Colony 5

Colony 5 is a Swedish futurepop/synthpop/EBM band founded in March 1999. P–O Svensson started the band as a hobby with Magnus Löfdahl. The music style has changed with group membership and their sound became more consistent. They have toured through Europe – Denmark, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Poland, Norway, Estonia as well as the United States, and Mexico.

This article is about the Swedish electronic music group. "Colony 5" is also the common name for Alpha V Colony, the first human colony referenced in Star Trek: The Original Series, during episode Charlie X.

Colony 5
OriginSweden
GenresFuturepop, Synthpop, EBM
Years active1999–present
LabelsInfacted Recordings (Germany), Memento Materia (Sweden), Underground, Inc. (US)
MembersP–O Svensson, Magnus Kalnins
Past membersMagnus Löfdahl, Johan Nilsson

On 14 December 2007 Colony 5 released the first single from their then-upcoming full-length album, Buried Again.[1] The "Knives" MCD showed off a harder sound as a first taste of what the album would sound like. Buried Again was released in February 2008 on Memento Materia for Scandinavia, Infacted for Germany and ArtOfFact in the USA.

Members
  • P-O Svensson (1999–present)
  • Magnus Löfdahl (1999–2001)
  • Johan Nilsson (2001–2003)
  • Magnus Kalnins (2002–present)

Discography

EPs and singles
  • "Colony 5" (2002)
  • "Follow Your Heart" (2002)
  • "Black" (2003)
  • "Fate" (2004)
  • "Plastic World" (2005)
  • "Knives" (2007)

Albums
  • Lifeline (2002)
  • Structures (2003)
  • Colonisation (2004)
  • Fixed (2005)
  • Buried Again (2008)

References
  1. Colony 5 releases "Knives" MCD, Side-line.com
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