On Song :: Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

After a three year hiatus, Swedish wunderkinds Suburban Kids With Biblical Names returned this week with a long overdue EP. #4 follows on in a similar musical style to the duo’s previous release, the cut and paste chaotic long-player #3 ,which at the time caused quite a stir throughout the blogosphere and has since been hailed as a modern day classic. Rightly so. Their ingenious use of samples, pop hooks and tropicalia is more infectious that the Noro-Virus, albeit a whole lot more pleasant. You can see for youreselves by downloading ’1999′ the lead track from the EP at the bottom of the post.

We caught up with Johan Hedberg and Peter Gunnarsson earlier in the week to find out more about what makes their musical brains tick.

What was the first song that really caught your imagination?
Peter: I remember a song from the Eurovision song contest called ‘Diggiloo Diggiley’. Its about golden shoes. My grandmother had golden shoes which I borrowed when I sang this song.
Johan: TV signatures like Dallas or Falcon Crest or some ‘smurfhits’.

What was the music your parents liked and do you think it’s influenced you at all?
Peter: My mother used to play Paul Simon, but I dont think the music they listened to when I was a kid has influenced me much.
Johan: My father relaay liked a liot of folkmusic. Swedish folk music with a political twist. My mom listened alot to eighties ballads. I remember that i used to wake up to all of those classic swedish ballads every saturday morning.

What posters did you have on your wall as a kid?
Peter:I dont remeber having any posters, I had a photo of an old rusty car on my wall.
Johan: I think i had a poster of the swedish singer Anki Bagger and various caricathyres from the paper OKEJ

Which songs or albums would you play at a party?
Peter: Here are some of my party-songs and artists: Dance by ESG, Lay lady lay by Made in Sweden, Forever by Chris Brown, Songs by The Louvin Spoonful and the Zombies, Igntion remix by R. Kelly, Fint väder by The Latin Kings, Here come the warm jets by Brian Eno. They make me think about summer witch is a season that feels very far away right now.
Johan: The songs i ve been playing the last couple of years: Loose Joints – Is it all over my face , The Bear Quartet – Put me back together, oddysey – native new yorker, momus – situation comedy blues,Sylvester – Over and over, Aztec Camera – All i need is everything

Which songs remind you of a rainy day?
Peter: Buckets of Rain by Bob Dylan, Rain by Madonna, Waterfalls by T.L.C.
Johan: Paul Williams -Rainy days and mondays

Which album do you seek solace in when you are feeling sad?
Peter: My War by The Bear Quartet
Johan: Bear Quartet, my favorite record by them is Gay Icon for me too and top that with a little bit of Refused

Which album would you play when you wanted to get down to some lovin’?
Peter: Anywhere out of the world by Auton
Johan: J Dilla – Donuts

What music was, or would be, the “first dance” at your wedding?
Peter: Silly love songs by Paul Mccartney or The Good Humor Man sees everything like this by Love
Johan: Bat Macumba, Something to get the crowd going and to take it away from the seriousness of the wedding.

What was the first gig you went to as a paying customer?
Johan: Millencolin or some other swedish punkbands in the beginning of the 90′s
Peter: Green Day on their Dookie tour.

Name the one song you think everyone should hear.
Peter: Den minsta av segrar by 1900.
Johan: elo – mister blue sky

Which one artist do you think not enough people know about?
Peter: Auton
Johan: Erik de Vahl (outside of sweden)

What’s the best thing you’ve heard recently?
Peter: Orgelkorall by Auton
Johan: animal collective – bluish

Dead or alive, what 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
Peter: The Beatles, T.L.C., Refused, Big Mama Thornton, John Cage.
Johan: Silver jews,Arthur Russell, Nofx,Bear Quartet, Van Dyke Parks

We’d like you to make us a mix-tape. Pick five tracks with a theme of your choice.
Johan: Five songs that meant a lot to me during the past nine years
R Kelly – The worlds greatest
Bear Quartet – put me back together
Florence Valentin -Så de säger på stan
The Chiffons – Out of this world
divine comedy – party fears two or generation sex, cant decide

And finally, who would win in a fight: a stoat or a goat and why?
Peter: My friend Mårten had two stoat pets and they where really fast and could bite hard but I think the goat would would win cause its bigger.

You can order #4 direct from Labrador Records for a bargain-ess price of €6 here.

mp3:> Suburban Kids With Biblical Names: ’1999′