We are playing two shows during this years by:larm in Oslo with Bygdin!

Bygdin II has been released! CDs available in Norway, Mp3s where there’s a internet connection. Get in on iTunes or check it out on Spotify!

To celebrate the release we’re playing with Spectrum (Spacemen3) at Sub Scene in Oslo October 20th!

During bylarm/sunkissed a snip of our show was cought on film and here it is. This is the only known live video of Bygdin we know of. May there be many more!
Bygdin, bylarm/sunkissed

While we’re at it we also post this video. Shot from Månen studio while making ´Saga´.

Bygdin – Saga

In October we will be on a Norwegian tour with Harrys Gym and I was a king. Let the good times roll!

02.okt Halvors Hybel, samfunnet i Ås
03.okt Sandvika
08.okt Byscenen. Haugesund
09.okt Folken, Stavanger
10.okt Hulen, Bergen
11.okt Trashpop, Kristiansand
24.okt Rockefeller, Oslo
28.okt Meieriet, Sogndal
29.okt Rokken, Volda
30.okt Blæst, Trondheim
31.okt Felix, Lillehammer

We will be playing at Ultima festival Saturday 12. at an outdoor stage at Tullienløkka in Oslo.

The piece we will be performing is inspired by Steve Reich’s masterpiece “Drumming”. This will probably be the only time we perform this.

14.00: Bygdin: New work WP
14.30: Ensembles Sisu (N), Kroumata (SE) and Pinquins play Steve Reich’s Drumming. Tone Elisabeth Braaten (vocal), Ebba Rydh (vocal) and Morten Halle (piccolo flute) also contribute.

Free entrance.

We just made some t-shirts. If you want one you can order from the menu below the player.

Pictures and information about the brand is coming soon.

Our first album is being released and that calls for celebration!

The party will be at Fugazi in Oslo and everybody is welcome, offcourse. We will be playing for about an hour and it will be a lot of new material. Mostly material for our next album, actually. But we have saved a few treats from #1 as well. Just for you.

Lovecult from Bergen will be joining us. We love them! Check them out on myspace. www.myspace.com/lovecultbergen

You can order tickets at Billettservice.no.

100,-

Hope to see you there!

Our album will be released one week from today and you can already pre order a copy. Here are some links:

Cdon.com
Platekompaniet.no

Hype City Records are releasing our first record June 8th 2009. Release party will be at Fugazi in Oslo Juni 10th. A really nice band from Bergen will be joining us this evening. Lovecult. Check them out on myspace.

A couple of the songs on our album have been available for some time through our myspace site. Some of them were good enough to make it to the this release, some have been mixed again and some are brand new.

1 – 56%

2 – Setesdal

3 – Gjendebu

4 – Huldreheimen

5 – 2114

6 – Jotunheimen

7 – Rondane