Oslo/Gjøvik based dad-indie rock band featuring present and past members from The Samuel Jackson Five, Lukas Kasha, Now We've Got Members, Ludvig Moon, Team Me and Truls And The Trees. 

The self titled debut album will be released  February 10th 2017.

For more than ten years Now We’ve got Members have been churning out their particular no-brand of progressive, off-beat weirdness. Having drawn upon such disparate influences as balkan folk, 70s prog, indie pop and improvisation, the band never quite found their place in the ruler-straight music scene of Oslo. So they made their own scene. Now We’ve got Members laid down fundament for the label and music collective Metronomicon Audio, which has been releasing innovative pop music for almost ten years.

Delwing into the music of Now We’ve got Members is a varied and rewarding experience. Every tune usually contains enough elements for other bands to make an entire album. Allthough the traditional verse/chorus/verse/chorus progressions are usually put to work, space is also left for numerous excursions into time and space, and the tunes may just as well end in five minute instrumental improvisations containing wah-wah saxophone freak-outs, uneven time signatures and minimal riffs and patterns endlessly repeating going slightly in and out of phase. Their take on music is a non-discriminating one. The music of eastern Europe or Ethiopia is just as relevant as western indie rock, and Terry Riley sits nicely alongside James Brown.

Spiritual advisor and frontman of Now We’ve got Members, Jørgen Skjulstad, once vowed that Now We’ve got Members will spend a long time getting slightly renowned, for then to remain slightly renowned for a long time. It seems fitting for such an idiosyncratic group: Too weird to be championed, too good to be forgotten.

Contact:  andre(at)sellout.no

May 2014 i released my second album ''sattellittskygge''   

Spotify: http://bit.ly/trklsn-spotify
WiMP: http://bit.ly/trklsn-wimp
iTunes: http://bit.ly/trklsn-itunes

In March 2012 i released my debut album, you can buy it here:
(EUROPE)
http://cdon.eu/music/torkelsen/
(JAPAN)
-the stone records-
http://www.thestonerecords.com/?pid=40662725
-hmv-
http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/5034427
-jetset records-
http://www.jetsetrecords.net/search?search_type=artist&q=torkelsen&match=partial
(NORWAY)
-platekompaniet-
http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Torkelsen/Torkelsen/?id=SOUL032CD
-big dipper-
http://www.bigdipper.no/info.php?record=48879&search_str=torkelsen&search_what=a.name&search_genre=all&search_format=all&display=0&niceprice=
(ITUNES)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/torkelsen/id500055412
(BEATPORT)
http://www.beatport.com/release/torkelsen/879241

 


With a line up that includes musicians from bands as varied as URGEHAL, PANTHEON I, UNTIME, MELCH, HALLUCINATIONS, POWERSWORD and SARKOM, TROLLFEST’s members bring with them not only a wealth of experience and the skill to make use of instruments like the accordion, the banjo and the saxophone, but also a sense of diversity that allows the band to create a sound that is distinctly its own.  Whilst “True Norwegian Balkan Metal” goes some way towards describing the TROLLFEST sound - hinting as it does at the extreme end of metal, with a good pinch of local traditional folk - it doesn’t really go the whole way towards capturing the sense of fun and sheer exuberance with which the band tackles everything it does, whether it involves playing in the studio or performing live.  

Formed in 2004, in Oslo, Norway, when a bunch of musicians became bored with the selection of party music that was available to them, and, helped along by the consumption of large quantities of alcohol, the soon-to-be members of TrollfesT decided to take matters into their own hands. One website and six songs later, a German label, which at the time was called Solistium, recognised the potential in the madness and got in touch. With the immortal words “what the heck, let’s give it a go” TrollfesT agreed to a deal and started writing new material.  By 2005 “Willkommen Folk tell Drekka Fest!!” hit the streets.  And life as we know it was never the same again. 

Containing a selection of sounds and comments, many of which you would not necessarily come across if you only frequented polite parties, “Willkommen…” displayed some unique qualities that caught people’s attention and consequently sold rather a lot of copies, so a deal for a second album was signed and in 2006 the story of Brakebein the Troll was released. “Brakebein” (not a bad choice for a title really given its subject matter), appeared in two versions - one that included a cartoon illustrating Brakebein’s voyage, and the other that included the lyrics.  

During the first years, TrollfesT never actually played live, but nevertheless the two albums succeeded in making the band a sought after addition to festivals, and the first foray beyond the planning stage occurred in 2007 as one of the headlining bands at the Ninth Barther Metal Open Air Festival.  TrollfesT then went on to headline and play various festivals and concerts around Europe during 2007/08 including the Ragnarök and Riedfest festivals.

January 2009 saw the release of TrollfesT’s third studio album “Villanden”.  A much-anticipated underground album according to feedback from the fans, “Villanden” was quickly acknowledged as one of the craziest albums to have been released in a very long time, mixing, as it did, European Balkan music with extreme metal, and spread rapidly through the viral networks like YouTube, MySpace and Facebook.   

2011 saw TrollfesT sign with NoiseArt Records for the release of the new album “En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral” which is due to hit the streets in April, and with Rock The Nation for world-wide booking. With several live and Festival appearances already set, the Trolls are up and running towards the future. 
 
So how would anyone, in their right mind, or otherwise, dare to define TrollfesT?  The closest you would come is probably True Norwegian Balkan Metal, but even then you would need to include influences from lots more genres.  The best way to put it is that this band is all about alcohol, joy and music, three subjects that draw in fans from all ages and genres, eager to listen to TrollfesT’s records and witness the exuberant and skilled live performances.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Web Site: http://www.trollfest.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trollfestofficial
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/trollfest 
Band Contact: trollfest_@hotmail.com 
Management: david@firebirdindustries.eu
Booking: laudi@rtn-touring.com


A small Norwegian label releasing ambient, balearic and deep disco with love since 1995

for inquires booking/contact: Larussj@gmail.com

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