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The Embassy is a Swedish pop duo consisting of guitarist/vocalist Fredrik Lindson and keyboardist/programmer Torbjörn Håkansson. Their music can be described as a blend of disco, twee pop and pub rock. Their music was first released by the independent label Service but is currently released via the bands own imprint, International. The group’s post-modernist attitude, anti-rock aesthetics and disrespectful live performances have made them both loved and loathed.

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  • The Embassy (band) (en)
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  • The Embassy is a Swedish pop duo consisting of guitarist/vocalist Fredrik Lindson and keyboardist/programmer Torbjörn Håkansson. Their music can be described as a blend of disco, twee pop and pub rock. Their music was first released by the independent label Service but is currently released via the bands own imprint, International. The group’s post-modernist attitude, anti-rock aesthetics and disrespectful live performances have made them both loved and loathed. (en)
  • The Embassy är en svensk pop-duo som består av Fredrik Lindson (sång, gitarr) och Torbjörn Håkansson (programmering, keyboard). Deras musik har beskrivits som en blandning av disco, tweepop och pubrock. Gruppen har blivit kända genom sin post-moderna attityd, antirock-estetik och spektakulära liveshower, där medlemmarna själva varit mer eller mindre närvarande på scen. Efter ha släppt en första EP på Dolores Recordings 2001 snappades de upp av skivbolaget Service som de sedan skulle samarbeta med de följande tio åren. Bandet släpper numera sin musik genom den egna etiketten International. (sv)
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  • The Embassy (en)
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  • - Håkansson, on the formation of The Embassy (en)
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  • Live performance, 2012 (en)
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  • Fredrik Lindson (en)
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  • "It's hard to recall but the reason we started Embassy was partly that we had the same taste in music and also because of the way we sat, with the legs twisted together like a rope. A physical bond. Our first slogan was a quote by Subway Sect - "We oppose all rock 'n' roll". So being opposed to 'rock' was clearly an issue and we defined 'rock' as stupid and conservative in contrary to 'pop' that supposed to be free and fun, a valid simplification at the time. The ambition was to connect to our readings on the musical history founded in dub, disco, post-punk and acid house and to form discussion groups on the dance floor. It all came together with the Service label, striving for a new stylish hedonism with a touch of intellectualism." (en)
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