NXP - Your Soul Is Ill

ClubGamers video to my track "Your Soul Is Ill". The track is included on the compilation album "Kill Kill Kill" (Out 1. December 2007) and on next years NXP album. Untill then you can buy my last album on Go To Gate Records here and you can download my latest EP for free from Ambolthue Records here.

More info on the album "Kill Kill Kill" you will find here at the end off this month.

various - REQ 013 (PIF 24)

Not released, only test pressing exists. Should have been released by Requiem Productions, but never did. This 7" EP from 1989 Includes;

A1 Njurmännen – Injured by Punishing Gods
A2 PLX-15 - Ode til en kjær venn
B1 Sadomaoistan – Terrorland
B2 GX Jupitter Larsen & The Haters – Forvandle


There exists only ten copies as test pressing off this record. Due to lack off money the record didn’t make it longer than to this white label test pressings in 1989. Originally was this EP to be included in the fanzine Requiem #44.

The Haters contribution was titled “Forvandle” (Norwegian for; change, transformation) on the master tape that Requiem got. On the official discography the contribution has changed name to “Bangoog”. What title is correct, I don’t know? I have used “Forvandle” on this vinyl ripp.

I guess that GX Jupitter Larsen & The Haters are so famous that readers off this blog is familiar to them. PLX-15 has been presented on this blog before. If you need to know more about the Haters and PLX-15 follow this links;

Selected GX Jupitter Larsen & The Haters links; #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11

PLX-15 #1


Njurmännen was a group from Sweden that released a lot off cassettes as well as singles and albums. Even a label was indirectly called up after them; Cold Meat Industry.

They started as band in September 1983. They was then; Magnus "AIR" Axelsson, Göransson (aka Shadow) and Johan "Mhugh" Linden. Shortly after they got Bosse "Bob Galban" Davidsen in the band. This line up did their first concert late 1983 or early 1984. Shortly after Galban quit. In easter 1984 the trio makes their first cassette (Hvem är Pavul?). While working on their second cassette album "Fejmert betong aktivator-reliker", they was expanded with Stefan Karlsson. With him they played some concerts. In January 85 both Mhugh and Karlsson quit. As a duo the rest off the band record "Masters 1992" in february 85.

During spring 1985 they became a trio including Peter "Linda Baby Doll" Andersson. As a trio they played their famous concert in Mjölby that later became (Njur 004). During summer 1985 they got Bobo Wieslander as livemixer and later studio producer. During fall 1985 Jonas Skoglund became their new bass player, after several persons had been in and out off the band. With him they recorded their marvelous album "CP" during the winter of 1986.

In August 1986 Skoglund quits and they continue as a trio. This line up make and preform a rock opera. First performence was in November 1986. Same month they recorded their first 7" "She's A Fucker". After 1987 i don`t know much. This is it; Doll quit after a while somewhere during the 90`s and the rest have recorded under the name Rotten Beak in a short period of time before they took back Njurmännen again. In 1997 they had a break, since then they have been back with two different line-ups. Any additional information on Njurmännen is more than welcome.

STOPP PRESS; Njurmännen is playing on the Oslo Poesifestival, in Oslo, Norway on 3. November 2007. And Njurmännen admits their web could be more up to date. They are working on updating it.

Their officialy discography is here, but i discovered that the following releases was missing on it;
- "Space Bullets" on the compilation "Im labratorium" (Mechanic Cassettes MC 004) MC with booklet 1986
- "Sänkt T.S." on the compilation "Myths of the Near Future" (Njur 008) MC 1987
- "A Womans Body Becomes A Cafeteria", "Eldsjälär" and "Tyrone" on the compilation "Koraktor" (nEGABEAT NB003) mc 1989 limited edition off 50 copys only.
- “Chinese Junkies” on the compilation “Return of Flexi-Pop Vol.8“ ( ) CD 2003
- "Du tror men du är & Det Ar Battre" on the compilation "Audioei 1" (OEI #26) CD with magazine (?), later online album for free download here. (as UKON and Njurmannen)
- Ulf Karl Olov Nilsson - Synopsis (ISBN 978-91-7139-785-0) Book (Poem collection) including a CD with UKON and Njurmännen.

