Salvatore (band)
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Salvatore is a Norwegian
instrumental rock band influenced by post-rock
, electronica
and kraut-rock that was formed in 1998, lasting until 2008.
in 1998 by John Birger Wormdahl together with Ola Fløttum, Bjarne Larsen and Kjell-Olav Jørgensen. A session of listening to German kraut-rock band Neu!
provided the impetus for the formation of the band.
The band was among the winners of the Norwegian music contest Zoom in 1998 and as a winner went on a the Zoom-tour in Norway, England and Scotland in the spring of 1999.
In 2000 they recorded their debut album Clingfilm . During easter
of 2000 the band traveled to Morocco with the Norwegian theater group De Utvalgte (the Chosen Ones). In Morocco they recorded the albums Jugend - A New Hedonism, recorded as the soundtrack to the theater group's production of The Picture of Dorian Grey. The band releases Clingfilm in October and Jugend in November 2002 on the record label Racing Junior.
Jon Platou Selvig joins the band in 2001 and the album Fresh is released in October. In 2002 the percussionist Karim Sayed joins the band.
Their fourth album Tempo was recorded in Chicago by John McEntire
and wins the Spellemannsprisen 2002 award for best record in the electronica genre. In the same year Salvatore also participated in the Earworm compilation A Charabang Trip To The Lights.
Their fifth album Luxus was recorded in Oslo in 2003 by Ingar Hunskaar and is mixed by John McEntire in Chicago in 2004. In 2003, Ola Fløttum leaves the band and Fresh is licensed and released by the San Diego label Rocketracer.
In 2004 Jørgen Skjulstad joins Salvatore and the band embarks on their first European tour in January. In April Luxus is released and they tour Europe in June as a supporting band to Tortoise
. In 2005 the band goes on tours to Germany, Austria, Italy and the Balkans; Jon Platou Selvig quits the band and Leon Muraglia joins the band.
In 2007 Salvatore releases Days of Rage, their sixth and last album, on New Year's Day. Anthony Barratt joins the band prior to the release. Days of Rage goes on to win Spellemansprisen 2007 award, again in the electronica genre.
After ten years, the band chooses to dissolve itself in June 2008, due to the logistical problems of co-coordinating an ever changing and increasing band membership and a feeling that they were not progressing creatively anymore.
Three of the four original members, John Birger Wormdahl Bjarne Larsen and Kjell-Olav Jørgensen, have formed the band Masselys.
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...
instrumental rock band influenced by post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
, 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...
and kraut-rock that was formed in 1998, lasting until 2008.
History
The band was founded in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in 1998 by John Birger Wormdahl together with Ola Fløttum, Bjarne Larsen and Kjell-Olav Jørgensen. A session of listening to German kraut-rock band Neu!
Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
provided the impetus for the formation of the band.
The band was among the winners of the Norwegian music contest Zoom in 1998 and as a winner went on a the Zoom-tour in Norway, England and Scotland in the spring of 1999.
In 2000 they recorded their debut album Clingfilm . During easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
of 2000 the band traveled to Morocco with the Norwegian theater group De Utvalgte (the Chosen Ones). In Morocco they recorded the albums Jugend - A New Hedonism, recorded as the soundtrack to the theater group's production of The Picture of Dorian Grey. The band releases Clingfilm in October and Jugend in November 2002 on the record label Racing Junior.
Jon Platou Selvig joins the band in 2001 and the album Fresh is released in October. In 2002 the percussionist Karim Sayed joins the band.
Their fourth album Tempo was recorded in Chicago by John McEntire
John McEntire
John McEntire is an American recording engineer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known for being in Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, as well as being a highly in-demand producer and engineer....
and wins the Spellemannsprisen 2002 award for best record in the electronica genre. In the same year Salvatore also participated in the Earworm compilation A Charabang Trip To The Lights.
Their fifth album Luxus was recorded in Oslo in 2003 by Ingar Hunskaar and is mixed by John McEntire in Chicago in 2004. In 2003, Ola Fløttum leaves the band and Fresh is licensed and released by the San Diego label Rocketracer.
In 2004 Jørgen Skjulstad joins Salvatore and the band embarks on their first European tour in January. In April Luxus is released and they tour Europe in June as a supporting band to Tortoise
Tortoise
Tortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise...
. In 2005 the band goes on tours to Germany, Austria, Italy and the Balkans; Jon Platou Selvig quits the band and Leon Muraglia joins the band.
In 2007 Salvatore releases Days of Rage, their sixth and last album, on New Year's Day. Anthony Barratt joins the band prior to the release. Days of Rage goes on to win Spellemansprisen 2007 award, again in the electronica genre.
After ten years, the band chooses to dissolve itself in June 2008, due to the logistical problems of co-coordinating an ever changing and increasing band membership and a feeling that they were not progressing creatively anymore.
Three of the four original members, John Birger Wormdahl Bjarne Larsen and Kjell-Olav Jørgensen, have formed the band Masselys.
Discography
- Clingfilm (2000)
- Jugend – A New Hedonism (2000)
- Fresh (2001)
- Tempo (2002)
- Luxus (2004)
- Days of Rage (2007)
Members
- Bjarne Larsen: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1998–2008) - Jon Birger Wormdah: keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, guitar, samplingSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
(1998–2008) - Kjell-Olav Jørgensen: drums (1998–2008)
- Karim Sayed: trommer, percussion (2002–2008)
- Leon Muraglia: electronics (2005–2008)
- Anthony Barratt: guitar (2006–2008)
- Ola Fløttum: gitar, bass (1998–2003)
- Jon Platou Selvig: sampling, keyboard (2001–2005)
- Jørgen Skjulstad/DJ Sissyfus: misc. instruments (2004–2006)
External links
- Salvatore.no - Official website
- Racingjunior.com - Record label