"Slange" loosely translated in Norwegian means snake and Drongo, an 8 piece swirling blendo rock band (a term I use when describing a band is virtually useless but listening to them is everything) is also the name of a bird that imitates and manipulates other animals to get what it wants, hmmm? The band recently released their debut album "1" (on April 16th, 2021) with each song inspired by animals. All the songs written and self produced by the band, recorded by Nikolai Vikene LIVE in a small apartment, (yes live, that needs to be stressede), mixed by Hans Uhre, mastered by Karl Klaseis with beautiful animal paintings done by Frode Holgersen.
"Slange" is a masterful, swirling, diversionay soundscape of post rock, meets post punk, hybrid-esque with jazztronic affections, heavy collisions of sound and surprising fall-aways. It is dreamy and sometimes nightmarish. It one way, it feels like the Doors on more acid, in other ways it feels like an amalgam of artists like Radiohead, Aphex Twin, Charles Mingus, Death From Above 1979, The Doors, The Oh Sees, Boards Of Canada and Porches (seriously). You might be able to add more bands.
As an indie music writer for over 11 years (nearly every day) I do come across artists, songs that (respectfully) make me want to fucking pierce my eardrums out with pencils. Drongo is the utter, complete opposite of that. They take you on surprising journeys, ones that feel less traveled.
Drongo is Auver Gaaren, Eirik Ask, Øystein Heide Aadland, Tov Espelid, Nicolai Gill Johannesen, Håkon Sakseide, Kristoffer Tokle, Hans Uhre.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/drongoband/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Vf1gtDio5VRCrSO1frum7?si=6gl8ChYjTmC9iP6SSikUKg&nd=1
https://www.instagram.com/drongotheband/
A Drongo is a bird that imitates and manipulates other animals to get what it wants. Drongo the eight-piece is playing super disco, krautrock, afrobeat, or noise rock, depending on who you ask.
2020 saw the release of their three first singles. The release concert for the first single, Hester, was streamed online through Brakkesyke and currently has over 15000 views.
Debut album "1" dropped April 16!
All songs written and produced by Drongo
Recorded by Nikolai Vikene, live in a small basement apartment
Mixed by Hans Uhre
Mastered by Karl Klaseie
Animal paintings by Frode Holgersen
Special thanks to Jo Abusland and Simen Løvgren for helping us.
Drongo is Auver Gaaren, Eirik Ask, Øystein Heide Aadland, Tov Espelid, Nicolai Gill Johannesen, Håkon Sakseide, Kristoffer Tokle, Hans Uhre.
«the group came with a bubbling thunder roller of sound. Whirring, squealing and stomping it rode a kind of super disco making a mark.»
- All About Jazz, at Punkt festival 2019
«one of the decided highlights of the festival.»
- ax-3.no, at Sørveiv 2020
«A rhythmic noisy beast with something fresh at heart.»
- Norsk Jazzforum, at Punkt festival 2019
Drongo, Nu Jazz / Jazztronica, Krautrock, Post Rock, alt rock, hybrid rock, experimental , blendo rock, dream rock, art rock, Norway, divergent rock, debut album "1", single "Slange"
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