Several Njurmännen and asociated artists/bands cassettes can be bought here.

Njurmännen videos on YouTube includes these two; Telepathic Hotline and San Francisco, Both videoes and more can be downloaded here.

Axelsson was pre Njürmannen in the Swedish punk band Mackt. More about them here and Lina B. Doll later solo as Dutch Nepal. He was also involved in the label Cold Meat Industry. Interview with Doll can be found here. Shadow later in Distortion Cowboys. Shadow has some novels in the book "Ut ur en pervers mænniska-b noveller (Njur 010) booklet.

Some more links to Njurmännen; #1 #2 #3 #4


Sadomaoistan was a band from Tromsø, Norway and was startet in 1985. Originaly they was musically a mixture off geniale dilletanten movement from Germany and more dark industrial music like Laibach and Coil. The track on this compilation is from that time. The band moved to Oslo late 80`s where they was a cult band among the more fetish/S&M/Gay communitys.

In this period they released their first (and only) cassette "1. Mai 1985 > 1. Mai 1988“ (Requiem) in 1988. It was described as the Norwegian answer to Laibach because off its mix between fetish, music and lyrics. In the first period the band included among others; Ivar R. Friis (R.I.P.), Jørn Bårtdgard, Halvard Haldorsen and Bjørn Rune Haugsbø. Haugsbø had quit the band before they moved to Oslo so the cassette is done as a trio.

Later they ended up as a more or less solo project for Halvard Haldorsen and musically they was changed into more techno and rave oriented music, even described as industrial acid house. At this time Haldorsen had friends and musicians with him in studio as well as on stage when he needed them, so call it a band would be too stretch the meaning off the world too long.

Haugsbø is now active in the solo project Immigrant. Haugsbø has also played in Tromsø band Trafo. Haldorsen was also a DJ at the gothic club Kjettersk kjeller, and probably still is. Haldorsen, as Sadomaoistan, has done several performance/concerts together with Genitalia. Fetish in every way was exposed at anyone who took the chance. Even did some TV shows on a smaller TV channel. Haldorsen has since then worked a lot with TV both in front off the camera and more on the production side. Haldorsen later in the duo The Machines.

Hopefully a complete discography;
- 1. Mai 1985 > 1. Mai 1988 (Requiem REQ 047) First edition was a MC with booklet in a metal box. Second edition "normal" MC, both 1988.
- “Øye (muslimix)” on the compilation “Nasjonal epleslang” (Lillebror label 001) MC 1990
- Der knoelhval des Nibelungen (excerpt) on the compilation ”Serious Statements & Silly Symphonies" (dBut #003) 2xMC 1991
- ”Scud” on the compilation “Nova Norvegia (get) Into The Arctic Groove” (Secondhand Records SHR 114) 2xLP 1991 (SZHR 114) MC 1991 (CSHR 114) CD 1991
- “Eskimo” on the compilation “Rock furore 22” (Rock furore RFCD 6) CD with the Norwegian music magazine Rock furore issue 22 (may 1993).
- "Arytmi" (Poppers Pop-Up Mix)" on the compilation "XS To The Ravezone" (Zonetripper TRIP 001) CD 1994
- "Arytmi" (Poppers Pop-Up Mix)" on the compilation "XS To The Ravezone" (Zonetripper Z001) 12" EP 1994
- Retroskopi (S M Art 001) CD 1997
- “Gal Hest vs. Bessie” on the compilation ”Larmende opptog i taushetsgata” (Siri rekkårdz 5.0/00) CD 2000 (as Sadomaoistan vs Paramount)
- Track(s) on the compilation “Antifascist Frequencies” (Komkol Autoprod 083) MC (as Sadomaoistan 88)

More links on Sadomaoistan; #1 #2 #3 #4 #5


Get REQ 013 here and scan off Requiem #44 fanzine (in norwegian mostly) here.

