Tom Vek

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London, United Kingdom

London’s eclectic one-man band Tom Vek (born 1981, London, UK) combines electronic music with indie rock, punk with dance, and influences like new wave and garage (and also made most of his early recordings in his parents’ garage, too).

As a teen in the mid-’90s, Vek was inspired by grunge and began making rock along the lines of The Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam; before that, he backed his guitarist father on bass and drums in their practice space/garage. When his family acquired a reel-to-reel tape recorder when he was 14, Vek began recording his music, which evolved from grungy rock to Warp- and Ninja Tune-influenced electronica as the ’90s came to a close.

Vek had been sending his music to a friend of the family (who happened to be Alex Cooper, the longtime drummer for Katrina & The Waves) who in turn sent Vek’s latest, electronica-inspired music to his cousin (who happened to be Tim Lee, the head of quirky electronic label Tummy Touch). Lee signed Vek to the label, and in 2001 the 7” There’s Only One Thing Left Now became Vek’s first officially released work. Tummy Touch agreed to release a full-length from Vek, which he began working on in between his graphic design studies at St. Martins. However, Vek’s music had morphed again, moving from delicate electronica to something sharper-edged and more rock-based.

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I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
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Nothing but Green Lights
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C-C (You Set the Fire in Me)
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Top Tracks

1	I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes full track	644
2	C-C (You Set the Fire in Me) full track	567
3	Nothing but Green Lights full track	524
4	If You Want full track	462
5	A Little Word in Your Ear full track	394
6	That Can Be Arranged full track	386
7	The Lower the Sun full track	356
8	Cover full track	310
9	On the Road full track	301
10	If I Had Changed My Mind full track	294
11	I Aint Saying My Goodbyes	198
12	One Horse Race full track	80
13	Things Are Here To Stay full track	30
14	Nothing But Green Lights (Digitalism Remix)	26
15	Blessing In Disguise full track	24

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DoinkGo wrote:
last month

Interesting!

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rayygun wrote:
last month

comon' Tom,, wheres your other album.

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Rauschgiftengel wrote:
last month

I didn't know that Tom Vek looks so sexy! Damn!

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Cleberry wrote:
last month

LUSH x

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daybroken wrote:
last month

Legend! Please have a listen to my tune, thanks http://www.last.fm/music/Bryn+Williams/Save+and+quit/Halfway+Home

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kurawa wrote:
last month

sexy sexy

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MSTRFNK wrote:
last month

where the heaven is this guy at? c'mon Tom, show some sign of life.

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theens wrote:
last month

I don't think he's coming back :,( Let's hope I'm wrong

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RouleRoule wrote:
last month

fucking love this guy.

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mattribute wrote:
last month

come back tom vek :(

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GregaKoco2 wrote:
last month

great

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hyperchris01 wrote:
last month

quality tunes! Any news on some fresh tracks?

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lauren_arr wrote:
August 2008

Where did Tom Vek go for real? I need some new tunes.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
August 2008

I'm getting crazy without Vek music, old stuff is not enought =P
buttgammon wrote:
August 2008

When's he going to bring something new out? ASAP please.

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negCreep wrote:
July 2008

If you want new album the we´d better start hoping.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

Veeeeeeeeek!!!!!!! where are you? :-(
nursechapel wrote:
July 2008

It shocks me every time I see Tom Vek how gorgeous he is...and what excellent music

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pinnx wrote:
July 2008

last.fm turns me onto yet another awesome artist! I love tom vek!

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Tron1276 wrote:
July 2008

come back tom!!

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