TEXT is the band founded by Kristofer Steen

Kristofer Steen

Kristofer Steen was born on June 26, 1974 and is a Swedish musician, best known for his years as a guitarist with the Swedish Hardcore/Punk band Refused...

, David Sandström

David Sandström

David Sandström was the drummer for hardcore punk group Refused. After Refused broke up David and the other members of Refused worked on a project entitled TEXT and released one album. Then David went on to do solo work...

, Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström. All, except Bäckström, were ex-members of hardcore band Refused

Refused

Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998...

. 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

Avant-garde

Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....

 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 Buddyhead in American 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

Travis Keller

Travis Keller is an American music journalist, photographer, and co-founder of Buddyhead Records, an eclectic record label and independent music site best known for its gossip section, honest record reviews and record label of the same name.In 1997 Keller moved to Los Angeles, California and...

. 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 canceled.

TEXT Self-Titled

1. "Requiem for Ernst-Hugo (1928–1998)" (1:09) – Recording Info:

• Vocals: David Sandström, Martin Eirell and Fredrik Bäckström

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

2. "Sound Is Compressed; Words Rebels And Hiss" (11:04) – Recording Info:

• Piano, Organ: Anders Lind,
• Electric Bass: Toft Stade
• Acoustic Guitar: Henrik Oja
• Percussion: Mikael Emsing
• Vocals: Jennie Abrahamson
• Alto Saxophone: Fredrik Bäckström
• Backing Vocals Clam Bake Family
• Drums,Vocals and Electric Guitar David Sandström

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,

3. "Collages Désertes, 1ère Tableau: Du Sable" (20:08) – Recording Info:

• Vocal Incantation: Fredrick Bäckström
• All instruments by Jon F Brännström

Recorded, programmed, mixed and produced at Min vilja är folkets studio by Jon F Brännström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Pelle and Eskil.

4. "We have explosives! Schmexplosives?" (5:48) – Recording Info:

• Drums, Electric Guitar, Organ and Glockenspiel: Kristoffer Steen
• Electric Bass Jonas Eriksson (credited as Jonas Babyface Eriksson)
• Organ, Cymbal and Snare: David Sandström

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.

5. "Those Kids Are Gone" (3:49) – Recording Info:

• Percussion, Guitar and Vocals David Sandström

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.

6. "Collages Désertes, 2ème Tableau: Du Soleil" (8:24) – Recording Info:

• Vocal incantation: Fredrik Bäckström
• Clarinet: David Bäckström
• Samples: Bella
• Upright Bass: Jakob Munck
• Additional Vocals: David Sandström
• Beats, Sample,s Effects, Synthesizers Electric Guitar and Vocals: Jon F Brännström

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.

7. "The Huntsville Treaty" (6:54) – Recording Info:

• Piano: Anders Lind
• Electric Bass: Jonas Eriksson (credited as Jonas Babyface Eriksson)
• Backing Vocals: Martin Eirell
• Drums, Electric Guitar and Vocals: David Sandström

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.

8. "Collages Désertes, 3ème Tableau: Du Chemin" (7:23) – Recording Info:

• Vocal Incantation: Fredrik Bäckström
• All instruments by Jon F Brännström

Recorded, programmed, mixed and produced at Min vilja är folkets studio by Jon F Brännström, Mastered at Tonteknik by Pelle and Eskil.

Sound Is Compressed; Words Rebel And Hiss single

1. "Sound Is Compressed; Words Rebel And Hiss" (3:55)

TEXT Vital Signs (2008)

• Songs: Fredrik Bäckström
• Production: Jon F Brännström
  
• Label: Gabel Recordings

1. "Sailor" (5:55)
2. "Enthalpy" (4:08)
3. "Slow" (4:32)
4. "David" (4:47)
5. "Entropy" (6:36)