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B.O.M.B. - Endless Road (feat Reidar Larsen)
14/08/12 16:01 Filed in: B.O.M.B. | New Release
B.O.M.B. - Endless Road (feat Reidar Larsen) - NEW SINGLE!
(scroll down for info in Norwegian)
B.O.M.B. (Back On My Bullshit), formerly known as “Slim-B & Horvei The Greatness and Rabalassorkesteret”, has in a very short time become a household name in their hometown of Stavanger. Starting in spring 2010, the band have quickly build an impressive fanbase, received critical acclaim, won the national Zoom Live competition, done loads of gigs, and was recently booked to Stavanger’s biggest festival, “RxR”.
The seven-man band have always been serious about their live performance, which has resulted in the band earning a great reputation as a liveband and selling out all their gigs. In the summer of 2012 the band decided to change its name to the BOMB, an abbreviation of the title of their hit single “Back On My Bullshit.” It was this song that first brought the band attention outside the hip hop community, when it was used in a short film / music video for the extreme sports group Midgetbase. The video also won the “Audience Award” at the Stavanger Short Film Festival. B.O.M.B. also has symbolic value in rap jargon where “bomb” is often used to denote new releases, as in “dropping bombs.”
Magnus Hartland Gramstad and Rune Horvei aka Slim-B and Horvei The Greatness is the fundamental to the sound of the band. Rune is in charge of beats and production, while Magnus delivers the lyrics and hip-hop vocals. Magnus and Rune comes from completely musical backgrounds, as does the other member of the band. The individual members diverse musical history is an essential contributor to the truly unique sound of B.O.M.B.
Årets ZOOM vinner “Slim-B and Horvei the Greatness & Rabalasset” skifter nå navn til B.O.M.B. (Back on my Bullshit) og feirer navneskiftet med singelen “Endless Road”. Lytter man godt etter finner man også bassrøsten til blueslegenden Reidar Larsen på refrengene
B.O.M.B. ble under sitt forrige navn på kort tid blitt ett velkjent band i Stavanger. Siden bandet ble startet i 2010 har de rukket å bygge ett solid live renome, høstet mange lovord, vunnet den nasjonale Zoom-konkurransen og hatt en rekke spillejobber, i tillegg til å bli booket til Stavangers største festival, «Rått og Råde».
Det sju manns store bandet legger stor vekt på å levere imponerende og engasjerende live-opptredener, noe som har resultert i at bandet har fått ett sterkt rykte som liveband og stadig tiltrekker seg flere fans. Sommeren 2012 valgte bandet å skifte navn til B.O.M.B, en forkortelse som stammer fra tittelen til en av bandets låter: «Back on my bullshit». Det var denne låta som for alvor fikk snøballen til å rulle da den ble brukt i en kortfilm / musikkvideo/ promovideo for ekstremsportgruppen Midgetbase. Filmen vant også publikumsprisen under Stavanger Kortfilmfestival. Navnet har forøvrig også en symbolverdi i rap-sjargong hvor “bomb” ofte blir brukt til å betegne nye utgivelser, som i “Dropping bombs”.
(scroll down for info in Norwegian)
B.O.M.B. (Back On My Bullshit), formerly known as “Slim-B & Horvei The Greatness and Rabalassorkesteret”, has in a very short time become a household name in their hometown of Stavanger. Starting in spring 2010, the band have quickly build an impressive fanbase, received critical acclaim, won the national Zoom Live competition, done loads of gigs, and was recently booked to Stavanger’s biggest festival, “RxR”.
The seven-man band have always been serious about their live performance, which has resulted in the band earning a great reputation as a liveband and selling out all their gigs. In the summer of 2012 the band decided to change its name to the BOMB, an abbreviation of the title of their hit single “Back On My Bullshit.” It was this song that first brought the band attention outside the hip hop community, when it was used in a short film / music video for the extreme sports group Midgetbase. The video also won the “Audience Award” at the Stavanger Short Film Festival. B.O.M.B. also has symbolic value in rap jargon where “bomb” is often used to denote new releases, as in “dropping bombs.”
Magnus Hartland Gramstad and Rune Horvei aka Slim-B and Horvei The Greatness is the fundamental to the sound of the band. Rune is in charge of beats and production, while Magnus delivers the lyrics and hip-hop vocals. Magnus and Rune comes from completely musical backgrounds, as does the other member of the band. The individual members diverse musical history is an essential contributor to the truly unique sound of B.O.M.B.
Årets ZOOM vinner “Slim-B and Horvei the Greatness & Rabalasset” skifter nå navn til B.O.M.B. (Back on my Bullshit) og feirer navneskiftet med singelen “Endless Road”. Lytter man godt etter finner man også bassrøsten til blueslegenden Reidar Larsen på refrengene
B.O.M.B. ble under sitt forrige navn på kort tid blitt ett velkjent band i Stavanger. Siden bandet ble startet i 2010 har de rukket å bygge ett solid live renome, høstet mange lovord, vunnet den nasjonale Zoom-konkurransen og hatt en rekke spillejobber, i tillegg til å bli booket til Stavangers største festival, «Rått og Råde».
Det sju manns store bandet legger stor vekt på å levere imponerende og engasjerende live-opptredener, noe som har resultert i at bandet har fått ett sterkt rykte som liveband og stadig tiltrekker seg flere fans. Sommeren 2012 valgte bandet å skifte navn til B.O.M.B, en forkortelse som stammer fra tittelen til en av bandets låter: «Back on my bullshit». Det var denne låta som for alvor fikk snøballen til å rulle da den ble brukt i en kortfilm / musikkvideo/ promovideo for ekstremsportgruppen Midgetbase. Filmen vant også publikumsprisen under Stavanger Kortfilmfestival. Navnet har forøvrig også en symbolverdi i rap-sjargong hvor “bomb” ofte blir brukt til å betegne nye utgivelser, som i “Dropping bombs”.
Elise Vatsvaag - Free bonustrack
26/07/12 10:15 Filed in: Elise vatsvaag | New Release
ELISE VATSVAAG - FREE BONUSTRACK
Elise Vatsvaag is releasing 8 singles this year, all for free! It´s all part of her «This Is Not My Music» project. February through May and August through November 2012 she is releasing one single a month on her website www.elisevatsvaag.com. Each single is available for free streaming and download for one month until it´s replaced by a new single. Every fourth single is followed by an EP available for streaming and download through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Wimp etc
In addition Elise decided to release a brand new track, «Wasted», as a bonus track for her fans. Check it out at her website or download it here:
The EP with the first four singles was released in June. «This Is Not My Music EP #1» is available for streaming and downloading everywhere. Feel free to share this Soundcloud player
Elise Vatsvaag is releasing 8 singles this year, all for free! It´s all part of her «This Is Not My Music» project. February through May and August through November 2012 she is releasing one single a month on her website www.elisevatsvaag.com. Each single is available for free streaming and download for one month until it´s replaced by a new single. Every fourth single is followed by an EP available for streaming and download through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Wimp etc
In addition Elise decided to release a brand new track, «Wasted», as a bonus track for her fans. Check it out at her website or download it here:
The EP with the first four singles was released in June. «This Is Not My Music EP #1» is available for streaming and downloading everywhere. Feel free to share this Soundcloud player
Elise Vatsvaag - This Is Not My Music
10/02/12 11:20 Filed in: New Release | Elise vatsvaag
ELISE VATSVAAG - «Safe Play» - FREE SINGLE!
