Standfast
Encyclopedia
Standfast is a two-piece Swedish
band, formed in 1997 and comprising singer Suzanne Mosson and guitarist Patrick Tucker. The duo are best known for their 2001 single, "Carcrashes".
and they decided to try their luck as a team. They rented a tiny rehearsal studio, acquired an 8-track recorder and a cheap red plastic organ and started writing and recording. They soon had a bunch of songs and set out to get a record deal.
Suzanne and Patrick wanted to present their songs to a record company in person, but EMI
refused telling them to send a demo or "forget it". Two days later they called and said they liked "No Longer" and wanted to sign the band.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 2001 and several years later their follow up album "Beneath & Beyond" was released on August 28, 2008, on their own label - Beastie Music Records. It was recorded by Christoffer Lundqvist at his Aerosol Grey Machine studio on and off between September 2005 and July 2006.
Patrick's brother Ava plays a number of various and odd looking keyboards, Jens Jansson drums and CL recorded, produced, mixed, mastered and plays bass plus a large variety of instruments. The first single to be released from the album is "Devil".
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....
band, formed in 1997 and comprising singer Suzanne Mosson and guitarist Patrick Tucker. The duo are best known for their 2001 single, "Carcrashes".
History
In 1997, Suzanne Mosson met Patrick Tucker, then a studio and tour musician, in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and they decided to try their luck as a team. They rented a tiny rehearsal studio, acquired an 8-track recorder and a cheap red plastic organ and started writing and recording. They soon had a bunch of songs and set out to get a record deal.
Suzanne and Patrick wanted to present their songs to a record company in person, but EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
refused telling them to send a demo or "forget it". Two days later they called and said they liked "No Longer" and wanted to sign the band.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 2001 and several years later their follow up album "Beneath & Beyond" was released on August 28, 2008, on their own label - Beastie Music Records. It was recorded by Christoffer Lundqvist at his Aerosol Grey Machine studio on and off between September 2005 and July 2006.
Patrick's brother Ava plays a number of various and odd looking keyboards, Jens Jansson drums and CL recorded, produced, mixed, mastered and plays bass plus a large variety of instruments. The first single to be released from the album is "Devil".
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Standfast Standfast (album) -Track listing:#"Carcrashes"#"All I Ask"#"No Longer"#"Look At Me Now"#"Shine On"#"Once Mine"#"Morningcharm"#"Braincheck"#"Be My Sun"#"Great Confusion"#"Lullaby For Lucas"... |
EMI Music Sweden EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
Singles prod by Arnthor. Album prod by P.Tucker/Alar Suurna |
| 2007 | Beneath & Beyond | Beastie Music Records | Recorded at AGM. Produced by Christoffer Lundqvist |
Singles "Beneath & Beyond"
- "Devil" (Swedish release)
- "Bring Me Home" (Swedish release)
- "The Unknown" (Swedish release)
Trivia
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times meaning "strong and resolute". - Standfast is well-known in the Mandarin music scene due to the appearance of their track "Lullaby for Lucas" in the Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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. - The single Carcrashes has been covered by Taiwanese singer Valen HsuValen HsuValen Hsu, also known as Xiu Xiu , was born on 20 September 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter. Hsu is widely known for her sad love ballads which have earned her the nickname "The Queen of Love Songs"...
. - Standfast's song "Skin to Skin" was recently featured on an episode of The L WordThe L WordThe L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
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