Sci-Fi SKANE is a musical collaboration of Swedish musicians Thomas Öberg and

Jonas Jonasson Pär-Ola Jonas Jonasson (born Per Ola Jonasson; 6 July 1961) is a Swedish journalist and writer, best known as the author of the best-seller '' The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared''. Biography The son of an ambu ...

, members of Swedish

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

groups bob hund and

Bergman Rock Bob Hund (Swedish language, Swedish for "Bob Dog") is an indie rock band from Sweden. Their music has been described as "what you might expect if you managed to merge Pere Ubu (band), Pere Ubu and Pixies (band), Pixies with a touch of Kraftwerk". ...

. Sci-Fi SKANE was started in 2005, and the goal was stated as being to "create stupidity and dance". The word SKANE in the name is regarded as an ironic anglification of

Skåne Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...

, the area the band originates from. Sci-fi SKANE's musical style is of the same nature as bob hund's and Bergman Rock's style, but without live drums, and dominated by keyboards and programmed sounds. However, the somewhat ironic tone known from bob hund and Bergman Rock is present both in the music and in the lyrics. So far Sci-Fi SKANE has released two

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

: a cover of

Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American blues rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and ...

's "

Going Up The Country "Going Up the Country" (also "Goin' Up the Country") is a song adapted and recorded by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Called a "rural hippie anthem", it became one of the band's biggest hits and best-known songs. As with their previous sin ...

" called "Jag har aldrig bott vid en landsväg" and another song called "Vi kommer försent till bluesen". The duo's debut album ''Känslan av att jorden krymper växer'' ("the feeling that the Earth shrinks grows") was to be released in Sweden by

Silence Records Silence (Silence Records AB), is a Swedish record company located outside Koppom, Värmland in Sweden. Silence was started in 1970 in Stockholm and released records by, amongst others: Bo Hansson, Philemon Arthur and the Dung, Samla Mammas Manna ...

on 16 November 2005, but due to errors in the printing of its phosphorescent cover, the release was delayed.

''Känslan av att jorden krymper växer'' tracks

References

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