Artist Information
Biography
Isak Strand vs. TOE
Isak Strand - Vocals/Acoustic guitar
Andreas Hammarqvist - Drums
Tom Olovsson - Bass
Arvid Lundin - Electric guitar
Johan Axelsson - Saxofon
Filip Olandersson - Trumpet
In the summer of 2008 I was late for the bus that was going to take me from Stockholm to Kalmar. There was only one seat left so I hade no choice about where to sit. Fortunately this led directly to my first encounter with Andreas Hammarqvist.
We started talking and soon discovered that we had a common interest in music. We talked about music and shared and debated our equal and different influences during the six hour long bus trip. We soon realized that we had the same view upon music. That music should be played from the heart and that it’s not about
how many cymbals you’ve got or how expensive your guitar is that matters.
We decided to get together and a few weeks later we met in a basement in Stockholm and tried it out. We found that we were on to something interesting and convinced Tom Olovsson to join with his bass guitar. We played a few gigs as a trio but came to the conclusion that we wanted more harmonies and melodies and Arvid Lundin seemed to be the perfect man for the job with his electric guitar.
We decided pretty much straight away that we wanted to record an album so intensive rehearsal was initiated in the end of 2008. We wanted to record as soon as possible so the decision to make an album without any backing from a record company was made. On the positive side of that decision is the fact that we could record whatever we wanted however we wanted it to sound. The
negative, if any, is that money was to be taken from our own pockets and all the bureaucracy involved had to be taken care of by ourselves. Even though this process was a bigger mountain to climb then we first imagined, I think that it brought us together as a band.
We recorded our debut album that was to be called -You and Me and yes you Two- at Beatback studio, during the winter and spring of 2009. Produced by ourselves and a humble individual named Johan Lyxell. We encountered lots of obstacles in the process and could not have pulled through if it weren’t for all our helping friends. I especially want to thank Marcus Lindberg and Johan Lyxell.
I’m extremely privileged and very happy to be able to perform and share my music with such talented musicians. Every member of The Resin Band contributes to our sound in a way that makes every one of them impossible to replace. We have made an album that we are very proud of and we made it ourselves, the way we wanted it to be.
This is just the beginning of our journey and we would love for you to come along!
And the story continues…
In the spring of 2010, Isak Strand & the Resin Band went in to the studio to record a new EP. They came out as Isak Strand vs. TOE with the EP “Stories of the Bronze Age”. The album is a tribute to love, compassion, flowers, trees, fish and everything else that is good in our world. The journey started in may 2010 with the band recording five songs at Decibel Studios in Stockholm. They all felt that the EP should be recorded live to still have a nerve and keep the vibe so that’s what they did.
Five tracks were laid, from Wisemen to Feeling Nothing and in the process the band met up with a boy with a saxophone and a friend with a trumpet. They wanted to be called Isak Strand vs. TOE. Because the band was so satisfied with the debut album, they wanted to have the same producer – the humble, the talented, the slick – Johan Lyxell at Beatback Studios.
So now we leave you in harmony to listen to this beautiful recording and if you want more info on the EP “Stories of the Bronze Age” you should click where it stands click, right after this sentence. Do you see it? Click.
Fred och välgång/ Isak Strand vs. TOE
Instrumentation
Isak Strand - Vocals, Guitar.
Andreas Hammarqvist - Percussion & Drums
Tom Olovsson - Base
Arvid Lundin - Guitar.
Johan Axelsson - Saxophone
Filip Olandersson - Trumpet
Discography
"Theory of Everything" (2012) - ALBUM (RELEASE DATE OKTOBER)
01. Waiting for You
02. Wash it off
03. Medvind
04. Rubber Glove
05. Golden Ticket
06. Cookie Jar
07. Back to the city
08. The Container
09. Sting Me
10. Wondering in the woods
"Be All We Could" (2011) - EP
01. Intro
02. All I Want Is In
03. I Love You Baby
04. Be All We Could
05. Better Days
06. Bubble
"Stories of the Bronze Age" (2010) - EP
01. Wisemen
02. Out In The Streets
03. Poor Man Caught In Sin
04. Save My Soul
05. Feeling Nothing
"You and Me and Yes You Two" (2009) - Album
01. Pick Me Up
02. Floors and Wine
03. Josie Jo
04. Put On Your Dancing Shoes
05. Don't Hold You're Breath
06. Start Again
07. Saving All My Love
08. Skinny Boy
09. Mama Said
10. Oh How I Hate This Town
11. Bapadapa
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Hellre levande musik som inte säljer än död musik som genererar pengar
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Intressant albumnamn du valt, Stories of the BronzeAge ! Är det om gamla tider du sjunger? Haha, ne...

