The Sedatives

Bjørn Frengstad

Dave Banks

"The sleepy band that turned into a nightmare"

Now with those funny MP3 things...!!

 

The Sedatives are a sleepy Anglo-Norwegian duo, based in Trondheim and Chesterfield, respectively. Their idea of a good time is to load their acoustic bass and guitar onto a train, and subject the inhabitants of hitherto innocent parts of the globe to their own brand of shock-folk. Having attended impromptu "Sedatives" happenings, mere teenagers of 19 have been known to exhibit the first stirrings of mid-life crisis.

Despite their not insignificant reputation as a stunt band, the Sedatives have, on occasion, played at somewhat more formal arrangements, such as banquets, conferences and pub venues.
To give some indication of the musical influences on the Sedatives, the duo have been foolish enough to attempt versions of the following works:
  • Humpback Whale - Nic Jones
  • Desperados Waiting for a Train - Guy Clark
  • Lola - The Kinks
  • Back in the USSR - The Leningrad Cowboys (and others)
  • Little Soul - Pulp
  • Hard Love - Bob Franke
  • Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson
  • Just Jumped Out of a Tree - Andy White
  • Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
  • Wish You Could Be Here - The Seekers
  • Svantes Lykkelige Dag (Svante's Happy, Happy Day) - some Danish geezer.

The Sedatives also compose their own "melodies" and are renowned for their particularly sensitive and tender lyrics dealing with such awkward subjects as lonely death, impossible love, millennial disillusionment, Sunday morning fry-ups, Number 20 buses and assorted green vegetables.

 Awayday Rover
 Education and Additives
 Søndags Frokost (Sunday Breakfast)
 Dinner Party
 Engels Without Marx
 Channel No. 5 (Dark Glasses)
 Paedophobia
 Hun Ga Meg Alt -og Til Slutt Fikk Jeg Mer Enn Nok (She Gave Me Everything - Until I'd Had More Than Enough)
 Skyscraper Eyes
 Lot's Wife
 Living Next Door to Alice (Cooper)
 Game of Two Halves
 Snow White / Ultra Violet
 Waiting for the Rain
 Asymmetry of Love
 Sierra Kilo Base
 Miners' Track

 

 

 

What the critics said:

"I rather liked that last one" - Bjørn's ex-landlord, Kevin

"På jakt etter farlig avfall" - Nordlys, Tromsø

"Mum - Dad's singing rude songs again" - Dave's daughter, Jenny

"I think one set will be enough, lads !" - The landlord of the Royal Oak

 

 

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contact: david@holymoor.co.uk or bjorn.frengstad@ngu.no