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Harald Frode Unneland (born 14 April 1967 in
Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
) is a Norwegian musician, drummer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano and vocals).


Career

Unneland has been a central figure on the Bergen music scene. He has played in bands
Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ...
, Chocolate Overdose, Unge Frusterte menn, Popium, and Evig Din For Alltid. In 2007 BBC Radio 2 chose Popium's timeless pop masterpiece ''Anchor Down'' as record of the week. In 2012 he found back to old friends, and now as 'Sergeant Petter & The Buddies' they play old songs again.


Discography


Pompel & The Pilts

*1988: ''Kjellerteipen'' *1989: ''Leif I Hulen – Live'' *1989: ''Det Perfekte Menneske'', various artists ("Klikk Klakk") *1992: ''Det Ingen Andre Vil Ha'' (Rec 90) *1997: ''Nesten Alt'' (Rec 90)


Unge Frustrerte Menn

*1991: ''Slinger Og Snegler'' mini-CD *1995: ''Doddo Og Unge Frustrerte Menn'' (Tylden & Co) *1996: ''Sosialantropologi'' (Lucky Music) *1997: ''Hodet I Sanden'' (
Grappa Music Grappa Musikkforlag (established 1983 in Norway) is a Norwegian music company initiated and directed by Helge Westbye. It is one of the oldest and biggest independent record companies in Norway today. The company represents prominent Norwegian a ...
) *1998: ''Øl Og Peanøtter'' (Grappa Music) *2001: ''Dronningen Av Kalde Føtter'' (Grappa Music) *2002: ''Solen Titter Frem – De Beste Sangene'' compilation (Grappa Music) *2006: ''Dans Til Musikken – Tribute To Lasse Myrvold'' (Reel Noise Records), various artists ("Dødelige Drifter")


Chocolate Overdose

*1992: ''Everybody Likes Chocolate'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic) *1993: ''Sugar Baby'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic) *1997: ''Whatever'' (Bar None) *1999: ''Dingledoodies'' (
Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its art ...
)


Savoy

*1996: '' Mary Is Coming'' (
Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...
) *1997: '' Lackluster Me'' (
EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...
) *1999: '' Mountains of Time'' (EMI Records) *2001: ''Reasons To Stay Indoors'' (EMI Records) *2004: ''
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'' (Eleventeen Records) *2007: '' Savoy Songbook Vol. 1'' (Universal Music)


Evig Din For Alltid

*2013: ''Evig Din For Alltid'' ( Apollon Records) *2014: ''Ã…tte Minutter Fra Solen'' (Apollon Records) *2015: ''Tilbake Til Byen'' (Apollon Records) *2016: ''PÃ¥ Tynn Is'' (Apollon Records)


Other projects

;With
a-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...
*2000: ''
Minor Earth Major Sky ''Minor Earth Major Sky'' (stylised as ''minor earth | major sky'') is the sixth studio album by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 14 April 2000 by WEA. Background and release Following the release of A-ha's fifth studio album, '' Memorial B ...
'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic) *2005: '' Analogue'' (Warner Elektra Atlantic) ;With
Ephemera Ephemera are transitory creations which are not meant to be retained or preserved. Its etymological origins extends to Ancient Greece, with the common definition of the word being: "the minor transient documents of everyday life". Ambiguous in ...
*2000: ''
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'' (Ephemera Records) ;With
Sondre Lerche Sondre Lerche (; born 5 September 1982) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist, now based in Los Angeles, California. He has released nine studio albums. Early life Growing up in a suburb of Bergen, Lerche was heavily influenced by 1980s ...
*2001: ''
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'' EP (Virgin Records) *2001: '' Sleep on Needles'' RP (Virgin Records), *2001: ''
Faces Down ''Faces Down'' is the first album released by Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche, in 2001. It was released in 2002 in the United States, and in 2003 in Japan. All songs on the album were written by Lerche. The track "Modern Nature" feat ...
'' (
Virgin Records Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwid ...
) ;With Popium *2001: ''Popium'' (Music Network Records) *2002: ''Permanently High'' (Music Network Records) *2002: ''Beautiful Thing'' EP (Music Network Records) *2004: ''Camp'' (Kong Tiki Records) *2006: ''The Miniature Mile'' (Kong Tiki Records) *2007: ''Anchor Down'' single from ''The Miniature Mile'' ;With others *1999: ''Something Is Like Nothing Was'' (
Smalltown Supersound Smalltown Supersound is an independent record label, founded in Flekkefjord in 1993 and now based in Oslo, Norway. It is dedicated to new forms of jazz, rock and electronic music. Their catalog features albums by Kelly Lee Owens, Deathprod, Nene ...
), with Monopot (Powerlunch) *2002: ''You Know Me'' (Columbia Records), with
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*2012: ''Sergeant Petter & The Buddies'' (Vme, It's A Label), with Sergeant Petter & The Buddies *2017: ''Easy Versions'', with Daelen (Marte Dæhlen)


References


External links


Chocolate Overdose Biography
on MIC.no
Unge Frustrerte Menn Biography
on MIC.no
Savoy Biography
on Ballade.no
Paul Waaktaar, Lauren Savoy and Frode Unneland Savoy interview ny
on YouTube
UK radio play for Popium
on Listen to Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:Unneland, Frode 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian rock drummers Male drummers Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Musicians from Bergen 1967 births Living people 20th-century drummers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians