''250 prosent'' (''250 percent'') is a

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by Norwegian

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rock group

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. Released exclusively on vinyl and as a digital download from various sites, the release features recordings of ten songs (with one bonus track on digital versions purchased in the

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), recorded at various concerts held during the tour for the band's fourth album, ''

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'', which lasted from February to May 2008. The name of the album is a reference to the introduction of their organist, Helge Risa (who is seen on the cover), featured in live performances of "Kontroll på kontinentet". Risa is billed from

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and is also called "Mr. 250 prosent".

Background

To tie in with Kaizers Orchestra's upcoming tour of

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in October and November 2008, the band wanted to release a new recording. At the start of the ''Maskineri'' tour, the band purchased a machine that records straight from the audio mixing console and the band recorded every concert they held. The band announced ''250 prosent'', a collection of twelve recordings from various concerts. Their original plan was to include recordings of the band's three favorite songs from each of their four albums, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Maestro'' and ''

''. When the track list was released it was clear they had changed those plans. The decision to release it as a vinyl was made by the band's frontman

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, who had recently grown fond of the aged medium. The band had also released the tracks "Apokalyps meg" and "Du og meg Lou" as a vinyl single earlier that year.

Track listing

Lyrics for all songs are in the

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. Lyrics and music by

, unless otherwise noted.

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Vinyl version

Side one

# "KGB" # "Apokalyps meg" # "Container" # "Maestro" # "Dieter Meyers Inst."k

Side two

# "Maskineri" # "Volvo i Mexico" # "Enden av november" # "Sigøynerblod" # "170"

Personnel

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–

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Terje Winterstø Røthing Terje Winterstø Røthing (born Terje Vinterstø in 1977) is a Norwegian musician, playing guitar in the rock bands Kaizers Orchestra and Skambankt. Røthing joined the band Kaizers Orchestra soon after the band started in 2000. He had participat ...

– guitar * Øyvind Storesund –

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* Helge Risa –

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* Rune Solheim –

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References

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