The time has come for the brilliant band Last Heat to release their self-titled debut album on Jansen Plateproduksjon.

Last Heat is a gang of unbelievably skilled musicians with great experience from collaborations with a number of significant bands and artists in Norway - El Cuero, Hanne Hukkelberg, Shining, Stein Torleif Bjella, Huntsville, Odd Nordstoga and Trondheim Jazzorkester, to name a few.

The album consists of 8 strong, self-made songs, and Last Heat’s music is a mixture of country, rock and soul with beautiful harmonies and enticing arrangements. When listening to Last Heat, bands like The Band, Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac and Jackson Browne all easily come to mind. The lyrics largely describe fear, angst, unrequited love and existential confusion whilst being positive in a quirky and crafty kind of way.

The band’s vocalist and guitarist, Øystein Frantzvåg, is the prime mover in the band, and also the man who wrote all the songs. He tells us: With one exception, all these songs were written during or fairly close to a long period where I was ill. They appeared at a time when most other things in my life were turned upside down, came to a complete stop or simply disappeared from me. This came as a huge surprise to me – I’d never written music or sung before. Despite having worked as a professional musician for a number of years, I’d not exactly been the creative type. But now, it seemed like I had opened a jar full of stuff. The good thing is that it hasn’t stopped. New things keep coming to me every day.

Last Heat are:

Øystein Frantzvåg – Guitars/Vocals (Paal Flaata, El Cuero, Sweden, Bare Egil Band, Sirens And Us)

Martin Langlie – Drums (Valkyrien Allstars, Hanne Hukkelberg, Gåte, Dadafon)

Øyvind Blomstrøm – Bass/Mandolin/Guitars/Synthesizer/Piano/Pedal Steel (El Cuero, Odd Nordstoga, Stein Torleif Bjella)

Hans Chr. Frønes – Guitars (Shining, Trondheim Jazzorkester)

Ivar Grydeland – Pedal Steel/Lap Steel/Banjo (Huntsville, Hanne Hukkelberg)

The album was recorded at Parachute Studios, Oslo. Mixed by Ryan Freeland (Ray LaMontagne, Paul Westerberg, Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Henry & Aimee Mann, Allen Touissant) and mastered at Lurssen Mastering (LA) by Gavin Lurssen (T-Bone Burnett, Tom Waits, Allison Krauss & Robert Plant and more).

Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Cross The River
2. One More Time
3. Someone To Turn To
4. So Lost 

Side B:
5. The Forest
6. No One Knows
7. Skyline Diver
8. She Said

  Last Heat - Someone to turn to by Jansen Plateproduksjon

The young rockers in Death by Unga Bunga from Moss, Norway have in the recent years made a name for themselves, by doing hundreds of intense concerts and releasing their debut record ”Juvenile Jungle” in 2010. The debut received excellent reviews in a number of newspapers, and triggered somewhat of a breakthrough for the band. Norwegian daily Aftenposten wrote: “Rough garage rock making sparks fly”.

The Kids Are Up To No Good consists of 13 quality rock tunes with elements from punk, garage, soul, power pop and surf. The lyrics are mainly about exactly what rock should be about; girls, intoxication and dancing.

The band is known for their energetic and intense live performances, and have already played at festivals such as the Øya festival, by:larm, Buktafestivalen and Månefestivalen, to name a few. The name Death by Unga Bunga is taken from the record title of legendary mummy-punkrockers The Mummies, which was an influential band in the revival scene of garage rock in the 80s and 90s. DBUB’s sound is also partly inspired by this scene. That said, DBUB never sound dated, and they have a fresh and exciting approach to the genre and the music. Some garage, some punk and a lot of soul! This is rock 2012.

10/10 “We were left shouting for more. We would probably still be there tomorrow morning, because after the first – and obligatory – encore, we were still hungry for more. They gave us another, but then we were told strictly that the band wanted to party too. With us.” Website Musikknyheter.no’s review of the band’s concert at Revolver, Oslo, 21.01.2012

The album is produced by Sjur Lyseid, who has previously produced Einar Stray, Casa Murilo, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, Moddi, Nomber 5s, My Little Pony, Monzano and Little Hands of Asphalt, and is recorded at Six Feet Over studio in Oslo.

100 copies are printed on groovy white vinyl!

Tracklist:
Side A: Out Of My Mynde I Wanna Og Wild Jenny Violent Femmes The Kids Are Up To No Good Feel Alright Tomorrow Today

Side B: Be Like You Love Itch Mary Jane Shakes All Over Tell Me No Lies Hallucination Generation (Take Me Home)

  Death By Unga Bunga - I Wanna Go Wild by Jansen Plateproduksjon

Here are the upcoming list so far. There will probably be more releases as well.

