Sandra Kolstad : Norsk Musikk | Norge er dronningen av elektronisk pop

Sandra Kolstad : Norsk Musikk

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Sandra Kolstad!

Norge er dronningen av elektronisk pop!

Sandra Kolstad (født 19. januar 1985) er en norsk musiker, sanger og artist.

Kolstad har gått på musikklinja på Rud videregående skole.

Kolstad jobbet tidligere akustisk, men jobber nå med elektronisk musikk ispedd akustiske elementer.

Albumet Zero Gravity State Of Mind ble utgitt 6. oktober 2014, og er delvis innspilt i Berlin. Albumet fikk gode anmeldelser i norske aviser, hvor Dagens Næringsliv beskriver den som en vellykket tredjeplate.

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Høsten 2009 ga Sandra Kolstad selv ut EP-en All that we are, med hovedsakelig pianobasert musikk. Sporet «Freudian Slip» ble kåret til «Ukas Urørt» på NRK P3.

Sandra Kolstads debutalbum Crux ble produsert av Kolstad selv, og ble utgitt på Trust Me Records 29. april 2011. Kolstad fikk tillatelse av Laurie Anderson og Karin Dreijer Andersson aka Fever Ray til å bruke noen av deres lyder på CRUX Første singel fra albumet, Fire burn, blood flow ble raskt anbefalt av Urørt på NRK P3, og A-listet på Radio Nova. og RadiOrakel Albumet fikk svært gode anmeldelser og mye omtale i pressen.

Kolstads andre album, (Nothing Lasts) Forever ble utgitt 28. september 2012. Plata er produsert av Kolstad selv, i samarbeid med den svenske improvisasjonsmusikeren Petter Eldh. Albumet ble mikset av det bergensbaserte produsentkollektivet Souldrop. Albumet mottok svært god omtale i norsk dagspresse, som i Aftenposten, VG og Dagens Næringsliv, der Audun Vinger skrev om (Nothing Lasts) Forever at det er "(...) et av de beste norske popalbumene på en stund" (Dagens Næringsliv 29.09.12). Første singel fra albumet, The Well (We Will Change It All), ble playlistet på NRK P3 og radiOrakel [14]. Albumet fikk også raskt oppmerksomhet i utlandet, blant annet hos Music OMH og RcrdLbl. På plata gjør Kolstad duetter med den norske rapperen Son Of Light, den norsk-engelsek sangeren Lucy Swann og teknoduoen Bloksberg.

Albumet Zero Gravity State Of Mind ble utgitt 6. oktober 2014, og er delvis innspilt i Berlin. Albumet fikk gode anmeldelser i norske aviser, hvor Dagens Næringsliv beskriver den som en vellykket tredjeplate.

Norway's queen of electronic pop!

Sandra Kolstad makes electronic pop music that’s danceable, explosive and extravagant.

An established star in Norway, she’s playlist and national newspaper material on her home turf, and has often been described as “Norway’s queen of electronic pop”. She was nominated at Oslo’s by:Larm festival for a new internationally-breaking artist, and early responses to her new album (Nothing Lasts) Forever suggest this was as much a premonition as a prediction. Known for her highly visual performances, Kolstad is a classically trained pianist with big ambitions for music’s live potential; as well as her expressive, joyful dancing and swathed in kaleidescopic projected lights, as well as accompaniment from drummer Kyrre Bjørkås who masters the noble art of drumming standing up, and skwee producer Sprutbass who is playing bass with Sandra.

Kolstad’s live show is a tour-de-force that has seduced audiences across Europe, including at major festivals like Roskilde, Øya, Berlin Music Week and Slottsfjell, and at Roundhouse Rising and Ja Ja Ja in London Town.

She seems born for the stage, sparkling and spilling over with infectious kinetic energy.

Sandra, would you say that there is a special Northern sound?
-"It’s a question that I’ve given a lot of thoughts, because I think it’s really interesting. I used to answer that question with a “no”, but now that I am outside of Scandinavia, I can see that there are some characteristics about at least some parts of the Scandinavian music scene or the Northern music scene. And some features – both musically as well as visually. The aesthetics around the music and the style. So I think that at least some parts of the Scandinavian scene is quite characteristic."

And now I present you two albums of Sandra Kolstadt!


Sandra Kolstad ~ “(Nothing Lasts) Forever” (2012)

Sandra Kolstad is a artist from Norway. “(Nothing) Lasts Forever” was released in 2012, her debut 'Crux' appearing one year earlier.

