BIOGRAPHY English biography:  Lasse Marhaug (b. 1974) has since the early 90ies been one of the most active artists in the so-called Norwegian noise scene. As a performer and composer he has contributed to well over 200 CD, vinyl and cassette releases over the years, as well as extensive touring and performing live in Europe, Asia and America. In addition to his solo work, Marhaug plays regularly in projects Jazkamer, Nash Kontroll, DEL and Testicle Hazard. Past projects and bands include Origami Replika and Lasse Marhaug Band. He has collaborated with several artists in the fields of noise, experimental, improv, jazz, rock and extreme metal, as well as working with music and sound for theatre, dance, installations and video. He works with different kinds of instrumentation; from guitar-pedals and homemade electronics to computers and modified guitars, but conciders the mixing-board his main instrument. Marhaug was born in the northern regions above the Arctic Circle of Norway, but currently lives and works in Oslo. "Marhaug has an impressive range at his fingertips, veering wildly from shock-tactic maximal noise, to near-silent contemplative drones. Much of the time loud and noisy, but also playful and even quiet, wintry and respectful of space and silence" (Ed Pinset, The Sound Projector) "It basically sounds like your speakers are damaged, or are going to be damaged soon if you don't take the fucking cd out of the player" (uncredited online review) Norwegian biography Lasse Marhaug (f. 1974) har de siste ti årene har markert seg som en av de mest aktive i den mye omtalte "norske støyscenen" med et femtitalls plateutgivelser og en rekke turnèer bak seg. Han har vært aktiv både som soloartist og med band som DEL, Nash Kontroll og ikke minst Jazzkammer. Sistnevnte har gjennom utgivelser på Rune Grammofon og Smalltown Supersound høstet god kritikk internasjonalt for sine plater. Marhaug har også gjort en drøss samarbeidsprosjekter med andre artister. I utlandet kan nevnes Brutum Fulmen, Merzbow, Otomo Yoshihide, Russell Haswell, Kevin Drumm og Zev Asher, mens her hjemme har han spilt med bl.a. Tore H. Bøe, Paal Nilssen-Love, Tom Løberg og Maja Ratkje. Han har jobbet med musikk til dans, video og teater, og drev på 90-tallet plateselskapet Jazzassin Records. I 2007 startet han Pica Disk. Some past activities and highlights 2008: Commissioned piece Ear Era performed at Henie Onstad Art Centre • Jazkamer tour of West-Japan • Performs with Dror Feiler at No Fun Festival in New York • Jazkamer 8-man line-up performs at Borealis festival • Jazkamer "Art Breaker" CD released on Smalltown Superjazzz • Fire Room "Broken Music" CD released on Atavistic • Joins Frode Gjerstad's Circulation Totale Orchestra for various festival performances • Organizes All Ears festival • 2007: Starts Pica Disk label and releases 4 CD box set of solo works as first release • Organizes All Ears festival • Jazkamer/Testicle Hazard tour of Japan • Jazkamer metal line up at various festivals around europe • Performs with Sunn0))) at the Bergen Dome Church • Performs at Bergen Festspill with Manheim (ex-Mayhem)) and Kjartan Slettemark • Festivals like Zagreb Music Bienale, Øya, Borealis, Sonic Protest, LUFF, Supersonic, Nødutgang, Kongsberg, Music Geneva and many others • Sound Intallation at Hole In The Skye festival • Marhaug/Aasheim "Grand Mutation" released on Touch • Jazkamer tour of the UK • Performs with Puma at various festivals in Norway • Tour with Pain Jerk in Scandenavia • Releases 15 albums 2006: Organizes All Ears festival • "Metal Music Machine " album • tour of Asia • premiers "Epidemic" piece • Jazkamer metal line-up premiers at Instal festival • First Testicle Hazard album released • Jazzkammer "Panic" album • Jazkamer tour of the US • Jazkamer tour of China/Singapore/Thailand • Performs with Territory Band in Chicago • Collab gigs with Kevin Drumm, Oren Ambarchi, Skull Defekts, Paal Nilssen-Love • Performance at festivals like Avanto, Trollofon, Instal, Erstquake • Various gigs around europe 2005: Organizes All Ears Festival • DEL New Zealand tour • "Music for Faking" CD with Maja Ratkje • "Brakhage" CD with Andreas Meland • No Fun Festival with Jazzkammer + duo with Peter Rehberg • Inferno Festival with Sunn0))) • Japan tour with Jazkamer • "Carnival of Souls" CD • Forms Fire Room - a new trio with Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love • Forms Testicle Hazard with Tommi Keranen • Decibel and SOFA festials in Buenos Aires • Avanto Festival Finland • "The