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Distance Is a Way of Life

About Me


I'm Distance Is a Way of Life from Alingsås, Sweden.
I'm also a member of 1969 Armstrong , Bolywool , December's Children and Homelake .
This is just me, on my own. It started as a project back in 2005, when I felt that I wanted to do something on my own. I had made a couple of new songs, but I felt that they didn't really fit with the songs I made for my other bands. That's basically the reason why I started this, you can call it a solo project or whatever. The songs are often rather basic and sparse, regarding arrangements and production, with vocals, harmonies, layers of guitars, and a tambourine or other means of percussion.
I recorded some lo-fi demosongs on a portal studio in the autumn of 2005.
Since then, I have remixed some of my own songs, mixed and played guitar on my friend Valla 's EP’s, and recorded new EP’s with 1969 Armstrong, Bolywool and Homelake.
Now, in 2008, I have recorded five new songs and two covers between March and May. The EP will be called Phases. I'm in the middle of mixing the songs. When a song is finished, it will be up here on MySpace!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/04/2006
Band Members:

CRISTIAN EKMAN - Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, slide and percussion.
Influences: Ride, Nada Surf, Teenage Fanclub, Elliott Smith, Great Lake Swimmers, Spiritualized, The Apples in Stereo, Weezer, Joy Zipper, Grandaddy, Mojave 3, The Beatles, Big Star, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Byrds, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Valentine, etc.

Sounds Like: Me in a dreamy and melancholy mood, with a touch of all my musical influences, love, loneliness and broken hearts. More songs here:

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Another new song

Hello!I've added another new song, Still on My Mind.Have a listen!Btw, I will remix some of the other new songs, but it won't be a hell of a change, so I won't delete the current versions on my MySpac...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:21:00 GMT

One new song is finally up and running!

Well, it's been a while since I mixed and added a new song.Hmm, I've been busy with other stuff or something... :)It's called Blinded by Love. Well haven't we all?Hope you'll like it, and remember, th...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:30:00 GMT

One more...

Hello!I am finished mixing another song, Bad Dream.More songs are coming!/Cristian
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT

One new song is finished

Hey!The mixing of a new song, The Days Without You, is finished.Hope you'll like it!/Cristian
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:39:00 GMT

New songs are coming this spring

Hello!I am recording new songs. They are not fully completed yet, but in the end it will be five new songs written by me, and two covers.So, stay tuned for new songs this spring, probably in May or Ju...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:04:00 GMT

Added two new demo songs

Hello! I've added two new demo songs. It's not certain that they will be Distance songs in the end. I made them as demo songs to Bolywool. The first one is a new demo version of the song Journey in My...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:09:00 GMT

New mix of Instrumental

Hello! As I don't have any recording equipment, I have not been able to record some new songs... Hmm, well that's not the whole truth, I borrowed a portal studio for a long time from my good friend Jo...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:53:00 GMT

Permanent guitarist of Bolywool! Lovely!

This Saturday, Calle and Oskar decided that I should be a permanent member and guitarist of Bolywool! They felt that since I've been recording with them since 2004, and been in the live-set for a long...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:20:00 GMT

New songs with 1969 Armstrong up on MySpace!

Me and Calle (1969 Armstrong) have recorded a new EP, Salient Night. Three new amazing songs are now up on our MySpace site! Check it out! http://www.myspace.com/1969armstrong I will soon record ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:22:00 GMT

"New" instrumental song

Hello! I've added an instrumental song. It's recorded in late October 2005. It's from the same recording session as Lost and Decisions. Enjoy! /Cristian PS: I've written some new songs. I want to reco...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:39:00 GMT