FORUM

 

here's a list of some frequently asked questions and some not so frequently asked questions.
make sure you take some of these answers with a pinch (or a punch) of salt): 

personal stuff

• who is in the band?

per sunding is the lead vocalist and bass player.

patrik bartosch is the guitarist. he is also responsible for the string arrangements and backing vocals.

maurits carlsson is the drummer and backing vocalist.

• where is the band from and where are they based now?

all members are originally from lomma, outside malmö in the south of sweden. they are today based in malmö.

• where did the name eggstone come from?

the name is from a song called 'eggstone du bländar mig' by johnnies sykel, a band the members of eggstone were playing in during the early 80's. a friend from lomma came up with word 'eggstone'.

  music

• who writes the songs and what gets written first, music or lyrics?

everyone does everything, even though they all have their individual specialities. most of the time music comes first, then they listen to the tune and try to figure out the lyrics together.

• has anyone studied music?

no.

• who do eggstone cite as their main musical influences?

the beatles, the smiths, the jam, the pretenders, fat boy slim (obviously), roger nichols, film soundtracks, etc.

• who have eggstone collaborated with?

bob hund, the cardigans, cam, popsicle, the wannadies, hideki kaji, bertrand burgalat and millions of other artists at tambourine studios.

• what producers have eggstone worked with?

tore johansson, bertrand burgalat, michael blair and johan vävare.

• what lyrical samples have eggstone used?

none of the commercially released songs, but one of the first eggstone songs called 'stolen words' had mostly, er, stolen words in it.

• what charitable causes have eggstone been involved with?

the first eggstone show ever was at an amnesty charity gig at smålands nation in lund. they also did a show together with popsicle to raise money for their tour bus. it got flooded on a beach in france and the owner of the bus wasn't amused at all.

• what covers have eggstone done?

only one has been commercially released so far: 'dreamer', written by antonio carlos jobim. the clash's 'brand new 'cadillac' and '(i'm not your) stepping stone' by the monkees (but probably inspired by the sex pistols' version) are two songs performed live. they also performed lots of other cover songs during their early years. see also 'the preachers' further down.

• what does "vive la différence!" mean?

it literally means "live the difference" or "hoorah for variety" or something similar.

• have eggstone ever written a film score and has any of their music appeared in films?

to date, the band have not written a film score but tracks have appeared in tv-commercials by ef, mer and more recently 'still all stands still' was used in a commercial for soap, featuring a nude couple running around in a forest (typical swedish behaviour, dear foreign reader). they have also composed and recorded the theme song for 'thoors öga', which was on swedish television during 1996. this song can now be found under the different title of 'thema version 2' on 'airpop terminal 2' (apricot records).

• what can i do if i can’t find eggstone records to buy in the shops?

please go to the vibrashop where they offer a mail order service.

• is 'bubblebed' available to buy anywhere?

sadly, no. it is very much sold out and out of print.

• who are/were the preachers?

when eggstone founded tambourine studios, way back in 1991, they needed extra cash and so the preachers were born! the members, except eggstone, were tore johansson, anders nordgren and johnny dennis, alias 'divine dennis'. the preachers played at weddings, birthday parties, pizzerias and other fun places. they did over 200 shows during their lifetime and ended their career with a tour of japan. you can see a picture of per and patrik at the wedding party of nisse hellberg, where they performed, in the 'somersault' booklet.

videos

• are videos available to buy?

at present no videos are available commercially, but the following music videos are gathering dust in the archives:

'can't come close enough'
'the dog'
'water'
'never been a better day'
'birds in cages'

touring

• are eggstone on tour at the moment?

for the most up to the minute news on this please go to the news page,
though a tour is not very likely, at least not at the moment.

• are eggstone planning to go on tour soon?

see above answer.

• what countries have eggstone played in?

sweden, united kingdom, denmark, germany, austria, hungary, france, spain, japan,
malaysia, switzerland and belgium.

miscellaneous

• where were each of the album covers photographed?

'somersault' was shot on a beach in biarritz, france. 'vive la différence!' was shot in the harbour of lomma.

• is sheet music available?

yes. believe it or not, but sheet music was produced to accompany the release of 'vive la différence!'. it was actually released before the album and contains musical notation for all the tracks on the album arranged for piano, voice and guitar. the vibrashop may still have a few copies.

• where can i get the lyrics to the albums?

grab your mouse, point it to 'lyrics' and click.

• is there a eggstone mailing list?

there used to be, but i totally forgot about it and doesn't have the patience to set up a new one.
it may still be around but i have no idea where it can be found.

• is there a eggstone fan club?

no.

• is eggstone merchandise available to buy?

yes, go and check it out in the vibrashop.

• how can i get in contact with other eggstone fans?

you can leave a message in the guestbook, forum or paint your face blue, get naked and walk around
in your home town, screaming 'come one everybody, let's get naked and love eggstone!'.

• i have eggstone items i want to buy / swap, how can i advertise them?

again, you can leave a message to advertise in the guestbook, the forum or perhaps visit ebay?