Club 8
Encyclopedia
Club 8 is a Swedish
musical group consisting of Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings
, Poprace).
In 1998, their second album The Friend I Once Had and the single "Missing You" were released. "Missing you" become a club and radio hit in Spain and somewhat of a college radio favorite in the US. The band started playing live. Their first gig was in New York
at a March Records CMJ event in 1999. Their sound had by now developed into a more bossa nova
and dance
oriented one.
In 2001, Club 8's sound moved toward chill out and trip hop
on its third, self-titled album. In the autumn of 2001, the band members locked themselves in Stockholm's Summersound Studios, writing songs and experimenting with Dub, C-86
, trip hop
, chill out, 80's, and bossa nova
sounds. The resulting album, released in 2002, is named Spring Came, Rain Fell.
The 2003 follow-up album, Strangely Beautiful, peaked at number 18 on the CMJ charts in the US
. For the first time since 1999, the band released a single from the album and a corresponding video. Backed by five exclusive tracks, the song "Saturday Night Engine" was released as a single in the spring of 2003. The video made it to number 16 on the Up North
chart on MTV Nordic
.
Afterward, Angergård formed a band called The Legends
, which recorded 3 albums between 2004 and 2006. He also helped make an Acid House Kings
album in 2005. In 2007, Club 8 released its 6th album The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming on Labrador
.
Club 8's latest album, "The People's Record", was released May 18, 2010 and was produced by Jari Haapalainen
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
musical group consisting of Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings
Acid House Kings
Acid House Kings is a Swedish indie pop band. It was founded in 1991 by Joakim Ödlund and brothers Niklas and Johan Angergård .-History:...
, Poprace).
History
Formed in 1995, Club 8 were signed to the Spanish record label Siesta. They released a single called "Me Too" and an album called Nouvelle with an anorak pop sound.In 1998, their second album The Friend I Once Had and the single "Missing You" were released. "Missing you" become a club and radio hit in Spain and somewhat of a college radio favorite in the US. The band started playing live. Their first gig was in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
at a March Records CMJ event in 1999. Their sound had by now developed into a more bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
and dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
oriented one.
In 2001, Club 8's sound moved toward chill out and trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
on its third, self-titled album. In the autumn of 2001, the band members locked themselves in Stockholm's Summersound Studios, writing songs and experimenting with Dub, C-86
C86 (music)
C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, although other...
, trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
, chill out, 80's, and bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
sounds. The resulting album, released in 2002, is named Spring Came, Rain Fell.
The 2003 follow-up album, Strangely Beautiful, peaked at number 18 on the CMJ charts in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. For the first time since 1999, the band released a single from the album and a corresponding video. Backed by five exclusive tracks, the song "Saturday Night Engine" was released as a single in the spring of 2003. The video made it to number 16 on the Up North
Up North (television)
Up North was an MTV television show, broadcast on MTV Europe and several national TV stations in Northern Europe. Every week the viewers could vote for their favourite song as they were presented in the show, viewers voted either by SMS or on the MTV Europe website...
chart on MTV Nordic
MTV Nordic
MTV Nordic was a pan-European cable television network launched on June 5, 1998. A 24-hour English-language network aimed at viewers in the Nordic countries and other European territories. Between 1998 and 2006 MTV Nordic served the majority of European territories under the branding MTV Europe &...
.
Afterward, Angergård formed a band called The Legends
The Legends
The Legends are a Swedish pop band, distributed by Lakeshore Records in the US, by Labrador Records in Sweden and by Little Teddy Recordings in Germany....
, which recorded 3 albums between 2004 and 2006. He also helped make an Acid House Kings
Acid House Kings
Acid House Kings is a Swedish indie pop band. It was founded in 1991 by Joakim Ödlund and brothers Niklas and Johan Angergård .-History:...
album in 2005. In 2007, Club 8 released its 6th album The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming on Labrador
Labrador Records
Labrador Records is a Sweden-based record label, specializing in indie pop and twee.-Current:*Acid House Kings*Club 8*Det Vackra Livet*[ingenting]*Johan Hedberg*The Legends*Little Big Adventure*The Mary Onettes*Pallers*Pelle Carlberg...
.
Club 8's latest album, "The People's Record", was released May 18, 2010 and was produced by Jari Haapalainen
Jari Haapalainen
Jari Haapalainen, born 1971 in Luleå, is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He currently resides in a cottage in Tumba outside Stockholm...
.
Albums
- Nouvelle (1996)
- The Friend I Once Had (1998)
- Club 8 (2001)
- Spring Came, Rain Fell (2002)
- Strangely BeautifulStrangely Beautiful-Track listing:#When Lights Go Out#What Shall We Do Next?#I Wasn't Much of a Fight#Stay by My Side#Cold Hearts#Between Waking and Sleeping [Instrumental]#This Is the Morning#Next Step You'll Take#Beauty of the Way We're Living#Saturday Night Engine...
(2003) - The Boy Who Couldn't Stop DreamingThe Boy Who Couldn't Stop DreamingThe Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming is the sixth studio album by Swedish band Club 8.-Track listing:#Jesus, Walk With Me #Whatever You Want #Football Kids #Hopes And Dreams #Everything Goes #Heaven #When I Come Around #Leave The North...
(2007) - The People's RecordThe People's RecordThe People's Record is the seventh studio album by Swedish band Club 8.-Track listing:#"Western Hospitality" - 3:49#"Isn't That Great?" - 4:21#"Shape Up!" - 3:17#"Dancing With The Mentally Ill" - 3:56#"My Pessimistic Heart" - 3:05...
(2010)
EPs & singles
- Me Too (1995)
- Missing You (1998)
- Missing You: The Remixes (1999)
- Love In December (2002)
- Summer Songs (2002)
- Saturday Night Engine (2003)
- Heaven (2007)
- Jesus, Walk With Me (2008)
- Closer Now (2010)