Today Elise Vatsvaag launch her new project «This is not my music» with her first single of 2012: «Safe Play».
Through 2012 Elise will release eight FREE singles on her website www.elisevatsvaag.com
The 10th of every month a new single will be available for free download, streaming and sharing through her website. Every fourth single will be followed by a EP compilation of the same tracks released through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc
Read more about Elise and the «this is not my music» project on her website. Feel free to download, share and embed «Safe Play». Extra points for using #thisisnotmymusic on Twitter!
Make sure to check out her 2011 single «Ooh La La». The single is also available at iTunes, Spotify, Wimp, Amazon etc
Today Elise Vatsvaag launch her new project «This is not my music» with her first single of 2012: «Safe Play».
Through 2012 Elise will release eight FREE singles on her website www.elisevatsvaag.com
The 10th of every month a new single will be available for free download, streaming and sharing through her website. Every fourth single will be followed by a EP compilation of the same tracks released through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc
Read more about Elise and the «this is not my music» project on her website. Feel free to download, share and embed «Safe Play». Extra points for using #thisisnotmymusic on Twitter!
"Safe Play" Official Music Video from Elise Vatsvaag on Vimeo.
Make sure to check out her 2011 single «Ooh La La». The single is also available at iTunes, Spotify, Wimp, Amazon etc
Poor Edward - new single
09/09/11 14:02 Filed in: Poor Edward | New Release
First single from the new album!
Look To The Sky is the first single from the album Time Is Gonna Change You (release November 2011) by Poor Edward. The single is produced by Ashley Stubbert. In addition to the digital release the single is also available as limitied edition vinyl 7" including b-side Power Of The Gospel (by Ben Harper) on Bandcamp. Poor Edward is a duo consisting of Martin and Kristian Tungland Rinde; two brothers from Stavanger, Norway. Writing and performing their own songs, Poor Edward can be classified as a mixture of pop and rock with notable folk tendencies. Their trademark is a guitar and vocals sound, largely focused on lyrics and harmony. The music is melodious, sometimes melancholy, often understated and always authentic.
POOR EDWARD single (mp3) by CCAP
Look To The Sky is the first single from the album Time Is Gonna Change You (release November 2011) by Poor Edward. The single is produced by Ashley Stubbert. In addition to the digital release the single is also available as limitied edition vinyl 7" including b-side Power Of The Gospel (by Ben Harper) on Bandcamp. Poor Edward is a duo consisting of Martin and Kristian Tungland Rinde; two brothers from Stavanger, Norway. Writing and performing their own songs, Poor Edward can be classified as a mixture of pop and rock with notable folk tendencies. Their trademark is a guitar and vocals sound, largely focused on lyrics and harmony. The music is melodious, sometimes melancholy, often understated and always authentic.
POOR EDWARD single (mp3) by CCAP
Sebastian Waldjer (Norway) vs Real Estate (USA)
09/09/11 13:47 Filed in: Sebastian Waldejer | New Release
Great minds think alike?
A few months ago Sebastian Waldjer released his brilliant new single «We Never Get Away Anymore». This week we stumbled upon a great new track by the US band Real Estate. These two tracks are amazingly similar. We doubt either of these artists have heard about each other before these tracks where released and that it is all a coincidence. It´s a small world after all? (™Disney)
Whats your opinion?
Sebastian Waldejer - We Never Get Away Anymore (mp3) by CCAP
Real Estate - It's Real by DominoRecordCo
A few months ago Sebastian Waldjer released his brilliant new single «We Never Get Away Anymore». This week we stumbled upon a great new track by the US band Real Estate. These two tracks are amazingly similar. We doubt either of these artists have heard about each other before these tracks where released and that it is all a coincidence. It´s a small world after all? (™Disney)
Whats your opinion?
Sebastian Waldejer - We Never Get Away Anymore (mp3) by CCAP
Real Estate - It's Real by DominoRecordCo
Pete Johansen - new single & video
09/08/11 15:12 Filed in: Pete Johansen | New Release
Come Away Melinda - song and video
"Come Away Melinda" is a cover of a song that was first performed by The Weavers in Carnegie Hall in 1963 (credits: Hellerman / Minkoff). It has later been recorded by Harry Belafonte, Mama Cass, Judy Collins and Uriah Heep, among others.
Scroll down Pete´s own story about the song and its significance (in Norwegian)
Pete Johansen & Susanne Nordbøe - Come Away Melinda (mp3) by CCAP
Curious about other versions of the song? We´ve compiled a few covers on this Spotify playlist
Through 30 years as a musician Pete Johansen has, with his characteristic fiddle and voice, made his mark on a long line of bands in a variety of genres. He has recorded and toured with Tristania, The Sins Of Thy Beloved, The Scarr, Sirenia, Morgul, Modesty Blaise and The Tramps among other bands and project he has been involved with and contributed to. He´s gigged sleazy dives and huge festivals in Norway, Europe, USA and South America. He´s been trough the best of times and the worst of times in this strange parallel world called the music business. Finally, in 2011, Pete releases his first album under his own name. With songs written over a ten years long period, Pete has made his most personal album. The theme of the “It´s Been Real” album is the importance of keeping ones dreams alive, and both the lyrics and the music are all about what life can bring, when it’s lived under the influence of Appollo and Dionysus. Here’s everything Pete friends would expect and hope for, and much, much more! On this album friends from a long life in music join him to create an album where melodic pop tunes blends with rock, jazz, metal and folk, absurd violin licks and surreal vocals. It’s been real. It’s a meal. It’s a world to peel.
PETE JOHANSEN om Come Away Melinda
I åtteårsalderen opplevde jeg mitt livs verste kjærlighetssorg. Det som hadde gjennomsyret alt i mitt liv så langt var borte. Sånn opplevde jeg det, som en hel verden opplevde det. Noe var over. Borte. Noe stort og viktig.
Nå viste det seg jo ganske så snart at dette, som så mye annet i livet, kun var en forestilling; en slags illusjon. Vi lager oss så mange sånne i løpet av våre liv. Ingenting var egentlig forandret. Musikk lever evig. I det minste god musikk. Og snart nok kom det også nye mesterverk, forskjellen var bare at vi fikk fire ganger mer magi enn før, og vel så det! Beatles var borte. Så: lenge leve Beatles!
Men det tok en tid før denne virkeligheten sank inn. Der oppsto et slags vakuum. Tronen til kongen over min musikalske opplevelsesverden var ledig, den sto tom.
Til jeg møtte Melinda.
Jeg var ikke overbegeistret for sigøynerdronningen, som de fleste andre først og fremst trykket til sitt bryst. Det var den lille adopterte piken som åpnet øynene mine for et band som skulle gå fra å være et av verdens mest utskjelte til å toppe lister i alle land på svært kort tid.
Jeg snakker selvfølgelig om Uriah Heeps versjon av The Weavers overjordisk vakre Come away Melinda.
Og låten skulle følge meg videre i livet. Vokse i meg, og stadig vise meg dypere lag av seg selv. Den skulle komme til å prege mine standpunkt og danne det perspektiv jeg betrakter verden og livet i.
