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London’s eclectic one-man band Tom Vek (born 1981, London, UK) combines electronic music with indie rock, punk with dance, and influences like new wave and garage (and also made most of his early recordings in his parents’ garage, too).
As a teen in the mid-’90s, Vek was inspired by grunge and began making rock along the lines of Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam; before that, he backed his guitarist father on bass and drums in their practice space/garage. When his family acquired a reel-to-reel tape recorder when he was 14, Vek began recording his music, which evolved from grungy rock to Warp- and Ninja Tune-influenced electronica as the ’90s came to a close.
Vek had been sending his music to a friend of the family (who happened to be Alex Cooper, the longtime drummer for Katrina & The Waves) who in turn sent Vek’s latest, electronica-inspired music to his cousin (who happened to be Tim Lee, the head of quirky electronic label Tummy Touch). Lee signed Vek to the label, and in 2001 the 7” There’s Only One Thing Left Now became Vek’s first officially released work. Tummy Touch agreed to release a full-length from Vek, which he began working on in between his graphic design studies at St. Martins. However, Vek’s music had morphed again, moving from delicate electronica to something sharper-edged and more rock-based.
As a teen in the mid-’90s, Vek was inspired by grunge and began making rock along the lines of Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam; before that, he backed his guitarist father on bass and drums in their practice space/garage. When his family acquired a reel-to-reel tape recorder when he was 14, Vek began recording his music, which evolved from grungy rock to Warp- and Ninja Tune-influenced electronica as the ’90s came to a close.
Vek had been sending his music to a friend of the family (who happened to be Alex Cooper, the longtime drummer for Katrina & The Waves) who in turn sent Vek’s latest, electronica-inspired music to his cousin (who happened to be Tim Lee, the head of quirky electronic label Tummy Touch). Lee signed Vek to the label, and in 2001 the 7” There’s Only One Thing Left Now became Vek’s first officially released work. Tummy Touch agreed to release a full-length from Vek, which he began working on in between his graphic design studies at St. Martins. However, Vek’s music had morphed again, moving from delicate electronica to something sharper-edged and more rock-based.
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Habylab wrote:
Why is he not any bigger?
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Getsuga-Tensho wrote:
I NEED MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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aureadicta wrote:
simply perfect. simply, but still sexy.
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Laawitter wrote:
<3
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Sillemo wrote:
<3
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Lev_08 wrote:
hello everyone, if you like Vek's kinda sound I'd love it if you checked out my band The Common (http://thecommon.bandcamp.com/) We love Tom and are influenced by him, so maybe you'd like us too? x
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HennaCizzler wrote:
props to the tom v the tommy v the v-e-k
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falloftroys wrote:
I feel like he should be way bigger, but it's okay. We can have more for ourselves.
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Fummi-San wrote:
great great i like
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llcca wrote:
Don't Jump!
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abhishekpaul wrote:
Aroused is so groovy. And what an amazing video it has. ;)
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Habylab wrote:
I'm predicting another album next year. Surprise!
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daria_perk wrote:
"If you want")
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saint_paulo wrote:
http://youtu.be/RMsWWNgH--I
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isaacashe wrote:
Tom Vek has made my Albums of the Year, you can vote for him here - http://echoisaacashe.blogspot.com/2011/11/albums-of-year-2011.html
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blith-hears-all wrote:
Brilliant Musician
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vvillean wrote:
'someone loves you' is brilliant (2)
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georges_2251 wrote:
So underrated
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HunterBjork wrote:
MASTER!
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dirtylovejoy wrote:
damn, i late on that new album, my next priority, pronto.
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The Parklife Weekender 2012
Platt Fields Park, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Someone Loves You – Video premiere / Ltd. Edition T-Shirt
27 Nov 2011 | from www.tomvek.tv
To celebrate the video premiere of Someone Loves You, London
based cult T-shirt company Raw Power have designed a Ltd Edition
T-shirt featuring a photograph by the video’s director Piers
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Someone Loves You – Remix EP
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Someone Loves You (Teeth Remix)
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in Kingston
19 Nov 2011 | from www.tomvek.tv
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