23. March: Death by Unga Bunga – The kids are up to no good (cd, lp & digital)
20. April: Last Heat – Last Heat (cd, lp & digital)
04. May: Wind – tba (10" lp & digital)
31. August: Shit City – TBA (cd, lp & digital)

TBA:
Jens Carelius & Arild Hammerø – TBA (cd, lp & digital)
Peter Berry & The Shake Set med Vibeke Saugestad – TBA (7” vinyl ep)
Per Øydir – Evergreens with a beat (7” vinyl ep)

The young rockers in Death by Unga Bunga from Moss, Norway have in the recent years made a name for themselves, by doing hundreds of intense concerts and releasing their debut record ”Juvenile Jungle” in 2010. The debut received excellent reviews in a number of newspapers, and triggered somewhat of a breakthrough for the band. Norwegian daily Aftenposten wrote: “Rough garage rock making sparks fly”.

The band is known for their energetic and intense live performances, and have already played at festivals such as the Øyafestival, by:larm, Buktafestivalen and Månefestivalen, to name a few. The name Death by Unga Bunga is taken from the record title of legendary mummy-punkrockers The Mummies, which was an influential band in the revival scene of garage rock in the 80s and 90s. Parts of DBUB’s sound is also inspired by this scene. That said, DBUB never sound dated, and they have a fresh and exciting approach to the genre and the music. Some garage, some punk and a lot of soul! This is rock from 2012. In March, they release their second full-length album, and here are the two first tastes from the record:

Side A: I Wanna Go Wild is a psych-rock tune with plenty of fuzz, which will rock any dancefloor.
Side B: Shakes All Over is a 110-seconds long soulbeat inferno, during which it’s impossible to stand still.

100 copies are printed on groovy red vinyl!

  Death By Unga Bunga - I Wanna Go Wild by Jansen Plateproduksjon

Peter Berry & The Shake Set - Kon-Tiki EP (7" vinyl 33rpm)

To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of The Shadows’ single “Kon-Tiki”, as well as the 60th anniversary for the Academy Award™-winning Kon-Tiki film, Jansen Plateproduksjon and The Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo asked Peter Berry & The Shake Set to record a tribute.

And here it is! A faithful interpretation of The Shadows’ classic hit, as well as three other handpicked instrumentals, of different mood and character.

This is an exclusive, limited edition souvenir, only available in the museum shop at The Kon-Tiki Museum at Bygdøy, Oslo.

Tracklisting:

Side A:

Kon-Tiki
Coral Reef

Side B:

Pacific Rag
The Knack

  Peter Berry & The Shake Set - Pacific Rag by Jansen Plateproduksjon

Jonas Alaskas debutalbum on Jansen Plateproduksjon has been voted the second best albumrelease of 2011 in Norway.

Jonas Alaska (born 1988), from Åmli, Aust Agder, Norway, releases his self-titled debut album in September on Jansen Plateproduksjon. Despite his young age, Jonas Alaska is an incredibly talented lyricist and songwriter with a characteristic sound and a strong voice. After a series of shows, including by:Larm in Oslo in February, many  have their eyes on the talent from the south. As a consequence of those concerts, Jonas has played many of the larger festivals in Norway this summer.

Artists like Paul Simon, John Lennon and Bob Dylan are often mentioned as references for Jonas Alaska’s music, but as southern Norwegian newspaper Arendals Tidende wrote about the 22-year old: Despite his tight trousers, harmonica, boots and guitar, he is no copycat of Dylan. Jonas Alaska has his own characteristics and his own sound, also fit for the present.

The album consists of 11 songs written by the artist, most of them during the past two years. The songs range from heart-wrenching songs, to ballads with captivating harmonies and up-tempo tunes with elements of Americana, folk and pop - all with an original sound, both lyrically and melodically. Alaska’s lyrics often focus on themes such as love, politics and tragedy, but also the simpler things in life that everyone can relate to.

Other than Alaska himself on vocals, piano and acoustic guitar, this incredibly talented team of well-known musicians contribute on the album:

Thom Hell: Guitar, piano, organ, vocals Even Ormestad: Bass, piano, keyboards Martin Horntveth: Drums, percussion David Wallumrød: Organ, piano Marius Graff: Banjo Audun Borrmann: Electric guitar Thomas Aslaksen: Drums Marcus Forsgren: Electric guitar

The debut album was recorded at Cabin Recorders with Thom Hell and Even Ormestad (Jaga Jazzist) as producers.

