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Gentle Knife

Gentle Knife is a Norwegian progressive rock band counting 10 members. Male and female vocals, guitars, synths, mellotron, woodwinds and everything else. The band combines the mood of the ‘70s with a modern take on the genre... Influenced by: King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Flower Kings, Tangerine Dream, Camel The album is available worldwide from, among others, Just For Kicks, Caerllysi and Laser's Edge

Andreas Loven

Born: October 28, 1981

Andreas Loven is a pianist and composer from Oslo, Norway, signed to the acclaimed Norwegian jazz label Losen Records. He departed from his career in engineering, moved to South Africa and ventured into jazz in his early twenties. He has since performed extensively all over South Africa with artists such as Shane Cooper, Mandla Mlangeni, Buddy Wells, Keenan Ahrends, Jonno Sweetman, Nick Williams, Romy Brauteseth, Clement Benny and others. Recent performances in Europe include Oslo Jazz Festival, Canal Street and the National Jazz Scene. In January 2015, Andreas released his debut album, Nangijala, to high critical acclaim at Losen Records

Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit

Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit was established summer of 2013 and consists of Norway´s younger generation of improvising musicians. First release is “First Blow”, a live recording from Molde Jazzfestival 2013; both on vinyl 12” EP and CD that are both sold out (!). Second out is a 4-LP box set and 3-CD box with material recorded during a tour of Norway in January/February 2014, which was released in October 2014, called "Erta Ale". Summer of 2014 saw the band busy at Moers Festival, Kongsberg Jazzfestival and the Blow Out festival in Oslo. Reviews from Moers claimed PNL Large Unit as one of the highlights of the festival

Andreas Backer

Born: April 18, 1981

Andreas Backer grew up in Oslo, and started playing the trumpet in his teenage-years. He continued studying the trumpet and music in general during music high school, and further on through music education the following years. At the age of 22 he decided to change his main instrument from trumpet to voice. 2004-2008 Backer studied jazz vocals, piano and composition in Stavanger, Norway. 2008-2010 he continued his education with a Masters degree in performing vocals, improvisation and composition at The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. 2011-2012 he studied composition/instrumentation at The Norwegian Academy of Music. As a singer/vocalist, composer, arranger, improviser, pianist and lyricist Andreas Backer has released “Like the music isn’t there”, with Andreas Backer Trio and “Vardag” with Ester & Andreas

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Silent Velcro

The ensemble Silent Velcro is a mirror image of Anders Hofstad Sørås’ musical universe. The music is instrumental and cinematic - a blend of rock, prog, roots and jazz, called ”Doom-Americana”. This is rock music stirred through a hot Texas chili stew, performed with the attitude of the modern Norwegian jazz musician. The musicians on the record are merited on the Norwegian and Scandinavian music scene. They contribute with both versatility and strong personal expressions. Resembling artists might be Earth, Daniel Lanois, Bushman’s Revenge, Dirty Three and Tortoise, among others. Anders Hofstad Sørås – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel Andreas Stensland Løwe – piano, rhodes, organs, synthesizers Jo Berger Myhre – electric bass, baritone guitar, upright bass Gunnar Sæter – drums, percussion Guest: André Kassen – saxophone

Erik Honore

Born: December 11, 1966

Erik Honoré, born 1966, is a musician, producer and author from Kristiansand, Norway. Honoré has worked with artists like David Sylvian, Jon Hassell, J. Peter Schwalm/Brian Eno, Sidsel Endresen, Jan Bang, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Christian Wallumrød, Elsewhere, Unni Wilhelmsen, Velvet Belly and Eivind Aarset. Much of this work has been in collaboration with long time musical partner Jan Bang. Erik has composed music for theatre, including the Norwegian National Theatre, and film. He has written three novels published by Gyldendal, Norway’s largest publishing house. Erik Honoré has received one Norwegian "Grammy” for Album of the Year (Velvet Belly: "Lucia") and one nomination, and was nominated for the Southern Norway Literary Prize for his debut novel "Orakelveggen"

Ich Bin N!ntendo

Ich Bin N!ntendo plays improvised noise punk. Their influences are a mixture of american hard-core, japanese noise and european improvised music. The result is often intense and no compromises are made. External tools and preparations on their instruments, such as bows and solid metal, expands their opportunities and color the soundscape. Ordinary distortion-pedals, a minimum of reverb, and maybe a noise-oscilliator is used, but they never use electronics that make the instruments sound like something they're not. The band rather want to extend the current limits of their instruments, in addition to play cruel and punk sounds.

Erik Johannessen

Born: July 22, 1975

Erik Johannessen was born July 22th 1975 in Oslo, Norway. Grew up on Lambertseter in the suburbs. Started playing trombone at eight and piano at ten, and decided early to be a musician. Started playing jazz at sixteen, and played in his early twenties in bands like [Soundslashnoise] and The Beauties & The Beast with norwegian pop star Bertine Zetlitz. Soon he joined the Norwegian/Polish collaboration Loud Jazz Band and toured Poland many times, and has to date released five CDs. Studied music at high school at Foss (1991-1994), and studied at University of Oslo with a degree in music (1995- 1996) and literature (1996-1997), went on to study jazz at the conservatory of Trondheim (2001-2005), with trombone teacher Helge Førde and other teachers like John Pål Inderberg, Erling Aksdal and m.m. Started there playing in bands like Big Spirit People, Happy House, and Magic Pocket. Joined Trondheim Jazz Orchestra for a number of projects with soloists and composers like Eirik Hegdal, Maria Kannegård, Joshua Redman, Terje Rypdal, Bednik Hofseth, Jon Balke, Kobert m.m. He got the JazZtipendiat award (2009) with the brass quartet Magic Pocket and composed music and played at Molde International Jazz Festival 2010 with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, which resulted in the CD Kinetic Music(2011). Magic Pocket has also released the CD Katabatic Wind (2011). Moved back to Oslo starts playing in Jaga Jazzist in 2005 (still going) touring Europe a number of times

Erland Dahlen

Born: May 15, 1971