NORWEGIAN NOISE & ÆXPERIMENTAL

[online prowler]

Thread for Norwegian noise in all its forms.

List of artists, labels, record shops, plus related subject matter. Focus will mainly be on active artists and such.

[online prowler]

Desorex.
Føkked up P.E. duo based in Oslo. Always delivers the goods live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rceA2Qm2FVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJZKgIQxfx0&feature=relmfu

Nordrljos.
Duo from Northern Norway, based in Oslo. Ritual noise. Electronics, percussive objects, voice, shamanistic ritual. Now disbanded.
http://nordrljos.tumblr.com/

Stabwound Empire.
Vocal driven and minimalistic power electronics. Stabwound Empire is all about the "teeth moment" in American History X from both sides of skull, teeth, feet and sidewalk. Based in Oslo. Just released a split cs w Lasers of the inquisition. http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/lasers-of-the-inquisition-stabwound-empire

Cops.
New duo based in Oslo. Uncomfortable harsh drone mayhem, synths and pedal abuse. Cops is about killing in the wrong places, while bribing the wrong king.

Lasers of the inquisition.
Young promising solo act from Oslo. Heavy Arp synths. Bleak, abysmal, atmospheric. Just released a split cs w Stabwound Empire.
http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/lasers-of-the-inquisition-stabwound-empire

Ambolthue.
Solo act based in Oslo. Føkked up and fun. Performs under a myriad of aliases. Involved and running several noise labels.

Ambolthue Records.
Noise label based in Oslo. http://www.ambolthue.com/

Cock of Corpse.
Oslo based. Started as a guitar noise duo with Lasse Marhaug and Jon Wesseltoft and sounded like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1mWRgJtVFo&feature=related . Now they've become a full band with a drummer (Vivianna Vega) and vocalist (Kjetil Hanssen), so now they sound like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YdT31YTmoQ

Male Sexuality
Solo P.E. act. Prowling young flesh available in Oslo.

Stein & Jord platebar.
Record shop. Oslo's best, no questions asked. In-store-selection is directly from labels. Arranges in-store concerts occasionally.
http://www.steinogjord.no/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stein-og-Jord-Platebar/183865468396664

Petter Flaten Eilertsen.
Noise artist based in Oslo. Involved in numerous constellations. Also involved in several labels.
http://petterfe.com/

Linn Halvorsrød.
Based in Lofoten. Musician plus sound- and visual artist.
http://www.linnhalvorsrod.info/
http://soundcloud.com/linnh
http://www.myspace.com/sunroad

Sindre Bjerga.
Solo act based in Stavanger. Also involved in numerous constellations. His solo work consists of psychedelic ambient collages, hotwired casssette recorders, found sounds and random voices from the other side.. Runs the Gold Soundz label and has collaborated with a cast of interntational players, including Jan-M: Iversen, Lasse Marhaug, Robert Horton, My Cat is an Alien, Anla Courtis and Culver, to name just a few. There's also at least well over 100 records out there on labels all over the world.http://sindrebjerga.wordpress.com/

Gold Soundz.
Label run by Sindre Bjerga, Stavanger.
http://www.bek.no/~tibprod/goldsoundz.htm

Jan-Morten Iversen.
Solo act based in Stavanger. Also involved in numerous constellations. Runs the label Tibprod http://www.tibprod.com/iversen.
http://janmiversen.wordpress.com/

Records of the fleshgod.
Label based in Oslo. http://recordsofthefleshgod.com/

Where frost reign.
Newly initiated label and press based in Oslo. Own distro/mailorder. http://wherefrostreign.tumblr.com/
Distro: http://wherefrostreignhangar.tumblr.com/

Maja Ratkje.
Noise artist and composer. Involved in different constellations, performs and records under her own name as well.
http://ratkje.no/

Sten Ove Toft.
Noise and noise rock musician based in Oslo. Runs label Roggbiff.
http://www.roggbif.com/toft/

