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TEXT is the band founded by Kristofer Steen, David Sandström, Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström. All, except Bäckström, were ex-members of hardcore band Refused.[1] 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 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 the rest of the world. Text – "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.

Discography
  • TEXT (self-titled album)
  • Sound Is Compressed; Words Rebel And Hiss single
  • TEXT Vital Signs (2008)
gollark: The correct way to pronounce GIF is "gife".
gollark: I sort of dislike HP, because no firmware updates.
gollark: Hahahahahahaha expecting the FCC to help.
gollark: It's a shame windows doesn't just ignore that and set it anyway.
gollark: In the case of the phone thing, it's still artificially limiting uses, even if it can be bodged around with different devices.

References
  1. "Refused | Punknews.org". Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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