Unique ambient folk dub creating mystical soundspaces. The sound sources are mostly acoustic, performed on traditional multiethnic instruments such as guitar and other string instruments, melodika, lur, mouth harp, flutes and percussion. They also include a range of found objects, flowers, wood, ice, stone etc. to add that very natural 'feel' to their music.
Various people involved since 1992, with a more or less fixed line-up since 1999. Seldomly seen in performance, each separate concert becomes an adventure in folk collage and stage presence.
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Nykokt kaffe i gammalskogen, fersk rullings og tiurleik.
Ett lite stykke Norge.
Men så er det denne hvalrossen da...
Dette droget av ett fremmedelement som henger ved.
Som nissen på lasset.
Som en gammal kattefaan som alltid finner veien hjem.
Eller som Allan Edwall sa; en gnällspik.
En rusten spiker man ikke er kar om å få laus.
'What fascinates me about or_/arktika is that in their revolutionary play, they do not denounce their ancestors nor their country, but incorporate tradition in a respectful way, all the while setting old tradition in the context of new technology and thought. It's a fascinating texture that arises from this process, a texture of stark beauty, tactile hope, and transcendent melancholy.' - St. Petrol >>> reviews
agents >>> Kai A80, Kjell R A159, Kjell Ø A34, Bjarne A16, Rune A53, Kjell O A228 (05+), Per Gisle A111 (06+), Boe A22 (99-05)
produce >>> Trollebotn CD TBA, Eplekyss CDR, Vardøgr CD, Fantomlust CD, Brook Split-CD w/Lull, At Mono MP3 Album, At Røyspytten 7", At Snippen 7", Re-Arktika - or_/maximalistika remix CDR and various compilations
live >>>
Eydehavn, Gdánsk, Krakow, Kåfjord, Oslo, Trondheim, Vancouver, Warszawa, Wroclawrelated >>> or_/kaffe, or_/vokstervisse, or_/ka, or_/ergonomika, Kobi, Braaten, DEL