The first single “In The Backseat” is listed on all the big radio stations in Norway.

Tracklisting:

01.       Tonight
02.       In The Backseat
03.       Morning Light
04.       October
05.       Mary, I’ll Remember This
06.       Aberdeen
07.       Robert Ollinger
08.       Elena
09.       You’ll Never Sit Next To Me
10.       Dark At Last 

Buy the album here:

http://www.tigernet.no/shop//search.php?search=jonas%20alaska

Jonas Alaskas new song is called "Wrote a song for you" and is dedicated to the victims of the terror attack in Oslo and Utøya.

All the money for the sale of this song will go to the Red Cross.

http://itunes.apple.com/no/album/wrote-a-song-for-you-single/id453736784

Jonas Alaska – In The Backseat/Tonight 7” vinyl.  
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Jonas Alaska is ready with his first single, ”In The Backseat”. On the flip is another great number called “Tonight”.
Limited: 500 copies. 200 of them on groovy red vinyl.  

Jonas Alaska (born 1988), from Åmli, Aust Agder, Norway, releases his self-titled debut album in September on Jansen Plateproduksjon and this is the first two tastes from the album.

Despite his young age, Jonas Alaska is an incredibly talented lyricist and songwriter with a characteristic sound and a strong voice. After a series of shows, including by:Larm in Oslo in February, many  have their eyes on the talent from the south. As a consequence of those concerts, Jonas is already booked for many of the larger festivals this summer.

Artists like Paul Simon, John Lennon and Bob Dylan are often mentioned as references for Jonas Alaska’s music, but as southern Norwegian newspaper Arendals Tidende wrote about the 23-year old: Despite his tight trousers, harmonica, boots and guitar, he is no copycat of Dylan. Jonas Alaska has his own characteristics and his own sound, also fit for the present.

Other than Alaska himself on vocals, piano and acoustic guitar, this incredibly talented team of well-known musicians contribute on the album:

Thom Hell: Guitar, piano, organ, vocals  
Even Ormestad: Bass, piano, keyboards
Martin Horntveth: Drums, percussion
David Wallumrød: Organ, piano
Marius Graff: Banjo
Audun Borrmann: Electric guitar
Thomas Aslaksen: Drums
Marcus Forsgren: Electric guitar
Marit Larsen: vocals

The debut album was recorded at Cabin Recorders with Thom Hell and Even Ormestad (Jaga Jazzist) as producers.

Check out the song ”In The Backseat” here:
http://soundcloud.com/jansen-plateproduksjon/jonas-alaska-in-the-backseat

And another taste from the album called ”Tonight” here:
http://soundcloud.com/jansen-plateproduksjon/jonas-alaska-tonight

Buy it here:  http://www.tigernet.no/shop/browse.php?lid=4241

Jansen Plateproduksjon is now on Soundcloud.

Check out songs from our artists here: http://soundcloud.com/jansen-plateproduksjon/

Jonas Alaska is ready with his first single, ”In The Backseat”.

Jonas Alaska (born 1988), from Åmli, Aust Agder, Norway, releases his self-titled debut album in September on Jansen Plateproduksjon and this is the first taste from the album.

Despite his young age, Jonas Alaska is an incredibly talented lyricist and songwriter with a characteristic sound and a strong voice. After a series of shows, including by:Larm in Oslo in February, many  have their eyes on the talent from the south. As a consequence of those concerts, Jonas is already booked for many of the larger festivals this summer.

Artists like Paul Simon, John Lennon and Bob Dylan are often mentioned as references for Jonas Alaska’s music, but as southern Norwegian newspaper Arendals Tidende wrote about the 22-year old: Despite his tight trousers, harmonica, boots and guitar, he is no copycat of Dylan. Jonas Alaska has his own characteristics and his own sound, also fit for the present.

Other than Alaska himself on vocals, piano and acoustic guitar, this incredibly talented team of well-known musicians contribute on the album:

Thom Hell: Guitar, piano, organ, vocals  

Even Ormestad: Bass, piano, keyboards

Martin Horntveth: Drums, percussion

David Wallumrød: Organ, piano

Marius Graff: Banjo

Audun Borrmann: Electric guitar

Thomas Aslaksen: Drums

Marcus Forsgren: Electric guitar

The debut album was recorded at Cabin Recorders with Thom Hell and Even Ormestad (Jaga Jazzist) as producers.

