BODINROCKER
Album Preview: Mysterious Man (2010)
For fans of: Rock
Bodinrocker is Anders Bodin from Gothenburg, Sweden. He's been rocking on since he was a kid. He grew up in the middle of Sweden and started to write songs on the guitar at the age of ten. When he stepped in to his older brothers rooms there were posters all over the place of Status Quo, Slade and The Who. And that's where Anders still is. Head down, legs apart. Melodic guitar riffs, straight forward rock and boogie is what it´s all about.
Through the years he´s been in some bands, but none of them really worked out well. In 2005 he decided to start a solo-project. With great help from Lars Ekberg, his brother in law, he started the recordings that developed to the debut album, “Hall Of Flames”. It was released by his own company Bearman music, in late 2006. It ended up being a very guitar oriented album in the classic rock style and got some great attention. The title track was used by TV4, in Sweden, as background music when the swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang was about to do his first space trip. The title track did also get some airplay in swedish radio along with "Golden Girl" and "The Way Back Home".
In June 2008 Anders Bodin was back in the studio for his next album. He once again worked with the same musicians as from the first album. Great musicians who also have worked with well known swedish artists such as Jerusalem, Mikael Rickfors, Mats Ronander, Carola and many others. Lars Ekberg was once again back as the co-producer and the recordings took place in his own Oakmountain studio in Gothenburg. April 2010 saw the release of Mysterious Man. An album loaded with melodies, guitar riffs, hammond organ, boogie and straight forward rock. The songs are stories, adventures and reflections of life. Anders want to encourage the listeners to create their own adventures, to throw away the remote control and to explore life.
This time Anders Bodin decided to use his old nickname Bodinrocker. The first single, “Scooter”, was released as a digital single 29th of January 2010 and has got some great airplay in Sweden. “Scooter” charted at no 1 at SNL, Svenska Närradiolistan. The album ”Mysterious Man” was released 1st of April 2010 and is available both on cd and digital download.
Highlights of the year so far are the release party at the venue of Henriksberg in Gothenburg and of course being the opening act to the legendary Status Quo in Stenungsund, Sweden, in July.
Band Line Up:
Guitars, lead vocals: Anders Bodin
Bass: Marcus Sigvardsson
Drums: Klas Anderhell
Piano, Hammond, backing vocals: Lars Ekberg
Media Quotes:
"Of definite interest to Quo fans and those who enjoy a little classic rock boogie" (Jason Ritchie, Get Ready To Rock)
"Wer auf ehrlichen und sympathischen Rock der Marke Status Quo, AC/DC, Bad Company und Neil Young steht, sollte sich MYSTERIOUS MAN auf dem Einkaufszettel notieren" (Hard Harder Heavy)
”…zeigen aber durchweg gutes Handwerk mit ansprechenden Melodien und gutem Rhythmus” (Der Hörspiegel)
”Un album sicuramente da ascoltare in tutta la sua completezza, senza filler di turno e che regala quarantacinque minuti di puro e semplice rock con la r maiuscola” (Eva Cociani, Metallus)
"Så i rätt hörlurar kan Bodinrocker säkert vara alldeles utmärkt" (Joyzine)
Track List (If MP3 samples don't play, try right-clicking links and opening in new tab):
01. Life Is A Mystery
02. Get Me On The Road
03. 526
04. Back On Track
05. No Destination
06. This Is Life
07. Scooter
08. Mysterious Man
09. Endless Pain
10. Legend Of The Saviour
Label: Bearman Music
Artist's website(s): Anders Bodin | MySpace
