Band in Box, This Fiction

This Fiction

STKCD018

Artist: Band in Box
Label: Stereo Test Kit Records
External Link: Stereo Test Kit Records
6/9/08 MP3 (320 kbit)
USD 12.00 Buy Gift Item

Band in Box (based in Malmö, Sweden) was started by two friends, Siri af Burén and Elin Alvehag. It began as a playful project; based on the idea of bright pop melodies, teenage lyrics and a dash of irony. When Elin left the band, Siri decided to take the project to an entirely new level, based on a set of rules. The rules of the Band in Box bakery:

1. Band in Box will explore a new instrument each month. December was all about the clarinet found in the trunk of a highly suspicious man's car. January is devoted to the ukulele. February concentrates on tambourines and March knows how to master a violin. Siri says, "If I don't know anything about playing a specific instrument, neither will I know when I'll make mistakes. Each instrument gets a tune of its own and each tune will have its own sound, smell and taste."

2. Band in Box will, as illustrated by the name, never grow larger than approximately 1.5 by 1.5 metres. Thus, it will always fit in a large box and Siri will never have to learn how to play the double bass.

3. No fake instruments allowed. Never use margarine instead of butter. Never go on a diet.

The rules brought back long-forgotten inspiration and gave rise to a new sound. The melodies changed from yellow to dark green, new layers of words and voices were added; with the help of some creative synesthesia, Siri dresses her songs in shapes, colours and animal costumes.

In between studying to be a practitioner of medicine, Siri: wrote, sung, played all instruments and recorded the album single-handedly (an extra pair of hands assisted in the mixing).

Band in Box blossom in the live setting, becoming a 6-piece orchestra, adding: accordion, clarinet, saxophone, harmonica, guitar bass and drums, and whatever happens to be the instrument of the month.

Band in Box influences: Infantilism. Hospitals and animals. Junkfood and whiskey.

01 - Icaria II (3:23) Play Buy USD 1.20
02 - Elevator Theme (3:18) Play Buy USD 1.20
03 - Lost & Foundland (2:55) Play Buy USD 1.20
04 - Nocere (3:10) Play Buy USD 1.20
05 - Let Your Birds Out (2:48) Play Buy USD 1.20
06 - When Others Go South (2:58) Play Buy USD 1.20
07 - Leaving Smears (4:23) Play Buy USD 1.20
08 - I Was A Bubble Boy (3:37) Play Buy USD 1.20
09 - The Vault (2:43) Play Buy USD 1.20
10 - A Spoon That You Can Bend (4:38) Play Buy USD 1.20
11 - Paper View (3:25) Play Buy USD 1.20
12 - Slow Release (4:09) Play Buy USD 1.20

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