For denne såre dialog mellom far og datter uttrykker i all sin lavmælthet, musikalsk og tekstmessig, det som er selve kjernen i den evige krig/fred-problematikken: hver gang vi møter vold og overgrep med makt og vold, skapes der enda flere, nye uskyldige ofre, skjer der nye like grusomme overgrep. Det er det de nesten utålelige bildene av en liten gutt uten armer uttrykker: ”Er det slik dere skal befri oss fra tyrannen?” Forbryter og helt blir langt vanskeligere å skille fra hverandre i den virkelige verden. Alle våre tillærte oppfatninger slår sprekker i møte med Melindas mange spørsmål, som kulminerer i det siste av dem: Why can’t things be the way they were, before the war began? Krig er noe ireversibelt. Noe uopprettelig. Noe grusomt, vederstyggelig og ondt. Ondt og ufornuftig. En løsning som har vist seg like håpløs og traumatiserende for alle parter hver gang den er blitt forsøkt.
Allikevel gjør vi det gang på gang. Velger den gamle utprøvde vei, som aldri har ledet til det gode vi påberoper oss å kjempe for. Hvordan i all verden skulle nå det gå til? Hvordan skal man kunne tenke seg at enda flere drepte og lemlestede skulle kunne føre til fred og fordragelighet? Enda flere små piker som savner mammaen sin. Tusenvis, millionvis av nye Melindaer over hele verden, hele tiden, mens jeg skriver, mens du leser. Allikevel brukes det surrealistiske argument overfor fredsforkjempere at det er naivt å tro på, og å søke andre løsninger!
Vi deler ut fredspriser til krigsherrer. Vi deltar tilogmed aktivt i deres kriger! Vi velger lynsnart side i eldgamle, kompliserte konflikter uten å et øyeblikk ta hensyn til alle de som nå havner mellom enda to nye fronter. Oss, de gode, mot dem, de onde. Så enkel ønsker vi tydeligvis at verden skal være. Samtidig som vi i all vår blindhet paradoksalt nok er skjønt enige om at alt bare blir verre og verre!
Vel: gudskjelov er ikke det heller sant. Det blir faktisk bedre og bedre. Slett ikke takket være de stridende. Nei: takket være de som aldri gir opp å forfekte fornuftens enkle standpunkt: det blir mindre krig og elendighet hvis vi kriger mindre! Hvis vi slutter å tro på at verden består av ondt eller godt, tapere og vinnere. Vi er både onde og gode, sammen, enten vi vil eller ei, som vi også stort sett taper og vinner sammen, til syvende og sist. Alt annet er en krampaktig illusjon.
Så Melinda har gjennom sitt enkle budskap preget mine tanker og mitt liv like mye som tankene til de store tenkere på dette området: Galtung, Buber og Gandhi. Og gudskjelov noen til, men alt for få!
Den største av dem alle er kanskje Lennon. Og med det er jeg tilbake til utgangspunktet: Jeg tilhører en generasjon som bokstavelig talt vokste opp med den evige sannhet: All you need is love. Give peace a chance.
Rollen som Melinda tolkes i min versjon av Susanne Nordbø. En overjordisk vakker tolkning, må jeg ha lov til å si. En overjordisk skjønnhet til gode for hele verdens fremtid! Hvis vi lar den være det...
Eivind Nordbom har laget en video som lar fiksjon og virkelig virkelighet smelte sammen til et uimotsigelig argument for å selv slutte med faenskapet, og virkelig ta avstand fra det. Det er den enkelte soldat som selv må legge ned sitt våpen, jeg kan ikke legge noen andre våpen ned enn mitt eget. Og ordet og musikken er de eneste våpen jeg vil ta i bruk. Hva andre gjør kan jeg ikke gjøre noe med på andre måter. Ingen har noengang overbevist meg om noe annet. Ingenting har noengang fått meg til å tenke annerledes.
Og den syttende september skal jeg enda en gang få oppleve mine ungdomsårs store kjærlighet, når Uriah Heep står på scenen i Stavanger! Selv om Melinda vel neppe er med...
Med håp og tro om en enda bedre verden i morgen
Pete Johansen
"Come Away Melinda" is a cover of a song that was first performed by The Weavers in Carnegie Hall in 1963 (credits: Hellerman / Minkoff). It has later been recorded by Harry Belafonte, Mama Cass, Judy Collins and Uriah Heep, among others.
Scroll down Pete´s own story about the song and its significance (in Norwegian)
Pete Johansen & Susanne Nordbøe - Come Away Melinda (mp3) by CCAP
Curious about other versions of the song? We´ve compiled a few covers on this Spotify playlist
Through 30 years as a musician Pete Johansen has, with his characteristic fiddle and voice, made his mark on a long line of bands in a variety of genres. He has recorded and toured with Tristania, The Sins Of Thy Beloved, The Scarr, Sirenia, Morgul, Modesty Blaise and The Tramps among other bands and project he has been involved with and contributed to. He´s gigged sleazy dives and huge festivals in Norway, Europe, USA and South America. He´s been trough the best of times and the worst of times in this strange parallel world called the music business. Finally, in 2011, Pete releases his first album under his own name. With songs written over a ten years long period, Pete has made his most personal album. The theme of the “It´s Been Real” album is the importance of keeping ones dreams alive, and both the lyrics and the music are all about what life can bring, when it’s lived under the influence of Appollo and Dionysus. Here’s everything Pete friends would expect and hope for, and much, much more! On this album friends from a long life in music join him to create an album where melodic pop tunes blends with rock, jazz, metal and folk, absurd violin licks and surreal vocals. It’s been real. It’s a meal. It’s a world to peel.
PETE JOHANSEN om Come Away Melinda
I åtteårsalderen opplevde jeg mitt livs verste kjærlighetssorg. Det som hadde gjennomsyret alt i mitt liv så langt var borte. Sånn opplevde jeg det, som en hel verden opplevde det. Noe var over. Borte. Noe stort og viktig.
Nå viste det seg jo ganske så snart at dette, som så mye annet i livet, kun var en forestilling; en slags illusjon. Vi lager oss så mange sånne i løpet av våre liv. Ingenting var egentlig forandret. Musikk lever evig. I det minste god musikk. Og snart nok kom det også nye mesterverk, forskjellen var bare at vi fikk fire ganger mer magi enn før, og vel så det! Beatles var borte. Så: lenge leve Beatles!
Men det tok en tid før denne virkeligheten sank inn. Der oppsto et slags vakuum. Tronen til kongen over min musikalske opplevelsesverden var ledig, den sto tom.
Til jeg møtte Melinda.
Jeg var ikke overbegeistret for sigøynerdronningen, som de fleste andre først og fremst trykket til sitt bryst. Det var den lille adopterte piken som åpnet øynene mine for et band som skulle gå fra å være et av verdens mest utskjelte til å toppe lister i alle land på svært kort tid.
Jeg snakker selvfølgelig om Uriah Heeps versjon av The Weavers overjordisk vakre Come away Melinda.
Og låten skulle følge meg videre i livet. Vokse i meg, og stadig vise meg dypere lag av seg selv. Den skulle komme til å prege mine standpunkt og danne det perspektiv jeg betrakter verden og livet i.
