The New Wine are a electro-pop band from Bergen, Norway. They consist of Stian Iversen (Guitar and Vocals), Adrian Søgnen (Drums and Percussion), Johan Hatleskog (Bass) and Geir Hermansen (Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion and backing Vocals). They are the winner of the 2008 Riksalarm prize. In early 2009, they toured with The Whitest Boy Alive around Europe.
Greenland Whalefishers started out in Bergen Norway in 1994, long before anyone had heard of bands like Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys. Combining british punk with celtic folk influences, the band soon became one of the most interesting post-pogues bands . Almost two decades of touring all around the world, releasing seven full length albums, piles of singles and EPs and an uncountable number of split-releases, contributing with music to the movie
Eirik and Finn from Twigs teamed up with Halldis from Side Effects and Markus from Paynbird to make some new and wonderful music. The band recorded several songs during the winter of 2005/2006. A three track single was released in April, featuring the songs Six Point Eight, Heart of Mine and Where the Fools are Haunted. In March 2006 Terje joined the band on guitar and keyboards. Later that year, Eirik sadly left the band. Heart of Mine was featured on the compilation cd "Bergen Rock City Vol 2", who was released in China. 10 000 copies were made for distribution there.
Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock group. Owing to their energetic live concerts and critically praised recordings, they are among the most popular and acclaimed musical acts in their homeland, and have also gained international renown; they are among the first Norwegian artists (outside the genre of black metal) to gain international recognition and popularity while singing in their native language.
Josefin Winther was born in 1986 in Bergen, Norway. She grew up in a big family with five siblings, and a guitar-playing father. From a young age she became acquainted with music and performance, singing classical arias and training her voice; during the same years she played cello in a youth orchestra. At thirteen she began to play guitar and to write her own songs. Her teenage years were filled with transitions: a child became a young adult, and turned from a dedicated classical musician to a performing artist and songwriter; she turned her focus from athletics and basketball to music...
Nothing is more exciting than to see talented musicians come together and create music together. It applies not only to the public. It also applies to musicians. Young Dreams is not about the Good pop songs ™, it's about the good pop songs, in unison. Good friends around him. Young Dreams is all about finding great moments together.
There are several aspects of life where such a common bond with each other reinforces what you see, hear, taste, smell and feel, love, fear, wonder and hope. The desire to not die.
Vulture Industries explore a gloomy musical landscape. With their doomy, progressive and different approach to metal they’ve stood out in the Bergen, Norway music scene since the band formed in 2002. Their sound is a unique mix of extreme, melodic, symphonic, industrial and slightly experimental metal. Although Vulture Industries is quite a young band, they hold signifcant musical experience, and consists of current and former members of Sulphur, Black Hole Generator, Malice In Wonderland, Enslaved (session), Taake (session) and Syrach.
Trio from Bergen, Norway. Often mentioned as a mixture of Fugazi, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Black Sabbath and Sonic Youth. It's noisy, it's progressive, it's funky. Debut record Cry-Baby on label Ever Records as a satelite label of K7!/VME with great critics in british music press such as UNCUT and KERRANG (see below). The norwegian band have also released a 7" triology. The bands 2nd album, Bisexual, released in March 2009. The front cover is created by George Underwood who has co-operated with Gentle Giant, T-rex, Mott the Hoople, Procol Harum and David Bowie.