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Sombre View
12+ albums
synthpopswedishunder 2000 listeners
about
The Swedish popband Sombre View started in 1993. In the beginning the band consisted of four friends who shared an interest for melancholic, electronic popmusic. We were using a lot of strings and "floating" sounds which together with the violin, played by Anna, created the sound of Sombre View . The main influences at that time were bands like Depeche Mode and The Cure. The name " Sombre View " came up and just felt totally right for the music we were making - melancholic, sensitive and a little bit mysterious. In the summer of -93 we recorded a five-track demotape. We had several positive reactions but despite of that we didn`t manage to get a record contract at first. But then, in the spring of -94, we did get in contact with the swedish label " October Records ". It resulted in the participation (the songs " Invocation " and " Against the Tide ") in the collection " shot 2.0 " featuring some swedish electrobands. Finally in -95 we got to release our first single " Invocation ". A year later the album " As it fades again " was released in Sweden and Germany. We had some concerts in different cities of Sweden and experimented with our sound and performance. A lot of things has happened since then and after a well-needed absence we began working fully on a new album " I Want To See The World Go Under " and in summer 2001 we stepped out of the studio with the second album in our hands. With help from producers we had created a new fresh sound that we believe is more att
