January 2023
New year, new releases by Upper Rooms! Actually; one of the singles was released late 2022 but not mentioned here before. Enjoy!
November 2022
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Out now on most platforms: "Electronic Studies" - a collection of microtonal mayhems and other sonic explorations made between 2017 - 2021.
Click here for streaming / download links. I'm also playing the cello on S.L.Y.C.'s brilliant new album "Tellying". Listen to the track "Unforeseen" and other songs here |
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August 2022
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I made the music for this short film by Anderssen & Voll.Great fun! ------->
Also: Released a new track by Upper Rooms on Bandcamp. Other platforms will follow. |
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April 2022
I recently made a mix for the Tea-Snuggery show at Threads Radio. You can listen to it here:
New single from Upper Rooms is now available on Bandcamp and other platforms. Get your links here Enjoy!
February 2022
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January 2022
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Happy New Year!
In 2022 I will probably release at least one more single in the series of pieces for cello and electronics. "The Girl and the Moon" are due to be released sometime during the summer.. I will also start releasing a new series of singles on my Upper Rooms Bandcamp page. They will eventually make up an entire album in a year or two, to be released on all platforms. But the singles will be released exclusively on Bandcamp and SoundCloud. There will actually be a lot of things showing up on my SoundCloud page during this year. Both old and new stuff. Have a listen if you like! |
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December 2021
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The fourth single in the series of music for cello and electronics is out now on various platforms! "Gaupe" was originally written for the play "Av dyr er du kommet" (2011). The original recording is slightly remixed and remastered for this release. Links here.
Happy holidays by the way! |
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October 2021
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The interstellar journey has come to an end. Meditations on Time and Distance - the third part of the album trilogy, combines, re-visits and morphs material from the two previous albums (Fantasies on a Journey… and Contemplations…), creating an uncanny and dreamlike world, full of broken dreams and twisted memories.
Links to your preferred streaming services here. |
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September 2021
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My little song cycle "The Sweetest Nectar", released in 2004, set to lyrics by Emily Dickinson - is now finally available on most streaming services!
Get your links here. |
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June 2021
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My track "Night Sky" is featured on the new compilation album from Aucourant Records, Zero Gravity Electroacoustic: Volume Two. Available on Bandcamp, Spotify etc.
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April 2021
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Out now on all the main digital platforms: A brand new Upper Rooms album!
Spotify Bandcamp Tidal YouTube Music Apple Music/iTunes |
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February 2021
Now available on Bandcamp: A digital re-issue of a limited edition EP from 2005 under the name Pointus Piratus. The genre is "granular sea ambient" ;-). The original format was CD-R (200 copies). Originally released September 2, 2005
Credits: Flute – Paolo Ravelli Guitar, Electronics – Ezox Lukii Voice – Silvia Lukii Composer, engineer, producer, artwork – Isak Anderssen |
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December 2020
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Happy holidays!
Out now on most streaming services: "Contemplations on Planetary Perils" Direct links: Spotify Bandcamp Tidal YouTube Music Apple Music/iTunes |
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November 2020
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I'm sorry for being so quiet the last few months. But I have in fact been quite productive this autumn. New music and album releases are on their way to the public :-):
- The sequel for the sci-fi theme album "Fantasies on a Journey Through Time and Space", entitled "Contemplations on Planetary Perils", will be released on Nov 27th. Seven experimental electronic tracks especially suited for headphone listening. - I'm creating music and soundscapes for the next production of Kompani ITS, "Korn" (grain). - New Upper Rooms EP to be released in January! |
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July 2020
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Finally - after 18 years of hibernating: A new official Upper Rooms album is here! Available on all streaming and download services. Thanks to The Composers’ Remuneration Fund (Komponistenes vederlagsfond) for great support!
Direct links: Spotify Bandcamp Tidal YouTube Apple Music/iTunes |
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April 2020
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New release out now! "Fantasies on a Journey Through Time and Space" is electronic headphone music suitable for the Times Of Social Distancing. A Sci-Fi story in sound about people on a journey towards the unknown. Melodic, melancholic, weird and humorous (I hope). All the music was coded with Sonic Pi, a new favourite tool of mine. Hope you like it!
Direct links: Spotify Apple Music/iTunes YouTube Bandcamp |
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February/March 2020
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The new Upper Rooms single, All I See Is Death, is finally available on all streaming/download services! Check out the video too. Enjoy!
Direct links: Spotify Apple Music/iTunes YouTube Bandcamp Vimeo |
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January 2020
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Happy New Year! This year I will release at least one EP and two albums - possibly a single or two as well. Meanwhile you can have a listen to this playlist on SoundCloud with cello & electronics based tracks from the last two decades. Some of the tracks are available through other streaming/download services as well. Enjoy!
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November 2019
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Out now on all streaming/download services: Basso Continuous - a track for cello and electronics. Written and recorded in 2005 as a commission for Drivhuset. Enjoy!
Direct links: Spotify Apple Music/iTunes YouTube Bandcamp + many more! |
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October 2019
Just finished our last tour with Solitutti in Akershus. In the course of the last seven years we've been playing for all the school children in Akershus - thousands and thousands of kids! We've been so privileged - thank you! Now we're seeking new arenas and concert halls to play in. On Sunday November the 10th, we will be playing at Biermannsgården in Oslo at 14.00. You are all welcome! If you want updates on our concert dates and other activities please follow Solitutti's Facebook page.
