Alright…’fess up!
A mysterious email arrived in my inbox a couple of hours ago, purporting to be from a band called Bengtsarvet.
Thing is, even the email says ‘With a little bit of research you should be able to work out who we are.’
They are, apparently, Swedish and remind these ears of the likes of Mogwai, M83 and a little bit of Sigur Ros. They are instrumental and sound a little ‘prog’ but in a good way, rather than wanting to make me scream.
I have tried googling Bengtsarvet - with no result. They do not sound like any Swedish band I have ever heard.
Doubtless, this is a clever ploy to get us wondering (maybe I should try and do something similar to market 17 Seconds Records acts. Suggestions on a postcard please). Or are they a new band with an interesting ploy to get written about?
Either way, it works. The sole track on their myspace ‘Slutet’ is great and you should go and listen to it.
Oh, and if you’re so bloody clever, stop being so smug and share it with us.
Heavens, it’s actually quite lovely. It almost sounds too polished to be anybody without a bit of experience, so perhaps it is someone famous who’s simply being mysterious. Otherwise it’s quite a cheeky ploy…
If it’s a cheeky ploy, it’s at least worked in that it’s got me to write about them!
Like you say, it does sound polished, and if this is an unsigned band they have a helluva lot of studio expertise at backing at their fingertips.
Hmmm…
very classy. I’d be interested to hear more if you find any.
Hmm - have googled and mostly seem to get this blog post repeated on various other blogs. Perhaps the joke’s on me - but I still think it’s a good track, nonetheless…