Knugen Faller, is a Swedish
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
band from
Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 73,246 inhabitants in 2021.
The city is historically industrial, with mining being a large part of that i ...
. Formed in 2003. Their style has been compared with
Doktor Kosmos
Doktor Kosmos is a Swedish Pop music, pop band best characterized by the unique style of their humorous lyrics. The lyrics often have social or political themes, and the band is socialist, although not above making fun of their own opinions.
One ...
, but more punk.
Knugen Faller roughly translates into ''The King Falls''. The deliberately misspelled Kungen, Swedish for king, is a common moniker for the king of Sweden,
Karl XVI Gustav, referencing the fact that he is
dyslexic
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.
History
The band formed in late spring 2003 at
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Umeà ...
's ''Food Not Bombs'', a place where many local punks meet. Three of the members were living together in the same apartment at the time, and some of the members were already playing together in other bands. Since all the band members had been playing in various bands before, the idea was to start a band where every member had to start from scratch by playing an instrument they never played before.
Some of the members also play in
Totalt Jävla Mörker. Inge "Inge Ansvar" Johansson also plays in
The (International) noise conspiracy
The (International) Noise Conspiracy (abbreviated T(I)NC) were a Swedish rock music, rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998. The line-up consists of Dennis Lyxzén (vocals), Inge Johansson (bass), Lars Strömberg (guitar), and Lud ...
.
Members
*Anna "Silvia Sate" Philipsson - Vocals/Tambourine
*Robert "Garderobert" Tenevall - bass guitar
*Inge "Fejk-Inge Ansvar" Johansson - Guitar and vocals
*Fredrik "Fredda Frekvent" Lindkvist - drums
Discography
*''
Skellefte stadshotell EP'' (2004) 7-inch EP
*''
Inte som ni'' (2005) 7-inch EP
*''
Lugna favoriter'' (2007) LP
References
External links
Wasted Sounds
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Swedish punk rock groups