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The Soundtrack of Our Lives 
Singer Ebbot Lundberg (right) in the crowd with two fans at the Meredith Music Festival December 2006Background information Origin Göteborg, Sweden Genres Alternative rock
Psychedelic rockYears active 1995–present Labels Telegram Records (Europe)
Universal Music (USA)
In-Fidelity Recordings (Aus)Website Official website Members Fredrik Sandsten (Drums)
Martin Hederos (Keyboards)
Ebbot Lundberg (Vocals)
Mattias Bärjed (Guitar, vocals)
Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson (Bass, violin, vocals)
Ian Person (Guitar, percussion, vocals)Past members Björn Olsson The Soundtrack of Our Lives, alternatively known as T.S.O.O.L. or Soundtrack, is a Swedish rock band that formed in 1995 after the dissolution of the punk band Union Carbide Productions.
The band found critical success in the United States with their 2002 (2001 in Sweden) release: Behind the Music. It was nominated for the Best Alternative Album award at the 2003 Grammy Awards. The track "Sister Surround" was included on the "jukebox" of EA Sports MVP Baseball 2003 while "Karmageddon" is featured on EA Sports' NHL 2005 video game.[1]
Their track "Bigtime" featured as the theme of WrestleMania 21 and on the soundtrack of the PAL version of Gran Turismo 4. Their track "Mother One Track Mind", was also featured on the Gran Turismo 4 soundtrack. T.S.O.O.L. songs "Sister Surround" and "Ten Years Ahead" both appear on the In Good Company soundtrack as well. Their song "Second Life Replay" was also featured during an episode of the fourth season of Californication.
They toured the US in 2002 with friends Oasis in support of their album Behind the Music.
Their latest album Communion was released in November 2008. After a tour of the US the band announced that they were working on their next record Origin Vol. 2.
In October 2010, the band announced it would be releasing their first 'Best Of' compilation entitled Golden Greats no. 1. According to a statement on the their website: "The band has spent much of the summer of 2010 in Svenska Grammofonstrudion [sic] where they remastred the original recordings and in part picked up nuances that somehow went missing. With the carefully restored and remastred versions we are invited to TSOOL classics in a way we never heard them before."
A winter tour is scheduled to begin in December.
The abbreviation OEOC on all their albums is believed to refer to "As above, As below" from Hermeticism.
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)SWE
[2]FIN
[3]UK
[4]US
[5]1996 Welcome to the Infant Freebase - Released: March, 1996
- Label: Telegram Records
7 — — — 1998 Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of Western Civilization - Released: April, 1998
- Label: Telegram Records
16 — — — 2001 Behind the Music - Released: February, 2001
- Label: Telegram Records
3 — 95 — - SWE: Gold[6]
2004 Origin Vol. 1 - Released: October 18, 2004
- Label: Telegram Records
1 20 136 179 - SWE: Gold[7]
2008 Communion - Released: November 26, 2008
- Label: Telegram Records
1 — — — 2012 Origin Vol. 2 - Released: March, 2012
- Label: Telegram Records
— — — Compilation albums
Year Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)SWE
[2]FIN
[3]UK
[4]US
[5]2005 A Present from the Past - Released: December 7, 2005
- Label: Telegram Records
34 — — — 2010 Golden Greats no. 1 - Scheduled for release: November 24, 2010
- Label: Telegram Records
— — — — EPs
Year Details 1996 Homo Habilis Blues 2000 Gimme Five! - Released: Jun 21, 2000
- Label: Telegram Records
- Position: #58 (SWE)[8]
2010 The Immaculate Convergence - Released: 2010
- Label: Yep Roc
Live At Lime - Released: 2010
- Label: Limewire
Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album SWE
[8]UK
[4]1996 "Instant Repeater '99" — — Welcome to the Infant Freebase 1997 "Blow My Cool" — — 1998 "Mantra Slider" — — "Black Star" — — Extended Revelation... "Firmanent Vacation" — 119 Welcome to the Infant Freebase "Instant Repeater '99" (remix) — 156 1999 "Avenger Hill Street Blues" — — 2001 "Still Aging" — — Behind the Music "Nevermore" — — "Sister Surround" 60 80 "21st Century Rip Off" — 114 2004 "Big Time" 1 78 Origin Vol. 1 "Believe I've Found" — — 2005 "Heading for a Breakdown" — 70 2008 "Thrill Me" — — Communion 2009 "RA 88" — — "Flipside" — — "Babel On (radio edit)" — — "The Ego Delusion" — — 2010 "Demophon" — — non-album download only single "Earthmover" — — non-album download only single "You Better Run" — — non-album download only single References
- ^ "NHL 2005: The Music". IGN. 2004-09-30. http://music.ign.com/articles/552/552112p1.html. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ a b "Swedish album positions". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Soundtrack+of+Our+Lives&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b "Finnish album positions". finnishcharts.com. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Soundtrack+of+Our+Lives&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b c "UK Chartlog: DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b Charts "Origin Vol. 1 US position". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3057767&cdi=8297237&cid=04%2F02%2F2005 Charts. Retrieved 2009-07-17.[dead link]
- ^ a b "IFPI Sweden: 2004 certificates". ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20042.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "IFPI Sweden: 2005 certificates". ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20051.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Swedish single positions". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Soundtrack+of+Our+Lives&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
External links
- Official site
- VH1 artist site
- MTV artist site
- June 2009 Interview with L.A. Record
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives at IMDB
Studio albums Compilations A Present from the Past · Golden Greats No. 1EPs Singles "Instant Repeater '99" · "Blow My Cool" · "Mantra Slider" · "Black Star" · Firmament Vacation" · "Instant Repeater '99" (remix) · "Avenger Hill Street Blues" · "Still Aging" · "Nevermore" · "Sister Surround" · "21st Century Rip Off" · "Bigtime" · "Believe I've Found" · "Heading for a Breakdown" · "Thrill Me" · "RA 88" · "Flipside" · "Babel On" (radio edit) · "The Ego Delusion" · "Demophon"Categories:- Swedish rock music groups
- Swedish alternative rock groups
- Live Music Archive artists
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