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Favorite Norwegian songs 2014

Helt siden Norge fikk dilla på Sansen og Reint Mel(i påsen din) har Tôg lagt lista høyt for det som skal komme. De har også møtt forventningene: Tôg har gjort god figur på by:Larm og spilt på SXSW. De har til og med fått ungdomsdrømmen oppfylt da de var på MTV! Gode kritikker har heller ikke uteblitt: Blant annet trillet Lydverket en femmer og påsto:”...live gjør Tôgs dansbare og høyst organiske elektropop lite annet enn å spre tonnevis med varm glede. Og dans. Og latter.”

 Siden debutplata Drøm kom ut høsten 2011, har bandet jobbet iherdig med nytt materiale. Tôgs nye plate skal hete Feiring, og fra de som har hørt det nye materialet er det visstnok en skamløs leken fest som venter oss, med New-York disco, norsk disco, 80-talls boogie/funk og innslag av 90-talls R`n`b som stikkord for destinasjoner bandet vil ta oss til.

Så langt har de sluppet boogie/disco/funk perlen "Når Me Våkne Opp Imårå" og space-disco/deephouse låten "Maridalen" for å vise noe av spekteret som kommer på Feiring. Platen er skrevet og produsert av Lars Christian Olsen sammen med Ådne Meisfjord som også har bidratt på låtskriverfronten. Miksingen står Eric Broucek kjent fra å ha jobbet med bl.a. LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost, !!! m.fl.  


Tôg - Av Hengslene

No one left to blame (feat. Andrew Kohlar)
Spotify : 
http://open.spotify.com/album/6qzS0VHMb4FG7V9a903UlF

iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-one-left-to-blame-feat./id795012143

Music: KBC
Lyrics: Daniel Zielonka, 
Vocals: Andrew Kohlar
Mixed by Daniel Zielonka

Why I am into 
Human hearts I´ll never hurt 
Loneliness I never felt 
Preacher´s meanings unproved
Embalmed by strangers missing faith
Loneliness - a fridged grave


Hide yourself ist all about the shame
Less and less the preasure in your veins
Around and around there´s no one left to blame
Autum leaves will never fall in vain


Like a floating satellite
I am watching day and night
To understand the meaning of these words
Sharpen your mind like the eyes of an raptorial bird

Hide yourself ist all about the shame
Less and less the preasure in your veins
Around and around there´s no one left to blame
Autum leaves will never fall in vain

No one left to blame (feat. Andrew Kohlar)

Out now. Buy here: https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/the-monster-single/id803842442 

Vinyl: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/atella-the-monster/517885-01/ 

Early support from Busy P, Tensnake, The Aston Shuffle, Satin Jackets, NTEIBINT, Eelke Kleijn, Mighty Mouse, ATTAR!, KLP, Zimmer & more.

We fell in love with Norwegian https://soundcloud.com/atella after hearing just a few notes. With her enchanting voice, Kristiane lures you into a dreamlike state and lets you experience the seductive sound of Atella’s electronic pop music. ‘The Monster’ is their impressive first output and leaves us hungry for more.

London based electronic soul music duo Stubborn Heart, signed to One Little Indian, seemed perfect to add breaks and bass to ‘The Monster’. We are big fans of their debut album (which was crowned Album Of The Year at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2013), imagine how excited we were about their contribution.

Xinobi, who runs the Discotexas label with Moullinex, recently did remarkable remixes for Agnes Obel and John Grant. His taste in music is rather eclectic, as are his productions. He strips Atella’s original to its core, leaving only the vocals behind. His rework is built around an uplifting piano lick and a ridiculously funky bassline. From Portugal with love.

The Monster is taken from ‘The Blue Collection’, the second installment in a new compilation series on Eskimo based around colours. It’s the follow-up to last year’s lauded 'The Pink Collection’.

TRACKLIST
1. Atella - The Monster
2. Atella - The Monster (Stubborn Heart Remix)
3. Atella - The Monster (Xinobi Remix)

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http://www.eskimorecordings.be
http://www.newsrecords.be/
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The Monster

Atella - The Monster

Atella - The Monster (Stubborn Heart Remix)

Bendik - Slippe

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Bryan Ferry sings and plays Suzuki Omnichord and ES4 piano
Oliver Thompson plays guitar
Cherisse Ofuso-Osei plays drums
Hanne Hukkelberg sings too

TODD TERJE - Johnny And Mary (feat Bryan Ferry)

Kathmandu Beach Club (KBC), Oslo / Norway
kathmandubeachclub@gmail.com
iTunes :: http://goo.gl/pgjnu
Spotify :: http://goo.gl/5aK4g

The fresh synth project of Oslo based Kathmandu Beach Club finds musical world span inspiration in the epic outviews in Himalaya / Nepal, all the way accross the planet to the wordclass postcard perfect beach scenes of Hawaii far out in the Pacific, contains minimal synths, mellow soundscape and airy and chilled electronics. 
Welcome to Kathmandu Beach Club. 