For denne såre dialog mellom far og datter uttrykker i all sin lavmælthet, musikalsk og tekstmessig, det som er selve kjernen i den evige krig/fred-problematikken: hver gang vi møter vold og overgrep med makt og vold, skapes der enda flere, nye uskyldige ofre, skjer der nye like grusomme overgrep. Det er det de nesten utålelige bildene av en liten gutt uten armer uttrykker: ”Er det slik dere skal befri oss fra tyrannen?” Forbryter og helt blir langt vanskeligere å skille fra hverandre i den virkelige verden. Alle våre tillærte oppfatninger slår sprekker i møte med Melindas mange spørsmål, som kulminerer i det siste av dem: Why can’t things be the way they were, before the war began? Krig er noe ireversibelt. Noe uopprettelig. Noe grusomt, vederstyggelig og ondt. Ondt og ufornuftig. En løsning som har vist seg like håpløs og traumatiserende for alle parter hver gang den er blitt forsøkt.
Allikevel gjør vi det gang på gang. Velger den gamle utprøvde vei, som aldri har ledet til det gode vi påberoper oss å kjempe for. Hvordan i all verden skulle nå det gå til? Hvordan skal man kunne tenke seg at enda flere drepte og lemlestede skulle kunne føre til fred og fordragelighet? Enda flere små piker som savner mammaen sin. Tusenvis, millionvis av nye Melindaer over hele verden, hele tiden, mens jeg skriver, mens du leser. Allikevel brukes det surrealistiske argument overfor fredsforkjempere at det er naivt å tro på, og å søke andre løsninger!
Vi deler ut fredspriser til krigsherrer. Vi deltar tilogmed aktivt i deres kriger! Vi velger lynsnart side i eldgamle, kompliserte konflikter uten å et øyeblikk ta hensyn til alle de som nå havner mellom enda to nye fronter. Oss, de gode, mot dem, de onde. Så enkel ønsker vi tydeligvis at verden skal være. Samtidig som vi i all vår blindhet paradoksalt nok er skjønt enige om at alt bare blir verre og verre!
Vel: gudskjelov er ikke det heller sant. Det blir faktisk bedre og bedre. Slett ikke takket være de stridende. Nei: takket være de som aldri gir opp å forfekte fornuftens enkle standpunkt: det blir mindre krig og elendighet hvis vi kriger mindre! Hvis vi slutter å tro på at verden består av ondt eller godt, tapere og vinnere. Vi er både onde og gode, sammen, enten vi vil eller ei, som vi også stort sett taper og vinner sammen, til syvende og sist. Alt annet er en krampaktig illusjon.
Så Melinda har gjennom sitt enkle budskap preget mine tanker og mitt liv like mye som tankene til de store tenkere på dette området: Galtung, Buber og Gandhi. Og gudskjelov noen til, men alt for få!
Den største av dem alle er kanskje Lennon. Og med det er jeg tilbake til utgangspunktet: Jeg tilhører en generasjon som bokstavelig talt vokste opp med den evige sannhet: All you need is love. Give peace a chance.
Rollen som Melinda tolkes i min versjon av Susanne Nordbø. En overjordisk vakker tolkning, må jeg ha lov til å si. En overjordisk skjønnhet til gode for hele verdens fremtid! Hvis vi lar den være det...
Eivind Nordbom har laget en video som lar fiksjon og virkelig virkelighet smelte sammen til et uimotsigelig argument for å selv slutte med faenskapet, og virkelig ta avstand fra det. Det er den enkelte soldat som selv må legge ned sitt våpen, jeg kan ikke legge noen andre våpen ned enn mitt eget. Og ordet og musikken er de eneste våpen jeg vil ta i bruk. Hva andre gjør kan jeg ikke gjøre noe med på andre måter. Ingen har noengang overbevist meg om noe annet. Ingenting har noengang fått meg til å tenke annerledes.
Og den syttende september skal jeg enda en gang få oppleve mine ungdomsårs store kjærlighet, når Uriah Heep står på scenen i Stavanger! Selv om Melinda vel neppe er med...
Med håp og tro om en enda bedre verden i morgen
Pete Johansen
Sebastian Waldejer - new video
Brand new video: Sebastian Waldejer - «We Never Get Away Anymore»
The new single from Sebastian Waldejer is now available through Bandcamp. The single, We Never Get Away Anymore / The Ocean Is Full Of Tears, is available as a limited edition 7» single wrapped in a beautiful Stumptown Printers Arigato cover, handprinted by Kjetil Brandsdal. The single is co-produced by Thomas Dybdahl. The vinyl single also includes a three track download (the original vinylmix of the tracks on the 7» + a new digital mix of the title track by Jørgen Træen from Duper Studio in Bergen). You can also choose to skip the vinyl (but why would you want to?) and opt for the digital download package. The B-side and new digital mix is only available as a bundle/package deal on Bandcamp, these two track can´t be bought separately.
The digital mix of the title track is also available through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc
Sebastian Waldejer - promo by CCAP
The new single from Sebastian Waldejer is now available through Bandcamp. The single, We Never Get Away Anymore / The Ocean Is Full Of Tears, is available as a limited edition 7» single wrapped in a beautiful Stumptown Printers Arigato cover, handprinted by Kjetil Brandsdal. The single is co-produced by Thomas Dybdahl. The vinyl single also includes a three track download (the original vinylmix of the tracks on the 7» + a new digital mix of the title track by Jørgen Træen from Duper Studio in Bergen). You can also choose to skip the vinyl (but why would you want to?) and opt for the digital download package. The B-side and new digital mix is only available as a bundle/package deal on Bandcamp, these two track can´t be bought separately.
The digital mix of the title track is also available through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc
Sebastian Waldejer - promo by CCAP
FordRekord - new single
12/07/11 15:52 Filed in: FordRekord | New Release
FordRekord released their debutalbum «Perler for svin» in January this year. This week they release a brand new single that was not included on the album, «Øyeblikket».
Presentation in Norwegian
Det er omtrent et år siden folk for alvor ble kjent med FordRekord via en ekstatisk, nyforelska energibombe - ”Kyss Meg” fra debutalbumet ”Perler fra Svin”. Vår nye sommersingel er en oppfølger til den stormende forelskelsen. Forholdet har kjølnet betraktelig, vår helt stiller seg på null og velger å være kul. Han er noen erfaringer rikere og mer reflektert.
Øyeblikket er en låt som har i seg tropiske ”dancehall” rytmer, afrikanske gitardetaljer og svett elektronisk clubfeeling. Robyn møter Vampire Weekends første plate, den følelsen. Det smått eksotiske lydbildet står i kontrast til teksten, som er kjølig og litt bitter.
Øyeblikket ble skrevet på forsommeren 2011 og tatt inn i studio etter et par ukers øving. Friskheten og spillegleden med nytt materiale er godt hørbar, og resultatet er en deilig kjølig, bitter, men varmende sommersngel fra Haugesund/Stavangerbandet FordRekord.
Released by: CCAP
Release/catalogue number: CCAP134
Release date: Jul 15, 2011
ISRC: NO-BHG-10-13410
Presentation in Norwegian
Det er omtrent et år siden folk for alvor ble kjent med FordRekord via en ekstatisk, nyforelska energibombe - ”Kyss Meg” fra debutalbumet ”Perler fra Svin”. Vår nye sommersingel er en oppfølger til den stormende forelskelsen. Forholdet har kjølnet betraktelig, vår helt stiller seg på null og velger å være kul. Han er noen erfaringer rikere og mer reflektert.
