock . Laut.de describes the group as a mixture of 1980s "hard rock - including tasteless background vocals, metallic scraps and pop-like sprinkles as well as a dash of alternative ".
Discography
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Albums
- In a Field of Moose (Nun Music, 1994)
- Violently Colored Sneakers (Voices of Wonder, 1996)
- Wooferwheels (Voices of Wonder, 1997)
- Livin 'The Lore (Voices of Wonder, 1999)
- Dinosauric Futurobic (Black Balloon, 2002)
- Smugglers (Nun Music, 2004)
- Tension & Release (Nun Music, 2008)
more publishments
- From the Spaceways (10 ″, Drunken Maria Records, 1999)
- We Care for Dominance (Single, Feedback Underground, 2000)
- Lightyears Ahead (EP, Black Balloon, 2003)
- Sky Is the Limit (Split EP with Ralph Myerz & the Jack Herren Band, Nun Music, 2006)
- That's Why (You're So Fine) (Single, Big Dipper Records, 2007)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ biography. Wacken.com , 2006, accessed September 3, 2010 .
- ↑ a b biography. Laut.de , accessed on September 3, 2010 .
- ↑ www.myspace.com/werock - WE at MySpace
- ↑ Review of Tension & Releases. Laut.de , accessed on September 3, 2010 .
- ↑ Smugglers on norwegiancharts.com
- ↑ Tension & Release on norwegiancharts.com