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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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We Have Sound
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If You Want
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A Little Word in Your Ear
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That Can Be Arranged
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On the Road
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Shoutbox
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altacet wrote:
[109] New album !! c'mon TOM!!
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zofiazofia wrote:
i can't quite decide if it's good news or bad news
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mattribute wrote:
http://thepigeonpost.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/whatever-happened-to-tom-vek/ slight news.
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joshALESTE wrote:
a second album and some tour dates would be nice....
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XxForRillazxX wrote:
yeh, tom, it's time fer a new album.
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Murdo23 wrote:
Hey Tom, pull your finger out son eh [108]
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diamondbutts wrote:
I can settle without a new album, but for god's sake, some tour dates would be surreally great.
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deFreeze wrote:
Dear Tom Vek: Can you release a new album please? Спасибо [106]
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DirtyRusky wrote:
So awesome...
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simonlefty77 wrote:
new album NOW please [105]
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GregaKoco2 wrote:
i hope youre writing it right now nigga
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tako-san wrote:
new album soon please [104]
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myryy wrote:
Dear Tom Vek: Can you release a new album please? Dzięki. [103]
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musichasm wrote:
NEW ALBUM PLEASE! [102]
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parano1dandro1d wrote:
This stuff's great.
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Stephen-Ess-Jay wrote:
Will the track "music television" come out on a new record?
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Christany wrote:
Consider me a co-signor to this petition. Come back please.
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whatthefuck1 wrote:
Tom Vek, please release a new album ! [101]
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luketoddhunter wrote:
Dear Tom Vek: PLEASE can you release a new album then tour and come to sheffield! [100]
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thirdprofile wrote:
dear tom vek, your first album still absolutely kills it. well done.
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