Artists We Love: Tôg 02/10/2011
Meet Norwegian horror-house pop act Tôg - sizzling synthesizers, 60's combo organs, arpeggio swirls and thumping, italo-house beats. Beginning through a chance encounter, songwriter Lars Christian Olsen and his room mate would conduct "disturbing" sessions of electronic music experimentation using laptop synthesizers and an old Farfisa organ. But as luck will have it with true musical genius, the two came to produce "Sansen" - a massive Summer hit in Norway.
Joining forces with trusted friends and fellow musicians, the two began experimenting with various noises, perfecting and shaping the signature Tôg sound. Playing a string of shows across Norway, as well as national television and the highly reputable Hove-Festival and Øya Festival, the bands' popularity in their home country continued to rise - playing packed clubs, dancing on couches, tables, barcounters and speakers. Now, the band has set their sights stateside to play a selection of US dates to spread their infectiously dark and dancey tunes that give a nod to gypsy music, horror film scores, trip-hop and house legends.
To celebrate their upcoming US tour, Tôg will be releasing a very special limited edition 10" vinyl for 'Reint Mel (I Påsen Din)' here in the US on March 22, 2011 through Brilliance Records - a double sided masterpiece of all their hit-singles in Norway to date including remixes by Teengirl Fantasy - and more!
Joining forces with trusted friends and fellow musicians, the two began experimenting with various noises, perfecting and shaping the signature Tôg sound. Playing a string of shows across Norway, as well as national television and the highly reputable Hove-Festival and Øya Festival, the bands' popularity in their home country continued to rise - playing packed clubs, dancing on couches, tables, barcounters and speakers. Now, the band has set their sights stateside to play a selection of US dates to spread their infectiously dark and dancey tunes that give a nod to gypsy music, horror film scores, trip-hop and house legends.
To celebrate their upcoming US tour, Tôg will be releasing a very special limited edition 10" vinyl for 'Reint Mel (I Påsen Din)' here in the US on March 22, 2011 through Brilliance Records - a double sided masterpiece of all their hit-singles in Norway to date including remixes by Teengirl Fantasy - and more!
Words Courtesy HighRisePR
Comments
02/11/2011 22:03:30
I got here via UHF because my government apparently doesn't like Aljazeera and probably MHZ on satellite, but I digress. SG is great, I really enjoy the music and I'm 67 (old);(what's with that!?)
Tom
