Artist description Swedish guitar/electro-pop. Melodic, Catchy and Grrrrooooovy!

Music Style Electropop

Musical Influences Marillion, Ultravox, The Beloved, New Order, Talk Talk, Depeche Mode, U2, Simple Minds, Hipnosis, Chemical Brothers, The Human League, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Underworld, Blur, Kraftwerk, Oasis, Rational Youth, Pink Floyd, Boytronic, Suede, Apoptygma Berzerk, Man with no name

Similar Artists The Beloved, Depeche Mode, New Order, Shamen, The Twins, Boytronic, The Human League, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Talk Talk, Pet Shop Boys, Electronic, Hipnosis, New Wave, Electropop

Artist History Selected Area formed in 1984 in Gothenburg, Sweden.The current line-up has been the same since 1993.

Group Members Johan Bielsten, Clas Petersson, Patrik Wadheden

Instruments 2xRoland JV-1080, Jupiter-6, Juno-2, Juno-106, S-10, Propellerheads Rebirth RB-388, Yamaha 01V, Sonorus Studi/o. Check out our website for a detailed description of the studio equipment.

Albums Sampler CD "Mark One" (1997) Mellotron Records, Sampler CD "Monument/6" (2000) Memento Materia, Sampler CD "Monument/7-Quest For Fame" (2001)

Press Reviews "...while the third band, Selected Area have got the hits. The Selected Area songs are very influenced by 80's disco, they present two incredible songs (Rain and You & Me) that make a great impression, and they are the only songs on the CD which do that." Petter Jahnstedt/Zynthec Magazine reviewing sampler CD "Mark One" released on Mellotron Records

Location Gothenburg - Sweden

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