Øyeblikket er en låt som har i seg tropiske ”dancehall” rytmer, afrikanske gitardetaljer og svett elektronisk clubfeeling. Robyn møter Vampire Weekends første plate, den følelsen. Det smått eksotiske lydbildet står i kontrast til teksten, som er kjølig og litt bitter.
Øyeblikket ble skrevet på forsommeren 2011 og tatt inn i studio etter et par ukers øving. Friskheten og spillegleden med nytt materiale er godt hørbar, og resultatet er en deilig kjølig, bitter, men varmende sommersngel fra Haugesund/Stavangerbandet FordRekord.
Released by: CCAP
Release/catalogue number: CCAP134
Release date: Jul 15, 2011
ISRC: NO-BHG-10-13410
New releases from The List and Sebastian Waldejer
New tracks available now!
The List and Sebastian Waldejer both have new releases out this week. Elise Vatsvaag and Pete Johansen is still going strong on NRK P1. Check out sample tracks on our soundcloud player. Click the «info» tab on each track for more information
CCAP new tracks June 2011 by CCAP
The new The List minialbum, «Come On, Twentyseven» is now available through Spotify, Wimp, Platekompaniet, CDON, Amazon etc. Sebastian Waldejer´s new single «We Never Geat Away Anymore» will be available digitally and on a lovey 7» vinyl including b-side «The Ocean Is Full Of Tears». The 7» is beautifully packet in a Stumptown Printers Arigato cover, design and handprint by Kjetil Brandsdal. Release next week.
The List and Sebastian Waldejer both have new releases out this week. Elise Vatsvaag and Pete Johansen is still going strong on NRK P1. Check out sample tracks on our soundcloud player. Click the «info» tab on each track for more information
CCAP new tracks June 2011 by CCAP
The new The List minialbum, «Come On, Twentyseven» is now available through Spotify, Wimp, Platekompaniet, CDON, Amazon etc. Sebastian Waldejer´s new single «We Never Geat Away Anymore» will be available digitally and on a lovey 7» vinyl including b-side «The Ocean Is Full Of Tears». The 7» is beautifully packet in a Stumptown Printers Arigato cover, design and handprint by Kjetil Brandsdal. Release next week.
Johnny Hancocks 7"
10/01/11 12:28 Filed in: Johnny Hancocks | New Release
Johnny Hancocks 7» vinyl
Brand new vinyl from Johnny Hancocks, booked to play at By:larm in Oslo in February
The Johnny Hancocks 7" vinyl comes in a high quality Arigato pack from Stumptown Printers with original artwork by Drid Machine. Also includes immediate download of 2-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. The vinyl singles are shipped 20. January 2011 If you only want the digital files, you´ll have to wait for the official release date (19. January 2011)
Johnny Hancocks have grown to become an underground phenomenon in their hometown of Stavanger. The three gentlemen nod to both electro- and noise-aesthetics, and create a sonic, visual and ideological monster unrivaled on the Norwegian rock scene.
Brand new vinyl from Johnny Hancocks, booked to play at By:larm in Oslo in February
The Johnny Hancocks 7" vinyl comes in a high quality Arigato pack from Stumptown Printers with original artwork by Drid Machine. Also includes immediate download of 2-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. The vinyl singles are shipped 20. January 2011 If you only want the digital files, you´ll have to wait for the official release date (19. January 2011)
Johnny Hancocks have grown to become an underground phenomenon in their hometown of Stavanger. The three gentlemen nod to both electro- and noise-aesthetics, and create a sonic, visual and ideological monster unrivaled on the Norwegian rock scene.
Årets første norske singel!
10/01/11 12:05 Filed in: FordRekord | New Release
FORDREKORD - Kyss Meg
(in Norwegian)
Årets første norske singel kommer fra Haugesund / Stavanger bandet FordRekord og er en forsmak på albumet «Perler fra svin» som slippes 31. Desember
Vi markerer inngangen til ett nytt og spennende musikkår med å slippe årets første norske singel, Haugesund / Stavanger bandet Ford Rekords´ "Kyss Meg". Singelen ble sendt ut til et par regionale radiostasjoner i fjor, og ble blant annet den mest spilte låten på Radio 102 i Haugesund i 2010! Nå slippes singelen for første gang nasjonalt, både til radio og til digital lytting og salg. Albumet "Perler Fra Svin" slippes på CCAP / Cosmos Music Group mandag 31. Januar
"Kyss Meg" er fengende og energifull norskspråklig poprock med bred appell med stort potensiale for både radiospilling, dansegulv og vorspiel. ”Kyss Meg” er første singel fra FordRekords´ kommende album "Perler Fra Svin". Essensen er lidenskap og følelsen av dopamin som strømmer igjennom kroppen når blikkene du sender kommer i retur. Ingenting er umulig for den som har lidenskapen i seg. Produksjonen er full av energi, den har noe mørkt i seg samtidig som den stråler av livsglede og overskudd. Kyss Meg er radiovennlig og tåler svært mange lyttinger.
FordRekord har i seg en del Håkan Hellström, en del David Bowie og en god del egenart. Fremført av et band som har vært på flere fester enn John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen, men som likevel har lært seg kunsten å elske, nyte og spille. Musikken er utadvent og smart, skreddersydd for folk som drikker Chabils i stedet for Liebfraumilch, som drar til Barcelona i stedet for Bulgaria og som synes Kylie er kulere en Kari Bremnes.
(in Norwegian)
Årets første norske singel kommer fra Haugesund / Stavanger bandet FordRekord og er en forsmak på albumet «Perler fra svin» som slippes 31. Desember
Vi markerer inngangen til ett nytt og spennende musikkår med å slippe årets første norske singel, Haugesund / Stavanger bandet Ford Rekords´ "Kyss Meg". Singelen ble sendt ut til et par regionale radiostasjoner i fjor, og ble blant annet den mest spilte låten på Radio 102 i Haugesund i 2010! Nå slippes singelen for første gang nasjonalt, både til radio og til digital lytting og salg. Albumet "Perler Fra Svin" slippes på CCAP / Cosmos Music Group mandag 31. Januar
"Kyss Meg" er fengende og energifull norskspråklig poprock med bred appell med stort potensiale for både radiospilling, dansegulv og vorspiel. ”Kyss Meg” er første singel fra FordRekords´ kommende album "Perler Fra Svin". Essensen er lidenskap og følelsen av dopamin som strømmer igjennom kroppen når blikkene du sender kommer i retur. Ingenting er umulig for den som har lidenskapen i seg. Produksjonen er full av energi, den har noe mørkt i seg samtidig som den stråler av livsglede og overskudd. Kyss Meg er radiovennlig og tåler svært mange lyttinger.
FordRekord har i seg en del Håkan Hellström, en del David Bowie og en god del egenart. Fremført av et band som har vært på flere fester enn John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen, men som likevel har lært seg kunsten å elske, nyte og spille. Musikken er utadvent og smart, skreddersydd for folk som drikker Chabils i stedet for Liebfraumilch, som drar til Barcelona i stedet for Bulgaria og som synes Kylie er kulere en Kari Bremnes.
