WÆE
Encyclopedia
WÆE is a Swedish pop music
band. It consists of Mikael Carlsson (formerly of The Honeydrips
) and Mathias Nilsson (formerly of Twig). According to the band, their purpose is to combine their love of black metal
with their love of dub
. Their debut EP "resa till mark" was released 11 January 2011 on Bandcamp
.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band. It consists of Mikael Carlsson (formerly of The Honeydrips
The Honeydrips
The Honeydrips was Mikael Carlsson’s electronic pop music solo project.The electropop band is under the Swedish label Sincerely Yours, run by The Tough Alliance. Here Comes the Future came out in 2007 and received an 8.4 on Pitchfork Media...
) and Mathias Nilsson (formerly of Twig). According to the band, their purpose is to combine their love of black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
with their love of dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
. Their debut EP "resa till mark" was released 11 January 2011 on Bandcamp
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads...
.