Bob hund

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Name = bob hund


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Origin = Sweden
Genre = Rock
Indie
Years_active = 1991 – present
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bob hund is a six-piece rock band from Sweden. Swedish for Bob Dog - their name was borrowed from a television cartoon character. Their music, hard to classify, is by some described as "a frantic celebration of the power of music to invigorate and give life"Fact|date=August 2007 whereas others have suggested that bob hund sounds a bit like what you might expect if you managed to merge Pere Ubu and Pixies with a touch of Kraftwerk. [ [http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orbergmanrockbr.htm On Record review] ]

The indie rock band started in autumn 1991 and the group as it is known today was formed within about half a year. The group consists of singer Thomas Öberg, guitarists Johnny Essing and Conny Nimmersjö, bassist Mats Hellquist, synthesizer player Jonas Jonasson and drummer Mats Andersson.

bob hund have performed all over Scandinavia as well as in Poland and England. Some of their most notable performances have been at the Roskilde, Hultsfred, Ruisrock and Quart music festivals.

From 2003 to 2006 the bandmembers' focus has been directed towards Bergman Rock, the band's English language side project.

In August, 2006, they announced two concerts as bob hund.

Thomas Öberg and Jonas Jonasson started a DJ-duo named Sci-Fi SKANE in 2005.

Graham Coxon is a fan of bob hund and has performed a covers in Swedish/Skånska in his solo shows. [sv icon|Swedish [http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/live/article243683.ab aftonbladet.se: Coxon piggnar till mot slutet] ]

elected discography

* "bob hund (1)", 1993
* "bob hund (2)", 1994
* "", 1996 ("Cover Art: Martin Kann")
* "Jag rear ut min själ! Allt skall bort!!!", 1998 ("I'm Selling Off My Soul! Everything Must Go!!!")
* "bob hund sover aldrig", 1999 ("bob hund Never Sleeps") - Live album
* "Stenåldern kan börja", 2001 ("Let the Stone Age Begin")
* "Ingenting", 2002 ("Nothing") - Demos from 1992/1993, limited to 1003 copies on vinyl, and made available as free digital downloads on the band's web site
* "10 år bakåt & 100 år framåt", 2002 ("10 Years Back & 100 Years Forward") - A collection of single and EP tracks
* "Det där nya som skulle vara så bra", 2003 (roughly translated: "That New One That Was Supposed To Be So Good") - Limited to 500 copies on vinyl, EP single

Awards

*1994 – Swedish Grammy "Best Live Band"
*1996 – Swedish Grammy "Best Lyrics"
*1999 – Guldägget (The Golden Egg) for "Best Packaging" on "Jag rear ut min själ! Allt skall bort!!!"

Notes

External links

* [http://www.bobhund.nu/ bob hund] – official website
* [http://hem.bredband.net/robcum/Musik/Bobhund/ bob hund in English] – English translations of song lyrics