Alog is a Norwegian musical group. The musical duo Alog was formed in

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...

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county,

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in 1997. Alog has been among Norway's performers of experimental

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...

. The musical duo consists of

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musicians

Espen Sommer Eide Espen Sommer Eide (born in 1972) is a Norwegian composer and musician. Espen Sommer Eide was born in Oslo, Norway. Espen played music originally on percussion instruments, flutes and trumpet, before emphasising computer-generated sounds. He live ...

and

Dag-Are Haugan Dag-Are Haugan (born in 1970) is a Norwegian musician who is part of the Tromsø techno scene. Dag-Are Haugan was born in Tromsø, a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. Haugan started playing guitar in his teens and formed several pop ...

. The band records on the

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 ...

label, home of Norwegian artists mainly covering improv, electronica, jazz, avant rock and alternative pop. In 2005, Alog was the winner of the

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizat ...

, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy. Norwegian Spelemannsprisen Award 2005

Musical releases

Albums

*''Red Shift Swing'' (

RCD 2011 • 1999) *''Duck-Rabbit'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2020 • 2001) *''Catch That Totem! (1998-2005)'' (Meletronikk MLK013 • 2005) *''Miniatures'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2043 • 2005) *''Amateur'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2063 • 2007) *''Unemployed'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2116 • 2011)

EPs

*''Islands of Memory'' (Creaked Records CRDS06 • 2006)

References

External links

Alog Official Site
{{Authority control Musical groups from Tromsø Norwegian pop musicians Norwegian electronic musicians Rune Grammofon artists Spellemannprisen winners