3-401: TEXT is a Swedish band founded by Kristofer Steen , David Sandström , Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström. All, except Bäckström, were ex-members of hardcore band Refused . Stylistically, they have little in common with Refused. Their debut album, Text , is a mix of spoken word, music of various styles, and ambient sound effects, often producing an ethereal, avant-garde sound. Apart from
6-410: The rest of the world. Text was Buddyhead #4 and considered a building block in what is now a very successfully diverse indie-boutique-label run by music journalist Travis Keller. Text announced a US tour the year after the record was released on Buddyhead, but due to conflicts with International Noise Conspiracy tours, it was cancelled. Kristofer Steen Kristofer Steen (born June 26, 1974)
9-535: The three "Tableau" tracks (which are one piece, split up across the album), each track could be described as fitting into a different genre. In 2008, a second album, Vital Signs , was released. Yet again the style of music is far from Refused and the first Text album. Only Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström appear on this album. The record came out on Demonbox Recordings in Sweden and on Buddyhead in America and
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