Pineforest Crunch is a Swedish pop music

Pop music

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 band based in Stockholm. They have released three albums and toured extensively internationally selling over 250 000 albums worldwide. Their music is highly textured and often features the use of unusual musical instrument

Musical instrument

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s to complement the overall sound. Members include Åsa Eklund on vocals and flute

Flute

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, Mats Lundgren  on bass guitar

Bass guitar

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, mellotron

Mellotron

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, and keyboards

Musical keyboard

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, Olle Söderström  on guitar and vocals, and Mattias Olsson

Mattias Olsson (musician)

Mattias Olsson started his career as a classical percussionist playing in orchestras and big bands on Ekerö outside of Stockholm. As a sideline to recording and producing bands Mattias Olsson writes articles for several Swedish Magazines.-Early life:He was born in Hong Kong to Swedish parents. In...

 on drums and percussion.

Discography

• Make Believe
  Make Believe (Pineforest Crunch album)
  -Personnel:*Åsa Eklund: vocals, flute*Mats Lundgren: bass, melotron and other keyboards*Olle Söderström: vocals, acoustic guitar, 12 stringed electric guitar on "Unleased"*Jonas Petterson: electric guitar, clarinet, nylon acoustic on "Poor Little Man"...
  
  (1996)
• Cup Noodle Song (1996 single
  Single (music)
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  )
• Teenage Alex (1996 single
  Single (music)
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  )
• Watergarden (1997)
• Shangri-la (1997 single
  Single (music)
  In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
  
  )
• Innocent (2000 single
  Single (music)
  In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
  
  )
• Panamarenko
  Panamarenko (Pineforest Crunch album)
  -Personnel:*Åsa Eklund: Lead vocals, acoustic guitars, flute and theremin*Mats Lundgren: bass and basspedals, keyboards*Olle Söderström: Acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals*Jonas Petterson: Acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, clarinet...
  
  (2002)
• College Radio Listeners (single)

External links

• Official website
• Exergy Music (Swedish)
• RateYourMusic - Pineforest Crunch
• http://www.roth-handle.nu Mattias Olssons Studio