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Listen to Some Glacial Norwegian Electro From the Myriad Mind of Skatebård

Electronic music — via heavy metal, hip-hop and italo-disco.
THUMP Staff
Oddbjrøn Steffensen

It's hard to pin down exactly what to call "Farver/Flimrer". It's poppy enough to be called electro but bounces enough to be called house, it's breezy enough to be balearic but stings and fizzes with touches of techno. Although a brief look through the musical history of its creator, Bård Aasen Lødemel aka Skatebård, makes it pretty obvious as to why that is. The man began his career as a heavy metal drummer, he then got into techno and became a stalwart of Norway's rave scene, from here he suddenly became a cult hip-hop MC in Norway, oh then he made an album informed by italo-disco, and now on his latest album CDIII he is pursuing a Norwegian interpretation of Detroitian techno and cosmic electronica. Eclectic, to say the least.

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"Farver/Flimrer", which we are premiering exclusively today, is a testament to this myriad of influences. It's got shades of everything on it, while remaining totally unique. Glacial, popping, and emotive; we love it, and hope you will too.

It's hard to pin down exactly what to call "Farver/Flimrer". It's poppy enough to be called electro but bounces enough to be called house, it's breezy enough to be balearic but stings and fizzes with touches of techno. Although a brief look through the musical history of its creator, Bård Aasen Lødemel aka Skatebård, makes it pretty obvious as to why that is. The man began his career as a heavy metal drummer, he then got into techno and became a stalwart of Norway's rave scene, from here he suddenly became a cult hip-hop MC in Norway, oh then he made an album informed by italo-disco, and now on his latest album CDIII he is pursuing a Norwegian interpretation of Detroitian techno and cosmic electronica. Eclectic, to say the least.

"Farver/Flimrer", which we are premiering exclusively today, is a testament to this myriad of influences. It's got shades of everything on it, while remaining totally unique. Glacial, popping, and emotive; we love it, and hope you will too.

CDIII will be released on the 23rd of October.

Skatebård is on Facebook and Soundcloud.

CDIII will be released on the 23rd of October.

Skatebård is on Facebook and Soundcloud.

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