Lasse Marhaug.
One man army from Northern Norway based in Oslo.
http://www.lassemarhaug.no/

Monolab.
Drones. UK artist living in Oslo. Runs label Droning-On Records.
http://www.myspace.com/monolab

LOOOP
Independent distro based in Oslo. The collective also arranges concerts from time to time.
http://looop.no/

ATCE FleshGod.
Collective w roots in Oslo and Bologna. Arranges concerts, releases noise and related subject matter.
http://atcefleshgod.tumblr.com/

Tarfield.
Duo based in Trondheim. Ambient noise.
http://soundcloud.com/tarfield

FM/AM
Sound art and diverse publications. Fundamented in noise culture.
http://fmslasham.tumblr.com/

Insomnia.
Impro noise. Currently based in Genoa, Italy.

Eirik Rønneberg.
Young promising solo act based in Moss and Genoa.
http://soundcloud.com/ronneberg

Voodoo Mirror.
Experimental duo currently based in Genoa, Italy.
http://soundcloud.com/voudou-mirror

KILLL
Epileptic noise rock w metal influences. Based in Oslo. Performing their last concert this fall. Check out their last and only dvd. Highly recommended.
http://www.killl.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnxBrwIVLbE

Alexander Rishaug.
Musican, composer and sound artist based in Oslo.
http://www.arishaug.com/

Neseblod Records.
Best Black metal related record shop I've ever encountered. New and second hand. Here you'll find the rare-rare-rare record. Has also a small noise section. Mailorder opportunities. http://www.neseblodrecords.com/

Tape Rape Records.
Label based in Oslo. http://www.ambolthue.com/taperaperecords/

Maranata.
Free jazz noise mayhem. Duo based in Oslo.
http://soundcloud.com/maranata-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXs6KBbRc0

Synesthetic Recordings.
Independent record label located in Oslo, Norway. Main focus on avant-garde, experimental, progressive and psychedelic music, but not limited to any genres or styles.
http://www.discogs.com/label/Synesthetic%20Recordings
http://soundcloud.com/petterfe/sets/synesthetic-recordings/

[Potier]

Stian Skagen (also as Skagen or [concept.virus])
used to be 1/2 of Ryfylke with S.O. Toft - installations, sound art, video etc.
www.conceptvirus.org

Tore Honoré Bøe (also Origami Boe & a hundred others)
Origami Republika network
website is down atm - http://tjenester.kulturnett.no/

[fin de siècle]

THE END (Oslo)
Splatter/B-Movie/Techno/Noise/Experimental, similar to GGFH but even more weird and harsh!

[post-morten]

Norwegian threads pop up on an annual basis. See here or here.

[online prowler]

Stian Skagen (also as Skagen or [concept.virus])
used to be 1/2 of Ryfylke with S.O. Toft - installations, sound art, video etc.
www.conceptvirus.org

Tore Honoré Bøe (also Origami Boe & a hundred others)
Origami Republika network
website is down atm - http://tjenester.kulturnett.no/

Stian Skagen is a capable guy. Has done a lot of interesting stuff. Bøe I haven't had the pleasure of checking out live, think he lives in the Mediterranean or something. Have heard some solo works. Ok stuff. Recently went to an Origami Satanika concert (which was great btw)- this is a band project spawned from Bøe's initial Origamika Boe- a collective platform for noise and shared expression. He explains it like this on his webpage: "Through music, text, publications, videos, stage or gallery appearances. It now counts over 300 agents, who in turn have published hundreds of releases and performed well over a thousand concerts and actions live, all more or less obscure according to "the almost invisible art of" meme". http://origami.teks.no/boe/ Though I quite don't see eye-to-eye with this Origami project, I find it interesting within its own context.