Kitchen Orchestra & pål Jackman single
29/11/10 14:17 Filed in: Kitchen Orchestra | New Release
NEW RELEASES NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2010
KITCHEN ORCHESTRA & PÅL JACKMAN:
Jul (i sin helhet) på Jæren / Det bor en evighet i deg (CCAP116)
Listen / download / preorder vinyl on Bandcamp
Digital (bandcamp) release 29. November. Vinyl / digital (iTunes etc) release 13. December
Collaboration between Kitchen Orchestra and Pål Jackman
Genre: pop, soul, rock
Sounds like: Classic x-mas song in the spirit of Phil Spector
English:
Pål Jackman teamed up with the 16 piece Kitchen Orchestra for a live recording of this track that Pål wrote with Marko Kanic a couple of years ago. In two hours the orchestra recorded the two tracks on this single.
Norsk
Denne singelen skulle egentlig ikke slippes før 13. Desember, men siden den allerede har begynt å lekke på nettet har vi nå satt opp en side til lytting, digital nedlasting og forhåndsbestilling av vinyl-utgaven. Singelen er trykket på rød vinyl i et begrenset opplag, pakket i et spesialomslag fra Stumptown Printers i Portland USA med design og trykk av Kjetil Brandsdal. Vinylsingelen sendes ut ca 15. Desember. "Jul (i sin helhet) på Jæren" ble spontant spilt inn live på Tou loftet i Stavanger i et musikalsk samarbeide mellom Kitchen Orchestra og Pål Jackman. Til B-siden ble balladen “Det bor en evighet i deg” laget og spilt inn i samme draget. Singelen blir utgitt på en lekker 7” vinylsingel, og er også tilgjengelig for digital nedlasting. God jul!
For mer infomasjon, se «Bandcamp» linken lenger oppe på denne siden
KITCHEN ORCHESTRA & PÅL JACKMAN:
Jul (i sin helhet) på Jæren / Det bor en evighet i deg (CCAP116)
Listen / download / preorder vinyl on Bandcamp
Digital (bandcamp) release 29. November. Vinyl / digital (iTunes etc) release 13. December
Collaboration between Kitchen Orchestra and Pål Jackman
Genre: pop, soul, rock
Sounds like: Classic x-mas song in the spirit of Phil Spector
English:
Pål Jackman teamed up with the 16 piece Kitchen Orchestra for a live recording of this track that Pål wrote with Marko Kanic a couple of years ago. In two hours the orchestra recorded the two tracks on this single.
Norsk
Denne singelen skulle egentlig ikke slippes før 13. Desember, men siden den allerede har begynt å lekke på nettet har vi nå satt opp en side til lytting, digital nedlasting og forhåndsbestilling av vinyl-utgaven. Singelen er trykket på rød vinyl i et begrenset opplag, pakket i et spesialomslag fra Stumptown Printers i Portland USA med design og trykk av Kjetil Brandsdal. Vinylsingelen sendes ut ca 15. Desember. "Jul (i sin helhet) på Jæren" ble spontant spilt inn live på Tou loftet i Stavanger i et musikalsk samarbeide mellom Kitchen Orchestra og Pål Jackman. Til B-siden ble balladen “Det bor en evighet i deg” laget og spilt inn i samme draget. Singelen blir utgitt på en lekker 7” vinylsingel, og er også tilgjengelig for digital nedlasting. God jul!
For mer infomasjon, se «Bandcamp» linken lenger oppe på denne siden
Jorunn Hodne - Broken Man (single)
29/11/10 14:03 Filed in: Jorunn Hodne | New Release
NEW RELEASES NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2010
JORUNN HODNE - BROKEN MAN (CCAP114)
Jorunn Hodne facebook
Jorunn Hodne Sonicbids
Jorunn Hodne NRK Urort
Release 23. November
Brand new track from Jorunn Hodne´s forthcoming album (release spring 2011)
Genre: pop, soul, jazz, vintagepop, burlesquepop
Sounds like: Shirley Bassey, Portishead, Eartha Kitt, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Grace Jones
English:
Jorunn Hodne's single "Broken Man" is released exactly six months after her debut album "Trespassing" was released. After three domestic tours and two sold-out concerts in her hometown, the band is firmly in place and Jorunn is inspired to write more songs in the same burlesque / vintage pop musical landscape that shaped her debutalbum.
”Broken Man” is the first single from the new writing session. The song tells a tragic story, wrapped in a soulful arrangement performed by her some of the best musicians in town
Norsk:
Tirsdag 23. november lanserte Jorunn Hodne fra Stavanger singelen ”Broken Man”, nøyaktig et halvt år etter at debutalbumet ”Trespassing” kom ut. Etter tre turnéer og to utsolgte konserter på hjemmebane kom bandet skikkelig på plass og Jorunn ble inspirert til å skrive flere låter i det samme burleske poplandskapet som hun skapte på sitt debutalbum.
Broken Man er først singel fra det kommende albumet og er spilt inn med et aldri så lite stjernelag av lokale musikere som skaper et fyldig arrangement til teksten som forteller en historie fra virkeligheten. Sagt om Jorunn Hodne: ”Her er det slektskap til Amy Winehouse og Duffy, men også til Eartha Kitt og Grace Jones på sitt mer kabaretpregede. Kompet er mer jazzrock, og Hodnes mørke stemme har en burlesk karakter. Overbevisende i stil og språkføring.” (Farojournalen) “Låtene er godt pakket innmed en serie fyldige og fete arrangementer, enten hun gjør smektende soul, låter i jazzland eller burlesk og filmatisk pop inspirert av Shirley Bassey og likesinnede. Fremføringen og formidlingen er autoritær og stilsikker”. (Fædrelandsvennen)
JORUNN HODNE - BROKEN MAN (CCAP114)
Jorunn Hodne facebook
Jorunn Hodne Sonicbids
Jorunn Hodne NRK Urort
Release 23. November
Brand new track from Jorunn Hodne´s forthcoming album (release spring 2011)
Genre: pop, soul, jazz, vintagepop, burlesquepop
Sounds like: Shirley Bassey, Portishead, Eartha Kitt, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Grace Jones
English:
Jorunn Hodne's single "Broken Man" is released exactly six months after her debut album "Trespassing" was released. After three domestic tours and two sold-out concerts in her hometown, the band is firmly in place and Jorunn is inspired to write more songs in the same burlesque / vintage pop musical landscape that shaped her debutalbum.
”Broken Man” is the first single from the new writing session. The song tells a tragic story, wrapped in a soulful arrangement performed by her some of the best musicians in town
Norsk:
Tirsdag 23. november lanserte Jorunn Hodne fra Stavanger singelen ”Broken Man”, nøyaktig et halvt år etter at debutalbumet ”Trespassing” kom ut. Etter tre turnéer og to utsolgte konserter på hjemmebane kom bandet skikkelig på plass og Jorunn ble inspirert til å skrive flere låter i det samme burleske poplandskapet som hun skapte på sitt debutalbum.
