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About Me

all songs written and produced by formative
copyright and all other rights owned by lystad & elgsaas
guitars on where i go without you by bjørn wammer
vocals on weakness by john berge
many more songs available on our facebook page
combining emotion and technology
we bring you music for your mind (always)
your heart (more often than not)
and your feet (occasionally)

formative's real life friends on myspace:
tor aarnes sæther , a good friend and a fantastic musician, who's supported and helped us over the years, always with insightful and creative comments. his music is weird, intricate, yet beautifully simple and full of wit and clever details.
john berge , fellow pop aficionado and very good friend. john is currently working with producer robbie bronnimann, listen to the exciting results in john's myspace player.
paula o'brien , has so far blessed our song just a dance (the song is in her myspace player) with her angelic vocals - and we all hope this will be the first in a long line of collaborations. if warm electro soundscapes and heavenly vocals with that undefineable celtic touch are your thing, paula is your girl.
areas , exquisite songs and soundscapes to soothe and amaze from roar tømmervåg and odd harald olsen, fellow pop technicians from kristiansund. aural feinschmeckery at its best.
acquaintances :)
shahz • gro • clas

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2007
Band Members: ⌈ morten røeggen lystad
⌊ vocals, synths

kjell roll elgsaas
⌊ synths, programming

Influences: ∨ + ∧ + ♥ + ∞

life
nature
space
art
technology
science
mythology
history
quantum mechanics
symbology
darkness
sunshine

kraftwerk
david bowie
depeche mode
pet shop boys
david sylvian
erasure
art of noise
new order
bob dylan

william shakespeare
j.r.r. tolkien
m.c. escher
nasa
carl barks
stan lee
alan moore
hayao miyazaki
edgar allan poe
star wars
joel & ethan coen
terry gilliam
krzysztof kieslowski
david lynch
jerry seinfeld
lars von trier
london
paris
flat coated retrievers

Sounds Like: roland jd-800
roland juno-106
oberheim matrix-1000
akai ewi 3020
kurzweil k2000r
yamaha tx81z
korg x3
ensoniq sq-1 plus
apple pb g4 & motu dp

Record Label: → please sign us ←
Type of Label: None

My Blog

john berge heating up

as blogged about before, our friend john berge is hard at work recording songs with producer robbie bronnimann. three new preview samples were added to his myspace player yesterday.
Posted by formative on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:57:00 PST

exciting sounds from john berge

if you haven't done so already, head over to john berge's myspace and listen to the preview samples from his current collaboration with producer robbie bronnimann. formative wish our friend john best ...
Posted by formative on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:32:00 PST

formative on ROBO CAST RADIO 13 - Shes A Machine

Our track beyond the veil is featured on Robo Cast Radio's latest show. For streaming or downloading the podcast, click here.
Posted by formative on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:37:00 PST

Attention friends and fans of Paula O’Brien

Our friend Paula got errors on her original MySpace page.Her new home is http://www.myspace.com/paulaobrienukHere on formativeSpace, all links to Paula have been updated....
Posted by formative on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:22:00 PST

Paula O’Brien on HFM

Listen tohttp://www.harboroughfm.co.uk/listen/harborough.m3utonight at 1.15 UK time, 2.15 central Europe time.Our friend Paula O'Brien is featured on the DJ Terry Hawke show. It will feature an interv...
Posted by formative on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:45:00 PST

new song uploaded

we've just uploaded a new song to the player, weakness is a mid-tempo dark electro-pop song featuring the vocals of john berge. enjoy!
Posted by formative on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:17:00 PST

new addition

the latest addition to our studio is a modern classic synth, the kurzweil k2000r. as always when a new instrument joins the formative family, the new set of sounds and possibilities will surely inspir...
Posted by formative on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:01:00 PST

formative & Paula: just a dance

an old formative track called just a dance has been given new life, the angelic voice of Paula O'Brien now grace our humble tune. the current version on Paula's MySpace is a demo version, we will do s...
Posted by formative on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:07:00 PST

the Paula O'Brien collab

dear few yet highly valued blog subscribers, it is probably wise to post something of value to you once in a blue while, so here goes... :)formative is continuing the collaboration with Paula O'Brien ...
Posted by formative on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:47:00 PST

formative updates

apart from getting tons of friends and encouraging feedback here on myspace, formative are planning a small concert in our home town of kristiansund. more info on that as the plan progresses.on friday...
Posted by formative on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:51:00 PST