[online prowler]

Next life.
Noise rock w metal influences. Heavy computer programming and mean riffing. Founded in 1999 by Hai Nguyen Dinh in Tønsberg, Norway. The music was composed with an Amiga computer and electric guitar. Since then the Next Life sound has grown to incorporate other computer and consoles such as the Commodore 64, Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo, as well as other sources of noise. Based in Oslo. http://www.electricdungeon.org/Main_Page.html

Are Mokkelbost.
Experimental, ambient, noise, heavy riffs, impro. Has his own solo act Single Unit. Involved in several band constellations. Check above mentioned Killl, Arm, Juv and Dausteg. Based in Oslo.
http://www.b-o-r-g.org/

Arne Borgan.
Experimental, ambient, noise, noiserock. Oslo-based.
http://soundcloud.com/arneborgan

Cloudbuilder.
Duo. Ambient, experimental, ambient noise, impro. http://cloudbuilder.no/

Roar Borge.
Oslo-based. Works mainly w synths. Experienced, been active for years both w solo- and in different band constellations. Appears on numerous releases.  
Solo act: http://www.cadmiumdunkel.org/

Øyvind Hellner.
Oslo-based. Works mainly w synths. Well versed, been active for years both solo- and in different band constellations such as WOLFgang, Electrique Norwegique and Monday The Twentyfirsts. Has released material.  

Kobi.
Kobi is: Kobi: Kai Mikalsen (synths, objects, effects), Martin Powell (guitar, theremin, effects), Mats Monstad (drums, percussion), Petter Flaten Eilertsen (guitar, synths, effects). Great band boardering in compositions and impro. Ambient, drone. kraut, noise, versatile artistic platform. Highly recommend all releases and catch a live show if you have oppo once. Oslo-based.
http://www.endofhum.no/kobi/
http://vimeo.com/39268463
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kobi

Andreas Brandal.
Performs under a myriad of aliases. Among these are Flesh Coffin and Avmakt. Noise from Bergen.
http://andreasbrandal.wordpress.com/other-projects/flesh-coffin/
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Flesh+Coffin
http://fleshcoffin.bandcamp.com/

Fedrelandslaget.
Shady duo based in Oslo area. PE influenced noisy hip-hop.

Tri-Function Million.
Hip-hop noise collective based in Oslo.
http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/sprukket-jord

[Zeno Marx]

online prowler, are you Otomo_Hava on the Troniks board?

[online prowler]

online prowler, are you Otomo_Hava on the Troniks board?

Naw

Shot in the dark ZM. Never been into Troniks. Seems like a good board.

[ghoulson]

I don't know if you maybe mentioned these, but if not, worth to check out:
Autentisk Film
ASOD DVI
Famlende Forsøk (early experimental / industrial band... some of it extremely good, some is not)
Requiem Productions did some great tape releases with norwegian bands and also more known foreign acts http://requiemproductions.blogspot.com/
Hypertonia World Enterprises - used to be great place to get magazines and tapes from... Jan R Bruun is still around and doing interesting stuff http://home.online.no/~janbruun/

[tiny_tove]

Gisle Froysland
Visual artists, worked with KKNULL, LASSE MARHAUG and others
Works on software, tinkering of hardware and organize the interesting piksel festival:
www.piksel.no

[online prowler]

Blitzkrieg Baby.
Industrial, ambient, modern classical, Black metal, experimental.
http://soundcloud.com/blitzkriegbaby

Per Platou.
Sound artist. http://www.perplatou.net/

[Andrew McIntosh]

Never been into Troniks. Seems like a good board.

Up and down. Has a higher dickhead quota than here (so far, fingers crossed), but has had it's moments.

I like your contributions, online prowler. Keep 'em coming.

[online prowler]

Utarm.
Solo act based in Oslo. Black noise, black metal, ambient, pure hate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH6r236oB2Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Jv3VdjaHQ&feature=related

Noisestar and the fall of Rome.
Oslo-based duo. Noise, beatz, heavy synth licks. Recommend their 12" highly.
http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/noisestar-and-the-fall-of-rome

Støy på landet.
Noise festival based in Mid-Norway, close to the city of Trondheim. This is the 6th year of the festival.
http://støypålandet.no/

Harald Fetveit.
Solo act based in Oslo. Initiator of the noise/experimental concert series Dans For Voksne.

