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. Refused was a hardcore band originating from Umeå, Sweden. They formed in early 1991 with Dennis Lyxzén, David Sandström, Pär Stylistically, they have little in common with Refused apart from this fact. 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. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard 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.
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Recorded on September 7 1998 and mixed in June 1999 at Second Home by Fredrik Bäckström, Henrik Oja, David Sandström and Kristoffer Steen, Recorded and mixed June 1999 at Second Home, Mastered at Tonteknik by Henrik Oja, Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lövström
Conceived, Constructed, Recorded, Mixed and Edited by David Sandström and Henrik Oja at Second Home from September 1998 until June 1999, Mastered at Tonteknik by Hoja, Pelle and Eskil. Contains a sample from a Fireside song,
Recorded, programmed, mixed and produced at Min vilja är folkets studio by Jon F Brännström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Pelle and Eskil.
Recorded at Second Home in September 1998, mixed and edited there in August 1999 by Kristoffer Steen, Henrik Oja and David Sandström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Hoja, Pelle and Eskil.
Recorded on a 4-track in Bobby Digitals bedroom on Monday August 9 1999, Mixed next door at Min vilja är folkets studio the following day by Jon Brännström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Pelle.
Upright Bass recorded at Tonteknik by Jakob Munck, Recorded, programmed, mixed and produced at Min vilja är folkets studio by Jon F Brännström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Pelle and Eskil.
Drums and bass recorded at Country Road by Andreas Nilsson on August 17 1998, Everything else done at Second Home by Henrik Oja and David Sandström from September 1998 until June 1999, Mastered at Tonteknik by Hoja, Pelle and Eskil.
Recorded, programmed, mixed and produced at Min vilja är folkets studio by Jon F Brännström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Pelle and Eskil.