Tag Archive: Norway

Diggin’ This: Rural Tapes – “Flower Lab” (Clay Pipe Music)

  Cinematic audio artistry from Grimstad, Norway.        “Flower Lab” by Rural Tapes, the nom de plume of the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen, is storytelling through sound at… Continue reading

Album of the Week: Sūn Byrd – Sūn Byrd (Vaco Records)

  Scandinavian soul.       Comprised of musicians from Norway’s Bård Berg Electric Band and Fieh, Sūn Byrd’s new self-titled album is a vivacious and carefully crafted modern soul workout.     … Continue reading

Diggin’ This: And Is Phi – “Working” (Albert’s Favourites)

  An airy yet cloudy R&B cut that dissolves into a swirling psychedelic soul soup.       “Working” is the latest from Andrea Isabelle Phillips, otherwise known as And Is Phi,  a… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Orions Belte – “Jai Alai” (Jansen Records)

  A superbly crafted, rich, harmonious, and expansive new song by the Oslo, Norway trio.       “Jai Alai” is a melodic folk offering from Orions Belte.     Love that screechin’… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Orions Belte – “Dearest”

  Adding this to my “favorite songs that start with a vibraphone” playlist.       Orions Belte is a trio from Norway that make “instrumental music with vocals.”     As their… Continue reading

Playlist: Dan Digs Nordicana – Country Music from the Land of the Midnight Sun

  Swap your F-150 for 150 fjords, put on your 37.85-liter hat, and listen to this selection of midnight sunshine songs from the leading (northern) lights of Scandinavia’s country music scene.    … Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Konradsen – “The Year Is Over” (Cascine Records)

  Jenny Marie Sabel and Eirik Vildgren’s year has just begun.       My favorite Oslo-via-Troms duo return with “The Year is Over,” which, despite it’s foreboding title, is a simple, stripped-down beam… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Fieh – “Glu” (Vibbefanger Records) (Official Video)

  Stuck on “Glu.”       22-year-old Norwegian musician Sofie Tollefsbøl and her 9-piece band make music as Fieh. Their latest track is irresistible from the start, with ascending horn lines, jazz… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Stillehavet – “Gola Malimbe”

  Distant bell arpeggios, bass drones, expectant guitar notes, and misty vocals fill the entirety of the percussive, psychedelic-folk song “Gola Malimbe,” the latest musical output of Bergen, Norway natives and former Funin members Marit… Continue reading

Lido ft Muri – “Lost” (Stwo Remix)

  Paris, France’s Stwo (pronounced “Stew”) turns in this woozy, seasick, future ‘n’ B remix of Oslo, Norway producer Lido’s “Lost.”       Both this remix and the original version are fire.… Continue reading