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Latense
Origin	Upplands-Väsby, Sweden
Genre(s)	Rock, Punk, Free improvisation, Experimental rock, Post-rock, Free jazz
Years active	1997–
Label(s)	NoNorm (own)
Associated acts	Fingerspitzengefühl, No Pain For Cakes, Nice Idiots, Massgrav
Website	http://latense.blogspot.com/
Members
Miki, Tis, Gun-R, Indy
Former members
Jesper, Andreas, Ola

Latense is a Swedish rock band that formed in Upplands-Väsby, Sweden in 1997. Latense combines elements of rock, punk, free improvisation, experimental rock, post-rock, free jazz, and the like to create the punk of zen-poetry^[1].

1 Biography
2 Band members
- 2.1 Current members
- 2.2 Former members
3 Discography
- 3.1 Demos and promos
- 3.2 Albums
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Latense was formed by former members of bands No Pain For Cakes, Mantennas Funk Federation, The Blue Garden, and Earl Gray. Initially a trio, the music swayed between different styles and forms, never really taking a defining shape. Something the would later become a trade mark of the band's music.

Influenced by such diverse artists as Prince, Sonic Youth, Captain Beefheart, Metallica, Jeff Buckley, Miles Davis, Faith No More, Living Colour, Funkadelic, John Coltrane, John Zorn, Slayer, and many more, Latense tried to create a musical hydrid where songs and improvisation could co-exist. On their 2000 release, The Great Fuck-Up, styles are mixed frequently - but not as much in songs and within the concept of one style. This would become apparent in later material. The album was very well received critically^[2].

The demos following the album exposed the mixture between song-writing and free improvisation more fully than perhaps the album. In 2002-2003 the group began to disintegrate and soon after was formally put on hold. Late in 2007, Latense decided to start rehearsals again.

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current members

Miki - axx, voxx

Tis - axx, voxx

Gun-R - baxx

Indy - drxx

[edit] Former members

J-Skar - drxx

Andy Axx - drxx

2Sweet - voxx

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos and promos

Untitled demo - 1997 1. Merde! 2. Pacmanic 3. The Butterfly-Wing Theory 4. Juicy Fruit 5. Obey My Smile 6. Spinning In Splendour 7. Lullaby For The Mute 8. So Old

Latense - 1998 1. Patrick Bateman 2. Miss You 3. Merde! 4. The Clown

Save us - 1999 1. Filling Up The Cars 2. Punch It Out 3. Action 4. Little Bug 5. Folie A Deux

3 songs - 2001 1. Manifests, Horror-Shows 2. Fuck That Indie Shit 3. A-plate

Bra för Sverige - 2002 1. Be Someone Else 2. 242 444 3. Too Rich For Danderyd 4. Pick My Pocket 5. Robert Plant 6. Fuck That Indie Shit

[edit] Albums

The Great Fuck-Up - 2000 1. Business 2. Zen-Poetry Put Into Music 3. Miss You 4. The Clown 5. Little Bug 6. Trans Swede 7. Filling Up The Cars 8. True Rebels Always Walk Alone 9. The Great Fuck-Up 10. Punch It Out 11. Patrick Bateman 12. Politics 13. Action