Incest Brothers Explained

Incest Brothers
Origin:	Järfälla^[1]
Genre:	Punk
Years Active:	1977–1984, 2020-present
Label:	Rosa Honung
Current Members:	Stefan "Mongo" Enger (bass and vocals), Johnny Essing (guitar), Hans-Peter "Happy" Törnblom (drums and vocals)

Incest Brothers was a Swedish punk rock band^[2] ^[3] ^[4] formed in August 1977 in the Stockholm suburb of Jakobsberg in Järfälla. Their music is political punk, and was influenced by British punk.^[5] The band was discussed in the 2013 movie We Are the Best!.^[6]

History

The original Incest Brothers was formed an evening in August 1977, but was the band was reformed in September 1978 with many new members. The band name was selected in the punk tradition of choosing a disgusting and obscene name.^[5] Together with KSMB and Travolta Kids the Incest Brothers contributed to the split album Bakverk 80.^[7]

Following the break-up of the Incest Brothers, Mongo and Happy founded the punk band Köttgrottorna. Johnny Essing played guitar in the bands bob hund and Bergman Rock.

Members

Stefan "Mongo" Enger (bass and vocals)
Happy Törnblom (drums and vocals)
Johnny Essing (guitar)
Sir N Andersson (guitar and vocals)
Hazze Johannesson (vocals)
Tomas Svensson (bass)
Vortex (guitar)
Sören Carlsson (drums)
Pettersson (organ)

Discography

Albums, EPs, and singles

1984 - Tre år försent (Rosa Honung Records)
2020 - Hotet Mot Vår Säkerhet (EP, Birdnest Records)
2022 - Ljuset Igen (single, Bollmora Rekords)^[8]

Compilations

1979 - Bakverk 80 (split with KSMB and Travolta Kids)
1986 - Ståkkålmsjävlar 1978-1981 (compilation from MNW)
1993 - Ny våg 78-82 (compilation from MNW)
1996 - Break the Rules, Volume 7 (compilation from Insekten Records)
2002 - Stockholmspunk 79-91 (compilation)
2003 - Svenska punkklassiker 78-81 (compilation from MNW)
2017 - Ståkkålm Syndrom 79
2019 - MNW50 (1969 - 2019) (compilation from MNW)

References

http://www.oppetarkiv.se/video/1124436/faderneslandet-och-punkrockarna Fäderneslandet och Punkrockarna
Sjöberg . Michael. . 2019 . Punk i media: En undersökning av punkens mottagande i svensk dags-och kvällspress mellan 1977 och 1980 . Institutionen för musikvetenskap, Uppsala Universitet . sv.
Mörtberg . Sara. . 2008 . För att man vill göra något själv: en studie om hur den svenska punken spreds som en löpeld med avstamp 1977 . Linköpings Universitet . sv.
Book: Markelius . Nike . Trumslag hjärtslag. . Modernista . 2016 . sv . 9789176458488 .
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220527151834/http://www.punktjafs.com/?p=1277 . Incest Brothers . 2014-12-23 . 2022-05-27 . Farbror Punk . Punktjafs; Vi återvinner svensk punk, nya vågen, synth och pop 1977-1983 . sv.
Web site: Girl Power: The Punk Coming-of-Age Movie ‘We Are the Best’ . 2014-06-03 . ERIC HYNES . Rolling Stone . en.
Web site: Incest Brothers . Discogs . 2023-12-26 . en.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20231226223046/https://brewpunk.se/ljuset-igen-incest-brothers/ . Ljuset Igen – Incest Brothers (Review) . 2023-01-27 . 2023-12-26 . BrewPunk . sv.