Millencolin

Millencolin is a skate-punk band that was formed in October of 1992 by Erik Ohlsson, Mathias Färm and Nikola Sarcevic in Örebro, Sweden. Fredrik Larzon joined the band in early 1993. Millencolin as a word derives from the skateboard-trick melancholy (also known as "sad air"). The band releases their CDs on the Swedish label Burning Heart Records outside the US. Within the United States, Millencolin CDs are released with Epitaph Records.

Contents

1 Members 2 Style 3 Discography 4 Videos 5 Music Videos 6 External links

Members

• Erik Ohlsson: guitar
• Mathias Färm: guitar
• Nikola Sarcevic: bass, vocals
• Fredrik Larzon: drums

Style

Millencolin's musical style has changed over the years. Originally fast-paced, their songs grew slower and closer to sounding like rock and roll. The following samples show their progression:

• Mr. Clean (Same Old Tunes)
• No Cigar (Pennybridge Pioneers)
• Man or Mouse (Home From Home)

Discography

Full albums

• Same Old Tunes (1994) - Originally titled 'Tiny Tunes', Warner Bros. forced the band had to change the name and cover due to its simiarity to the TV show Tiny Toons.
• Life on a Plate (1995)
• For Monkeys (1997)
• The Melancholy Collection (1999) - a compilation of their first two EPs as well as b-sides.
• Pennybridge Pioneers (2000)
• Home From Home (2002)
• Kingwood (2005)

Singles (EP)

• Use Your Nose (1993)

1. In A Room
2. Pain
3. Shake Me
4. Melack
5. Nosepicker
6. (Use Your Nose)

• Skauch (1994)

1. The Einstein Crew
2. Yellow Dog
3. Knowledge
4. A Whole Lot Less
5. Coolidge
6. That's Up To Me

• Da Strike (1994)

1. Da Strike
2. Softworld
3. Shake Me (live)
4. Niap

• The Story of My Life (1995)

1. Story Of My Life
2. 9 to 5
3. Dragster

• Move Your Car (1996)

1. Move Your Car
2. Entrance at Rudebrook
3. An Elf And His Zippo

• Lozin' Must (1997)

1. Lozin' Must
2. Vixen
3. Israelites

• Twenty Two (1997) - Australian release only because Lozin' Must contains the f-word

1. Twenty Two
2. Vixen
3. Israelites

• ... and the Hi-8 Adventures Soundtrack (1999) - Only 3000 copies released

1. Buzzer(extended version)
2. Random I Am(live)
3. Puzzle(live)
4. Dance Craze(live)
5. Move Your Car(live)
6. Killercrush(live)
7. Bullion(live)
8. Twenty Two (live)

• Penguins and Polarbears (2000)

1. Penguins & Polarbears
2. Queens Gambit
3. Dinner Dog

• Fox (2000)

1. Fox
2. Kemp
3. Penguins & Polarb.(live)
4. No Cigar(live)

• No Cigar (2001)

(Epitaph Version)

1. No Cigar
2. Penguins & Polarbears
3. Queen's Gambit
4. Dinner Dog
5. Fox
6. Kemp
7. Penguins &Polarb.(live)
8. No Cigar (live)

(Shock Version)

1. No Cigar
2. Blackeye
3. Buzzer(Extended version)

• Millencolin/Midtown split EP (2001)

1. Millencolin - No Cigar
2. Millencolin - Blackeye
3. Millencolin - Buzzer(Extended version)
4. Midtown - Let go
5. Midtown - Get it together
6. Midtown - You should know

• Kemp (2002)

1. Kemp
2. The Downhill Walk
3. Absolute Zero

• Man Or Mouse (2002)

1. Man Or Mouse
2. Bull By The Horns
3. Into The Maze

• Battery Check (2003)

1. Battery Check
2. E20 Norr
3. Bowmore

• E20 Norr (2003) - Swedish release only

1. E20 Norr
2. Battery Check
3. Bowmore

• Ray (2005)

1. Ray
2. Phony Tony
3. Bullion (Live)

Videos

• Millencolin and the Hi-8 Adventures (1999): a 76-minute homemade video which includes live songs, videos, footage from Millencolin's tours and skateboarding. It took six months to put together. A soundtrack was made in 3000 copies, as can be seen above. 1000 in Europe, 1000 in Australia and 1000 in the US. The video was released on DVD in 2003.

Music Videos

• Battery Check (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_battery.htm)
• E20 Norr (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_E20.htm) (Battery Check in Swedish)
• Man Or Mouse (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_manormouse.htm)
• Kemp (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_kemp.htm)
• Fox (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_fox.htm)
• Penguins & Polar Bears (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_penguins.htm)
• Lozin' Must (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_lozin_must.htm)
• Move Your Car (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_moveyourcar.htm)
• Story Of My Life (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_story.htm)
• Da Strike (http://www.millencolin.com/media/video/video_dastrike.htm)

External links

• www.millencolin.com
• Burning Heart Records (http://www.burningheart.com/)
• Epitaph Records (http://www.epitaph.com/)
• Bio at MTV.com (http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/millencolin/bio.jhtml)
• Millencolin Art (http://www.geocities.com/millencolart/)
• Millencolin Tabs at ultimateGuitar.com (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/millencolin_tabs.htm)

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