Backlash
Backlash was formed 1998 in Lidköping, Sweden by Oskar Lygner, Niklas Lundquist and Erik Torstensson. All three had previously been involved in other projects and felt the time was right to merge their talents and created Backlash. During the making of their first EP, Erik left the group to pursue another career and in the fall of 1999, the now duo released their first EP entitled EP1. EP1 was in fact the bands first demo, but the production quality and sound was so extraordinary that the label released the EP without sound or production modifications.
In the fall of 2000, the duo was joined by Malin Andersson which added some new and fresh vocals to their sound. The end result was the album Impetus which was released in 2001 on the Swedish label Memento Materia. Impetus received immediate acclaim and Backlash was nominated as best newcomer and Impetus as best album at the 2001 Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards.
After the release of the single, "Blind", Malin left the group and the duo again headed in a different musical direction. With Malin's departure, Erik re-joined the group and together with Oskar and Niklas felt the time was right to push Backlash further in the pursuit of a new electronic sound.
In the winter of 2002, the trio tried some vocals on the new material and found the sound they had been searching for. Lodestar was the result of this session and it marked the direction for latest release, Heliotrope. As Backlash moves into 2005, they continue their exploration creating a new and distinctive style of Electronic Pop music. With the upcoming release of the Lodestar EP and the domestic release of Heliotrope, Backlash will continue to set themselves apart from the peers.
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Lodestar
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Heliotrope and Lodestar EP
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Copyright: 2005 WTII Records, LLC
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