Cloroform is a

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band that formed in 1998 in

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. They started out as an acoustic

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, but soon went on to sound more like a rock band. In the later years they have experimented with

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and

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related genres.

Other projects

The members of Cloroform are three versatile musicians. In addition to Cloroform they have several other projects on their hands. Børge Fjordheim has been co-producer and contributor as composer on several of Norway's leading pop acts, such as

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and

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. He has also co-composed and produced the song "Can't Beat the Feeling" on

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album ''

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'', released in 2010.

Øyvind Storesund Øyvind Storesund (born 9 March 1975 in Bø i Telemark, Norway) is a Norwegian Rock and jazz musician (double bass, upright bass) known from playing in the Norwegian bands Cloroform and Kaizers Orchestra. Career Storesund replaced the former b ...

is one of Norway's most respected free-jazz

bassists, and is the bassplayer of

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has released solo albums and is one of Norway's most renowned composers. He has scored several international motion pictures.

Discography

* ''

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'' ( Kaada Records, 1998) * ''

All-Scars Cloroform is a Norwegian alternative rock band that formed in 1998 in Stavanger. They started out as an acoustic jazz trio, but soon went on to sound more like a rock band. In the later years they have experimented with noise and avant-garde r ...

'' (Kaada Records, 1998) * '' Do the Crawl'' (Kaada Records, 2000) * ''

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'' (Kaada Records, 2001) * '' Hey You Let's Kiss'' (Kaada Records, 2003) * ''

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'' (Kaada Records, 2005) * '' Clean'' (Kaada Records, 2007) * '' Grrr'' (Kaada Records, 2016) * '' Overtredelse'' (Mirakel, 2021)

References

External links

* * http://www.kaada.no {{Authority control Norwegian alternative rock groups Acid jazz ensembles Electronica music groups Noise musical groups Norwegian musical trios Musical groups established in 1998 1998 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Stavanger