Av Tore Stemland

Ronny Wærnes (PIF 19)

Live på BHCF #9 på Sinus 15/11-2007. (Foto; Tore Stemland)

Startet opp som solo artist under artistnavnet Ronny og ga ut sin debut plate ”1965” (Ronny) CD-R i 11 nummererte eksemplarer nov 05, før han føyde på sitt etternavn også. Som dette spilt bl.a. på Nødutgang 2006 og Bodø HardCore Festival #9. Samtidig startet han industriblues bandet Ronny The Råne And His Men On The Måne som etter noen konserter skiftet navn til Blaakraft vinteren 2007. Wærnes ble med i Psykisk tortur våren 2006, som er et av de eldste industrial bandene i Norge,. Han konsert debuterte med dem på Nødutgang 2006, et opptak som senere ble utgitt som ”Live at Bremnes fort July 2. 2006” (Go To Gate Records).

Som solo artist skal han opptre på den velrenommerte avant-garde festivalen Shiphorst i Tyskland nå i løpet av sommeren 2007. Spilte på en konsert våren 2007 som Origami Emergencyka. Her er Wærnes sin 15x1 cd utgivelse som kom i 15 eksemplarer. Alle låtene er på 1 minutt og var bidrag til ZH27 internasional audiocollaboration. Flere av minuttene er brukt i denne serien, men da som en del av lydcollagen som Zan Hoffman har utgitt.

Senere startet han i lag med sin bror Espen duoen Espron som gjorde en konsert og nå snart gir ut sitt debutalbum. Et annet prosjekt som kun har gjort en konsert er Bondens kongelige rådgivere. I tillegg til det rent musikalske er Wærnes styreleder i Klubb Nødutgang, festivalsjef for festivalen NØDUTGANG og en av tre som driver Go To Gate Records.

Last ned; Ronny Wærnes – 15x1

He started as a solo artist as Ronny and released his debut album ”1965” (Ronny) CD-R in 11 numbered copys in November 2005, before he became Ronny Wærnes. As this played at festivals like NØDUTGANG 2006 and Bodø HardCore Festival #9. At this time he also started the industrial-blues trio Ronny The Råne And His Men On The Måne. They changed their name to Blaakraft during the winter of 2007. Wærnes joined one off the oldest industrial bands in Norway; Psykisk tortur (Psychic Torture in Norwegian) during the spring off 2006. He had his debut concert with them at the NØDUTGANG 2006, a concert that was later released as Live at Bremnes fort July 2. 2006 (Go To Gate Records).

As a solo artist he shall perform at the well known avant-garde festival in Shiphorst in Germany during the summer 2007. He played one concert in the spring 2007 as Origami Emergencyka. Wærnes also contribution to the ZH27 international audio collaboration project. On the 15x1 he has collected all 21 contributions on a mini album called 15x1 and was released in 15 copies. Several off the tracks are used in the sound collages released by Zan Hoffman.

Later he and his brother Espen startet a duo called Espron who did one concert before they disappeared into studio and will release their debut album soon. Another project Ronny Wærnes has been involved in are Bondens kongelige rådgivere. They have only had one concert as well. In addition to the music itself he is involved in the club Nødutgang, as well as leader off the festival NØDUTGANG ad is one off three who runs the label Go To Gate Records.

Download; Ronny Wærnes – 15x1

Linker av interesse/Links off interest; #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20

SLUK (PIF 18)

I rekken av obskure og alt for lite berømte prosjekter/band kommer Sluk. Dette er et solo prosjekt for kunstneren Runar Karlsen. Etter å ha malt i mange år begynte han på 80 tallet også å utforske metal klanger i kjølvannet etter Einstürzende Neubauten, Stockhausen og Cage. En demo og stillhet. Før han kom tilbake jobbet han i lag med Olav Hagen (aka A Place to Pray) i noen år uten at det kom så mye ut av det prosjektet. Noen remixversjoner som Sluk var involvert i er å finne her og her.

Tilbake til Sluk og det nye årtusenet tar han inn elektronikk i lydbildet. Det har ført til en rekke nye komposisjoner som tidvis kan minne om et soundtrack til en Lynch film ala Eraserhead, mens det andre stunder lysner litt opp av tungsinnet og viser musikalske føringer mot Swans og Munch uten at man direkte overgår seg selv av lykke. Mens han andre ganger kommer med låter i krysningspunktet mellom noe Merzbow og Steven Stapelton kunne ha gjort hvis de noensinne hadde møttes i et studio.

