Bear Quartet

The Bear Quartet was an indie rock band from Luleå in northern Sweden. They were formed in the summer of 1989 with the original roster of Mattias Alkberg on guitar and vocals, Jari Haapalainen and Johan Forsling on guitar, Peter Nuottaniemi on bass, and Magnus Olsson on drums. However, the band's lineup changed significantly before eventually settling on Mattias Alkberg on vocals and guitar, Jari Haapalainen on guitar, Peter Nuottaniemi on bass, Jejo Perkovic [sv] on drums, and Calle Olsson on keyboards. Their name is a reference to the novel Gentlemen by Klas Östergren. Although they were formed in 1989, they didn't garner the attention of a record label until 1992. They made records at a steady rate from 1992, with their debut album, Penny Century, to 2010 with their final album Monty Python.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first played material from Bear Quartet on his show in January 1993, when he played tracks from their debut album, 'Penny Century'. On his John Peel In Scandinavia programme, broadcast in October 1993, Peel mentioned receiving a copy of the band's album, 'Family Affair'. A day later, their session was repeated on his BBC Radio One show. The band's track 'Gone Gone' was played on his Peel Out In The States (Program 09 & 10) programme in that year. After 1995, Peel largely neglected the group's material until 2004 when he played a track from their 2003 album, 'Angry Brigade'.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1993-06-05. First Broadcast: 17 July 1993. Repeated: 15 October 1993
*Spoon / High Noon / Hrnn Hrnn / Gone Gone / Sandi Morning And Lude
==Other Shows Played==
;1993
*08 January 1993: Headacher (CD - Penny Century) A West Side Fabrication
*09 January 1993: Hrnn Hrnn (album - Penny Century) A West Side Fabrication
*16 January 1993: 20 (LP - Penny Century) A West Side Fabrication
*23 January 1993 (BFBS): Hrnn Hrnn (album - Penny Century) A West Side Fabrication
*19 February 1993: Spoon (album - Penny Century) A West Side Fabrication
*30 April 1993: Pup (album - Cosy Den) A West Side Fabrication
*14 May 1993: 'Gone Gone (CD - Cosy Den)' (A West Side Fabrication)
*17 May 1993 (BBC World Service): Gone Gone (CD Album - Cosy Den) A West Side Fabrication
*21 May 1993: Fenceleaners (album - Cosy Den ) A West Side Fabrication
*28 May 1993 (BFBS): Fenceleaners (CD: Cozy Den) A West Side Fabrication
*16 July 1993: Fenceleaners (CD - Cosy Den) A West Side Fabrication
*27 August 1993: ‘Headacher (7 inch - Blizzard)’ (Sticky Records)
*17 September 1993: Blizzard (7") Sticky
*08 October 1993: Headacher (B side 7" single) Sticky
*John Peel In Scandinavia (1993-10-14): Carsick (CD Album - Family Affair) A West Side Fabrication
*22 October 1993: 'Revisited (CD-Family Affair)' (A West Side Fabrication)
*29 October 1993 (BFBS): Revisited (album - Family Affair) A West Side Fabrication
*01 November 1993 (Ö3): 'Carsick (CD-Family Affair)' (A West Side Fabrication)
*09 November 1993 (Radio Mafia): Carsick (CD - Family Affair)
;1994
*15 April 1994: I'm Slow (EP – Revisited) A West Side Fabrication
*17 September 1994 (BFBS): Carsick (album - Family Affair) A West Side Fabrication
*26 November 1994: Capital Breath  (v/a 7" - Around The World With Sticky Records) Sticky 
*03 December 1994 (BBC World Service): Capital Breath (single - Revisited E.P.) A West Side Fabrication
*03 December 1994 (BFBS): 'Capital Breath (CDS-Revisited EP)' (A West Side Fabrication)
;1995
*07 January 1995 (BBC World Service): 'I'm Slow (CDS)' (A West Side Fabrication) 
;2004
*18 August 2004: All Your Life (LP - Angry Brigade) West Side Fabrication
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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