Eggstone

Infobox musical artist
Name = Eggstone


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Origin = Lomma, Sweden
Genre = Indie
Pop
Years_active = 1986 – present
Label = Snap
Soap
Vibrafon
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URL = http://hem.bredband.net/eggstone
Current_members = Patrik Bartosch
Maurits Carlsson
Per Sunding
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Eggstone is a Swedish pop music band, formed in 1986. The three members - Per Sunding (vocals, bass), Patrik Bartosch (guitar) and Maurits Carlsson (drums) - were raised in the small coastal town of Lomma, outside Malmö. In 1991 they formed Tambourine Studios in Malmö with friends Anders Nordgren and producer Tore Johansson.

Their debut album "Eggstone In San Diego" was released in 1992, followed by "Somersault" two years later. In early 1997, they released "Vive La Différence!", their third full-length album, on their own (and now defunct) Vibrafon label. "Spanish Slalom", a compilation album, was released on Madrid-based Siesta Records in 1998 and a second compilation appeared in 1999 under the Tricatel label, titled "Ca Chauffe en Suède!".

Eggstone's songs, light and poppy on the surface, disguise great subtlety in their conception and execution. The trio delights in strange shifts of tempo, harmonic clashes and pseudo-amateurish incidental noises, whilst retaining an easy seductiveness for untrained ears; in truth, all three of them are accomplished musicians, Bartosch in particular, who has developed a guitar style entirely his own, both faux-naïf and virtuosic. A fourth album has reportedly been in preparation since the late 90s, with some sessions taking place under the tutelage of Tricatel owner/in-house producer Bertrand Burgalat.

Per Sunding's work as an in-demand producer in his home country and Patrick Bartosch's taste for foreign trips have unfortunately prevented the band from doing more than teasing their fanatical fans up to now. Eggstone's lack of large-scale commercial success is all the more surprising since the trio was the inspiration and, to some extent, the template for a number of internationally successful Swedish pop acts such as Cinnamon and The Cardigans.

Members

* Patrik Bartosch - guitar
* Maurits Carlsson - drums
* Per Sunding - bass and vocals

Discography

Albums

Studio Albums
*"Eggstone In San Diego" (1992)
*"Somersault" (1994)
*"Vive La Différence!" (1997)

Compilations
*"Spanish Slalom" (1998)
*"Ça chauffe en Suède!" (1999)

ingles

*"Bubblebed" (1990)
*"Shooting Time" (1991)
*"Eggstone At Point Loma" (1992)
*"Eggstone In Lemon Grove" (1992)
*"Water" (1994)
*"Summer And Looking For A Job" (1996)
*"Never Been A Better Day" (1996)
*"April And May" (1997)
*"Birds In Cages" (1997)

External links

* [http://hem.bredband.net/eggstone Eggstone website]
* [http://www.tambourinestudios.com Tambourine Studios]
* [http://www.gracenote.com/music/artist.html?Art=Eggstone Eggstone on Gracenote]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/eggstone/bio.jhtml VH1 Eggstone biography]