Agent Side Grinder

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Agent Side Grinder
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Agent Side Grinder at Nocturnal Culture Night 2018 in Germany.
Background information
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Electronica, post-punk, industrial, darkwave
Years active2005–present
LabelsEnfant Terrible, Hästen & Korset, Klangarkivet, Energy Rekords, Complete Control Productions, Progress Productions, Oráculo Records, Kollaps Records, Wave Tension Records
MembersJohan Lange
Peter Fristedt
Emanuel Åström
Past membersAleksander Blomqvist
Kristoffer Grip
Henrik Sunbring
Thobias Eidevald
Website www.agentsidegrinder.com

Agent Side Grinder is a Swedish electronic band from Bromma, Stockholm, which was formed in 2005. [1] The band has made seven albums and two remix albums, they've toured extensively throughout Europe.

Contents

History

Agent Side Grinder's first two albums, Agent Side Grinder [2] (2008) and Irish Recording Tape [3] (2009) were rooted in post-punk, industrial and dark electro.

Their third album Hardware (2012) showed a bigger and more textured sound. 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. also on the album were Swedish musicians Skriet and Henric de la Cour. [7]

In 2015 they released Alkimia, [8] a dramatic and melodic album that exceeded the success of "Hardware" (another Manifest win [9] [10] ). The album contains a guest appearance by Nicole Sabouné.

After Kristoffer Grip, Henrik Sunbring and Thobias Eidevald decided to leave the band in 2017, Johan Lange and Peter Fristedt together with new singer Emanuel Åström returned in 2019 with their comeback album A/X. [11]

Agent Side Grinder has done seven European tours and played festivals such as M'era Luna Festival, Wave-Gotik-Treffen, [12] The Great Escape, Eurosonic, Les Transmusicales de Rennes, Entremurahlas, [13] Bimfest, [14] 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.

In 2020 the band released a second version of A/X titled 'REMA/X'. The album features 13 tracks, the majority of the tracks being remixes of songs from the previous album. REMA/X features remixes from bands such as Ash Code, She Pleasures Herself and many more. The album also includes a new song from Agent Side Grinder titled 'The Archives'.

In 2023 Agent Side Grinder released the album 'Jack Vegas' consisting of 8 new tracks. The album won the award for 'best synth' in the 2024 Manifestgalan Awards, this marks the bands third time winning the award and fourth time being nominated.

Members

Current members [1]

Former members

Discography

Studio albums [15]
TitleFormatYearLabel
Agent Side GrinderLP2008Enfant Terrible
CD2010Kill Shaman
LP reissue2011Energy Rekords
The Transatlantic Tape ProjectTape2009Hästen & Korset
LP2009Enfant Terrible
Irish Recording TapeLP2009Enfant Terrible
CD2010Klangarkivet
LP reissue2016Progress Productions
HardwareCD2012Klangarkivet
Tape2012Klangarkivet
LP2012Energy Rekords
Hardware (SFTWR included)2xCD2013Artoffact Records
SFTWR (Remixes)CD2013Klangarkivet
AlkimiaCD2015Progress Productions
LP2015Progress Productions
A/XCD2019Progress Productions
LP2019Progress Productions
REMA/X (Remixes)CD2020Progress Productions
Jack VegasCD2023Progress Productions
Live albums [15]
TitleFormatLive DateYearLabel
Live at TMPLTapeJune 9, 20072007Self Released
Live at Delicious Goldfish RecordsTapeJune 10, 20072007Self Released
Two Nights With ASGTapeOctober 24, 2008 & October 25, 20082008Self Released
Live in Paris 2009-10-02TapeOctober 2, 20092010Self Released
Industrial BeautyTapeSpring 20102010Self Released
CDSpring 20102011Manic Depression
Live in Switzerland

(with Suicide)

TapeSeptember 4, 20102010Klangarkivet
Live TargetsTapeMarch 20122012Klangarkivet
Hardware Comes AliveCDMay 17, 20122012Complete Control Productions
Live in Brussels 2012-12-08

(with unhappybirthday)

TapeDecember 8, 20122013Self Released
Singles [15]
TitleFormatYearLabel
Untitled7"2007Enfant Terrible
Wolf HourCD Promo2011Klangarkivet
Go (Bring It) Back

(with Dirk Ivens)

12"2014Kollaps Records
This Is Us12"2014Progress Productions
Rip Me12"2015Oráculo Records
Doppelgänger7"2018Progress Productions
StripdownUSB2018Progress Productions
Compilation album [15]
TitleFormatYearLabel
Industrial BeautyCD2011Manic Depression
Industrial Beauty ExtendedCD2016Manic Depression
Compilation album various [15]
TitleFormatSongYearLabel
Hoera! Een Hex Voor Thuis!LPIn Line With Me (Compressed Version)2007Hex Grammofoonplaten
Festival Der Genialen DissidentenLP + 7"There Is A Sound That Always Goes Out2008Enfant Terrible
Darkness Before Dawn Volume 3CDDie To Live (Darkness Before Dawn Edit)2011UpScene
Dödgrävardisko – En Samling Svensk Elektronik 1980–2012TapeBilly2012Dödsdans Rekords
Inside The Volcano Volume OneCDLife in Advance (Crash Course in Science Remix)2013Complete Control Productions
My Precious! A Waves Radio Show Compilation 1LPGiants Fall (Kinex Kinex remix)2016Red Maze Records
Spring EquinoxDigitalInto The Wild (Kill Shelter Remix)2017Unknown Pleasures Records
30 Years Of Black Celebration – A Compilation Of Exclusive Depeche Mode Cover VersionsCDA Question Of Time2016Sonic Seducer
Det Är Grymt I NorrLPDoppelgänger (Person:A Remix)2018Electronic Emergencies
We Are Electric: Gary Numan RevisitedLPI'm An Agent2018Wave Tension Records
Absolute Body Control – 1980/20203xLPLove at First Sight2020Oraculo Records

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Gillberg, Jonas (February 5, 2016). "Skånska segrar på Manifestgalan". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish).
  11. ↑ Release Magazine A/X review
  12. ↑ "Wave Gotik Treffen 2015". Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Entremurahlas 2015". Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ Bimfest 2014
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Agent Side Grinder releases on Discogs
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