Agent Side Grinder
| Agent Side Grinder | |
|---|---|
 Agent Side Grinder at Nocturnal Culture Night 2016 in Germany. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Electronica, post-punk, industrial |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Labels | Enfant Terrible, Hästen & Korset, Klangarkivet, Energy Rekords, Complete Control Productions, Progress Productions, Oráculo Records, Kollaps Records |
| Associated acts | Skriet, Henric de la Cour, Dirk Ivens, Eric Alm |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Kristoffer Grip Johan Lange Henrik Sunbring Peter Fristedt Thobias Eidevald |
| Past members | Aleksander Blomqvist |
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 2 Agent Side Grinder on facebook
- ↑ Release info Enfant Terrible: Agent Side Grinder album Archived April 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Release info Enfant Terrible: Irish Recording Tape album Archived April 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Vice Magazine Album of the Month April 2012: Agent Side Grinder Hardware
- ↑ Dagens Nyheter: Agent Side Grinder: "Hardware"
- ↑ Manifest award 2013: best synth album
- ↑ Elektroskull: Liverapport: Agent Side Grinder (+Henric de la Cour, Skriet), Stockholm
- ↑ Dagens Nyheter: Agent Side Grinder: "Alkemia"
- ↑ Manifestgalan: Manifest award 2016: best synth album
- ↑ Sydsvenskan: Manifest award 2016: best synth album
- ↑ Wave Gotik Treffen 2015
- ↑ Entremurahlas 2015
- ↑ Bimfest 2014
- ↑ Agent Side Grinder releases on Discogs