Vacuum (band)

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Vacuum
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Anders Wollbeck and Mattias Lindblom of Vacuum
Background information
Origin Sweden
Genres Electronic, pop, synthpop
Years active1996–present
Labels Massproduktion
Members Mattias Lindblom
Anders Wollbeck
Past members Marina Schiptjenko
Alexander Bard
Website Facebook

Vacuum is a Swedish pop band consisting of Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck. They also work as song writers and producers under the same name. As songwriters and producers Wollbeck and Lindblom have worked with artists such as Tarja Turunen, Tina Arena, Garou, Monrose, TVXQ, Keisha Buchanan, f(x) and The Canadian Tenors. Wollbeck and Lindblom are signed to Universal Music Publishing world wide. Playing symphonic pop, the group scored successes in countries like Italy and Russia. [1]

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History

Vacuum was formed in 1996 by Anders Wollbeck, Alexander Bard and Mattias Lindblom. Their first single "I Breathe" was a big hit in large parts of Europe.[ citation needed ] At that time Marina Schiptjenko was part of the group. After the second album Bard left the group. Vacuum then released the single "Starting Where the Story Ended". Schiptjenko left the group shortly after. Wollbeck and Lindblom wrote and produced, in 2004, Vacuum's critically acclaimed[ citation needed ] album Your Whole Life Is Leading up to This, marking a new direction for the band. At that point Wollbeck and Lindblom had started writing and producing for other artists as well. Vacuum then released the singles "Six Billion Voices" in 2006 and "Walk on the Sun" in 2007. In 2008 Wollbeck and Lindblom started a collaboration with Austrian pianist Michael Zlanabitnig. It resulted in the release of "Know by Now" and "My Friend Misery". The latter being a duet with Marcella Detroit. In 2009 they released "The Ocean". Another single written in collaboration with Zlanabitnig.[ citation needed ] On June 4, 2011, Vacuum released the song "Black Angels".

Discography

Albums

  1. Parallel Universe (4:10)
  2. I Breathe (4:35)
  3. Pride in My Religion (4:01)
  4. Science of the Sacred (4:52)
  5. Rise and Shine Olympia (4:00)
  6. Atlas Shrugged (4:38)
  7. Illuminati (4:14)
  8. Woman Named America (4:16)
  9. Prussia (4:38)
  10. The Shape of Things to Come (4:01)
  11. Sign on the Skyline (5:25)
  12. Tin Soldiers (4:29)
  13. Closer Than the Holy Ghost (5:02)
  1. Tonnes of Attraction
  2. Power
  3. Tears of a Nation
  4. Let the Mountain Come to Me
  5. Chant like a Mantra
  6. Satyricon
  7. Nuclear India
  8. Culture of Night
  9. Big Ideas Grand Vision
  10. Ulysses
  11. I Breathe (slightly shorter version)
  12. Science of the Sacred (slightly shorter version)
  1. Intro
  2. Your whole life is leading up to this
  3. They do it (feat. K)
  4. Mind your Mind
  5. The Void
  6. In the Dirt
  7. Love Earth Cry (feat. Jessica Pilnäs)
  8. Something Evil I Love
  9. Sea of Silence
  10. A Shallow Heart
  11. Queen
  12. Fools like me
  13. Dead
  14. Temporary Solution

Singles

Members

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References

  1. ↑ Karin Ström (13 May 2005). "BWO:s digitalpop smyger in från öst" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 January 2023.


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