Erlend Øye
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Erlend Øye is a Norwegian
musician from Bergen
, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience
together with Eirik Glambek Bøe
. He has released one solo album, Unrest, in 2003 and a mix-CD in the DJ-Kicks
series in 2004.
He was born on 21 November 1975 in Bergen and formed the band Skog
together with some friends in the mid 1990s. He joined the band Peachfuzz in 1996 as electric guitarist, and played several times in London between 1996-98. Øye moved to London in 1998 and then to Manchester for the first half of 1999. When he was back home in Bergen for vacations he jammed with Bøe. They formed Kings of Convenience in 1998 and released their first album, Quiet is the New Loud in 2001.
Øye had become interested in electronic music and spent the next years in Berlin
(Nov 2002-06) or travelling around the world, recording his solo album Unrest in ten different cities (including Barcelona
, Helsinki
, Rome
, and Turku
) with ten different electronica
artists such as Morgan Geist, Prefuse 73
, and Schneider TM
. He has toured as a DJ
who sings along with the records that he plays, and in 2004 he released a remix CD in the DJ Kicks
series. The album featured covers and remixes of "Always on My Mind
", "It's a Fine Day" (made famous by Opus III
), Cornelius
, and his own songs. That year also saw the next release by Kings of Convenience
.
Erlend Øye's most recent project is the band The Whitest Boy Alive
. The band originally started as an electronic band, but slowly developed into a band with no programmed elements. Erlend sings and plays guitar. The Whitest Boy Alive released the single "Burning" on 24 May 2006. Their debut album, Dreams, was released on 21 June 2006, via their record label Bubbles. The latest album of The Whitest Boy Alive called "Rules" was released on 27 February 2009.
Erlend currently lives in Bergen when not touring with The Whitest Boy Alive or Kings Of Convenience. He is involved in the Bergen music scene and spends time promoting local bands, and assists with booking at the annual Træna Festival in northern Norway.
In 2011 Øye produced the album "Hest" by fellow Bergen band Kakkmaddafakka
.
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...
musician from Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies...
together with Eirik Glambek Bøe
Eirik Glambek Bøe
Eirik Glambek Bøe is a musician, writer and vocalist, best known for being part of the pop duo Kings of Convenience together with Erlend Øye. He has studied psychology at the University at Bergen. Although his native language is Norwegian, many of his writings are in English...
. He has released one solo album, Unrest, in 2003 and a mix-CD in the DJ-Kicks
DJ-Kicks
DJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.-History:...
series in 2004.
He was born on 21 November 1975 in Bergen and formed the band Skog
Skog
Skog was a rock band from Bergen, Norway which formed in the early 1990s and folded at the end of the same decade. The group consisted of Anders Waage Nilsen, Øystein Gjærder Bruvik, Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye. The latter two later found success as the duo Kings of Convenience...
together with some friends in the mid 1990s. He joined the band Peachfuzz in 1996 as electric guitarist, and played several times in London between 1996-98. Øye moved to London in 1998 and then to Manchester for the first half of 1999. When he was back home in Bergen for vacations he jammed with Bøe. They formed Kings of Convenience in 1998 and released their first album, Quiet is the New Loud in 2001.
Øye had become interested in electronic music and spent the next years in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(Nov 2002-06) or travelling around the world, recording his solo album Unrest in ten different cities (including Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
) with ten different electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
artists such as Morgan Geist, Prefuse 73
Scott Herren
Guillermo Scott Herren is a music producer, who has been based in Atlanta, Barcelona and New York. Herren releases music under the aliases Prefuse 73, Delarosa & Asora and Piano Overlord, and is also part of the groups Savath y Savalas, Risil, and Diamond Watch Wrists.- Biography :Guillermo Scott...
, and Schneider TM
Schneider TM
Schneider TM is the name used for the solo electronic music projects of Dirk Dresselhaus, a former member of several German indie rock bands, most notably Hip Young Things and Locust Fudge. He released his first single under this name in 1997, but his most notable piece to date was a track named...
. He has toured as a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
who sings along with the records that he plays, and in 2004 he released a remix CD in the DJ Kicks
DJ-Kicks
DJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.-History:...
series. The album featured covers and remixes of "Always on My Mind
Always on My Mind
"Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...
", "It's a Fine Day" (made famous by Opus III
Opus III
Opus III were a techno and house music group from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the U.S. Dance charts. The group consisted of vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and producers/musicians Kevin 'The Fly' Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel 'Spider' Walton...
), Cornelius
Cornelius
Cornelius is a Roman family name and a masculine given name. It could be derived from Latin cornu "horn". People, places and things named Cornelius include:-Surname:...
, and his own songs. That year also saw the next release by Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies...
.
Erlend Øye's most recent project is the band The Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive is a German-Norwegian musical group based in Berlin. The band comprises singer/guitarist Erlend Øye of Kings of Convenience, bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and Daniel Nentwig on Rhodes piano and Crumar.- History :...
. The band originally started as an electronic band, but slowly developed into a band with no programmed elements. Erlend sings and plays guitar. The Whitest Boy Alive released the single "Burning" on 24 May 2006. Their debut album, Dreams, was released on 21 June 2006, via their record label Bubbles. The latest album of The Whitest Boy Alive called "Rules" was released on 27 February 2009.
