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Antiloop

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Antiloop
Antiloop live at Rockbjörnen 1998
Background information
Also known asThe Buckwheat Rebels, Face
OriginLidingö, Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active1994 (1994)–2002 (2002)
LabelsStockholm Records, Fluid Records
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

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Early career (1974–1994)

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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]. 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] They began to play in nightclubs as DJs and eventually decided to make their own music.

Antiloop (1994–2002)

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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]

A third member, the dancer Maxim, was also member of the band, but he left early.[citation needed]

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] 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.[1] 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

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
SWE
[2] 		FIN
[3]
LP 8 —
Fastlane People
  • Released: 24 May 2000
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
 8 19
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
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N.S.F.M.C (Not Suitable For Mass Consumption)
  • Released: May 1995
  • Label: Fluid Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital download
 33

Remix albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
SWE
[2]
Remixed
  • Released: November 1998
  • Label: Stockholm Records, Fluid Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
 33

Compilation albums

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Title Details
At the Rebel's Room
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Stockholm Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital download

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[2] 		BEL(Vl)
[6] 		FIN
[3] 		FRA
[7] 		NED
[8] 		NOR
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"Purpose in Life" 1996 45 — — — — — LP
"In My Mind" 1997 6 34 9 13 23 4
"I Love You (Beauty and the Beast)" 42 — 15 — — —
"Nowhere to Hide" 42 38 — 52 72 —
"Trespasser" 1998 35 — — — — —
"Believe" 5 — — — — 5 Remixed
"Start Rockin'" 2000 4 — 11 — — 16 Fastlane People
"Only U" 29 — — — — —
"Catch Me" (featuring Timbuktu) — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

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Swedish Grammis Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
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

Swedish Dance Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
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

References

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  1. ^ "Lilya 4-Ever (Soundtrack)". IMDB. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Swedishcharts.com - Discography Antiloop". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. ^ a b "finnishcharts.com - Discography Antiloop". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Aftonbladet puls: Antiloop har guldläge". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d . 25 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725093402/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20002.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 23 August 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Discografie Antiloop". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ "lescharts.com - Discographie Antiloop". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Discografie Antiloop - dutchcharts.nl". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Antiloop". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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