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as Magne F. It was released as a 300 copy limited six-track vinyl EP in February 2008 and then as a regular CD in May 2008. The limited vinyl copies included a special hand painted cover by

himself as well as the CD and a poster featuring all the hand painted covers that were part of one bigger artwork. Furuholmen painted the record covers at Oslo's City Hall in January 2008. The performance was streamed on his website. The album sees the collaboration of

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from

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as a bass player. In 2009, the track "The Longest Night" was used by

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Foot of the Mountain ''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the Media Control Charts, German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the VG-lista, Norwegian Albums Chart. In its f ...

", which is available on the album of the same name.

Track listing

Official release

Limited release

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dot of Black In The Blue Of Your Bliss, A 2008 albums Magne Furuholmen albums