Bob Hund

Because the early ’90s, the indie rock and roll stalwarts in Bob Hund have already been being among the most popular acts in Sweden. Their status to be a frantic and comic live take action earned them a big crowd of fans that helped bring them through the years. Created in 1991 while vocalist/songwriter Thomas ?-berg and keyboardist Jonas Jonasson had been still in senior high school, Bob Hund (which means “Bob Doggie”) got their begin in Stockholm playing left-field rock and roll music in the vein of XTC, Pere Ubu, and Speaking Heads, despite a significant like for Kraftwerk. That digital influence discovered its method into Bob Hund’s suggestions and plans, but wouldn’t normally surface within their audio until years to their career. Furthermore to inventive sonics, ?-berg sings in Scanian (Skanska), a southern Swedish dialect, as well as the lyrics match the melodies by combining comical and severe subject material. The band’s founding lineup was curved out by bass participant Mats Hellquist, drummer Mats Andersson, and guitarists John Essing and Conny Nimmersjö. In 1993, they authorized with Silence Information after playing at Hultsfredsfestivalen, the biggest event in Sweden. Weeks later on, their self-titled debut EP premiered. They produced their method through the neighborhood golf club circuit and quickly obtained a status to be a fiery live pull, which helped them earn a Grammi (a Swedish Grammy) for Greatest Live Take action in 1994. Their debut LP, also entitled Bob Hund, premiered the same season. Their sophomore LP, Omslag: Martin Kann (Cover Artwork: Martin Kann), gained the music group a Grammi for Greatest Lyrics in 1996, and 1998’s Jag Back Ut Min Sjal! Allt Skall Bort!!! (I’m Offering Out My Spirit! Everything Must Move!!!) earned an Guldägget Prize for Greatest Packaging. A live record, Bob Hund Sover Aldrig (Bob Hund Under no circumstances Sleeps), premiered in 1999. In wintertime 2001 the music group took another stage toward the worldwide scene using the one “Ska Du Hanga Med? Na!!” (from the Stenåldern Kan Börja LP), that was a big strike in Sweden and charted in Norway — their initial song to graph outside of their house country. The record was also the band’s initial chart-topper in Sweden. The first aughts had been a peace and quiet for Bob Hund, however the music group continued to be energetic. In 2002, they released the demonstration compilation Ingenting (Nothing at all) as well as the singles collection 10 År Bakåt & 100 År Framåt (a decade Back & a century Forwards). After launching the limited vinyl fabric EP Det Där Nya som Skulle Vara Så Bra (That New Thing That Was Said to be SO EXCELLENT), Bob Hund continued hiatus to spotlight another task: Bergman Rock and roll. All of the bandmembers continued to be the same, but using the switch in moniker these were absolve to explore beyond the Bob Hund brand and focus on a new target audience, as ?-berg made a decision to sing in British. The alter-ego task released a set of albums in 2003 and 2005, while ?-berg and Jonasson also released a one-off dance rock and roll recording as Sci-Fi SKANE. The beat-focused vibe of Sci-Fi SKANE would bring over and merge using their initial design once Bob Hund came back in ’09 2009 with Folkmusik för Folk som Inte Kan Bete sig som Folk (Folk Music for Folk Who Can’t Behave Like Folk). That same 12 months, Christian Gabel became a member of the music group as yet another drummer. Another three releases found its way to quick succession, as the music group released the Stumfilm EP this year 2010, Det ?-verexponerade Gömstället (The Overexposed Hideout) in 2011, and Låter som Miljarder (APPEARS LIKE Billions) in 2012. In this period, Bob Hund bolstered their audio: around the rock and roll part, they veered into frantic Modest Mouse/Electric powered Six place, while on the experimental part, they finally integrated components of Kraftwerk, which added atmosphere and consistency. Following this burst of creativeness, Bob Hund shook points up for his or her 2013 20th wedding anniversary special event: they offered off almost all their devices and studio room gear at a self-organized event, deciding to start out clean and reignite themselves. For live shows, they borrowed musical instruments from supporters and music institutions, hoping to make a even more egalitarian atmosphere between supporters and themselves. Later the following season, they performed on the Malmo Opera Home, backed by a complete orchestra executed by Johan Nydesjö, making a full-on creative spectacle where they marketed products in the lobby at “Bob Hund Supermarket” and performed in outfit. The function was filmed for the DVD discharge and a following live album, #bobhundopera. In 2016, Bob Hund came back to the studio room for the party monitor “Brooklyn Salsa” and their 11th studio room album, that was set for launch late that 12 months.