Dans For Voksne.
Collective whom organizes noise and experimental gigs in Oslo. Active since 2003.
http://www.dansforvoksne.no/
http://www.dansforvoksne.no/om_dfv.htm

Anders Gjerde.
Runs and organizes concert at Café Humbug, Stavanger. Performs under his own name.
http://www.myspace.com/andersgjerde
http://www.last.fm/music/Anders+Gjerde

Café Humbug.
Café and record shop in Stavanger. Organizes concerts.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-Humbug/154634697933574

Klubb Kanin.
Organizes concert and events in Trondheim.
https://www.facebook.com/klubbkanin
http://klubbkanin.teks.no/

[online prowler]

Ronny Wærnes.
Noise and experimental from Northern Norway. Organizes the occasional gig and involved in Nødutgang Festivalen i the city of Bodø.
http://www.ronnywaernes.com/
http://fishbonery.blogspot.no/
http://www.myspace.com/ronnywaernes

Håvard Volden.
Guitarist. Performs solo as well as in diff constellations. Free impro, experimental, avant garde. Based in Oslo.
http://www.havardvolden.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwxI3SKpIkw

Bjørn Thevik.
Solo act on moog, modular synths and tapeloops. Also involved in diff constellations. Free impro, experimental. Solo album in works for this fall.
http://www.thevik.no/

Sound of Mu.
Venue, bar, exhibition space run by artists and musicians, Oslo.
Host monthly exhibitions. Possible to send exhib proposals. Arranges concerts and dj-evenings. Noise, experimental, avant garde, music concrete.
http://www.soundofmu.no/

Fritt Fall.
Concert series in Oslo at Sound of Mu, organized by a collective of muscians (jazz, experimental, avant garde, impro, plus).
http://www.gutvik.com/frittfall/

Apartment Records.
Independent record label located in Oslo. Active since 1996.
http://www.apartmentrecords.com/

Gribberiket.
Experimental, depressive, doom metal. Band, located Oslo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHscRfkJRo

Norwegian Noise Orchestra.
Loose open constellation/platform of different noise Norwegian musicans. No steady members. Mainly live band, but has also released material on for instance TibProd label in Stavanger. http://www.myspace.com/nornoise

Bjørn Hatterud.
Noise artist from Brumundal based in Oslo. Performs and records under alias Maskinanlegg. Active in other contexts as well. In 2011 he recorded and released a record with Conrad Schnitzler titled Hirschgebrüll.
http://schnitzlerhatterud.wordpress.com/
http://vimeo.com/17852549

Kjetil D Brandsdal.
Musician from Sandnes. Performs and records under his own name. Involved in: Noxagt, Ultralyd, University Punx og Fibo-Trespo. The Fibo Trespo with Muied Lumens //  Phonophani - Kadok // End of all things (split 7inch) comes highly recommended. So does Brandsdal's solo work.
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjetil_D._Brandsdal
http://www.myspace.com/kjetildb
http://www.myspace.com/noxagt
http://loadrecords.com/bands/noxagt/
http://www.myspace.com/ultralydh

Pål Asle Pettersen.
Musician. Experimental, ambient, noise, electro accustic, electronica. Initator of label ZangRecords. Located in Stavanger.
http://www.aftenbladet.no/rogalyd/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4230044&showComments=false
http://soundcloud.com/zangrecords

Tiger.
Record store in Oslo in high regard. Versatile selection,  main focus on metal, doom, hardcore, punk, black metal, pop, rock. Small noise, experimental section.  
http://www.tigernet.no/shop/index.php

Fysisk Format.
Label of recordstore Tiger in Oslo. Has a selection of noise related releases as for instance the aforementioned Killl, Stian Skagen and Schnitzler/Hatterud releases.
http://soundcloud.com/tigerfysisiskformat
http://www.tigernet.no/shop/fysiskformat.php