TEXT was first played on NTS on 18 April 2025. Songs played include The Programme.

Emerging after the demise of Swedish hardcore trailblazers Refused, TEXT was founded by Kristofer Steen, David Sandström, Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström. All except Bäckström were members of Refused, but stylistically, they have little in common with their forebears.

Their debut album, TEXT (1999), is a mix of spoken word, music of various styles, and ambient sound effects, blended into an ethereal, avant-garde sound. Apart from the three "Tableau" tracks (which are one piece, split up across the album), each track could be described as fitting into a different genre.

A second TEXT album, Vital Signs, emerged in 2008 featuring a more mellow, song-driven sound, possibly due to the new, pared-back lineup of Bäckström and Brännström.

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