WANGO (NO) 

Wango is an Oslo-based experimental alternative rock band. With dynamic arrangements and dark lyrics in an atmospheric soundscape, Wango delivers well-balanced compositions where alternative rock meets lo-fi and melancholy. The music is composed with elements of improvisation and raw sketches, and is then put together and shaped by the band as a textual whole. Somewhat inspired by bands/artists such as Beck, Arcade Fire, Radiohead/Thom Yorke, Air, Jon Hopkins, Interpol etc., Wango has unconventional and alternative ways of thinking sound, harmony, form and composition in context of alternative pop-rock. As a result of experimenting with aesthetics, sound and expression, the music is a bipolar process through constant struggles between presumptions and revelations, meaningfulness and nihilism, with an intense, underlying nerve that impregnates the bands musical universe.

By the end of 2010, Wango was namned "talents of the year" by the festival Canal Street, and has since 2011 played at Hovefestivalen, Canal Street, OverOslo, Sørveiv, Uka på Blindern etc. They've also supported / shared stages with bands such as Heroes & Zeros, Rumble In Rhodos, Kaizers Orchestra, Honningbarna and Susanne Sundfør. In february 2013, Wango released their debut EP, "Elephant Nation", recorded at Urban Sound Studios, with guest musicians Erik johannessen(Jaga Jazzist) and Sjur Miljeteig, followed by a Norwegian release-tour. After the release, Wango was recommended and played by NRK P3, and in a review in Fevennen, Rune Slyngstad said that «Wango is working on something great. Possibly something really great». After touring spring and summer 2013, the band had a concert break autumn 2013 and spring 2014 to work on new material. Wango is currently writing, recording and planning their debut album, wich is set to release late spring 2015.

Contact: wango.contact@gmail.com
Booking: martin.langerod@gmail.com
Mobile: +47 418 51 536

Mental indulgence from Olympia, WA. On the independent label Tongue & Groove Records WA. 

Debut album "Detox" out now! http://phonofile.link/detox
Contact: pyke.contact@gmail.com 
Booking: bettyselmasounds@gmail.com 
Label: bettyselmasounds@gmail.com

Described by The New York Times as a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway,” composer-pianist VIJAY IYER has carved out a unique path as an influential, prolific, shape-shifting presence in twenty-first-century music. He received a MacArthur Fellowship, a United States Artist Fellowship, and a Grammy nomination.

Now Booking:
Europe fall 2015

Website: www.thejistmusic.com

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Natalie Sandtorv//Voice, Electronics
Torgeir Hovden Standal//Guitars, Electronics
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For contact and booking:
booking.thejist(at)gmail.com

Buy record here: http://www.vafongool.no/#!product/prd9/1866417325/the-jist---%22s-t%22-cd


GIGS 2015
17.10: LONDON
TBA: Geoff Stern Art Space
1.08: Sommarljom, Ørsta
10-13.06: Match And Fuse Festival, Warsaw
19.03: Ørsta Kunsthus (with Henrik Koppen)
17.03: Landmark, Bergen(with dancers and Henrik Koppen)
11.3: XB Lieb, Berlin
14.3: House Concert/Soviet Love, Torino
13.3: w/Ole Mofjell at Cafe Des Artes, Torino
12.3: Border Club, Torino



Gigs 2014:

21:03: The Jist, Beiruth, Berlin
22:03: The Jist, Mayhem, København 
23:03: The Jist, Destruction VIP 30, Aalborg
25:03: Sandtorv / Standal / De Testa, Corpo 6, Berlin
28:03: The Jist, Velvet, Turino, Italia
29:03  The Jist, Invisible Show, Bergamo, Italia
05:04  The jist, Kveil, Bergen
15:05 The Jist, landmark, releaseparty
11:07 The Jist, Bråkesund, Ålesund
10:09 The Jist, Hokage, Osaka, Japan
11:09 The Jist, Nu Things, Osaka, Japan
12:09 The Jist, Socrates, Kyoto, japan
16 09 The Jist, Figya, Osaka, Japan
17:09 The Jist, Valentine Drive, Nagoya, Japan
19:09 The Jist, Bushbash, toyko, Japan
20:09 The Jist, Ftarri, Tokyo, Japan
21:09 The Jist, Sakaiki,Tokyo,
22:09 The Jist, Yellow Vision, Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan
25:10 The Jist, Berlin, Tyskland
27:10 The Jist, Madame Claude, Berlin, Tyskland

