The Bear Quartet - Saturday Night - imported from Sweden by Listening Post Music Sweden's most critically acclaimed and innovative band was formed above the arctic circle in the town of Lulea in 1989. The original members were Matti Alkberg (guitar and vocals Jari Haapalainen (guitar Peter Nuottaniemi (bass Johan Forsling (guitar) and Magnus Olsson (drums). Madly brilliant demo tapes was passed on from music lover to music lover and played loud on cheap cassette decks, and the band was hyped by various music critics even before they had recorded as much as a single. They were not signed until the spring of 1992. It was A West Side Fabrication who realized The Bear Quartet's amazing potential. The first album, Penny Century was released in the fall. Then drummer Magnus quit (why is it always the drummer?) and Urban Nordh became the guy beating the skins. The Bear Quartet's creativity seems endlessly flowing and they recorded two beautiful albums, Cosy Den and Family Affair and the EP Revisted before they took an involuntary break in the spring of 1995 when Jari and Urban moved to Stockholm, and Johan left the band. Later that year the fourth album; Everybody Else is released as well as two EPs It Only Takes A Flashlight To Create A Monster and Flux Detail. The Bear Quartet's creativity was far from exhausted and they started working on the next album, Holy, Holy. It's not until now that the band consciously slows down. They manage to stay away from the rehearsal space for two months. When they go back in they work differently; without a goal and without a deadline. The songs grow wild and beautiful. In June 1996 the songs start to feel finished. Then The Bear Quartet suffers another drummer loss when Urban decides to devote himself to something utterly different. After some time they find a dignified successor in Jejo Perkovic (also drummer for the hardcore band.
The Bear Quartet is an indie rock group from Luleå in northern Sweden. They have been playing since 1989 and have been making records at a steady rate since 1992, often to critical acclaim but never resulting in large sales. The Bear Quartet are Mattias Alkberg on vocals and guitar, Jari Haapalainen on guitar, Peter Nuottaniemi on bass guitar, Jejo Perkovic on drums and Carl Olsson on keyboards. Peter and Mattias write the lyrics, while Mattias, Jari and Carl write the music. The Bear Quartet have spawned many side projects. Mattias sings and plays in Mattias Alkberg BD, whose debut album Tunaskolan released in 2004 was very well received by the critics and audience. Their music can be described as classic punk/new wave in Swedish, with influences such as Tant Strul and Imperiet, both of which they have recorded cover songs of. Jari produces lots of other artists, such as Nicolai Dunger, Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura, Kristofer Åström, The Concretes and Frida Hyvönen, and used to play with Maria from The Concretes in Heikki. Carl has Paddington DC, some kind of noise electro pop. The name The Bear Quartet is taken from Klas Östergren's novel Gentlemen. The album titles follow an interesting naming scheme: every title is two words, of which the first ends with a y. All albums, except 89 and Monty Python, are released on Skellefteå-based independent label A West Side Fabrication. Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 EPs 2.3 Singles 3 External links Members[edit] Mattias Alkberg – vocals, guitars Jari Haapalainen – guitars Peter Nuottaniemi – bass Jejo Perkovic – drums Carl Olsson – keyboards Discography[edit] Albums[edit] 1992 Penny Century 1993 Cosy Den 1993 Family Affair 1995 Everybody Else 1995 Holy Holy 1997 Moby Dick 1998 Personality Crisis 2000 My War 2001 Gay Icon 2002 Ny våg ( Swedish for New Wave ) 2003 Early Years (2 CD compilation of EP tracks.
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