Sluk er i tillegg med i grupperingen ”The Plastic Punk Project” som du finner musikk fra på Sluk sin Urørt konto.

Last ned; Sluk


Some examples of Runar Karlsen illustrations on Norwegian MC releases during the 80`s. Left "Null problem" and right "Untitled".

In the series off obscure and not at all known projects/bands Paranoia is Freedom proudly presents Sluk. This is a solo project for the painter Runar Karlsen. After many years painting he also explored the world off music, inspired by Einstürzende Neubauten, Stockhausen and Cage. He made a demo and then it was quiet for over 20 years as Sluk. In the meantime he worked with Olav Hagen (aka A Place To Prey) for some years. From that period some remix versions has been put out on the big web, you find them here and here.

Back to Sluk and the new millennium. As Sluk he has now began to use electronics in his music. With that there is new dimensions in the music from Sluk. Sometimes it remains me of an alternative soundtrack to the Lynch movie “Eraserhead”. Other tracks could have been something Merzbow & Steven Stapelton had done in studio if those two ever got together in a studio.

Sluk is also involved in a group called “The Plastic Punk Project”. Music from them as well as Sluk is found here.

Download; Sluk

NERVØSE LIDELSER (PIF 14)

(foto/photo; Tore Stemland)
Solo prosjekt for Lars Nicolaysen. Her er det industri musikk inspirert av så vel Lou Reed sitt verk "Metal Machine Music" som verker av Non og Whitehouse. Oppfølgeren til 1) het "Power Failure" ble spilt inn men aldri utgitt i sin helhet, men et utdrag finnes på 3). På denne var Psykisk tortur gjeste artister. I anledning at Go To Gate Records har planer om å utgi ”Power Failure” i løpet av året legges det ut en liten smakebit her, av hva man kan vente seg. Nervøse lidelser vakte i sin tid på midten av 80 tallet oppsikt i industri miljøene i mellom Europa hvor det meste av 1) ble solgt. Dette førte til invitasjon og bidrag på 2) utgitt av en av de ledende undergrunds selskapene i Tyskland på 80 tallet.

Nicolaysen har vært aktiv musiker i Bods rock miljø siden slutten av 70 tallet. Mest kjent er han nok for sitt alter pønk ego; Skjit-Lars som med sitt bidrag på ”Welcome to 1984” (Maximum Rock`n`roll LP 84) var den første norske pønk artist på en vinyl utgivelse utgitt i USA. I tillegg har han vært fast i Psykisk tortur, X-omatic, Terror for Jesus og nå i Humdinger. I tillegg til å ha vært i band som PLX 15. Har vært gjestemusiker for alt fra Bodø orkesterforening til Cakewalk.

Diskografi:

1) Datamatic Destruction (Requiem REQ 027) MC 85

2) div artister - The Book (Graf Haufen Tapes) 2xMC i boks m/vedleggsark 85 Tyskland inkl: Den siste viking

3) div artister - Shit Happens (Nicolaysen Records NCD001) CD 95 m/vedleggsark. Limited edition av 1000 nr ex. Inkl: Power Failure (Extract From...) (Noen få eksemplarer igjen på lager som kan bestilles her.)

Last ned; Datamtic Destruction (kun tittellåten)

Solo project for Lars Nicolaysen. NL is a industrial music orientet project that is inspired by Lou Reed album "Metal Machine Music" as well as off the music from Non and Whitehouse. The second album from NL called "Power Failure", was recorded but never released. Only a small part has been availible on 3). On this was Psykisk tortur session artists. After all this years will Go To Gate Records release the whole album sometime this year. So a little taste of what we have to expect is free for download now. Nervøse lidelser had a name in the industrial music scene in Europe in the 80`s. Most off the copys of 1) was sold in Europe, only a few was sold in his native country Norway. Because of his name in this Europen scene he was invited to contribute to 2).

Nicolaysen has been a musician in the rock scene in Bodø since the 70`s. He is probably best known for his solo punk act Skjit-Lars that had a track on the compilation ”Welcome to 1984” (Maximum Rock`n`roll LP 84). That was also the first vinyl release in Amerika with a Norwegian punk musician. Nicolaysen has also played in bands like Psykisk tortur, X-omatic, Terror for Jesus, PLX 15 and now in Humdinger. He has been session musician for a lot of bands and even an orchestra.

