Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Lunar Tantrum
Members of the band
Richard Reynolds-Vocals, Guitar
Peter Clarin-Lead guitar
Christer Lindbladh-Drums, Sound engineer
Torbjörn Antonsson-Bass
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
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R: I remember being about 6 years old and being sad after christmas when the chistmas music disappeared.
C: An uncle left the Desmond Dekker single ”Israelites” at my grandparents place.
P: I heard Kiss, Sweet and 10cc when I was around 7 years old. Went out and bought the albums
T: Simon And Garfunkel ”Bridge Over Troubled Water”.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
From the moment we all discovered that we could create something new and were reward by the kick it gave, we were hooked.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
We are currently recording 7 new songs that are quite varied in style and temperament. We are very excited about finishing these songs and releasing them in 2026.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
We don’t have a lot of rules to hold us back but we adhere fairly strictly to guitar rock ideals where melody and harmonic feel are central to our philosophy. We do like to experiment in the studio.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?
Putting your ego aside and accepting that it is the song that is most important.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?
Guitar in the beginning with vocals then working on ideas that take a more serious form during rehearsals where almost anything can happen. We like to record live with the whole band and do quite a lot of post production in ProTools.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
The New Pornographers, The Coral, Dungen, Bob Hund, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
We all experience reality as weird, scary and fascinating and find that music and its creative process provides comfort whilst helping to elevate our spirits.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?
Since our music gives us a sense of hope and comfort it would be nice if this could be passed on but we won’t make it easy for them.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
Unfortunately, we don´t have a good answer to this question.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
Cropedy Festival in the beautiful english countryside.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
Trevor Horn and Ian Anderson
Where can our listeners follow and support your music?(Website,Spotify, IG, links)
All streaming services
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
Of course we want people to discover our music. We love to play live and offer an amazing experience and hope to get out on tour sometime soon.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
We hope that the listeners will percieve all the nuances in the music that you might not hear on a first listen.
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