September 2019
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Currently on tour with Solitutti, visiting several schools i Akershus. So glad to be on the road with Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer and Snorre Eirik Hvamen!
We will also be playing at Marked for Musikk in Larvik, October 22nd and an open show in Oslo on November the 10th. Hope to see you there! |
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August 2019
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I'm relatively busy with making tracks for the new Upper Rooms album, but I have time for other fun things as well: Listen to my recent collaboration with Ingrid - a rare voice from Brazil.
An album with all the tracks from this SoundCloud collaboration will be released on Bandcamp soon. |
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June 2019
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Update: My favourite French Horn player Sissel Morken Gullord will perform my piece "Canon and Coda" for solo horn and electronics at her solo recital at the Miry Concertzaal in Gent, Belgium on July the 3rd. I'm very honoured. The piece was actually written for her back in 2007. Break a leg! You can listen to a recording of the piece in the embedded player.
A big thank you to Tono for giving me a working grant for the creation of a new piece, "Ripples", for electric cello, six zithers, percussion and electronics. I'm looking forward to start the process! I will play a short live impro set in Oslo on June the 16th. Hope to see you there! Click here for more info. |
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April 2019
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First of all: A big thank you to Komponistenes Vederlagsfond (The Composers’ Remuneration Fund) for giving me a working grant for making music for the new Upper Rooms album! I'm so happy they found my work worthy for support :-). Tracks keep coming - check out my Upper Rooms page on SoundCloud, and please give me feedback and comments on tracks you like. Maybe they'll end up on the album?
I've also been up north again, and here's the music to prove it: |
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February 2019
I've decided to revive my old project Upper Rooms that has been dormant since 2002. It was my alter ego for creating quirky and melodic electronic tunes way back, starting in 1998.
New album are scheduled to be released in December 2019!
Meanwhile you can check out my Upper Rooms page on SoundCloud where I've uploaded a few oldies - both released and unreleased, and new tunes as well!
My old releases on Beatservice Records are available on all streaming platforms - Spotify etc.
New album are scheduled to be released in December 2019!
Meanwhile you can check out my Upper Rooms page on SoundCloud where I've uploaded a few oldies - both released and unreleased, and new tunes as well!
My old releases on Beatservice Records are available on all streaming platforms - Spotify etc.
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January 2019
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New year and a brand new digital release - Misteroj. Available now where you find your music of choice!
This is a collection of improvisations and electronic experiments where there's no computer sequencing involved. The music has an organic flow where different types of equipment are used - modular synths, analogue and digital low-budget synths, dictaphones, old-school samplers and an analogue sequencer. Check out the direct links below. Spotify Apple Music/iTunes Bandcamp YouTube Music Tidal Amazon SoundCloud |
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November 2018
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Finally back home after two months of touring. In December I'll finish mastering a new album, "Misteroj" which will be released in January. Great fun (for me at least)!
When I was touring I made some new tracks for my "There Are Places I Remember Project". Feel free to listen here on my embedded playlist. |
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September 2018
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Out now worldwide on all streaming and download services: The album "Memory Traces" - selected music made for the play Minnespor by Kompani ITS
Some direct links to stream/downloads: Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp Amazon Tidal SoundCloud These compositions have been made with kind support from NOPA - The Norwegian society of composers and lyricists.Thank you! |
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August 2018
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I'm honoured to be accepted as a member of NKF - The Norwegian Society Of Composers. Thank you!
I'm also honoured to be featured on the July playlist for SunVox music by the creator of the SunVox software himself, Alexander Zolotov. You can listen to my two included tracks, "Kemner Nights" and "Wholey" on the embedded playlist. There will also be three performances of the play "Hurrahølet" by Kompani ITS in Østfold this August. Check out our Facebook page for details. Below you can hear a cozy little song from the play, "Anleggsvise" |
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July 2018
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Out now on cassette (!), download and streaming: Dystutopians - The Summer Cassette!
This is a collection of playful electronic tunes made during the last year. Inspired by love, hate, dreams of Utopia and dystopian nightmares. I've only used hardware, vintage and new, to produce this music. Everything was played live in studio with no overdubs and computers involved (mastered in Ableton, though). Available from Bandcamp as a limited edition cassette (only 10 copies!) or download. Otherwise June was a busy month - lots of workshop activity and music to be completed. Things to mention: - I was a guest at the The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation talking about the piece Enhäz, where I use sounds from a dentist's office. Composed for a performance at the Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Paris Descartes, Montrouge, on June the 22nd 2018. This was a part of a project curated by the label Tsuku Boshi for the Festival Lion Noir. You can listen to the whole composition by clicking the player underneath. |
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May 2018
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The Kompani ITS production Minnespor (Memory Traces) will have it's premiere in Spydeberg, September 16th, with a performance the following day at the Nonstop International Theatre Festival in Moss, Norway. We will also travel to the FITIJ festival in Santarem, Portugal in October. More info on ITS' web-site.
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April 2018
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New web-site and new release! I'm honoured to be a part of the new compilation LP from the French label Mélodies Souterraines - "O/P", with the track "Roulette" I made back in 1999! I think the vinyl is sold out already, but I'll get a few copies soon to distribute to those interested. Drop me a line 👍. You can still buy a download though (see embedded player).
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