Huntsville (Norwegian band)

Huntsville

Origin| Trondheim, Norway
Genres| Jazz
Electronica
Experimental rock
Years active| 2006–present
Labels| Rune Grammofon
Hubro Music
Members| Ivar Grydeland
Ingar Zach
Tonny Kluften
Website| www.huntsville.no

Huntsville (established 2006 in Oslo, Norway) is an experimental jazz trio.[1]

## Biography

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Huntsville was formed by three Norwegian veterans of creative jazz music, the guitarist Ivar Grydeland, bassist Tonny Klutten and percussionist Ingar Zach. They perform their instruments in unorthodox manners and then manipulated their sounds to obtain the post-modern reinvention of folk, jazz, raga and drone music for their debut album For The Middle Class ( 2006). Here we may note the 15 minute tune "The Appearance Of A Wise Child" and the 22 minute tune "Add A Key Of Humanity". Their music is described as energetic and intense, and they have played a variety of concerts internationally and in Norway.[1][2][3]

## Band members

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* Ivar Grydeland – guitars, banjo, pedal steel guitar and various instruments
* Ingar Zach – percussion, tabla machine, sarangi box, sruti box, drone commander and various instruments
* Tonny Kluften – electric bass, double bass, bass pedals and various instruments

## Discography

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* 2006: For The Middle Class (Rune Grammofon)
* 2008: Eco, Arches & Eras (Rune Grammofon)
* 2011: For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars (Hubro Music)
* 2011: Splashgirl / Huntsville (Hubro Music), with Splashgirl
* 2013: Past Increasing, Future Receding (Hubro Music)[2]
* 2015: Pond (Hubro Music)[4]
* 2020: Bow Shoulder (Hubro Music)

## References

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* Norway portal
* Jazz portal

1. ^ a b Lysvåg, Christian (2007-11-07). "Huntsville on Tour in Europe". Listen to Norway MIC.no. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
2. ^ a b "Huntsville - Past increasing future receding". Musical reviews. SubRadar.no. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
3. ^ "Huntsville". Biography. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
4. ^ "Huntsville". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-19.

## External links

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* Official website
* Huntsville live in Oslo, 09 (part 1) on YouTube
* Huntsville live in Oslo, 09 (part 2) on YouTube