Broken Man er først singel fra det kommende albumet og er spilt inn med et aldri så lite stjernelag av lokale musikere som skaper et fyldig arrangement til teksten som forteller en historie fra virkeligheten. Sagt om Jorunn Hodne: ”Her er det slektskap til Amy Winehouse og Duffy, men også til Eartha Kitt og Grace Jones på sitt mer kabaretpregede. Kompet er mer jazzrock, og Hodnes mørke stemme har en burlesk karakter. Overbevisende i stil og språkføring.” (Farojournalen) “Låtene er godt pakket innmed en serie fyldige og fete arrangementer, enten hun gjør smektende soul, låter i jazzland eller burlesk og filmatisk pop inspirert av Shirley Bassey og likesinnede. Fremføringen og formidlingen er autoritær og stilsikker”. (Fædrelandsvennen)
The Shock! - new single / video
25/05/10 12:57 Filed in: The Shock! | New Release
The Shock! - In Silence - New single and video
THE SHOCK! is melodic flair and sense of style, a sonic majesty of guitars and analogue synths driven by sexy basslines and a tight, solid post-punk battery. They have delivered a series of legendary concerts since 2007 with their sharp, feisty, dogged and dark blend of post-punk, noise rock and hypnotic melodies that draw on the Velvet Underground, Joy Division and Depeche Mode. Now they are rising slowly but surely toward the surface without attracting all the attention they actually deserve.
tag/key words : post-punk, noise rock, indie pop, indie rock, In Silence, CCAP, King Knut, Fuck Art Let´s Kill, See The Blanks
www.theshock.no Sonicbids Bandcamp
The Silence video at YouTube
Buy:
Amazon
Platekompaniet
and many more...
THE SHOCK! is melodic flair and sense of style, a sonic majesty of guitars and analogue synths driven by sexy basslines and a tight, solid post-punk battery. They have delivered a series of legendary concerts since 2007 with their sharp, feisty, dogged and dark blend of post-punk, noise rock and hypnotic melodies that draw on the Velvet Underground, Joy Division and Depeche Mode. Now they are rising slowly but surely toward the surface without attracting all the attention they actually deserve.
tag/key words : post-punk, noise rock, indie pop, indie rock, In Silence, CCAP, King Knut, Fuck Art Let´s Kill, See The Blanks
www.theshock.no Sonicbids Bandcamp
The Silence video at YouTube
Buy:
Amazon
Platekompaniet
and many more...
New Christer Knutsen single out now
11/06/09 08:25 Filed in: Christer Knutsen
pure pop
Christer Knutsen & Sacred Hearts prepare for this falls album release with a single that holds promises of a cloudless summer.
September 7th sees the release of Christer Knutsens third album Now Breathe. It marks a turning point in Knutsens musical expression; Together with his band Sacred Hearts and producer Kyrre Fritzner he has made an album of guitar pop, all chrome and mercury, that bursts at the seams with surplus energy and distilled joy.
But first: here comes the single Looking This Good. Like a yellow painted -68 VW bus filled with beer and girls in summer clothes.
Listen to Looking This Good at MySpace
Looking This Good is available at iTunes and other fine digital stores
www.christerknutsen.com
Christer Knutsen & Sacred Hearts prepare for this falls album release with a single that holds promises of a cloudless summer.
September 7th sees the release of Christer Knutsens third album Now Breathe. It marks a turning point in Knutsens musical expression; Together with his band Sacred Hearts and producer Kyrre Fritzner he has made an album of guitar pop, all chrome and mercury, that bursts at the seams with surplus energy and distilled joy.
But first: here comes the single Looking This Good. Like a yellow painted -68 VW bus filled with beer and girls in summer clothes.
Listen to Looking This Good at MySpace
Looking This Good is available at iTunes and other fine digital stores
www.christerknutsen.com
New Helldorado single!
21/04/09 15:45 Filed in: Helldorado
A MP3 version of "Ten Little Demons" from Helldorado´s new album has been added to the jukebox on the "CCAP ABOUT" page. Have a listen and let us know if you like it! The tracks is being sent out to radio and blogs this week. The track will also be available through iTunes, Spotify etc soon
”Ten Little Demons” is the first single from Helldorado´s forthcoming album ”Sinful Soul” (CCAP085). The album will be released throughout Scandinavia in May 2009, parallel with international digital release. Physical release in the rest of Europe in the fall supported by a European tour.
Helldorado has been described as “the sensation of a burning sun on your neck, crunched sand between your teeth, a salty taste on your lips, a shaky finger on the trigger of a Colt 45, circling vultures silhouetted against a blue-white sky, a double whiskey on an empty stomach, and the smell of bacon, beans, gunpowder, leather & sweat”.
Any further attempt to define Helldorado would reveal that they are firmly entrenched in the rock-punk-surf-folk-americana-country tradition, with Tarantino and Morricone hiding in the wings... They succeed in combining elements of their favourite American & European music traditions and subcultures, and still manage to sound unmistakably like Helldorado.
Discography
Lost Highway (minialbum) - 2002
Directors Cut - 2004
The Ballad Of Nora Lee – 2005
Sinful Soul – 2009
Biography
Helldorado was formed in the spring of 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. Most of the members had been playing in the local band The Tramps for several years, and had considerable live and studio experience with that band. They where looking for a much darker and broader musical landscape than they could find in The Tramps, and got together playing punked up surf covers with their new band Helldorado. After a while the band and their sound started to develop. They started adding their own songs to the set, and after a couple of gigs the rumours about the band was flying around town. In the fall of 2002 they entered the Stavanger traditional ZOOM week at legendary local rock club Checkpoint Charlie (a full week of local bands playing & battling for a spot at the ZOOM national finals in Oslo). Helldorado won the Stavanger leg, went to the final in Oslo and won there as well. The band was awarded a full Norwegian tour + a couple of gigs in the UK and Germany (Popkomm in Cologne).
In November 2002, shortly after winning the national ZOOM finale they released their first mini album Lost Highway at the local label CCAP.
The album received stunning reviews in the Norwegian music press (Dagbladet; “..six strong, minor tuned song”s, VG; “Dusty and dramatic”, Stavanger Aftenblad; “Helldorado is a mescaline cactus. The best Norwegian rockband today”, Rogalands Avis; “Americana to kill for”, Nordlys;” This is the best CD I have heard in a long, long time” etc) After they finished the extensive ZOOM tour, they spent considerable time in the studio in the summer of 2003. They developed a more aggressive, heavier and minor based edge. The fall was spent touring and perfecting their skills and their live sound In February 2004 Helldorado finally released their long awaited debut album Directors Cut in Scandinavia
"HELLDORADO - Director's Cut ”This is an aptly named album by this excellent Norwegian outfit - their echoey, gothic take on rock'n'roll drips atmosphere and attitude, and would be perfect soundtracking some Quentin Tarantino flick. Blood Shack's clattering tale of lust and vampirism sets the mood, and the other 11 tracks are filled with epic quantities of murder, deceit, guts, gore, hellfire and brimstone, all of it leavened with a dark, twisted sense of humour. There's also more than a hint of Nick Cave in Dag S Vagle's songs and voice, and in a fair and just world, Helldorado would find similar amounts of fawning press coverage and sales. Some chance." (The Belfast Telegraph)
After Directors Cuts release in Europe by Glitterhouse in October 2004, both critics and music lovers all over the continent are discovering the band.