Artist: Sandra Kolstad

Album: (Nothing Lasts) Forever

Format: CD, Album

Original Release Date: 28 September 2012

Genre: Electronic, Alternative, Synthpop, Norsk musik, Norwegian music

Label: Red Eye Transit

℗ 2014 Red Eye Transit Records

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Tracks Listing:

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1 The First Deception (the First Guarentee)  |1:56

  Written by Petter Eldh

2 Kyrie (Elysion)  |2:17

  Mixed by Souldrop

3 The Young (Evil) Woman and the Ocean  |5:05

4 Discovery (Every Part A Part of the Picture)  |3:24

5 Run Away (Where Are We)  |3:30

6 The Well (We Will Change it All)  |3:33

7 (Don’t Ask) Right Now  |3:34

8 Do the Dive (Gravity Animals)  |3:58

  Featuring: Son Of Light

  Written by Petter Eldh, Sandra Kolstad, Son Of Light

9 Pure (and Punished)  |4:34

10 The Edge (Chasing Ghosts)  |3:26

11 Circles (It’s Got Every Little Part of Me Running in)  |4:44

   Featuring: Bloksberg

12 Titanic I (Jeg Har Klokker Som Går Baklengs)  |0:54

13 Titanic II (Oh How We Waited for this Moment)  |4:28

   Featuring: Lucy Swann

Total Time: 45:25

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| DDD | Audio CD | CBR 320 Kbps/48.1 kHz/Stereo |

| File Size: 127 mb. | Pass: forever |

Artwork: Amandine Cheveau, Amélie Choquet

Mastered by Chris Sansom, SST MW

Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Electronics, Producer, Mixed by Sandra Kolstad

Photography by Ingrid Pop

Producer, Bass, Electronics: Petter Eldh

Son Of Light: André Martin Hadland, The Eye, Lyset, N-Light-N.

Artwork for Shocking Horses. 

Thank you!:

Petter Eldh (I love you), Annabeth Kolstø (mamma), Roger Kolstø (pappa), Kine (søs), Krister (Krass), Marc (Fuck), Isak Eldh, Souldrop, Bloksberg, Son of Light, Lucy Swann, Ingrid Pop, Jennifer Eberhardt, Pernille Skar Nordby, Idun Vik, Anne Larsen, Camilla Barrat-Due, Thea Strømme, Onkel Stein, Kristian Wathne, Solhaug, Georg Johannesen, I Ching, Christina Ledang and John Cage. 

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Her: Amazon UK! eller Amazon USA!

og her: MedFire!

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Sandra Kolstad ~ “Zero Gravity State of Mind” (2014)

Tar et oppgjør med fremstillingen av kvinnekroppen i sin nye musikkvideo

Oslo's finest female trailblazer returns with her third studio album and delivers a feast for the eyes and ears that also works as a smooth transition from acoustic to electronic.
Albumet Zero Gravity State Of Mind ble utgitt 6. oktober 2014, og er delvis innspilt i Berlin. Albumet fikk gode anmeldelser i norske aviser, hvor Dagens Næringsliv beskriver den som en vellykket tredjeplate.

Artist: Sandra Kolstad
Album: Zero Gravity State of Mind
Format: CD, Album
Original Release Date: October, 6 2014
Genre: Electronic, Alternative, Synthpop, Norsk musik, Norwegian music
Label: Red Eye Transit
℗ 2014 Red Eye Transit Records

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Track Listing:
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1 Ice Age  |3:20
Produced by Yngve Sætre
Written by Sandra Kolstad

2 My Yellow Heart  |3:22
Drums: Iver Sandøy
Produced by Sandra Kolstad, Yngve Sætre
Written by Cathrine Hellesøy, Sandra Kolstad

3 Reason  |4:10
Bass: Eivind Henjum
Guitar: Eivind Henjum
Produced by Sigurd Lauritzen
Written by Sandra Kolstad

4 Zero Gravity State Of Mind  |4:36
Lyrics by Sandra Kolstad
Music by Even Brenna, Pål Myran-Håland, Sandra Kolstad
Produced by Sandra Kolstad, Souldrop, Yngve Sætre

5 Rooms  |3:52
Guitar: Even Brenna
Produced by Souldrop, Yngve Sætre
Written by Sandra Kolstad

6 Earthquake  |4:24
Backing Vocal: Bjørn Tomren
Drums: Kim Åge Furuhaug
Guitar: Even Brenna
Produced by Sandra Kolstad, Souldrop, Yngve Sætre
Synth: Pål Myran-Håland
Written by Sandra Kolstad

