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Rune Grammofon on wax

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:01:21 -0800

Rune Grammofon is doing a number of vinyl pressings of back-catalogue releases, including the following:

Elephant9 - Live at the BBC (LP)
Scorch Trio w/Mars Williams - Made in Norway (2LP)
Fire! w/Jim O'Rourke - Released! (10" EP)
The Last Hurrah!! - The great gig in disguise (10" EP)

All are officially released on December 9.

Spellemann 2010 winners

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:37:55 -0800

The winners of the 2010 Spellemannpris, the Norwegian Grammy, have been announced:

Honorary Award: A-ha
Newcomer of the Year: Kvelertak
Producers of the Year: Stargate
Electronica: Lindstrøm og Christabelle
Metal: Enslaved
Open Class: Jaga Jazzist
Pop group: Kråkesølv
Jazz: Elephant9
Female artist of the Year: Ingrid Olava
Popular music composer of the Year: Susanne Sundfør
Male artist of the Year: Thom Hell
Spellemann of the Year: Karpe Diem

More here: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011030713200940182650

Spellemann 2010 nominees

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:23:10 -0800

The nominees for this year's Spellemann awards, the Norwegian Grammy, have been announced:

Female Artist:
Christel Alsos - Tomorrow is (Sony Music)
Ida Maria - Katla (Nightliner/Universal Music)
Ingrid Olava - The guest (Universal Music)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel (EMI Music Norway)

Male Artist:
Moddi - Floriography (Impeller Recordings)
Odd Nordstoga - November (Sonet/Universal Music)
Thom Hell - All good things (Voices Music and Entertainment)
Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment (Universal Music)

Pop Group:
deLillos - Hjernen er alene i Operaen (Warner Music Norway)
I was a king - Old friends (Hype City Recordings/Voices Music and Entertainment)
Kråkesølv - Bomtur til jorda (Kråkesølv Plateselskapet/Grand Sport Records)
Madcon - Contraband (Cosmos Music Group)

Electronic:
Bjørn Torske - Kokning (Smalltown Supersound)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real life is no cool (Smalltown Supersound)
Ost & Kjex - Cajun lunch (Voices Music and Entertainment/Dynamic Music)

Rock:
Blood Command - Ghostclocks (Tiger Safari/Fysisk Format)
Kvelertak - Kvelertak (Indie Recordings)
Motorpsycho - Heavy metal fruit (Rune Grammofon)
Serena-Maneesh - No 2: Abyss in b minor (Smalltown Supersound/4AD)
Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy - Go time, showtime & absolute war (Warner Music Norway)

Metal:
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini (Indie Recordings)
Ihsahn - After (Tuba Records/Candlelight)
Shining - Blackjazz (Indie Recordings)
Solefald - Norrøn livskunst (Indie Recordings)

Hip-Hop:
Karpe Diem - Aldri solgt en løgn (Cosmos Music Group)
Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, helt om dagen (Cosmos Music Group)
Salvador Sanchez - Happy daze (MTG Productions)

Folk:
Gjermund Larsen trio - Aurum (Heilo/Grappa Musikkforlag)
Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås og Per Anders Buen Garnås - Salme, segn & solbøn (Talik Da)
Sondre Bratland/Annbjørg Lien - Alle vegne (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
Unni Boksasp Ensemble - Keramello (Øra Fonogram)

Jazz:
Elephant9 - Walk the nile (Rune Grammofon)
Ivar Antonsen/Vigleik Storaas - Dialogues (Ponca Jazz Records)
Paolo Vinaccia - Very much alive (Jazzland Recordings)
Supersilent - 10 (Rune Grammofon)
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra - Triads and more (Midtnorsk Jazzsenter)

Open Class:
Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge (Jazzland Recordings)
Jaga Jazzist - One-armed bandit (Universal Music)
Karl Seglem - Ossicles (Nor CD/Ozella Music)
Pelbo - Pelbo (Denstad Rec Play Forward/Rhinoprod)
Petter Wettre/Audun Kleive - The only way to travel 2 (Household Records)

Lyrics:
Bare Egil Band - I fyr og flamme (Grappa/Duplex)
Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste stasjon Grorud (Daworks Records)
Ingrid Olava - The guest (Universal Music) Odd Nordstoga - November (Sonet/Universal Music)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel (EMI Music Norway)

Pop Composition:
Gjermund Larsen - Aurum (Heilo/Grappa)
Ingrid Olava - The guest (Universal Music)
Odd Nordstoga - November (Sonet/Universal Music)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel (EMI Music Norway)
Thom Hell - All good things (Voices Music and Entertainment)

Newcomer:
Bjørn Johan Muri (Universal Music)
Frida Ånnevik (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Kvelertak (Indie Recordings)
Moddi (Impeller Recordings)
Thomas Eriksen (Warner Music Group)

