Here is a video of Lama performing the song Disruptive at Stavernfestivalen earlier this summer:

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We had three beautiful nights with eight bands at Soria Moria this spring. Now the time has come for all you regular folks to do some dancing. Johan (Nancy Drew, Blokk 5) and Steinar (Blokk 5) will be playing beautiful music at Soria Moria next Friday, June 27th that is. Come and dance with us.

Andreas made this nice map showing how it’s all connected. Scary.

We have put together a small promo CD with tracks from all Kennel bands. The tracklist is a mix of previously released material, to-be released recordings and demo tracks. Kennel Collector will be released on the second Kennel Night at Soria Moria, May 7th. Let us know if you want to get your hands on a copy.

Tracklist:
Philco Fiction - Amy & Phil
Lasse Passage - What Have I Done
Kristin Minde - Cinemascope
Splashgirl - Leo
Blokk 5 - Scandimals
Lama - Innocent Bystander
Nancy Drew - Love Is Here
xTet Project - lene
Ontz - If You Should Leave

Lama and Luddekram kicked off our small concert series yesterday. A good number of people showed up to enjoy two great concerts. Those who are skilled in the Norwegian language can read about the concert here and here. Remember the next concert on May 7th with Lasse Passage, Philco Fiction and Blokk 5.

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Kennel er et nytt kollektiv med unge profesjonelle musikere som ikke føler tilhørighet i noen bestemt sjanger. I løpet av april, mai og juni skal kollektivet presentere nye og eksisterende band på Soria Moria.

Kennel er et musikkollektiv sammensatt av 18 unge profesjonelle musikere. Hovedgrunnen til at kollektivet ble dannet er medlemmenes interesse for det som skapes i et sjangeroverskridende landskap.

”Vi lever i den tro at når så mange musikere med stor musikalsk referansevidde, og sammenfallende kvalitetskrav samarbeider, så settes den gode musikkopplevelsen i fokus og en søken etter nye lyder oppstår.”

I vårsesongen 2008 er kollektivets tilholdssted 2. etg. på Soria Moria Restaurant. Her skal kollektivet opptre en gang i måneden.

Her følger arrangementene våren 2008:

9. april Soria Moria Restaurant
Kl. 20.00 / Cc 80
Lama
Andreas Løwe (Luddekram)

7. mai Soria Moria Restaurant
Kl. 20.00 / Cc 80
Blokk 5
Lasse Passage
Philco Fiction

11. juni Soria Moria Restaurant
Kl. 20.00 / Cc 80
Ontz
xTet Project
Kristin Minde
Nancy Drew

While we wait for the concert next week, here’s a video of Lama performing Innocent Bystander at Blå, Oslo. Since it’s Friday and all.

Kennel is a collective of bands and people based out of Oslo, Norway. Over the last few years we have been working together in a lot of different constellations and we decided to make those relationships a bit more formal. Even though the music we create varies from country to jazz, we have the lack of respect for genres in common. Our goal is very simple: Making good music with good people.

We are kicking off this small project of ours with three concerts at Soria Moria in Oslo this spring. The first one is Wednesday, april 9th, where we will present electronica juggernaut Lama and a solo performance from Andreas Løwe.

May 7th there will be performances from Blokk 5, Philco Fiction and Lasse Passage. June 11th we finish off with a sweet mix of pop, country and jazz when Kristin Minde, Nancy Drew and xTet Project enters the stage.

Welcome to the world of Kennel Collective.