Agent Side Grinder
Agent Side Grinder is an electronic band from Bromma, Stockholm, which was formed in 2005. The band has made four albums and toured extensively throughout Europe.
Their first two albums, Agent Side Grinder and Irish Recording Tape were rooted in post-punk, industrial and dark electro.
Their third album Hardware showed a bigger and more textured sound. It was named "album of the month" in Vice Magazine, topped several annual "best of-lists" including Dagens Nyheter, Metro and Time Out Paris and won the Manifest-award for best synth album in 2013. also on the album were Swedish musicians Skriet and Henric de la Cour.
In 2015 they released their magnum opus Alkimia, a dramatic and melodic album that exceeded the success of "Hardware". 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.
Agent Side Grinder has done seven European tours and played festivals such as M'era Luna Festival, Wave-Gotik Treffen, The Great Escape, Eurosonic, Les Transmusicales de Rennes, Entremurahlas, Bimfest, 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.
Members
Current members- Johan Lange – synthesizer, keyboard, programming, percussion, backing vocals
- Peter Fristedt – modular synthesizer, tape loops
- Emanuel Åström – vocals
- Alexander Blomqvist – bass guitar
- Henrik Sunbring – synthesizer
- Kristoffer Grip – vocals
- Thobias Eidevald – bass guitar
Discography
| Title | Format | Live Date | Year | Label |
| Live at TMPL | Tape | 09-06-2007 | 2007 | Self Released |
| Live at Delicious Goldfish Records | Tape | 10-06-2007 | 2007 | Self Released |
| Two Nights With ASG | Tape | 24-10-2008 & 25-10-2008 | 2008 | Self Released |
| Live In Paris 2009-10-02 | Tape | 02-10-2009 | 2010 | Self Released |
| Industrial Beauty | Tape | Spring 2010 | 2010 | Self Released |
| Industrial Beauty | CD | Spring 2010 | 2011 | Manic Depression |
| Live In Switzerland | Tape | 04-09-2010 | 2010 | Klangarkivet |
| Live Targets | Tape | March 2012 | 2012 | Klangarkivet |
| Hardware Comes Alive | CD | 17-05-2012 | 2012 | Complete Control Productions |
| Live In Brussels 2012-12-08 | Tape | 08-12-2012 | 2013 | Self Released |
| Title | Format | Year | Label |
| Industrial Beauty | CD | 2011 | Manic Depression |
| Industrial Beauty Extended | CD | 2016 | Manic Depression |