Antiloop
{{Short description|Swedish techno music duo}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Antiloop
| image = Antiloop live at Rockbjörnen 1998.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| landscape =
| alt =
| caption = Antiloop live at Rockbjörnen 1998
| alias = The Buckwheat Rebels, Face
| origin = Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden
| genre = {{Flatlist|
}}
| years_active = {{start date|1994}}–{{end date|2002}}
| label = Stockholm Records, Fluid Records
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
- Earthbound
- Richi M
}}
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = * David Westerlund
- Robin Söderman
}}
Antiloop were a Swedish electronic dance music duo, formed in Lidingö in 1994 by David Westerlund and Robin Söderman. They won two Swedish Grammis Awards and six Swedish Dance Music Awards.
Biography
= Early career (1974–1994) =
Robin Staffan Mark Söderman (born 22 January 1974) and David Olof Westerlund (born 8 July 1977) both grew up in Lidingö in Stockholm, Sweden. Robin's father and uncle were musicians and helped grow his interest. {{Citation needed|reason=This looks like original content and likely isn't relevant information for this page|date=March 2021}}. David started playing the synth at an age of four and later played in a big band jazz at youth age. Söderman started a band and invited his childhood friend Westerlund, along with some other that he knew. The other members left the band and it was only Westerlund and Söderman left.{{Citation needed|reason=How is this relevant? What was the band name? This needs sources.|date=March 2021}} They began to play in nightclubs as DJs and eventually decided to make their own music.
= Antiloop (1994–2002) =
Antiloop was formed in 1994. The name comes both from the animal antelope, which in Swedish is spelled: "Antilop", and the music element loop.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
A third member, the dancer Maxim, was also member of the band, but he left early.{{Citation needed|reason=The prodigy dancer? Highly suspect|date=March 2021}}
Antiloop debuted in 1995 with the EP: N.S.F.M.C (Not Suitable For Mass Consumption). In 1997, they released their debut album LP. Five singles were released from the album, which all peaked at under 45 in the Swedish chart. {{Citation needed|reason=Source? What Chart?|date=March 2021}} A year later they released the remix album Remixed, including the single "Believe". Antiloop released their second and final studio album in 2000, Fastlane People. The song "Catch Me" on the album features the Swedish rapper Timbuktu on vocals. The songs "Only U" and "Let Your Body Free" appear in the film Lilja 4-ever (2002) by Lukas Moodysson.{{cite web |title=Lilya 4-Ever (Soundtrack) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300140/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd |website=IMDB |access-date=2 March 2021}} In 2002 they released a compilation album titled At The Rebel's Room that includes two discs; one containing their most popular songs, and another made of remixes of their songs by other artists. Antiloop produced several remixes for the Scandinavian group Aqua, including one for the Doctor Jones CD single. They have released songs and remixes under the aliases Face and The Buckwheat Rebels.
Antiloop disbanded in 2002 with their website eventually expiring shortly after. In 2005, David Westerlund began producing music by himself under the name "David West".
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Certifications |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret%3DAntiloop |title=Swedishcharts.com - Discography Antiloop |accessdate=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070017/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Antiloop |archivedate=2015-05-18 }} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FIN |
| scope="row"| LP
|
|8|| — |
| |
| scope="row"| Fastlane People
|
|8||19 | | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWE |
| scope="row" | N.S.F.M.C (Not Suitable For Mass Consumption)
|
|33 |
= Remix albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:8em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Sales |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWE |
| scope="row" | Remixed
|
|33 |
|
= Compilation albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="width:8em;" | Title
! style="width:18em;" | Details | |
|---|
| scope="row" | At the Rebel's Room
|
|
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year ! colspan="6" scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:11em;" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |SWE ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |BEL(Vl) ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |FIN ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |FRA ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |NED ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |NOR |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Purpose in Life"
|1996 |45 |— |— |— |— |— | | rowspan="5" |LP |
| scope="row" |"In My Mind"
| rowspan="3" |1997 |6 |34 |9 |13 |23 |4 | |
| scope="row" |"I Love You (Beauty and the Beast)"
|42 |— |15 |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Nowhere to Hide"
|42 |38 |— |52 |72 |— | |
| scope="row" |"Trespasser"
| rowspan="2" |1998 |35 |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Believe"
|5 |— |— |— |— |5 | |Remixed |
| scope="row" |"Start Rockin'"
| rowspan="3" |2000 |4 |— |11 |— |— |16 | | rowspan="3" |Fastlane People |
| scope="row" |"Only U"
|29 |— |— |— |— |— | |
| scope="row" |"Catch Me" (featuring Timbuktu)
|— |— |— |— |— |— | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards
=Swedish Grammis Awards=
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1998
| LP
| Årets modern dans (The year's best contemporary dance)
| {{won}}
|-
| 2001
| Fastlane People
| Årets Klubb/Dans (The year's best club/Dance)
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}
= Swedish Dance Music Awards =
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1997
| Antiloop
| Best House/Techno Act
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| Antiloop
| Best Modern Dance
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| Antiloop
| Best House/Techno Act
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| LP
| Best Dance Album
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| "In My Mind"
| Best Dance Single
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| Antiloop
| Best Dance Artist/Group
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Antiloop Complete discography at Discogs.com]
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Category:Swedish electronic music groups
Category:Swedish trance music groups
Category:Electronic music duos
Category:Swedish house music groups
Category:Swedish dance music groups
Category:Musical groups from Stockholm County
Category:Musical groups established in 1994
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002