Winners will be announced on March 5. More here: http://www.spellemann.no/

Motorpsycho and Elephant9 to play London

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:29:47 -0800

Listen to Norway reports that quality acts Motorpsycho and Elephant9 will be teaming up for a one-off UK gig at the Borderline on November 24: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010111714473471404898

PopMatters praises Elephant9

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:46:22 -0700

PopMatters says the new Elephant9 album "Walk the Nile" is "21st century Viking jazz at its finest": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125982-elephant9-walk-the-nile

Rune Grammofon to be "Label in Residence" at Moldejazz

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:17:01 -0700

Rune Grammofon will be a special "Label in Residence" at this year's Moldejazz Festival in Molde, Norway beginning on July 19. The label is celebrating their 100th release and will exhibiting sleeve art from at their catalog as well as presenting many affiliated artists such as In The Country, Puma, Stian Westerhus with Sidsel Endresen, Bushman's Revenge, Espen Eriksen Trio, Biosphere with Nils Petter Molvær and also a special commissioned work from Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush, Elephant9) to be performed with the Trondheim Jazz Orkester and Trondheimsolistene. More info: http://www.moldejazz.no/2010/

Sirius playlist week #21

Mon, 24 May 2010 11:41:17 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Elephant9 - Fugl fønix
02. TALK 1
03. Håkan Lidbo - X-Bot-DXC vs MC-Monstrux - EuroAsian Warzone Cronicle
04. Disco Ensemble - Protector
05. Kausal - Evac
06. TALK 2
07. Smoke Mohawk - Murder attempt
08. Masshysteri - Dom kan inte höre musiken
09. MF/MB/ - The big machine
10. Chicagojazzen - VI
11. TALK 3
12. Monty - Seglaren
13. Sweatmaster - Turnover
14. The Aches - Count slowly to ten
15. Dismember - Misanthropic
16. TALK 4
17. Camouflage - Syster sol
18. EL-SD - SÖSJÖ
19. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
20. TALK 5
21. Deathbed - Black sky

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

BBC praises Elephant9

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:18:08 -0700

The BBC gives high praise to Elephant9's excellent new release "Walk the Nile": http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/frfd

All About Jazz praises Elephant9

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:26:08 -0800

All About Jazz gives high marks to Elephant9's new album "Walk the Nile": http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35810

Sirius playlist week #10

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:24:34 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
03. Elephant9 - Fugi fønix
04. Yosei - The raven
05. TALK 2
06. The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus
07. Hortlax Cobra - Smoke
08. Sonic Ritual - Early graves
09. Meleeh - Vowbreaker
10. TALK 3
11. Khoma - From the hands of sinners
12. The Ark - Echo chamber
13. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
14. Fun - Slonko
15. TALK 4
16. Degrees - Can't walk thru this alone
17. jj - Let go
18. Bruket - Polisen lägger pussel
19. Dreamboy - Pay attention
20. TALK 5
21. Moto Boy - IF you your bed could cry

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

MP3: Elephant9 - Fugl fønix

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:59:27 -0800

Believe it or not, I actually have a large list of tracks I want to post, I just haven't had time to write them up yet. So you'll have to settle for this, a new track from Elephant9 which also happens to be the best thing that came across my desk this week. A lot of Rune Grammofon stuff tends to be very abstract and while I almost always appreciate it on an intellectual level, it's not necessarily the sort of thing I ever feel like listening to. Not so with this, this is visceral and it is funky! Seriously, I didn't know they had it in 'em.

Free Jazz reviews Elephant9

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:07:13 -0800

Free Jazz praises the new Elephant9 album "Walk the Nile": http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/02/elephant9-walk-nile-rune-grammofon-2010.html

New Elephant9 album on Rune Grammofon in February

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:28:10 -0800

Details are now posted for Rune Grammofon's next release, "Walk the Nile" from Elephant9: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/elephant9/rcd-2095-elephant9_-walk-the-nile
The official release date is February 22.

MIC Norway interviews Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Elephant9)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:32:51 -0700

MIC Norway talks to keyboardist Ståle Storløkken about Supersilent and their new album "9", as well as a few questions about his other band Elephant9: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009102311501020284733

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:21:12 -0700

Musique Machine reviews Rune Grammofon act Elephant9: http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1963

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:05:04 -0700

PopMatters reviews the Elephant9 album "Dodovoodoo": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/61157/elephant9-dodovoodoo

Wed, 28 May 2008 13:14:45 -0700

MIC Norway profiles new Rune Grammofon act Elephant9: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008052814230435101396

Mon, 26 May 2008 20:00:48 -0700

Rune Grammofon has posted details on new releases from Elephant9 ("Dodovoodo") and MoHa! ("Jeff Carey´s MoHa!", the label's very first 7" release).

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:35:06 -0700

Rune Grammofon has posted details on their next release, Elephant9's debut "Dodovoodoo": http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/elephant9/rcd-2075---elephant9-dodovoodo
Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/elephant9theband