Diskografi:
1) Datamatic Destruction (Requiem REQ 027) MC 85
2) div artister - The Book (Graf Haufen Tapes) 2xMC in box with inserts 85 Germany. incl: Den siste viking
3) div artister - Shit Happens (Nicolaysen Records NCD001) CD 95 with insert. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copys. Incl: Power Failure (Extract From...) (Few copys left that can be ordered from here.)

Download; Datamtic Destruction (Only the titletrack)

MUNCH

Nå kan man laste ned hele Munch sin konsert i Stavanger 19/10-91 (som MP3) i to deler fra her og her. Ikke nok med det. Hele konserten ligger nå på YouTube. Full oversikt over de 15 delene konserten er delt opp i finner du her.

Now you can download Munch`s concert in Stavanger 19/10-91 (as MP3) in two parts here and here. You can also watch the whole concert on YouTube. All 15 parts here.

Bondens kongelige rådgivere (PIF 11)

(foto: Tore Stemland)

Bondens kongelige rådgivere er Bodøs siste nyskapning på industri musikk fronten og består av; Jørgen Rist Holmen (som er aktiv i en rekke band og prosjekter, deriblandt Oceanism, Kamfer og Excarbate) og Ronny Wærnes (mest kjent som solo artist, men involvert i band som RRMM og Psykisk tortur). Med andre ord to karer som vet hva de gjør og ikke minst hvordan. Bondens kongelige rådgivere hadde sin debut konsert under Noisefest #2 på Gimle 28 februar 2007. Konserten i sin helhet kan du nå laste ned her;

Last ned: Bondens kongelige rådgivere

Bondens kongelige rådgivere is Bodøs new superduo into industrial music. They are; Jørgen Rist Holmen (Also in Oceanism, Kamfer and Excarbate) and Ronny Wærnes (Mostly just himself as a solo artist but also in RRMM and Psykisk tortur). The duo is two persons who know what they do and how to do it. Bondens kongelige rådgivere had their live debut at Noisefest #2 at Gimle, Bodø 28 February 2007. The whole concert can be downloaded here;

Download: Bondens kongelige rådgivere

Juryen (PIF 04)

(foto; Tore Stemland)
Juryen (aka Anders Moe) har vært en outsider i det Norske musikklandskapet siden midten av 1980 tallet. Collager av lydkilder i blandet språkutslipp på diverse språk har vært hans varemerke. I tillegg er han en slik person som du aldri glemmer, når du først har sett han live.

Konsertene til Juryen er minimale. Aldri instrumentering, alt på playback. Han framfører tekster som regel med et virrvarr av notatark som han stort sett ikke forholder seg til uansett. Gestikulerer og forklarer på språk som publikum har minimal mulighet til å forstå. Det er ikke så mange som behersker esperanto og japansk av det gjennomsnittelige norske kunst musikk publikumet vil jeg tro.

Å forklare hans musikk er bortkastet tid. Den må høres. De fleste får raskt nok, vi andre får ikke nok. Her er en komposisjon som han hadde på den tripple CD samleren "Tiddelibom" og en remix/cut up av ett opptak av Psykisk tortur som i etterkant høres mer ut som......nei bedøm selv? Sistnevnte fra fjorårets Nødutgang samler. Forøvrig skal Juryen spille på førstkommende festival i Shiphorst i Tyskland (hvor også Ronny Wærnes skal spille).


Juryen (aka Anders Moe) is perhaps one off the most bizzare artists into the Norwegian music scene. His concerts are minialistic with playback and the man himself with a lot off notes that he usualy dont use any way. Singing/talking in a wide range of languages from Norwegin to Esperanto to Japanese. I wont even try to describe his music, listen for yourself. Juryen are going to play at this years summers festival in Shiphorst Germany (Where also Ronny Wærnes is confirmed. Both from Bodø, Norway.)

Juryen - Moo iya to ieru juryen (from the compilation "Tiddelibom") and Juryen & Psykisk tortur - Energi skal utløses i luft (utdrag) (from the compilation "Nødutgang 2006")

Both trax and cover can be downloaded here.