Glitterhouse UK says this about the Directors Cut album: “Hellfire seems to be burning in each of their songs, be it the mighty, but balladesque tracks like "Diesel & Bones", the hard-rocking tracks like "Payrolled" or "Killer on the Highway" or the plain desert-rock anthems, such as the masterful "Blood Shack", there can be no doubt, Helldorado rocks! Apart from that, they are looking way cool (as if they just escaped the lunatics' asylum), and their live shows are legendary. Their musical roots are pretty clear: Gun Club, 16 Horsepower, Morricone, Chris Isaak and/or The Cramps, obviously without being copy cats of the aforementioned, they add something very specific to their music. It may be their ability to write fantastic tunes, hooklines that will make you shiver, and their ability to keep the quality of their songs, as diverse as they may be up on the highest level throughout the 11 tracks of "Director's Cut"”
The Ballad Of Nora Lee is the third release from the Norwegian quartet. The album shows a band that is still deeply fascinated and inspired by American music and subculture, combining elements from different genres but still managing to sound unmistakably like Helldorado. These guys are no copycats, they mean it man! They pick from the best and make it their own. Mighty ballads, stompin´rockers, desert-rock anthems, Mexican trumpets, spooky strings and rocking attitude, Helldorado´s got it all. Since their last album, Directors Cut, the band has taken a step closer to the Mexican border, but the band still evokes the sensation of a burning sun on your neck, crunched sand between your teeth, a salty taste on your lips, a shaky finger on the trigger of a Colt 45, circling vultures silhouetted against a blue-white sky, a double whiskey on an empty stomach, and the smell of bacon, beans, gunpowder, leather & sweat.
The Ballad Of Nora Lee also saw the band having a surprise hit in Turkey with the album track “The Drinking Song”. The track was playlisted by Radio Eksen and quickly attracted a lot of attention. Helldorado has done four sold out tours of Turkey, been covered extensively in Turkish media and gained a new level of popularity when an adapted version of Drinking Song became the official song of the Turkish National Football Team.
Helldorado is a fantastic live band and their gigs are legendary. Combine their abilities as a live band with their natural coolness and a bunch of rocking tunes that other bands would kill for, and you have a success in the making. So get into your 65 Chevy, a few bottles of Whiskey, grab some good looking, mini-skirts wearing girls and drive through the night, waiting for what will happen. The perfect soundtrack is already there!
www.helldorado.no
www.myspace.com/officialhelldorado
”Ten Little Demons” is the first single from Helldorado´s forthcoming album ”Sinful Soul” (CCAP085). The album will be released throughout Scandinavia in May 2009, parallel with international digital release. Physical release in the rest of Europe in the fall supported by a European tour.
Helldorado has been described as “the sensation of a burning sun on your neck, crunched sand between your teeth, a salty taste on your lips, a shaky finger on the trigger of a Colt 45, circling vultures silhouetted against a blue-white sky, a double whiskey on an empty stomach, and the smell of bacon, beans, gunpowder, leather & sweat”.
Any further attempt to define Helldorado would reveal that they are firmly entrenched in the rock-punk-surf-folk-americana-country tradition, with Tarantino and Morricone hiding in the wings... They succeed in combining elements of their favourite American & European music traditions and subcultures, and still manage to sound unmistakably like Helldorado.
Discography
Lost Highway (minialbum) - 2002
Directors Cut - 2004
The Ballad Of Nora Lee – 2005
Sinful Soul – 2009
Biography
Helldorado was formed in the spring of 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. Most of the members had been playing in the local band The Tramps for several years, and had considerable live and studio experience with that band. They where looking for a much darker and broader musical landscape than they could find in The Tramps, and got together playing punked up surf covers with their new band Helldorado. After a while the band and their sound started to develop. They started adding their own songs to the set, and after a couple of gigs the rumours about the band was flying around town. In the fall of 2002 they entered the Stavanger traditional ZOOM week at legendary local rock club Checkpoint Charlie (a full week of local bands playing & battling for a spot at the ZOOM national finals in Oslo). Helldorado won the Stavanger leg, went to the final in Oslo and won there as well. The band was awarded a full Norwegian tour + a couple of gigs in the UK and Germany (Popkomm in Cologne).
In November 2002, shortly after winning the national ZOOM finale they released their first mini album Lost Highway at the local label CCAP.
The album received stunning reviews in the Norwegian music press (Dagbladet; “..six strong, minor tuned song”s, VG; “Dusty and dramatic”, Stavanger Aftenblad; “Helldorado is a mescaline cactus. The best Norwegian rockband today”, Rogalands Avis; “Americana to kill for”, Nordlys;” This is the best CD I have heard in a long, long time” etc) After they finished the extensive ZOOM tour, they spent considerable time in the studio in the summer of 2003. They developed a more aggressive, heavier and minor based edge. The fall was spent touring and perfecting their skills and their live sound In February 2004 Helldorado finally released their long awaited debut album Directors Cut in Scandinavia
"HELLDORADO - Director's Cut ”This is an aptly named album by this excellent Norwegian outfit - their echoey, gothic take on rock'n'roll drips atmosphere and attitude, and would be perfect soundtracking some Quentin Tarantino flick. Blood Shack's clattering tale of lust and vampirism sets the mood, and the other 11 tracks are filled with epic quantities of murder, deceit, guts, gore, hellfire and brimstone, all of it leavened with a dark, twisted sense of humour. There's also more than a hint of Nick Cave in Dag S Vagle's songs and voice, and in a fair and just world, Helldorado would find similar amounts of fawning press coverage and sales. Some chance." (The Belfast Telegraph)
After Directors Cuts release in Europe by Glitterhouse in October 2004, both critics and music lovers all over the continent are discovering the band.
Glitterhouse UK says this about the Directors Cut album: “Hellfire seems to be burning in each of their songs, be it the mighty, but balladesque tracks like "Diesel & Bones", the hard-rocking tracks like "Payrolled" or "Killer on the Highway" or the plain desert-rock anthems, such as the masterful "Blood Shack", there can be no doubt, Helldorado rocks! Apart from that, they are looking way cool (as if they just escaped the lunatics' asylum), and their live shows are legendary. Their musical roots are pretty clear: Gun Club, 16 Horsepower, Morricone, Chris Isaak and/or The Cramps, obviously without being copy cats of the aforementioned, they add something very specific to their music. It may be their ability to write fantastic tunes, hooklines that will make you shiver, and their ability to keep the quality of their songs, as diverse as they may be up on the highest level throughout the 11 tracks of "Director's Cut"”
The Ballad Of Nora Lee is the third release from the Norwegian quartet. The album shows a band that is still deeply fascinated and inspired by American music and subculture, combining elements from different genres but still managing to sound unmistakably like Helldorado. These guys are no copycats, they mean it man! They pick from the best and make it their own. Mighty ballads, stompin´rockers, desert-rock anthems, Mexican trumpets, spooky strings and rocking attitude, Helldorado´s got it all. Since their last album, Directors Cut, the band has taken a step closer to the Mexican border, but the band still evokes the sensation of a burning sun on your neck, crunched sand between your teeth, a salty taste on your lips, a shaky finger on the trigger of a Colt 45, circling vultures silhouetted against a blue-white sky, a double whiskey on an empty stomach, and the smell of bacon, beans, gunpowder, leather & sweat.
The Ballad Of Nora Lee also saw the band having a surprise hit in Turkey with the album track “The Drinking Song”. The track was playlisted by Radio Eksen and quickly attracted a lot of attention. Helldorado has done four sold out tours of Turkey, been covered extensively in Turkish media and gained a new level of popularity when an adapted version of Drinking Song became the official song of the Turkish National Football Team.
Helldorado is a fantastic live band and their gigs are legendary. Combine their abilities as a live band with their natural coolness and a bunch of rocking tunes that other bands would kill for, and you have a success in the making. So get into your 65 Chevy, a few bottles of Whiskey, grab some good looking, mini-skirts wearing girls and drive through the night, waiting for what will happen. The perfect soundtrack is already there!
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