Pelle Ossler (born 1962 in

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) is a Swedish

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ian and singer, most known for his collaboration with

Joakim Thåström Sven Joakim Eriksson Thåström (born 20 March 1957), better known as Thåström, is a Swedish singer and songwriter, mostly known for the bands Ebba Grön and Imperiet. He has moved between a number of genres, from punk to rock, industrial and a ...

, both on Thåström's solo releases and their industrial project Sällskapet.

Recording career

Ossler was the guitarist of the rock band

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between 1986 and 2003 as well as the guitarist and vocalist of Amazonas. After his departure from Wilmer X Ossler has embarked on a solo career. Ossler was also a part of the

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band Sir Lord Erotic which released their debut album—''No No Lola''—produced by Peps Persson in 1995. Since 2002 Ossler has collaborated closely with Swedish

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legend

both on Thåström's solo albums and with their post

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Sällskapet along with

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. The band had long been a secret before their debut in 2007, the status of the band is currently unknown. Ossler has also released five albums as a solo artist, the latest—''Ett Brus'' from 2008—was recorded at the legendary Hansa studio in

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. Besides his musical work Ossler is also studying to be a

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Musical equipment

Ossler primarily plays a

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with

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pickups or a Guild Starfire during live performances and recording sessions. A 1959 Levin is also used during recordings but not used during tour since its hard to keep in tune and to in keep proper

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. For

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Ossler mainly uses tremolo effects and a Dynacord tape delay. For amplification Ossler uses a 1967 Fender Vibrolux combo or a

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through a

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Selected discography

;With Wilmer X *''V.I.L.D'' (1986) *''Tungt vatten'' (1986) *''Downward Bound'' (1986) *''Not Glamourus'' (1987) *''Teknikens under'' (1988) *''Klubb Bongo'' (1989) *''Mambo feber'' (1991) *''En speciell kväll med Wilmer X'' (1991) *''Pontiac till himmelen'' (1993) *''Snakeshow'' (1994) *''Hallå världen'' (1995) *''Den blå vägen hem'' (1997) *''Primitiv'' (1998) *''Silver'' (2000) *''Totalt Wilmer X'' (2001) *''Lyckliga hundar'' (2003) ;As a solo artist *''Hotel neanderthal'' (1997) *''Disorienterad'' (2001) *''Den siste som kom ut'' (2002) *''Krank'' (2005) *''Ett brus'' (2008) *''Stas'' (2013) ;With Thåström *'' Mannen som blev en gris'' (2002) *''Skebokvarnsv. 209'' (2005) *''Kärlek är for dom'' (2009) ;With Sällskapet *Sällskapet - '' Sällskapet'' (2007) ;Other appearances *Sir Lord Erotic - ''No No Lola'' (1995) *Stefan Sundström - ''Hjärtats Melodi'' (2005) * Katharina Nuttall - ''Cherry Flavour Substitute'' (2008) * Andi Almqvist - ''Glimmer'' (2009)

References

*Jerry Prut
Pelle Ossler interview
(in Swedish) fuzz.se
Pelle Ossler biography
(in Swedish) dustmusic.net *Hanna Eliasso
Pelle Ossler concert review
(in Swedish) tidningskulturen.se *Susanna Bergströ
Sällskapet – Hellberg, Ossler, Thåström
dagensarbete.se (in Swedish) *Göran Holmqvis
Ossler och Thåström har ett sällskap ihop
hd.se (in Swedish)

External links

Official MySpace
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