Fleshquartet ( sv, Fläskkvartetten) is a
Swedish
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band. Despite the band's name, Fläskkvartetten is in reality a quintet consisting of an electrical
string quartet
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plus a percussionist. The band often collaborates with vocalists who comprise a veritable Who's Who of Swedish alternative music. The musical style ranges from classical string music to experimental rock.
Three of the members, Örjan Högberg, Jonas Lindgren and Mattias Helldén, met at
Royal College of Music in Stockholm
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in the 1970s.
They were joined by Sebastian Öberg and Johan Söderberg before the band released their first album.
Fläskkvartetten won a
Grammis award for the best instrumental album for
Goodbye Sweden in 1990 and another Grammis for best album with their 1993 album "Flow".
They received the
Spelmannen award from
Expressen
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in 2002.
The name is inspired by classical ensemble Freskkvartetten, but was modified to "Fläskkvartetten" after
Joakim Thåström
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shouted "Fläska på" (Get moving/Hurry up) to the members whilst recording a new song.
Fläskkvartetten has provided incidental music for the Swedish television series ''
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Members
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Mattias Helldén
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Örjan Högberg
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viola
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Sebastian Öberg
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Jonas Lindgren
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violin
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Christian Olsson
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, drums, programming and samples
Former members
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Freddie Wadling Vocals. Member or "frequent guest"?
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Jean-Louis Huhta
Jean-Louis Patrik Huhta (born 30 April 1965) is a Swedish musician. He has played in various bands going back through the mid 1980s, ranging from punk and art music to grindcore and funk.
Career
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Morgan Ã…gren
Morgan Ã…gren (born 1967) is a Swedish drummer who plays with the progressive rock band Kaipa.
Biography
A native of Umeå, Västerbotten, Ågren was spotted as an outstanding talent at a young age as he began performing publicly at age seven, ...
Discography
*Meat Beat (1987)
*What's Your Pleasure? (1988)
*Goodbye Sweden (1990)
*Fläskkvartetten (1992)
*Flow (1993)
*Pärlor från svin (1995)
*Fire Fire (1996)
*Jag gör vad som helst för lite solsken (1998)
*Love Go (2000)
*Pärlor från svin 2 (2002)
*Vita Droppar (2003)
*Voices of Eden (2007)
References
External links
Official web site
Swedish musical groups
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