Check out the song ”In The Backseat” here:
http://soundcloud.com/jansen-plateproduksjon/jonas-alaska-in-the-backseat

And another taste from the album called ”Tonight” here:
http://soundcloud.com/jansen-plateproduksjon/jonas-alaska-tonight

The new album "The Architect" by Jens Carelius get great reviews in Norwegian papers!

Buy the album here:

Tiger: http://www.tigernet.no/shop/search.php?search=jens+carelius
Big Dipper: http://www.bigdipper.no/info.php?record=45521
Platekompaniet: http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Jens_Carelius/The_Architect/?id=JANSEN009

Jansen recording artist Jens Carelius is ready for this summers Øya Festival.

http://oyafestivalen.com/pages/nor/898-mari_boine_jens_carelius_og_destroyer_i_middelalderparken

The new album "The Architect" is out now on cd & lp.

Jens Carelius - The Architect (CD & LP) CD: JANSEN009 LP: JANSEN010

Through the releases of The First Songs (2008) and The Beat Of The Travel (2009), Jens Carelius has made a name for himself on the Norwegian music scene. He has received excellent reviews, sold a lot of records, played Norwegian festivals by:Larm and Øyafestivalen, and toured in Norway and the UK. Jens Carelius has grown significantly since his dogmatic debut, both as a recording artist and as a live performer. To top it all off, several Norwegian journalists named The Beat Of The Travel one of 2009’s best albums.

The Architect is a concept record, which uses the visual aspect of architecture as a starting point, and connects this aspect to elements from life itself. In its entirety, the record is intended to create a feeling of growth. The album is the soundtrack of the film The Architect, which has not yet been made. The film, which is released in 2012, will be based on the songs from the album, and is built around an architect and his circumstances as he breaks away from something traditional and starts rebuilding his life. The director and scriptwriter for the film is the exciting film maker Daniel Howlid. He has previously worked with Jens Carelius on all his earlier videos, and especially the video for the song The Talent from The Beat Of The Travel should be checked out.

Jens Carelius placed himself in a three-month long refuge in a tiny house on the French Riviera in 2010, bringing only his 12- string guitar and something to write on. Here, all the songs for The Architect were written, and the idea of the album conceived.  On The Architect, Jens steps away from the classic folk picking and the sound that characterised the two previous recordings. He has kept himself a lot more free in the creative process,  and the songs are larger this time, and a lot more orchestral and filled with contrasts than earlier. True to soundtrack writing tradition, the songs are dramatic, with a lot of movement and many different forms of expression. The soundscape is intense, cool and minimalist, but also grandiose and orchestral and of a more modern character than earlier. Producer Øyvind Røsrud Gundersen, who also produced the first two records, has created a grandiose soundscape from Jens Carelius’ orchestral, intense playing of the 12-string and the intricate wind arrangements of the exciting jazz musician Hayden Powell. Other guest artists on the album include Jenny Hval (Rockettothesky), Siri Nilsen, Thomas Bratlie (Rumble In Rhodos), and Daniel Herskedal. The Architect is Jens Carelius’ third album.

Tracklisting:

1.    Opening
2.    Avenue De La Mer
3.    Waiting By The Wall
4.    Between The Hours
5.    How Long Can You Go
6.    Auditorium
7.    Stranger At The Wheel
8.    Rattling The Glass Cage
9.    Rider Of The Rue
10.    Father
11.    The Tower

Buy it here:  http://www.tigernet.no/shop/search.php?search=jens%20carelius

Now you can listen to one song each day on the forthcoming Jens Carelius record to the day of release 8. april.

Check out: 

http://www.jenscarelius.no

New record The Architect in stores 8. april on cd & lp.

Los Plantronics get great reviews for there new LP "Organic Voodoo Soup" in Norwegian papers!

5/6 "Ønskekonsert for rock'n'roll zombier" - Dagbladet

5/6 ”Dette er årets største humørspreiar” – Firdaposten

5/6 ”Dæven for et driv” – Rockmag

Order the album here:

Big Dipper: http://www.bigdipper.no/info.php?record=45222

Tiger: http://www.tigernet.no/shop/search.php?search=los+plantronics

Platekompaniet: http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/LP/Los_Plantronics/Organic_Voodoo_Soup_VINYL/?id=JANSEN008

CDON: http://cdon.no/musikk/los_plantronics/organic_voodoo_soup-13795824

Or send you're order for all things Jansen to: jansenplateproduksjon@gmail.com

Jansen recording artist Jonas Alaska is ready for this summers Øya Festival.

http://oyafestivalen.com/pages/nor/882-tre_aktuelle_norske

Debut album out in september on LP and Compact Disc.