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New Nor-Wave
By Boon Kondo
Norway's indie scene: Whats happening in a music scene even more northbond than ours
"Known for white nights and black metal, this northern kingdom hasn't taken on the global pop scene since A-Ha 's 30 million selling cartoon capers 2 decades ago. In an earlier interview Royksopp, the country's biggest international crossover act since, placed the blame on the domestic commerical scene's lack of imagination. 'Norway has been suffering from the phenonenon that many nations suffer, in that they try to make lesser versions or copries of what is going on in the US or UK....do you prefer the Norweigan almost-Eminem or the real Eminem?" Royksopp's Svein Berge told me; this sentiment remains prevalent in Norway today."
Sound familiar...aside from the A-ha thing? Well, it kinda used ta, no?
Anyhow, READ ON...
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Posted by Boon KondoNovember 22, 2006 at 10:40 PM
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