A Camp Biography
The Cardigans' Nina Persson never considered herself rock star material. Even with the worldwide success of her band's song "Lovefool," Persson still saw herself as a fan who loved to make music and write songs. To continue with that, Persson founded the experimental indie act A Camp in 1997. She and Swedish musician Niclas Frisk came up with the project one evening after meeting in a bar. A friendship was born and nine songs were eventually composed, but Persson was called to road to support the Cardigans' fourth album, Gran Turismo. By 2000, A Camp resumed schedule. Persson got Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous in the production seat for her first solo album while boyfriend/Shudder to Think guitarist Nathan Larson and Frisk added instrumentation. From there, A Camp collected a quirky, sweet sound and debut single "I Can Buy You" arrived in summer 2001. Persson's A Camp also wowed audiences at V2001 in England a month prior to issuing her first self-titled album. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
Popular Biographies:
Mercury rev Biography: Not so much a band as a long, strange trip, the chaotic avant pop pranksters Mercury Rev formed in Buffalo, NY, in the late '80s. Originally comprised of vocalist David Baker, vocalist/silver pickup...
Caprice Biography: The California beauty known simply as Caprice started her professional life as a successful model in England, best known then for her eye-catching ads posing in Wonderbras. She also appeared in...
Love lost but not forgotten Biography: Performing brutal and savage punk metal and hardcore, Love Lost But Not Forgotten formed in 2000. The band wrote several songs and released a self-titled album that year, followed by two...
Boney m Biography: Although they never had much success in America, the Euro-disco group Boney M. was a European phenomenon during the '70s. After German record producer Frank Farian (born in 1942) recorded the single...
Masonna Biography: Extreme noise artist Masonna (Maso Yamazaki) has been active at the forefront of Japanese underground since 1987. Mixing noise and vocals, Masonna had released over ten recordings by the late '90s,...
London after midnight Biography: London After Midnight formed in 1990 by songwriter and instrumentalist Sean Brennan. Brennan gained a quick foothold in the LA club scene with a well-received demo, and in 1992 issued his full-length...
Two lone swordsmen Biography: After dissolving his Sabres of Paradise project and label, UK dance-don Andrew Weatherall set up the tripartite Emissions label group and launched his latest, perhaps most prodigious musical venture,...
After crying Biography: Hungarian progressive rock band After Crying was formed in 1986 by a classically-trained trio who performed improvisational chamber music. Csaba Vedres (piano), Péter Pejtsik (cello), and...