7 Benjamin  |2:58
Bass: Petter Eldh
Produced by Souldrop, Yngve Sætre
Written by Sandra Kolstad

8 Million  |5:28
Bass: Petter Eldh
Lyric by Sandra Kolstad
Music by Petter Eldh, Sandra Kolstad, Yngve Sætre
Piano: Petter Eldh
Produced by Peter Eldh, Sandra Kolstad, Yngve Sætre

9 Moon  |4:02
Produced by Lucy Swann
Written by Sandra Kolstad

10 Valerie  |4:46
Backing Vocals: Isak Eldh, Tove Bergman Eldh, Åsa Bergman Eldh
Drums: Christian Lillinger
Produced by Isak Eldh, Petter Eldh, Sandra Kolstad
Tenor Saxophone: Philipp Gropper
Written by Petter Eldh, Sandra Kolstad

Total Time: 41:01
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| DDD | Audio CD | CBR 320 Kbps/48.1 kHz/Stereo |
| File Size: 101 mb. | Pass: yellowheart |

Photography by Tonje Thilesen

Notes:
Comes in digipack. Track 10 noted (in credits) as "A psalm for Valerie Solanas and Sara Stridsberg". Recorded at Krims Krams Studio. Visual concept by Neue Kafé Barbara (Gunnhild Bakke, Annabeth Kolstø, Agnethe Erichsen). Photo of fluorite octahedron by Jiri Havran.
“Gravity is everything that pulls the human soul down. Everything that keeps us from being everything we could be. Gender, class, constraining norms and values, mental illness, injustice, poverty, religious conflicts, political structures…. Fear, that in all its different shapes drags us down, holds us down and away from freedom.” says Sandra Kolstad about her new album “Zero Gravity State Of Mind” Out since October 6th on Red Eye Transit.
Sandra Kolstad combines her passion for acoustic and electronic elements in an experimental musical universe, full of playfulness and imagination. Her highly visual performances seduce the audience and open up a world, where firm electronic beats, dreamy vocals and vivid instrumentals, challenge both ear and eye. From a young age Sandra Kolstad has been devoted to music. She started out as a classical piano student in Norway, but soon her main focus became composing music herself. After having travelled around countries like Cuba, India and Mongolia, Sandra moved to Berlin in 2009 and started working on her own songs, establishing her musical identity.

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Her: Amazon UK! eller Amazon USA! 

og her: MedFire!

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Sandra Kolstad's Interview!

...I always wanted to be like a shaman. Like entering this special state of mind. I think you don’t need huge light shows, I’m more about making an atmosphere…in one way or another. And that can happen in many ways...

http://nbhap.com/music/interviews/interview-sandra-kolstad/

Sandra Kolstad makes electronic pop music that's danceable, explosive and extravagant.
An established star in Norway, she's playlist and national newspaper
material on her home turf, and has often been described as"Norway's queen of
electronic pop". She was nominated at Oslo's by:Larm festival for a new
internationally-breaking artist, and early responses to her forthcoming
album (Nothing Lasts) Forever suggest this was as much a premonition than
prediction. Known for her highly visual performances, Kolstad is a classically
trained pianist with big ambitions for music’s live potential; as well as her
expressive, joyful dancing and swathed in kaleidescopic projected lights, as well
as accompaniment from noise musician Marck Fuck and long-standing
collaborator Francis Petter Eldh, a Swedish jazz musician and improvisor.
Kolstad's live show is a tour-de-force that has seduced audiences across Europe,
including at major festivals like Roskilde, Øya, Berlin Music Week and Slottsfjell,
and at Roundhouse Rising and Ja Ja Ja in London Town.

Musikkvideo!

Sandra Kolstad ~ Zero Gravity State Of Mind (Official Video)

Sandra Kolstad ~ My Yellow Heart (Official Video)

Sandra Kolstad ~ Rooms (Official video)

Sandra Kolstad ~ Run Away (Where Are We?)

Sandra Kolstad ~ The Well (We Will Change It All)

P3 Spanderer: Sandra Kolstad (Ice Age)

P3 Spanderer: Sandra Kolstad

Se henne fremføre singelen “Zero Gravity State Of Mind” på et lånt flygel i et nedlagt fabrikklokale i Øst-Berlin.

Do you like Sandra's music?

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Listen & Enjoy!!!

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Ah, Scandinavia, with its sprawling landscapes of sculpted beauty, population of more than averagely good-looking humans and endless well of amazing musicians!

℗ 2015 Red Eye Transit Records