It’s almost 7 am and I haven’t slept a wink tonight, so now’s as good a time as any to share some cool MySpaces, I think. Most of these are old classmates and small-ish local acts.
Luna Park only have one song up at the moment, probably due to their recent change in line-up, but that one song is very cool, and we’re lead to believe there will be more soon. They play pretty straight forward rock, with some cool electronic effects, courtesy of Kristoffer Hansen whom you’ll find in some live recordings from last year here on this site.
He is also one half of the duo sgrow (here credited as Kristoffer Lislegaard), the other half being the gorgeous and fantastic Vilde Nupen, who has the most beautiful, expressive voice in the whole world. sgrow is an electronica and vocal duo who play very interesting, creative and original music. Close is quite possibly one of my favourite songs in the world.
Another one of my favourite songs is Fit In by You Wish. This band play what they characterise as “ghost pop”, a rather interesting new “genre”. It can’t really be explained, but must be experienced. They have three fantastic songs up, heavy with guitars, synthesisers and untraditional vocals and rhythm section.
Why Control is a girl punk band. That’s really all you need to know. They’re raw and all over the place, and if you happen to be in Oslo when they’re playing a gig, they’re well worth it.
Deseized are quite a bit bigger than the ones I have linked to thus far. Signed to a major label, but still relatively underground, they play noisy hardcore metal with progressive elements. Prepare for screamy, growly vocals and loads of distorted guitars.
Serenity Trace is another hardcore/metal band, and are also somewhat big, but more underground, and possibly noisier and screamier than Deseized. Not for the faint of heart.
While You Slept is a small indie band with male and female vocals. It’s an interesting and relatively original band, with harmonious rock guitars and a cute (in my opinion) sound.
And now for a couple of non-locals:
I kind of knew a couple of these guys when they were an Oslo band. However, Daddysmilk migrated to Manchester a couple of years back. They have since changed bassists a few times, and are still unsigned, but seem to have built up a pretty steady reputation and a record deal is probably not too far away. They play hard rock.
The final band I wish to share with my readers (all three of you) this morning is the only band on this list I have absolutely no connection to. The line-up of Blue Gillespie includes Gareth David-Lloyd, of Torchwood fame, which is how I came across them. They play angry rock/metal with lyrics that are downright unpleasant, but according to them, this is completely on purpose, and the idea is that listening to this kind of music will appease your angry alter-ego and make you a happier person. I don’t know about that, but it’s certainly fun music!