Dark Times
Dark Times is a punk band from Oslo, Norway. Member of the Black Hole Crew, together with Okkultokrati, Haust, White Juice and Blackest Woods. Releases:
Demo-tape on Ormeyngel Records and Sacred Tapes, January 2011.
Self-titled 7-inch on Sheep Chase Records, November 29th, 2011.
Girl Hate 7-inch on Fysisk Format, 2012 Bandcamp (free download)
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moddi
Moddi is the solo project of Pål Moddi Knutsen, a North Norwegian boy in the twenties using his accordion and ocean blue guitar to make songs that "always sound bigger in my head than what ends up on tape". His debut album was recorded in Greenhouse, Reykjavik, produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, and was released in february 2010 on Impeller Recordings to great reviews.
Live members:
Katrine Schiøtt - cello
Hanna Furuseth - violin
Jørgen Nordby - drums/percussion
Ragnarok
There are many bands with the name of Ragnarok.:
1) A Black Metal band from Norway 1994: Ragnarok was formed by Jontho and Jerv after they left their previous band called Thoth. Thyme and Rym soon joined the band which gave the following lineup: Jontho – drums, Jerv - bass, Rym - guitar and Thyme - vocals.
At the end of the year Ragnarok recorded a demo called 'Pagan Land'.
The demo was recorded in a small studio called Haga Audio located in Sarpsborg. As the studio had no experience with black metal, the sound came out to be very bad and the response was not so good.
Young Dreams
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.
Toy
There are at least six artists with the name Toy: 1) An electronic duo from England / Norway
2) A band from Japan
3) A pop music band from Belgium
4) A rock band from Finland
5) A pimba singer from Portugal
6) A hard rock band from Czech Republic
7) A singer and composer from Korea 1) Toy is an electronic duo formed by UK composer Alisdair Stirling and producer Jorgen Traeen from Bergen, Norway.
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces. Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway on 15 June 1843. His ancestors were Scottish people, the original family name was spelled "Greig.
Washington
There have been a number of artists going by the name of Washington:
(1) A singer-songwriter from Australia
(2) A indie pop band from Norway Washington (1)
The name of the Australian (mostly one-woman) band fronted by singer-songwriter Megan Washington.
www.myspace.com/meganwashington Washington (2)
A band which consists of singer/songwriter and guitarist Rune Simonsen, drummer Esko Pedersen and bassplayer Andreas Hoyer, hailing from the dark northern regions of Norway.
Bel Canto
Bel Canto (italian translation of "Beautiful Singing") is a Norwegian music duo fronted by Anneli Drecker. Signed originally to Belgian label Crammed, their style has evolved over time from a gothic ethereal sound to synth-based pop influenced by world music.
The Band was founded together with Geir Jenssen. He left after the second album in 1990 and pursued a solo career in ambient music as Biosphere.