Teddybears

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Notable for their eclectic musical style as much as for wearing large bear heads, Teddybears were formed in Sweden in the early '90s. Although the group -- whose members also direct videos, short films, and commercials -- takes on a variety of genres including electronic, dance, rock, and reggae, Teddybears' original incarnation was as a grindcore band. Members Patrik Arve and Joakim Åhlund (who is also guitarist for the Caesars) had met in art school in Stockholm, soon adding Åhlund's brother Klas on guitar. In defiance of typical grindcore band names, the group switched its first name, Skull, to Teddybears, named after a band from the '50s featuring Phil Spector. After Teddybears' drummer left, the other members relied upon drum machines, guitars, and vocoders. The result was the electronic-leaning Rock 'n' Roll Highschool in 2000, followed by Fresh in 2005. Signing on with Atlantic, the band's first U.S. release, Soft Machine, came out in September 2006 and featured guests Iggy Pop, Annie, Neneh Cherry, Mad Cobra, and Ebbot Lundberg of the Soundtrack of Our Lives. Devil's Music followed in 2010. ~ Kenyon Hopkin, Rovi

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    • Cobrastyle Featuring Mad Cobra
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    • Devil's Music (feat. ADL)
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    • Punkrocker Featuring Iggy Pop
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    • Crystal Meth Christian (feat. The Flaming Lips)
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    • Get Mama A House (feat. B.o.B)
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    • Different Sound
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    Flaming Lips, Robyn, Cee-Lo on Teddybears LP
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    The Swedish dance group Teddybears don't exactly have the best gimmick in the world: They wear gigantic teddy bear heads, and when they play live, the...
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    Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, Miike Snow, Teddybears, More Launch Record Label
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    A group of Swedish artists, including Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, Miike Snow, and Teddybears, have formed a new collective and record label called...
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Discography

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  • Devil's Music (2010)
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    Devil's Music (2010)
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  • Musik ur Teaterföreställningen Don Carlos (2010)
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    Musik ur Teaterföreställningen Don Carlos (2010)
    Columbia/Sony
  • Soft Machine (2006)
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    Soft Machine (2006)
    Sony Music Distribution
  • Fresh (2005)
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    Fresh (2005)
    Sony Music Distribution
  • Rock 'n' Roll Highschool (2000)
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    Rock 'n' Roll Highschool (2000)
    Sony Music Entertainment (Sweden) Ab
  • I Can't Believe It's Teddybears STHLM (1996)
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    I Can't Believe It's Teddybears STHLM (1996)
    Armageddon Entertainment
  • You Are Teddybears (1993)
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    You Are Teddybears (1993)
    Sony Music Distribution
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