Alog
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Musical duo
The musical duo Alog was formed in Tromsoe in TromsTroms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in 1997. Alog has been among Norway's performers of experimental electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
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The musical duo consists of Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
musicians Espen Sommer Eide
Espen Sommer Eide
Espen Sommer Eide is a Norwegian composer and musician.Espen Sommer Eide was born in Oslo, Norway. Espen played music originally on percussion instruments, flutes and trumpet, before emphasising computer-generated sounds. He currently lives in Bergen, Norway where he is involved in the city's...
and Dag-Are Haugan
Dag-Are Haugan
Dag-Are Haugan is a Norwegian musician who is part of the Tromsø techno scene.Dag-Are Haugan was born in Tromsø, a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway....
. The band records on the Rune Grammofon
Rune Grammofon
Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its artists being featured heavily in magazines such as The...
label, home of Norwegian artists mainly covering improv, electronica, jazz, avant rock and alternative pop. In 2005, Alog was the winner of the Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian musicians for their contributions.-Operation:The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide...
, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy.
Albums
- Red Shift Swing (Rune Grammofon RCD 2011 • 1999)
- Duck-Rabbit (Rune Grammofon RCD 2020 • 2001)
- Catch the Totem (Meletronikk MLK013 • 2005)
- MiniaturesMiniatures (album)Miniatures is a musical album by Alog released in 2005 on Rune Grammofon.-Track listing:#"Severe Punishment and Lasting Bliss" – 10:19#"Steady Jogging of the Heart" – 4:44#"St...
(Rune Grammofon RCD 2043 • 2005) - Amateur (Rune Grammofon RCD 2063 • 2007)