Q: Who were the Fools? I can't keep track.
A: The Fools were initially Jens Månsson and Björn Roth. Later Patrik
Sonestad joined, then Magnus Robertsson and finally
Per "Pepps" Persson.
Where from?
Q: Where did the Fools come from?
A: The Fools were based in Sölvesborg,
in the south of Sweden.
What instruments?
Q: What instruments did they play?
A:
Jens played keyboards (Casio CZ-1000, Roland Alpha-Juno and D-10) and
drums.
Björn played guitar (Yamaha SE-250, Bjärton nylon-string), bass, drums, and some keyboard.
Patrik played keyboards (Ensoniq Mirage-DSK) and oboe.
Magnus played keyboards (Kawai K-1 and Ensoniq SQ-1).
Per played a Vantage bass.
Björn was the lead singer, and Jens sang backup on many
songs. After "Pepps" had joined, he sang lead vocals on several numbers.
Unfortunately no good recordings exist of this.
Guest artists?
Q: Who were guest artists on the Fools' recordings?
A:
Staffan Johansson guested on guitar
Henrik Persson guested on vocals
Fredrik Dahl guested on drums
Peter Palven guested on rhythm instruments
Equipment
Q: What recording equipment did the Fools use?
A: Tascam PortaTwo 4-track cassette, AKAI GX-4000D and Tandberg series 12
stereo reel-to-reels, and some microphones (the most used
one being Björn's 200SEK "Champion" electret).
Effects
Q: Did the Fools use any external effects (reverb, distortion, etc)?
A: No effects were used on the recordings, purely because no one could afford any.
For guitar there was Jens's "Eltronik" (correct spelling!) cassette recorder
which had a line input that could be switched to phono, yielding a nasty-sounding
distortion when used with an electric guitar (as heard on Go home!). Another was the (borrowed) Ibanez Flanger heard on Hunted to death jazz.
Fools or Foolz?
Q: What was the group's name, The Fools or The Foolz?
A: The name was changed around december 1990. The group felt the commercial
future of the group would be enhanced if the name was spelt with a Z. It's hard to say if that judgement was correct.
Records
Q: Did the group ever release any records?
A: No. Some cassette copies were made for friends.