Shape of Rock to Come" nominated for norwegian grammys • Nash Kontroll "Your Left Hand Just Exploded" CD • Øya Festival • Jazzkammer "Mort Aux Vaches" CD • Tour of Sweden with Daniel Skoglund 2004: Organizes All Ears festival • Performes with Nils Henrik Asheim at the Oslo Dome Church • Jazzkammer provide music for the dance/video performance "Twinn" by Kreuzterkompani • "The Shape or Rock to Come" CD • "North and South Neutrino" CD with Courtis • "Red Edge" CD with Frode Gjerstad • Jazzkammer play Earational festival in Hollands • Forms new band Nash Kontroll with Mats Gustafsson and Dror Feiler • "Bring me the head of Lasse Marhaug" LP • Decibel Festival in Buenos Aires 2003: Jazzkammer provide live sound for the play "Pulse" at Theatreworks, Singapore • Jazzkammer/Sir Dupermann play Sonar Festival, Barcelona • Jazzkammer and DEL play Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Norway • Jazzkammer play All Ears Festival, Norway • Tour of Belgium • Tour of Scandenavia Collaboration with Francisco López at Trollofon Festival, Bergen • Tour of USA • Jazzkammer: Pulse CD • Jazzkammer/Sir Dupermann: Duperkammer Remixes CD • Jazzkammer: New Water CD • Ulver remix • Merzbow remix • Ars Electronica price for co-production of Maja Ratkje: Voice CD • Organizes All Ears festival with Paal Nilsen Love and Maja Ratkje • Creative consultant on "NorNoise" documentary • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows 2002: Jazzkammer play Lampo, Chicago, USA • Jazzkammer play Observatori Festival, Valencia • Solo piece "Polar" played at Magma Festival, Berlin • Jazzkammer play Safe as Milk Festival, Haugesund, Norway • Live collaboration with Otomo Yoshihide at Japan 2002, Trondheim • Live collaboration with Manheim and Russell Haswell at Blaa, Oslo • Split Infinity video experiment • Kevin Drumm/Lasse Marhaug: Frozen by Blizzard Winds CD • Jazzkammer: Pancakes CD • The Nordic Miracle: We Shall Provide CD • Maja Ratkje/Lasse Marhaug: Music for Shopping LP • Jazzkammer: Sound of Music CD • Jazzkammer provide live sound for Prakt, a dance performance by Kreutzerkompani • Maja Ratkje: Voice CD (as producer) • Ends Jazzassin Records • Starts duo with Frode Gjerstad • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows 2001: Jazzkammer shows in Tokyo, Japan • Jazzkammer/Merzbow collaboration at Molde International Jazz Festival, Norway (also CD) • Play Safe as Milke festival, Haugesund, Norway • Nothing But Sound From Now On CD • Jazzkammer: Rolex CD • Lasse Marhaug/Brutum Fulmen: Tender Wreckage LP • Sultans of Swing formed and break up • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows . 2000: Jazzkammer tour europe (HC Gilje join for Holland shows) • Jazzkammer: Hot Action Sexy Karaoke CD • Arm/Clop Neplat/Jazzkammer/KA: Good Music CD • Origami Synergika mp3 releases • Sonarctica festival Umeå, Sweden • Form The Nordic Miracle with Tore Bøe • Perform as Tore Bøe at Feardrop Festival, France • Live collaboration with Hornorkesteret at Trondheim Art Museum, Norway • Origami Replika/Kapotte Muziek: Metamusikk CD • PlantNoise festival (with HC Gilje), Enchede, Holland • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows 1999: Jazzkammer: Timex CD • John Hegre/Lasse Marhaug/Helge Sten: The comfort of objects CD • Lasse Marhaug/K2/MSBR/Cartesian Faith: Your Daily Buzz CD • Music for "Intervision" 16mm film • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows 1998: European tour with Origami Replika (22 shows) • Quit Origami Replika • Forms Jazzkammer with John Hegre • Live collaboration with Clop Neplat at Kunsternes Hus, Oslo, Norway (part of Origami Republika exhibition) • Lasse Marhaug Band at Nursery Festival, Stockholm • Korm Plastiks single • Lasse Marhaug/Aune: New Forms of Free Entertainment CD • Origami Replika Schmerzpunkdada releases and actions • Tour of Norway • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows 1997: Tour of England with Wertham and Origami Replika (including support for Einstürzende Neubauten at the London Astoria) • Scandinavian Noise Manifesto CD • Pink Polarbear single • Forms DEL with Per Gisle Galaaen and Killer • Various graphic design • Various booking activities • More releases and shows 1996: Forms Lasse Marhaug Band • Starts Jazzassin Records • Joins Origami Replika • Origami Replika: Ka/Skader CD • Science Fiction Room Service CD 1995: First concert (as Egoproblem) • Starts TWR Tapes 1989-1994: Sound experimenting and cassette tape networking. 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