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The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Group Members:

Ian Person, Martin Hederos, Ebbot Lundberg, Björn Olsson, Ake Karl Kalle Gustafsson

Similar Artists:

Belles Will Ring, The Little Ones, Jan Martens, Elope, The Lovethugs, Black Mountain, Thirdimension, Shy Nobleman, Rockfour, The Beta Band, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Super Furry Animals, The Verve, Flying Color, Fortunate Sons, The Barracudas, Echo & the Bunnymen

Influenced By:

Mott the Hoople, The Who, Love, Pink Floyd, The Flamin' Groovies, The Doors, The Stooges, The Rolling Stones

Formal Connection With:

Johan Forsman, Union Carbide Productions, Diamonds in the Rough, Hederos & Hellberg
See The Soundtrack of Our Lives Lyrics
  • Formed: 1995, Sweden
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization," "A Present from the Past," "Communion"
  • Representative Songs: "Infra Riot," "Nevermore," "Still Aging"

Biography

Ebbot Lundberg (vocals) and Bjorn Olsson (guitar) were founders of the wildly exciting Swedish band Union Carbide Productions, which recorded several albums that mixed Captain Beefheart and punk (think Stooges) to wonderful effect in the late '80s. Eventually Ian Person joined Union Carbide Productions on guitar. By this point, however, Lundberg was becoming influenced by Love and other late-'60s psych-pop bands and was steering the band in this direction, causing friction within the band. After several albums in this new direction, Union Carbide Productions imploded, and band members went in their own directions. Lundberg, Olsson, and Person reunited in 1995 and started the band Soundtrack of Our Lives, which mines the '60s psych vein in unique, unpredictable, and interesting ways. Never sounding like a retro act, Soundtrack of Our Lives is a thoroughly modern band that is actually extending '60s themes and ideas in ways that acts from that time never imagined. The Homo Habilis Blues EP was released in 1996, followed by the full-length Welcome to the Infant Freebase that same year, after which Olsson left the touring aspect of the band to the other members (he remained a part of the band in the studio, while maintaining his own solo career). Work on a second album commenced in 1998, and the band released Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization late that year. The new millennium found the Soundtrack of Our Lives with an American contract through Universal's Republic subsidiary, which released 2001's Behind the Music and 2005's Origin, Vol. 1. ~ Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Singer Ebbot Lundberg (right) in the crowd with two fans at the Meredith Music Festival December 2006
Courtesy Mandy Hall
Background information
Origin Göteborg, Sweden
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Psychedelic rock
Years active 1995–present
Label(s) Telegram Records (Europe)
Universal Music (USA)
In-Fidelity Recordings (Aus)
Website Official website
Members
Fredrik Sandsten (Drums)
Martin Hederos (Keyboards)
Ebbot Lundberg (Vocals)
Mattias Bärjed (Guitar, vocals)
Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson (Bass, violin, vocals)
Ian Person (Guitar, percussion, vocals)
Former members
Björn Olsson

The Soundtrack of Our Lives, alternatively known as T.S.O.O.L. or Soundtrack, is a Swedish rock band that formed in 1995 from the ashes of punk band Union Carbide Productions.

The band found critical success in the United States with their 2002 (2001 in Sweden) release: Behind the Music. It was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards.

Their track "Bigtime" featured as the theme of the WWE event Wrestlemania 21, and the track "Mother One Track Mind", was featured on the Gran Turismo 4 soundtrack. T.S.O.O.L. songs "Sister Surround" and "Ten Years Ahead" both appear on the In Good Company soundtrack as well.

They toured the US in 2002 with friends Oasis in support of their album Behind the Music.

Their latest album Communion was released in November 2008.

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[1]		 FIN
[2]		 UK
[3]		 US
[4]
1996 Welcome to the Infant Freebase
  • Released: March, 1996
  • Label: Telegram Records
 7 — — —
1998 Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization
  • Released: April, 1998
  • Label: Telegram Records
 16 — — —
2001 Behind the Music
  • Released: February, 2001
  • Label: Telegram Records
 3 — 95 —
2004 Origin Vol. 1 1 20 136 179
2008 Communion 10 — — —

Compilation albums

Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[1]		 FIN
[2]		 UK
[3]		 US
[4]
2005 A Present from the Past 34 — — —

EPs

Year Details
1996 Homo Habilis Blues
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Telegram Records
  • Position: #23 (SWE)[7]
2000 Gimme Five!
  • Released: Jun 21, 2000
  • Label: Telegram Records
  • Position: #58 (SWE)[7]

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
SWE
[7]		 UK
[3]
1996 "Instant Repeater '99" — — Welcome to the Infant Freebase
1997 "Blow My Cool" — —
1998 "Mantra Slider" — —
"Black Star" — — Extended Revelation...
"Firmanent Vacation" — 119 Welcome to the Infant Freebase
"Instant Repeater '99" (remix) — 156
1999 "Avenger Hill Street Blues" — —
2001 "Still Aging" — — Behind the Music
"Nevermore" — —
"Sister Surround" 60 80
"21st Century Rip Off" — 114
2004 "Big Time" 1 78 Origin Vol. 1
"Believe I've Found" — —
2005 "Heading for a Breakdown" — 70
2008 "Thrill Me" — — Communion
2009 "Flipside" — — Communion

References

  1. ^ a b "Swedish album positions". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Soundtrack+of+Our+Lives&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  2. ^ a b "Finnish album positions". finnishcharts.com. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Soundtrack+of+Our+Lives&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  3. ^ a b c "UK Chartlog: DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  4. ^ a b "Charts Origin Vol. 1 US position". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3057767&cdi=8297237&cid=04%2F02%2F2005 Charts. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  5. ^ a b "IFPI Sweden: 2004 certificates". ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20042.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  6. ^ "IFPI Sweden: 2005 certificates". ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20051.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  7. ^ a b c "Swedish single positions". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Soundtrack+of+Our+Lives&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 

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