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Agent Side Grinder
Agent Side Grinder at Nocturnal Culture Night 2016 in Germany.
Background information
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresElectronica, post-punk, industrial
Years active2005 - present
LabelsEnfant Terrible, Hästen & Korset, Klangarkivet, Energy Rekords, Complete Control Productions, Progress Productions, Oráculo Records, Kollaps Records
MembersKristoffer Grip
Johan Lange
Henrik Sunbring
Peter Fristedt
Thobias Eidevald
Past membersAleksander Blomqvist
Websitewww.agentsidegrinder.com

Agent Side Grinder is a cold wave band from Bromma, Stockholm , which was formed in 2005.[1] The band has made four albums and toured extensively throughout Europe.

Their first two albums, Agent Side Grinder[2] (2008) and Irish Recording Tape[3] (2009) were rooted in post-punk, industrial and dark electro. The band quickly gained an underground following throughout Europe.

Their third album Hardware (2012) showed a bigger and more textured sound and was met with universal acclaim. It was named "album of the month" in Vice Magazine,[4] topped several annual "best of-lists" including Dagens Nyheter,[5] Metro and Time Out Paris and won the Manifest-award[6] (Swedish indie-grammy) for best synth album in 2013. On the album also other Swedish musicians Skriet and Henric de la Cour[7] are involved.

In 2015 they released their magnum opus Alkimia,[8] a dramatic and melodic album that exceeded the success of "Hardware" (another Manifest win[9][10]) and cemented Agent Side Grinder’s position as one of Europe’s leading synth-wave bands. The album contains a guest appearance by Nicole Sabouné.

Agent Side Grinder has a reputation of being a powerful and mighty live band. They have done seven European tours and played festivals such as M'era Luna Festival, Wave-Gotik Treffen,[11] The Great Escape, Eurosonic, Les Transmusicales de Rennes, Entremurahlas,[12] Bimfest,[13] Drop Dead Festival and Arvikafestivalen. They have opened for bands such as Suicide and Laibach and collaborated with artists like Dirk Ivens, Kite and Henric de la Cour.

Members

Current members[1]

  • Kristoffer Grip – vocals
  • Johan Lange – synthesizer
  • Henrik Sunbring – synthesizer (2007–present)
  • Peter Fristedt – modular synthesizer, tape loops
  • Thobias Eidevald – bass guitar (2011–present)
Former members
  • Alexander Blomqvist – bass guitar (2007–2011)

Discography[14]

Studio Albums
Title Format Year Label
Agent Side Grinder LP 2008 Enfant Terrible
CD 2010 Kill Shaman
LP reissue 2011 Energy Rekords
The Transatlantic Tape Project Tape 2009 Hästen & Korset
LP 2009 Enfant Terrible
Irish Recording Tape LP 2009 Enfant Terrible
CD 2010 Klangarkivet
LP reissue 2016 Progress Productions
Hardware CD 2012 Klangarkivet
Tape 2012 Klangarkivet
LP 2012 Energy Rekords
Hardware (SFTWR included) 2xCD 2013 Artoffact Records
SFTWR (Remixes) CD 2013 Klangarkivet
Alkimia CD 2015 Progress Productions
LP 2015 Progress Productions
Live Albums
Title Format Live Date Year Label
Live at TMPL Tape 09-06-2007 2007 Self Released
Live at Delicious Goldfish Records Tape 10-06-2007 2007 Self Released
Two Nights With ASG Tape 24-10-2008 & 25-10-2008 2008 Self Released
Live In Paris 2009-10-02 Tape 02-10-2009 2010 Self Released
Industrial Beauty Tape Spring 2010 2010 Self Released
CD Spring 2010 2011 Manic Depression
Live In Switzerland

(with Suicide)

Tape 04-09-2010 2010 Klangarkivet
Live Targets Tape March 2012 2012 Klangarkivet
Hardware Comes Alive CD 17-05-2012 2012 Complete Control Productions
Live In Brussels 2012-12-08

(with unhappybirthday)

Tape 08-12-2012 2013 Self Released
Singles
Title Format Year Label
Untitled 7" 2007 Enfant Terrible
Wolf Hour CD Promo 2011 Klangarkivet
Go (Bring It) Back

(with Dirk Ivens)

12" 2014 Kollaps Records
This Is Us 12" 2014 Progress Productions
Rip Me 12" 2015 Oráculo Records
Compilation Album
Title Format Year Label
Industrial Beauty CD 2011 Manic Depression
Compilation Album Various
Title Format Song Year Label
Hoera! Een Hex Voor Thuis! LP In Line With Me (Compressed Version) 2007 Hex Grammofoonplaten
Festival Der Genialen Dissidenten LP + 7" There Is A Sound That Always Goes Out 2008 Enfant Terrible
Darkness Before Dawn Volume 3 CD Die To Live (Darkness Before Dawn Edit) 2011 UpScene
Dödgrävardisko - En Samling Svensk Elektronik 1980-2012 Tape Billy 2012 Dödsdans Rekords
Inside The Volcano Volume One CD Life In Advance (Crash Course In Science Remix) 2013 Complete Control Productions

References

  1. ^ a b Agent Side Grinder on facebook
  2. ^ Release info Enfant Terrible: Agent Side Grinder album Archived April 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Release info Enfant Terrible: Irish Recording Tape album Archived April 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Vice Magazine Album of the Month April 2012: Agent Side Grinder Hardware
  5. ^ Dagens Nyheter: Agent Side Grinder: "Hardware"
  6. ^ Manifest award 2013: best synth album
  7. ^ Elektroskull: Liverapport: Agent Side Grinder (+Henric de la Cour, Skriet), Stockholm
  8. ^ Dagens Nyheter: Agent Side Grinder: "Alkemia"
  9. ^ Manifestgalan: Manifest award 2016: best synth album
  10. ^ Sydsvenskan: Manifest award 2016: best synth album
  11. ^ Wave Gotik Treffen 2015
  12. ^ Entremurahlas 2015
  13. ^ Bimfest 2014
  14. ^ Agent Side Grinder releases on Discogs

External links

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