GIGS 2013
19.11: PØKK//Trondheim
14.11: Østre//Bergen
13.11: m/Jonas Hamre//Korskirka//Bergen
27.10: Multiversal, Gallery Zeitzung//Berlin
26.10: Lillesalen konsertserie//Oslo
25.10: Live at Radio//Turin//Italy
25.10: Cafe des Art`s//Turin//Italy
27.10: Margarita//Italy
06.05: The Jist+Henrik Koppen//Landmark//Bergen
18.jan//Ila Fysikalske//Oslo
21.jan//Madam Claude//Berlin
23.jan//Kunsthuset//Ørsta
25.jan//Cafe Sanaa//Bergen
26.jan//Cafe Humbug//Stavanger



RareNoise’s mission is to detect and amplify contemporary trends in progressive music, by highlighting their relation to the history of the art-form, while choosing not to be bound by pre-conceptions of genre. It seeks to become a guiding light for all those enamoured by exciting, adventurous and progressive sounds.

NEXT EVENT: Check Tour Dates on matchandfuse.com

Match&Fuse (M&F) is a touring exchange network and annual festival with the primary aim of connecting creative scenes across Europe. With an emphasis on local culture and its transmission across borders M&F facilitates shared platforms for like-minded artists and the creation of new artistic material through international collaboration.

1. Aesthetic
M&F aims to work within underground scenes that comprise distinctive audiences built  through cutting-edge artistry. M&F is typified by an innovative and alternative approach, with artistic diversity given common purpose via strong artist-group identities and through dynamic performance or practice.

2. Partnership
M&F facilitates equal partnerships between artists; this implies an aesthetically appropriate ‘matching’ of artists, as well as a logistical and administrative blueprint for management and promotion that is fair to both parties for international exchanges (utilising local knowledge relative to each artist’s country) and appearances at festivals or showcases.

3. Collaboration
The creation of new artistic works is central to the M&F philosophy. New work is usually formed in a live or practical setting through the ‘fusing’ of groups or artists’ individual approaches, but can also involve specially pre-composed or -conceived work, and recording, rehearsal or workshop sessions.

4. Audiences/Venues
M&F aims to work alongside promoters, venues and audiences, encouraging open channels of communication, ‘risk-sharing’ between all parties and the financial stability of events and programmes, while still creating an environment that encourages quality artistry.

5. Business/Administration
An enterprising outlook is essential for any artist or group as it provides them with a diverse range of opportunities. M&F strongly endorses such entrepreneurial practice within all of its projects. As with its relationship with venues, risk is shared between M&F, artists and promoters, encouraging each party to take on responsibility for the success of each exchange or collaborative project.

6. Legacy and Development
M&F believes in collecting high-quality media from each event, in order to document the creation of new work, create a long-lasting legacy for each project and disseminate it effectively through online sources. Similarly, evaluative data, marketing techniques and merchandising are central to developing audiences: M&F is constantly striving towards strong relationships between artists and their public.

7. Education
M&F education projects challenge the setting within which contemporary art is received and studied in order to develop audiences of the future and continuously expose young people to high-quality creative work.

The essence of Match&Fuse is encapsulated in its name: artists, exchanges and audiences are ‘matched’ to ensure equality across projects and to provide appropriate platforms for creative practice to thrive. They are then ‘fused’, creating cutting-edge new work, breaking down barriers between genres and cultures, and challenging pre-conceptions: in sum, exporting vibrant, dynamic artistry across Europe.

The band was formed in 2011. They play their own compositions were different musical flavors creates an original and personal sound. They work towards an expression wich embraces the three musicians individual background, musical taste and aesthetics. A concert with JRT is both intensive, minimalistisc and inviting to the listener.

Upcoming events:

08.10.14: TBA
09.10.14: TBA
10.10.14: TBA
11.10.14: TBA
12.10.14: TBA

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