Erlend currently lives in Bergen when not touring with The Whitest Boy Alive or Kings Of Convenience. He is involved in the Bergen music scene and spends time promoting local bands, and assists with booking at the annual Træna Festival in northern Norway.
In 2011 Øye produced the album "Hest" by fellow Bergen band Kakkmaddafakka
Kakkmaddafakka
Kakkmaddafakka is a Norwegian rock band formed and based in Bergen. Their music is influenced by a wide range of genres, including elements of rap, funk, disco, jazz, rock and pop...
.
Singles
- Sudden Rush (2003)
- Sheltered Life (2003)
- The Black Keys Work (2004)
Songs featuring Erlend Øye on vocals
- "Remind Me" on Melody A.M.Melody A.M.Melody A.M. is the debut album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp, released on 8 October 2001 by Wall of Sound. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman...
by RöyksoppRöyksoppRöyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland....
(2001) - "Poor LenoPoor Leno"Poor Leno" is the third single released by the Norwegian duo Röyksopp. It was released in December 2001 as the second single from Röyksopp's debut album Melody A.M.. The vocals are sung by Erlend Øye...
" on Melody A.M. by Röyksopp (2001) - "Talco Uno" on Jolly Bar by Jolly Music (2001)
- "I Shall Not Die" on Envy by AshAsh (band)Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...
(2002) - "No Train To Stockholm" on Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood by Lee HazlewoodLee HazlewoodLee Hazlewood , born Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s.Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added an ominous...
(2002) - "Last Christmas" on Seasonal Greetings — A Compilation of 13 Christmas and Winter Songs, a cover of Wham!WHAM!Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
(2002) - "This is the Dream of Evan and Chan (Safety ScissorsSafety ScissorsSafety Scissors is Matthew Patterson Curry, a minimal techno artist born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for a short while in order to attend San Francisco Art Institute. Curry then decided to focus more on music and eventually joined Belief Systems/Context Records...
Remix)" on This is the Dream by DntelDntelJames Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has... - "The Partner" on Friday by Ragazzi (2003)
- "Keep on Waiting" on NY Muscle by DJ HellDJ HellThis article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...
(2003) - "For the Time Being" on Identification by Phonique (2004)
- "A Place In My Heart" on A Place In My Heart EP by Star You Star Me (2004)
- "Sheltered Life" / "Fine Day (A Capella)" by Erlend Øye, an Opus IIIOpus IIIOpus III were a techno and house music group from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the U.S. Dance charts. The group consisted of vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and producers/musicians Kevin 'The Fly' Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel 'Spider' Walton...
cover - "Poor LenoPoor Leno"Poor Leno" is the third single released by the Norwegian duo Röyksopp. It was released in December 2001 as the second single from Röyksopp's debut album Melody A.M.. The vocals are sung by Erlend Øye...
(Silicone SoulSilicone SoulSilicone Soul are a house music production duo from Glasgow, Scotland. They have released three albums on Soma Quality Recordings, and manage their own record label called Darkroom Dubs...
's Hypno House Dub)" / "There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThere Is a Light That Never Goes Out"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" is a song by the British alternative rock group The Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was originally featured on their third album The Queen Is Dead , and was released as a single in 1992, five years after The Smiths split up...
(A Capella)" (The SmithsThe SmithsThe Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
cover) on DJ-Kicks: Erlend ØyeDJ-Kicks: Erlend ØyeDJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye is a DJ mix album, mixed by Erlend Øye. It was released on 19 April 2004 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series...
by Röyksopp - "Lessons In Love" on Hello Stranger by Kaos (2005)
- "I've Been Waiting So Long" on Ears by KorsakowKorsakowThe Korsakow System is open source software designed to allow users to generate database cinema. Created in 2000 by Berlin-based artist, Florian Thalhofer, Korsakow allows users with or without any programming expertise to create and interact with non-linear or database video narratives referred...
(2005) (credited as Orlando Occhio) - "Cool My Fire" on Blondix 2 EP by Ada (2005)
- "Sunlight's On The Other Side (acoustic version)" on Sunlight's On The Other Side (7" version) by Safety ScissorsSafety ScissorsSafety Scissors is Matthew Patterson Curry, a minimal techno artist born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for a short while in order to attend San Francisco Art Institute. Curry then decided to focus more on music and eventually joined Belief Systems/Context Records...
(2005) - "Breastbone" on Sunlight's On The Other Side (7" version) by Safety Scissors (2005)
- "Sunlight's On The Other Side" on Tainted Lunch by Safety Scissors (2005)
- "Friends And Lovers" on Friends And Lovers: Songs of Bread, a cover by BreadBread (band)Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock....
(2005) - "Criticize" on Sullen Look by Marco Passarani (2005) (credited as Orlando Occhio)
- "All the Way to China" on Mistake Mistake Mistake by James FigurineDntelJames Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...
(2006) - "All Ears" on All Ears by Kompis (limited 7") (2006)
- "Omstart" on Sensuous by CorneliusCornelius (musician)Cornelius is a Japanese recording artist and producer.-Career:Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene...
(2006) - "Casualties" on Good Idea by Phonique (2007)
- "For The Time Being" on Identification' by Phonique (2009)